Marking three decades since the original February 27, 1996 Game Boy debut in Japan, the Merry Christmas Pokemon 30th Anniversary Advent Calendar turns the 1996-2026 milestone into a 24-day December countdown. Housed in a rigid paperboard exterior with custom full-wrap print, the vertical box depicts a glacial winter blue and snow-white forest backdrop framed by pine boughs, holly-berry crimson red accents, hanging Pokeball baubles, and glowing string lights. Across the upper arch, classic Pokémon yellow and cobalt-blue title lettering crowns the red HOLIDAY CALENDAR banner and the 30th Anniversary emblem, where a Santa-hatted emerald-green numeral 3 pairs with a red-and-white Pokeball 0.
In the snowy clearing on the front cover, Santa-hatted Charizard spreads its wings at the center alongside Blastoise, Venusaur, Pikachu holding a green gift box, Eevee, Snorlax resting on a candy cane, Mewtwo, Mew, Gengar, Jigglypuff, Meowth, Squirtle, Vaporeon, Leafeon, and Espeon above the inscription Includes 24 Pokémon Ornaments. Instead of loose random trinkets, every daily door reveals a cohesive commemorative 30 emblem ornament uniting a color-matched numeral 3 on the left with a tilted Pokeball 0 on the right and a festive Santa-hatted Pokémon in the foreground.
How the Commemorative 30 Ornament Series Comes Together
Each of the 24 keepsakes is molded with an integrated top hanging loop and paired with silver hanging cords for tree branch suspension, while its flat lower contour lets it rest neatly on a mantel, tiered collector stand, or desk shelf.

When styled around a holiday room, the Venusaur, Pikachu, and Lugia 30 ornaments hang from frosted evergreen branches on silver cords, catching the glow of warm tree lights against their metallic gold, silver, bronze, violet, and elemental numeral finishes. Along the marble surface below, the Eevee, Espeon, and Blastoise 30 ornaments rest upright beside the calendar box, demonstrating how the numeral-and-Pokeball silhouette functions both as suspended tree decor and as a freestanding tabletop arrangement.
Multi-Generational Roster Across 24 Daily Compartments
- Kanto Starters and Original Icons:
- Pikachu on a crimson-red 3, Charizard on an orange-red 3, Blastoise on an ice-blue 3, Venusaur on an emerald-green 3, Eevee on a warm gold 3, Snorlax on a teal-blue 3, Mewtwo on a purple 3, Gengar on a spiky violet 3, Psyduck on a yellow 3, and Red Gyarados on a wave-patterned aqua 3.
- Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Kalos Favorites:
- Lugia on a silver 3, Ho-Oh on a gold 3, Celebi on a lime-green 3, Suicune on a violet 3, Tyranitar on a bronze 3, Rayquaza on a green dragon-scale 3, Gardevoir on a pink-purple 3, Absol on a navy 3, Lucario on a bronze 3, Piplup on a blue 3, Garchomp on a gold 3, Dialga on a metallic-blue 3, Arceus on a gold 3, and Greninja on a water-blue 3.
Collectors who enjoy nostalgic character countdowns across multiple rooms can also pair this 1996-2026 anniversary box with the Care Bears advent calendar for a colorful December family tradition.
















