Santa Cruz Skateboards is selling its new Pokémon TCG skateboard decks the way cards are sold: in sealed blind bags, with rarer chase variants. The release is due on October 17, 2026 . Here is what the official page and early coverage confirm about how many chase decks exist.
How many chase decks does Santa Cruz's Pokémon TCG release include?
The release includes 30 standard deck designs and 3 glitter gold foil chase variants, according to Santa Cruz Skateboards . The page says the chase variants are "limited to 500 worldwide." Press outlets read that as 500 of each design, which would make 1,500 chase decks in total.
Quick Answer: Santa Cruz's Pokémon TCG blind-bag release has 30 standard designs and 3 gold foil chase decks. The official page says the chase decks are "limited to 500 worldwide." VGC and CBR report that as 500 of each design, or 1,500 chase decks in total. The worldwide release is October 17, 2026.
The collection marks the Pokémon TCG's 30th anniversary. Santa Cruz says the 30 standard designs use "30 iconic Pokémon TCG cards, celebrating 30 years of Pokémon" . Wargamer also links the 30 designs to the anniversary and says the three chase boards are "covered in many different Pokémon cards" .
The 500 figure needs one caveat. The wording on Santa Cruz's page does not clearly say whether the limit applies to each chase design or to all three together. VGC, CBR and Skate Warehouse report it as 500 per design . The 1,500 total comes from that press reading. Santa Cruz has not stated it.
| Detail | What is known | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Standard designs | 30, based on Pokémon TCG cards | Santa Cruz (official) |
| Chase variants | 3 glitter gold foil multi-card collages | Santa Cruz (official) |
| Chase limit | "Limited to 500 worldwide"; press reports 500 per design (1,500 total) | Santa Cruz; VGC, CBR |
| Release | October 17, 2026: 6AM PST / 9AM EST / 15:00 CET / 11PM AEST | Santa Cruz (official) |
| Standard deck production run | Not disclosed | None |
| Pull rates | Not disclosed | None |
Santa Cruz's page gives the release time as 6AM PST, 9AM EST, 15:00 CET and 11PM AEST . Two figures are still missing: Santa Cruz has not said how many standard decks it is making or what the odds are of pulling a chase variant. Until it does, any pull rate you see is an estimate, not a confirmed number.
What exactly is in each blind bag?
Each sealed blind bag holds one randomly assorted 8" x 31.6" skateboard deck. Its art comes from one of 30 Pokémon TCG cards, or, rarely, from one of the three chase variants . According to Santa Cruz Skateboards, every bag also includes a Limited Edition Pokémon Player's Guide booklet.
The bag is opaque, so you don't know which design you have until you open it. Wargamer puts it this way: "you don't know what you're going to get when you pick one up." Several outlets, including VGC, compare the format to opening a booster pack.
Here is what one bag contains, based on the first-party page and press reports:
- One deck: 8" wide and 31.6" long, with the design assigned at random .
- Art pool: 30 Pokémon TCG cards marking 30 years of Pokémon, plus 3 glitter gold foil chase variants .
- Player's Guide booklet: Santa Cruz says it shows all 30 deck designs and the 3 chase variants .
- No trucks or wheels: Skate Warehouse lists the product as a deck only, so you need to buy hardware separately to ride it .
Sources disagree on what the booklet shows. VGC and Skate Warehouse describe it as covering the 30 standard designs . Santa Cruz's own page says the booklet also shows the 3 chase variants. Treat the first-party wording as the reference until physical copies are opened.
The boards don't simply stretch a card to fit. According to Wargamer, each deck shows the card itself, set against background art that matches it . Santa Cruz's collection page also lists apparel and griptape. Those are sold separately and are not part of the blind bag.
What are the three gold chase decks?
The three chase decks are extra designs on top of the 30 standard boards. Santa Cruz describes them as "3 additional glitter gold foil variants featuring multi-card collages" and says they are "limited to 500 worldwide" . A buyer cannot pick one out. A chase deck can only come from a sealed blind bag, the same way a secret rare comes from a booster pack.
Wargamer also says the chase decks come on top of the 30 regular versions. It notes that they are easy to tell apart from the standard boards :
"They're covered in many different Pokémon cards," — Wargamer's report on the Santa Cruz x Pokémon TCG release (source: Wargamer)
Santa Cruz has not published a full list of the cards in each chase collage. Its collection page describes the variants only as multi-card collages . CBR and Nintendo Life report that the collages show cards printed in different languages . That detail does not appear in the first-party text we reviewed. Until boards are opened after the October 17 release, the exact card line-up of each chase deck is unconfirmed.
The production cap has two possible readings:
- First-party wording: Santa Cruz says the chase variants are "limited to 500 worldwide." The page does not say whether that is 500 per design or 500 across all three .
- Press reading: VGC and other outlets report 500 of each design. That would make 1,500 chase decks in total .
The 2023 collaboration gives a point of comparison. Santa Cruz's archived page lists "5 special gold foil edition variants" alongside 15 holo foil variants . Press coverage, including Resell Calendar, says each of those gold variants was limited to 50 copies . Santa Cruz's archived page does not state that figure. If the press numbers are correct, there were about 250 gold decks in 2023, compared with 500 to 1,500 chase decks in 2026, depending on how the new cap is read. The 2026 release also has fewer chase designs (three instead of five) and more standard designs (30 instead of 15).
Which Pokémon cards are featured on the 30 designs?
The full list of 30 cards has not been published by Santa Cruz. Its collection page only says the decks use "30 iconic Pokémon TCG cards, celebrating 30 years of Pokémon" . The card names that are circulating come from press coverage and retailer listings, so they should be read as reported, not confirmed.
"30 iconic Pokémon TCG cards, celebrating 30 years of Pokémon," — Santa Cruz Skateboards, collection page (source: Santa Cruz Skateboards)
According to Wargamer, the designs run from Base Set Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur to modern cards such as "Moonbreon," the Evolving Skies Umbreon . The same outlet also names Gardevoir, Sylveon, Jolteon and Lucario .
Skate Warehouse and Resell Calendar publish a longer list. It includes several Scarlet & Violet-era ex cards and older EX and LV.X cards .
| Card (as reported) | Era / type | Reported by |
|---|---|---|
| Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur | Base Set | Wargamer |
| Umbreon ("Moonbreon") | Evolving Skies | Wargamer |
| Gardevoir, Sylveon, Jolteon, Lucario | Various | Wargamer |
| Rocket's Mewtwo ex, Pikachu ex, Dragapult ex, Iono's Bellibolt ex | Scarlet & Violet ex | Skate Warehouse, Resell Calendar |
| Lugia EX, M Charizard EX, Gengar EX | EX | Skate Warehouse, Resell Calendar |
| Lucario LV.X | LV.X | Skate Warehouse, Resell Calendar |
| Rayquaza, Flareon, Dark Espeon | Various | Skate Warehouse, Resell Calendar |
Some details in circulating lists could not be checked against the sources available for this article:
- Some lists include Mew ex and a Rayquaza Star card. The sources reviewed here name only "Rayquaza," and none of them lists Mew ex.
- Some lists say the set covers Eevee and all eight of its evolutions. The sources reviewed here name only five of them: Umbreon, Flareon, Dark Espeon, Jolteon and Sylveon.
- The cards named so far add up to fewer than 30. The rest of the lineup has not been confirmed.
The layout also differs from a standard card-art deck. According to Wargamer, the designers did not stretch each card's illustration to fit the 8" x 31.6" board. They placed a picture of the card itself on the deck and surrounded it with matching background art . CBR reports that Santa Cruz calls this the first time Pokémon TCG card art has appeared on a skateboard . That wording does not appear in the text of Santa Cruz's own page that was checked for this article.
How much will the decks cost?
Santa Cruz has not announced a price for the Pokémon TCG blind-bag decks. The official collection page shows a release date and a list of regional shops, but no price . No press release from The Pokémon Company International was found either. Any figure you see before October 17 is an estimate or a retailer listing, not a confirmed retail price.
According to Wargamer, "No price has been revealed for these products just yet." Wargamer adds that Santa Cruz decks usually cost about $85 to $105 . That range describes Santa Cruz's normal deck pricing. It does not describe this collaboration specifically.
Other outlets have published their own estimates:
- CBR and Resell Calendar suggest a price of about $110. They base this on the 2023 collaboration, not on any announcement from Santa Cruz . This number is speculation.
- Some reports mention a higher listing price at a single US retailer. None of the sources reviewed for this article confirmed it, so treat it as unverified until Santa Cruz or its regional shops publish a price.
The official page has no buy button. It shows a "Get Notified" email signup and links to regional shops: nhsskatedirect.com in the US, nhsskatedirect.ca in Canada, santacruzskateboards.com.au in Australia and santacruzskateboards.eu in Europe . Those shops are the places to check for the final price at launch.
For buyers chasing the gold foil variants, the price per bag is only part of the cost. Each bag holds one randomly assorted deck, so the total spend depends on how many bags it takes to pull a particular design.
Where and when can you buy them?
The decks go on sale on October 17, 2026, at 6AM PST, through Santa Cruz's own website and its regional online shops . Santa Cruz's collection page calls this a "Worldwide Release," so every region gets the same date. Press coverage also says the boards will be sold through skate shops worldwide .
Santa Cruz gives the release time in four time zones. All four are the same moment :
- 6AM PST (US West Coast)
- 9AM EST (US East Coast)
- 11PM AEST (Australia, still October 17)
- 15:00 CET (Central Europe)
UK buyers should note that UK retailer Skate Warehouse lists the drop at 2pm UK time . That matches 15:00 CET.
The Santa Cruz collection page also has a "GET NOTIFIED" email signup for release alerts. Santa Cruz has not published a price, a limit on how many bags one customer can buy, or a stock count for the 30 standard designs.
The skateboard decks are not the only part of the release. Santa Cruz says the collection covers "variant skateboard decks, apparel and griptape" . The page text available at the time of writing does not list the individual apparel items or their designs. Check the product listings on release day before treating any item list as final.
Other outlets reported the full reveal earlier in the month: PokeBeach on October 6 and VGC on October 8 . Neither Santa Cruz nor The Pokémon Company International has said how many bags of the standard designs will be made. They also have not said how fast stock is expected to sell, so there is no basis yet for predicting demand or sellout timing for the 2026 release.
What happened to the 2023 Santa Cruz x Pokémon blind-bag drop?
Santa Cruz has sold Pokémon skateboards in blind bags once before. According to the brand's archived collection page, the first drop came out on September 13, 2023 . Each sealed bag held one 8-inch deck picked at random. The set had 15 holo foil variants and 5 special gold foil variants . The page now shows the collection as "SOLD OUT" .
The biggest difference between the two drops is the artwork. The 2023 decks showed Pokémon characters in Santa Cruz graphics. The 2026 decks use real Pokémon TCG card art instead: "30 iconic Pokémon TCG cards, celebrating 30 years of Pokémon," according to Santa Cruz Skateboards . CBR and Nintendo Life both report that Santa Cruz calls this the first time Pokémon TCG card art has appeared on a skateboard . That claim does not appear in the first-party text we reviewed.
| Detail | 2023 drop | 2026 drop |
|---|---|---|
| Release date | September 13, 2023 | October 17, 2026 (worldwide) |
| Artwork | Pokémon characters | Pokémon TCG card art |
| Standard designs | 15 holo foil | 30 card designs |
| Rare variants | 5 gold foil | 3 glitter gold foil multi-card collages |
| Stated rare-variant limit | Not stated on the first-party page | "Limited to 500 worldwide" |
| Official price | Not shown on the archived page | Not yet announced |
Sources for the table: Santa Cruz 2023 page and Santa Cruz 2026 page .
Other details about 2023 come from press reports and are not confirmed by Santa Cruz. Nintendo Life and Resell Calendar say the 2023 boards sold out within minutes. They also report that each gold variant was limited to 50 copies and that the boards later resold well above retail . Some outlets put the 2023 price at about $110 per bag . We could not check exact resale prices against a primary source, so we have not included them.
- Confirmed by Santa Cruz: the 2023 release date, the 15 + 5 variant split, the blind-bag format and the sold-out status.
- Reported by press only: the sellout speed, the 50-per-gold-variant limit, the roughly $110 price and resale values.
The 2023 drop is background, not a forecast. The 2026 release has a different structure: twice as many standard designs, three chase decks instead of five, and a stated limit of 500 for the chase decks. Santa Cruz has not published a price, a total production run or any sales expectations. For now, the confirmed facts are the October 17, 2026 date, the 6AM PST start time and the regional shops listed on the official collection page .
Frequently asked questions
How many chase decks are there in Santa Cruz's Pokémon TCG release?
Santa Cruz's Pokémon TCG release has three chase decks. They are "glitter gold foil variants featuring multi-card collages," and they sit on top of the 30 standard designs, according to the official Santa Cruz collection page . The page says the chase variants are "limited to 500 worldwide." It does not clearly say whether that means 500 of each design or 500 across all three. VGC and CBR report 500 of each design, which would make 1,500 chase decks in total .
When do the Santa Cruz Pokémon TCG skateboard decks launch?
The Santa Cruz Pokémon TCG decks go on sale worldwide on October 17, 2026. Start times are 6AM PST, 9AM EST, 15:00 CET and 11PM AEST, according to Santa Cruz Skateboards . Skate Warehouse gives the UK start time as 2pm .
How much do the Santa Cruz Pokémon decks cost?
Santa Cruz has not published a price for the Pokémon TCG decks, and its official collection page lists none. Wargamer says Santa Cruz decks usually cost about $85 to $105 . That is a general range for the brand, not a confirmed price for this release. Higher estimates in the press are speculation.
Do the blind bags include trucks and wheels?
Santa Cruz does not list trucks or wheels in the bag contents. According to Santa Cruz, each sealed bag holds one 8" x 31.6" randomly assorted variant skateboard deck and a Limited Edition Pokémon Player's Guide booklet. The page says the booklet shows all 30 deck designs and the 3 chase variants . The wider collection also includes apparel and griptape, which are listed as separate items.
Are pull rates for the chase decks known?
No pull rates have been published for the Santa Cruz Pokémon TCG chase decks. Santa Cruz also has not given a production number for the 30 standard designs. The only stated figure is the "limited to 500 worldwide" note for the gold foil chase variants on the official collection page . Without a total production run, the odds of pulling a chase deck from a single bag cannot be calculated.
SnapHolo prices for the cards and sets in this article
| Card | Edition | Rarity | SnapHolo price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charizard 4 | English | Rare Holo | $954.65 |
| Blastoise 2 | English | Rare Holo | $226.58 |
| Venusaur 15 | English | Rare Holo | $168.18 |
| Mewtwo 10 | English | Rare Holo | $86.16 |
| Alakazam 1 | English | Rare Holo | $71.22 |
| Raichu 14 | English | Rare Holo | $63.54 |
| Chansey 3 | English | Rare Holo | $57.02 |
| Gyarados 6 | English | Rare Holo | $50.61 |
| Clefairy 5 | English | Rare Holo | $48.45 |
| Zapdos 16 | English | Rare Holo | $47.94 |
| Nidoking 11 | English | Rare Holo | $40.20 |
| Ninetales 12 | English | Rare Holo | $38.96 |
| Poliwrath 13 | English | Rare Holo | $35.40 |
| Magneton 9 | English | Rare Holo | $33.66 |
| Dragonair 18 | English | Rare | $18.35 |
| Hitmonchan 7 | English | Rare Holo | $18.34 |
| Dugtrio 19 | English | Rare | $11.17 |
| Pikachu 58 | English | Common | $10.45 |
| Electabuzz 20 | English | Rare | $9.81 |
| Item Finder 74 | English | Rare | $9.57 |
| Electrode 21 | English | Rare | $9.53 |
| Pidgeotto 22 | English | Rare | $8.94 |
| Scoop Up 78 | English | Rare | $8.65 |
| Clefairy Doll 70 | English | Rare | $7.82 |
| Double Colorless Energy 96 | English | Uncommon | $7.17 |
| Impostor Professor Oak 73 | English | Rare | $6.63 |
| Pokémon Breeder 76 | English | Rare | $6.52 |
| Devolution Spray 72 | English | Rare | $6.30 |
| Ivysaur 30 | English | Uncommon | $6.28 |
| Squirtle 63 | English | Common | $6.23 |
Ungraded card prices as of 2026-10-18 (KST).
Sources: Santa Cruz · Wargamer · VGC · CBR · Skate Warehouse · Nintendo Life · Resell Calendar · PokeBeach · Santa Cruz 2023 page
