Pokemon Perfect Order ETB Guide: What's Inside & Where to Buy

Perfect Order is the third numbered expansion in the Mega Evolution era, and it arrived on 27 March 2026 with a tighter, more focused card pool than either of its predecessors. At 124 cards (compared to 295 in Ascended Heroes and 127 in Phantasmal Flames), this is a set where completing the master set feels achievable and every booster pack has a genuine shot at something good.

The Perfect Order Pokemon Center ETB is the flagship product. Here's exactly what you're getting, what cards you're chasing, and whether this set deserves a spot in your collection.

Pokemon Center ETB Contents

The Pokemon Center exclusive version comes with 11 Perfect Order booster packs (standard retail gets 9), plus two Tyrunt promo cards. One carries the exclusive Pokemon Center logo stamp, making it unavailable through any other channel. The full contents:

• 11 Mega Evolution: Perfect Order booster packs
• 2 full-art foil Tyrunt promo cards (MEP070), one with PC stamp
• 65 card sleeves featuring the Mega Zygarde ex silhouette
• 6 damage-counter dice + 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
• Collector's box with 4 dividers
• Pokemon TCG Live code card

The Tyrunt promo is a solid pull for collectors. It's not the flashiest card in the set, but the PC-stamped variant adds genuine scarcity. These stamped promos from earlier Mega Evolution sets are already commanding premiums on the secondary market. The Charcadet stamped promo from Phantasmal Flames and the N's Zekrom from Ascended Heroes both trade at multiples of their non-stamped equivalents, which sets a clear precedent for Tyrunt's trajectory.

Chase Cards: What You're Really After

Perfect Order packs a surprising amount of value into its compact 124-card set. The chase card hierarchy is clear:

Mega Zygarde ex SIR (#120/088) sits at the top. The "kaleidoscope" artwork on this Special Illustration Rare is one of the most visually ambitious cards Pokemon has printed in the Mega Evolution era. It's the card that sells booster boxes and keeps collectors cracking packs long after release week.

Meowth ex SIR (#121/088) is the dark horse. A Team Rocket-inspired comic book border design gives this card a completely different aesthetic from anything else in the set. Nostalgia-driven demand from the original Team Rocket set era is pushing secondary market prices higher than most predicted.

Jacinthe SIR (#122/088) rounds out the top three. Supporter SIRs have become some of the most consistently valuable cards in modern Pokemon, and Jacinthe is predicted to be the most valuable Supporter in the set. Trainer collectors specifically seek these out, and the full-art treatment on Jacinthe's card pushes it into premium display territory for binder collectors.

Below the top three, the set still delivers solid hits. Mega Starmie ex SAR (#110) and Mega Clefable ex SAR (#109) both feature striking artwork that photographs well for social media, which drives awareness and secondary market demand. The Gold Hyper Rare Mega Skarmory ex rounds out the premium pulls with the metallic gold treatment that collectors have come to expect from the top rarity tier.

Beyond the SIRs, the set introduces three new Mega Evolution Pokemon ex: Mega Starmie ex, Mega Clefable ex, and Mega Skarmory ex. Each has Illustration Rare and Ultra Rare printings worth chasing. Mega Starmie ex in particular has drawn attention for its Water-type synergy in competitive play, giving it demand from both collectors and tournament players.

Why the Smaller Set Size Matters

A 124-card set changes the maths on every purchase. Your odds of pulling a specific chase card from any given pack are meaningfully higher than in a 295-card set like Ascended Heroes. For ETB buyers, this translates to a more satisfying opening experience. You're seeing a larger percentage of the set with each box you crack.

For master set completionists, Perfect Order is refreshingly achievable. A couple of booster boxes and an ETB or two should get you most of the way there, whereas completing Ascended Heroes requires a substantially deeper investment. If you've been put off by the escalating set sizes in modern Pokemon, Perfect Order feels like a course correction.

This compact size also has implications for sealed investment. Smaller sets tend to go out of print faster because there's less total product needed to satisfy demand. Early UK secondary market data already shows 35% price increases on sealed Perfect Order ETBs within the first two weeks post-release.

For a detailed comparison of Perfect Order against Ascended Heroes, see our Ascended Heroes vs Perfect Order guide.

For pull rate data and chase card odds, check the Perfect Order pull rates guide.

For a detailed look at why Pokemon Center exclusive ETBs outperform standard retail versions, see our PC exclusive vs standard ETB comparison.

Where to Buy in the UK

The Perfect Order Pokemon Center ETB is available now through specialist retailers. Pokemon Center UK may restock occasionally, but availability is unpredictable as always.

The full Perfect Order collection at Evol Vault includes the PC exclusive ETB and the Booster Bundle (6 packs at £35, the single most affordable entry point). Every product is sourced directly from Pokemon Center UK, ships factory-sealed, and comes with tracked delivery. Orders over £100 qualify for free UK shipping.

For collectors who want maximum exposure to Perfect Order without committing to a full booster box, the ETB and Booster Bundle together cover 17 packs at a combined price well below a 36-pack booster box. It's an effective middle-ground strategy for testing the set before going deeper.

If Perfect Order is out of stock when you check, set up drop alerts to get notified on restocks. New allocation comes in regularly.