Pokémon Sleeves - Nebuta Festival Pikachu (64 pcs, Japanese)

64 official Japanese Pokémon sleeves featuring Pikachu re-enacting the Nebuta Festival, from the series the Pokémon Center released for the six great summer festivals of Tohoku.

Specifications

• Count: 64 sleeves
• Artwork: Pikachu in Nebuta Festival costume
• Festival: Nebuta Festival, Aomori (August 2–7)
• Officially licensed, Pokémon Center Japan

Why 64 and Not 65

Western sleeve packs contain 65, Japanese packs 64 — a difference that simply comes down to habit in the two markets. Either way, a deck holds 60 cards, so you're left with a few spares regardless. Keep in mind that Japanese sleeves are sized for Japanese cards, which are a fraction smaller than Western ones.

What the Nebuta Festival Is

At the Nebuta Festival in the city of Aomori, towering, internally lit paper floats move through the streets, carrying warriors and demons from old legends. Around them jump the haneto dancers, in costume, who let absolutely anyone who joins in the same way dance along.

The Six Festivals of Tohoku

Tohoku is the north of Japan, and its six prefectures each hold their own summer festival in the first week of August. Together they're known as the six great festivals of Tohoku, and since 2011 they've also come together in one place once a year. In 2025, for the reopening of the store in Sendai, the Pokémon Center released a dedicated Pikachu for each of the six — and all six are here, complete.

What Sleeves Are For

Sleeves protect your cards from fingerprints, moisture and damaged edges, and they let a deck shuffle more smoothly. At tournaments they're effectively mandatory: every card back in your deck must look identical, so no one can tell which card you're holding from the back.

From the same series, also here:

• Kantō-Pikachu
• Sansa Odori-Pikachu
• Waraji-Pikachu
• Tanabata-Pikachu
• Hanagasa-Pikachu