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Celebratory Fanfare is a Stadium promo earned with a season of competitive play: in the 2026 season, 30 Championship Points in Japan, 30 League Points elsewhere in Asia, and 200 Championship Points in the TCG, the video game or Pokémon GO in North America, Europe, Oceania and, new in 2026, Latin America. Each season since 2021 has its own artwork, printed in up to five languages: 29 prints through the 2026 season. The English ones are MEP 028 (2025 season) and MEP 120 (2026 season), which ships to Ace Trainers by January 31, 2027. As of September 25, 2026, MEP 028 sells for $447 est. raw (2 sales) and the Japanese prints for $81.79 to $184, in real completed sales.
Only mainland China sold it: two prints came at random in theme packs sold inside gift boxes in 2024. Everywhere else it has never been sold new.
Every version, season by season
| Season | Japan | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia | English | Korea, mainland China |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 254/S-P, Championship Series 2021 logo, art by Kagemaru Himeno | none | none | Simplified Chinese 004/004 (CS5.1C, 2024), no logo |
| 2022 | 306/S-P, Championship Series 2022 logo, Kagemaru Himeno | 228/S-P Traditional Chinese, 145/S-P Thai, 374/S-P Indonesian, no logo | none | Simplified Chinese 004/004 (CS6.1C, 2024), no logo |
| 2023 | 110/SV-P, Championship Series 2023 logo, Yuu Nishida | 058/SV-P Traditional Chinese, 079/SV-P Indonesian, a Thai SV-P print, Asia Championship Series 2022-23 logo | none | Korean SV-P, Korean League 2024 logo |
| 2024 | 174/SV-P, Championship Series 2024 logo | 181/SV-P Traditional Chinese, Thai and Indonesian SV-P prints, Asia Championship Series 2023-24 logo | none | Korean SV-P, Korean League 2025 logo |
| 2025 | 033/M-P, Championship Series 2025 logo | 019/M-P Traditional Chinese, 016/M-P Thai, 025/M-P Indonesian, Asia Championship Series 2024-25 logo | MEP 028 Ace Trainer; MEP 028 with the Asia Championship Series 2024-25 logo for Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines | none |
| 2026 | 147/M-P, Championship Series 2026 logo | 218/M-P Traditional Chinese, 163/M-P Thai, 187/M-P Indonesian, Pokémon Game On! logo | MEP 120 Ace Trainer; MEP 120 with the Pokémon Game On! logo for Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines | none |
Yuu Nishida has drawn every artwork since 2023. Each Asian and English print reuses the Japanese artwork of the same season; Korea and mainland China reused earlier ones. Japanese prints are sometimes listed as Celebration Fanfare, the literal translation of おいわいファンファーレ.
The logo tells a copy's season and market. Japanese prints carry a Championship Series logo with the year at the bottom right of the art; Asian prints from 2023 on carry an Asia Championship Series logo with the season (Pokémon Game On! in 2026), the 2022 ones none; Korean prints carry the Korean League logo. The English Ace Trainer prints add "ACE TRAINER" in gold under the effect text, with a Play! Pokémon logo behind the text on MEP 028 and at the bottom right of the art on MEP 120.
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Celebratory Fanfare#028How each market hands it out
The rules for the 2026 season, now closed:
| Market | What it takes | How you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 30 Championship Points by August 31, 2026; 80 or more add Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (Scizor ex in 2025) | By mail, planned for early October 2026 (late September in 2024; early October in 2025, after a delay) |
| Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines | 30 League Points in the 2025-26 Asia Championship Series (card sleeves at 50, a playmat at 70) | In person at an Ultra Ball League event of the 2026-27 series (from its Season 2 in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines), in your own region, with your Player ID |
| North America, Europe, Oceania | 200 Championship Points in one game: TCG, video game or Pokémon GO (points do not add up across games) | Ace Trainers who opt in get the card by mail by January 31, 2027 |
| Latin America (new in 2026) | Same as above | In person at select Regional or Special Championships of the 2027 season; not mailed |
Earlier seasons worked differently. In the West the program started with the 2025 season, for North America, Europe and Oceania only, and some Pokémon UNITE teams qualified by their ranking; the 2025 cards were scheduled to ship by January 31, 2026. In Asia, the 2022 print was not a season reward but a first-anniversary gift of the Trainers website: in Taiwan and Hong Kong it went to members who signed up for one official Gym event in December 2022, in Thailand to Town League players, in Indonesia to players of Gym events and of a card workshop at the Jakarta Pokémon Festival. The 2023 print took a single point: any player ranked with Championship Points by August 30, 2023. From the 2024 print on, it took 30 points and a trip to an Ultra Ball League; in Hong Kong only players of Traditional Chinese cards could claim the 2024 print.
Korea gave the previous year's artwork to entrants of its Korean League Final Season: the 2023 print on May 5, 2024, the 2024 print on June 7, 2025. The 2026 Final Season (May 24 and 25, 2026) announced a Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex as its entry gift instead. In mainland China, Radiant Energy theme packs held one of four cards at random, Celebratory Fanfare among them: Volume 2 (July 12, 2024) with the 2021 artwork, Volume 3 (September 20, 2024) with the 2022 artwork, both sold inside gift boxes from 390 yuan.
The 2026 prints
The 2026 artwork shows Pikachu with Meowth, Shaymin, Lunatone, Solrock, Greninja and Lucario. Japan's 147/M-P (regulation mark J) is due by mail in early October 2026, the Asian Game On! prints at Ultra Ball League events of the 2026-27 series, and MEP 120 to Ace Trainers by January 31, 2027. None of them is in our catalog yet, so there is no price and no card grid for them.
What each version is worth
| Raw | Graded | |
|---|---|---|
| MEP 028 Ace Trainer (2025) | $447 est. (2 sales) | $850 est. in PSA 9 (1 sale) |
| 110/SV-P (2023) | $184 (4 sales) | no sale |
| 306/S-P (2022) | $158 (3 sales) | no sale |
| 033/M-P (2025) | $119 (3 sales) | no sale |
| 174/SV-P (2024) | $81.79 (5 sales) | $381 est. in PSA 10 (1 sale) |
| 254/S-P (2021), MEP 028 Asia, Simplified Chinese prints | no sale recorded | no sale recorded |
Medians of real completed sales in US dollars, as of September 25, 2026, with the number of sales; "est." marks a median resting on one or two sales.
The English Ace Trainer print sells for more than any Japanese one, most likely because the West asks 200 Championship Points for it and Japan 30.
How many Ace Trainers there are
The Pokémon Company publishes no print run and says there is no limit to the number of players who can earn the rewards. Counting the players with 200 points or more in the official Championship Points standings, for North America, Europe and Oceania, gives an upper bound:
| Season | TCG | Video game | Pokémon GO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,124 | 1,662 | 365 | 7,151 |
| 2026, standings last updated July 6, 2026 | 7,758 | 1,650 | 441 | 9,849 |
These are qualifications, not people: a player with 200 in two games counts twice, but earns one Ace Trainer status. Cards shipped are fewer still, since qualifiers must opt in and give an address. Latin America, eligible from 2026, adds 2,409 qualifications (1,890 in the TCG, 326 in the video game, 193 in GO). In the 2025 season, 2,014 of the 16,763 players ranked in TCG Masters in North America reached 200 points, about one in eight.
A Chinese trap: Player's Ceremony
Three Simplified Chinese Stadium cards are numbered 004/004, all by Kagemaru Himeno. The one with regulation mark D is not Celebratory Fanfare but 玩家庆典, Player's Ceremony, from the first Radiant Energy theme pack: its effect draws two cards instead of healing. The two marked E are Celebratory Fanfare. Our guide to Chinese exclusive Pokémon cards covers what else was printed only in Chinese.
Where the card comes from, and why nobody plays it
Celebratory Fanfare replaced Player's Ceremony, the Japanese Championship Points reward of 2018 to 2020, also drawn by Kagemaru Himeno, who drew the first two Fanfare prints too. Player's Ceremony let each player draw two cards and end their turn; Fanfare keeps the turn-ending rule, and its heal echoes Champions Festival, the Stadium promo of World Championships players from 2013 to 2022, which heals 10 damage from each of a player's Pokémon when they have six in play (see our guide to Pokémon Worlds promo cards).
The English prints carry regulation marks I (MEP 028) and J (MEP 120), both marks legal in Standard as of September 25, 2026. As of that date, no decklist in the public tournament records includes the card, in international events or Japanese City Leagues: healing 10 damage per Pokémon costs a whole turn, helps the opponent too, and takes the Stadium slot.
FAQ
How do you get the Celebratory Fanfare promo?
Earn it in a season of play: 200 Championship Points in one game in North America, Europe, Oceania or Latin America, 30 League Points in Asia's Championship Series, or 30 Championship Points in Japan. It is not sold, except in 2024 theme packs in mainland China.
When does the 2026 Celebratory Fanfare ship?
Ace Trainers get MEP 120 by mail by January 31, 2027, and Latin American Ace Trainers in person at select 2027 Regional or Special Championships. Japan's 147/M-P is due by mail in early October 2026, and the Asian prints are picked up at Ultra Ball League events of the 2026-27 series.
How much is Celebratory Fanfare worth?
As of September 25, 2026, the English MEP 028 sells for $447 est. raw (2 sales) and $850 est. in PSA 9 (1 sale); the Japanese prints for $81.79 (174/SV-P, 5 sales) to $184 raw (110/SV-P, 4 sales).
Which artwork is on the English Celebratory Fanfare?
Each English print reuses the Japanese artwork of its season: MEP 028 the 2025 one, with Pikachu, Darumaka, Clefairy, Budew, Mewtwo, Ho-Oh and Drakloak, and MEP 120 the 2026 one. Both are by Yuu Nishida.
More promo series from places and events: Pokémon Center, PokéPark, Pokémon Wonderland, the Pokémon Museum, the World Championships and, from Asia, Indonesian exclusives.
