Pokémon Day is tomorrow, Friday 27 February 2026, and it’s a big one, the 30th anniversary. We’re celebrating in-store at The Card Vault Gaming Centre in Glasgow all day, and we’ve got something genuinely special lined up.
The store will be fully kitted out for the Pokémon Day 30th Anniversary party, complete with balloons, flags and activity sheets, alongside plenty of Pokémon TCG product and singles available to browse and buy, including:
Whether you’re hunting sealed for the collection, ripping packs, or picking up singles, we’ll have plenty to get stuck into.
Join us from 2:00pm onwards.
All day long we’ll be running our free Pokémon Wheel Spin giveaway.
Everyone who comes down can get involved for a chance to win Pokémon Booster Packs or The Card Vault Premium Sleeves. It’s free, and it’s a bit of extra fun while you’re browsing or catching up with friends in store!
Our Pokémon TCG Open Play event is going ahead as normal in the evening, running from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.
It’s the perfect way to celebrate Pokémon Day properly. Bring your deck, test new ideas, trade, meet other players and enjoy the community side of the game.
As a bonus for Pokémon Day, all Open Play entrants will also be entered into a separate raffle for additional Pokémon TCG prizes. So if you’re playing on the night, you’ll have even more chances to walk away with something extra.
Book your Pokémon TCG Open Play entry here.
Now for the big one.
We have exclusive access to 2 Pokémon Pikachu Puppetronic by RealFX products, and these will be the first two samples available to the public in the UK, exclusively at The Card Vault - Gaming Centre tomorrow!
The Pikachu Puppetronic is a premium product that combines traditional puppetry techniques with advanced RealFX technology to create a remarkably lifelike Pikachu.
It features:
Standing at around 40cm tall and housed in a gold-foil detailed display case with a base that doubles as a stand, it is designed to be a true centrepiece. It feels less like a toy and more like a living, animated version of Pikachu brought into the real world.
The product is currently sold out on Pokémon Center in the UK, which makes tomorrow even more special.
We’ll be running a separate wheel spin raffle specifically for the 2 Puppetronics.
Here’s how it works:
At the end of the day, after Pokémon Open Play finishes, we’ll spin the wheel and announce the two winners in store.
Two people will walk away with the first publicly available Pikachu Puppetronic by RealFX products in the UK. It’s a genuinely rare opportunity!
If you can’t make it to Glasgow, or if you miss out on the giveaway, there is still good news.
More Pokémon Pikachu Puppetronic by RealFX products will be available to pre-order exclusively from Smyths stores in the UK starting tomorrow for Pokémon Day.
So whether you’re aiming to win one with us or secure one through pre-order, tomorrow is the day.
Pre-Order from Smyths (available from 8:00am tomorrow 27th of February)
Pokémon Day only comes around once a year, and 30 years is a milestone worth celebrating properly. Come down, soak up the atmosphere, pick up some product, join Open Play, spin the wheel and take your shot at something special.
See you tomorrow,
The Card Vault Team
