Scarlet & Violet TCG Series merchandise
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Pokémon Trading Card Game merchandise associated with the ninth generation began in November 2022 shortly after the release of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet video games. The following is a chronological list of TCG-related items made available during the Scarlet & Violet Series.
Paldea First Partners Playmat
The Paldea First Partners Playmat was the first item released for the Scarlet & Violet Series. Released on November 25, 2022, it was made available via the North American and United Kingdom online Pokémon Center stores. It features the Paldea first partner Pokémon, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, in a design that was first featured on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet launch clothing.
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Paldea Collection
The first release of English Scarlet & Violet Series cards was the Paldea Collection on January 6, 2023. The promotional box came in six varieties focusing on Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly, combined with a redacted Jumbo-sized version of either Koraidon ex or Miraidon ex. Each box came with four booster packs, as well as a pin of one of the Paldea first partner Pokémon and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.
Promotional cards:
- Sprigatito (SVP Promo 001)
- Fuecoco (SVP Promo 002)
- Quaxly (SVP Promo 003)
- Sprigatito (Scarlet & Violet 013; Mirage Holofoil)
- Fuecoco (Scarlet & Violet 036; Mirage Holofoil)
- Quaxly (Scarlet & Violet 052; Mirage Holofoil)
- Miraidon ex (Scarlet & Violet 081; redacted Jumbo)
- Koraidon ex (Scarlet & Violet 125; redacted Jumbo)
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Mimikyu ex Box
The Mimikyu ex Box was released on March 3, 2023 and came with a regular-sized and a Jumbo-sized version of Mimikyu ex, which originated from the Japanese ex Starter Set Quaxly & Mimikyu ex and was cut from Scarlet & Violet during localization and made into an SVP Black Star Promo. The box also included a Mirage Holofoil version of a Greavard from Scarlet & Violet, a Pokémon TCG Live code card, and four booster packs.
Promotional cards:
- Mimikyu ex (SVP Promo 004)
- Mimikyu ex (SVP Promo 004; Jumbo)
- Greavard (Scarlet & Violet 105; Mirage Holofoil)
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Mimikyu ex Showcase
Accompanying the release of the Mimikyu ex Box on March 3, 2023 was the Mimikyu ex Showcase. This product included the same Mimikyu ex promotional card sourced from the Japanese ex Starter Set Quaxly & Mimikyu ex as well as a Pokémon TCG Live code card and three booster packs.
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- Mimikyu ex (SVP Promo 004)
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Scarlet & Violet Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Scarlet & Violet Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Prerelease Tournaments for the first expansion of the Scarlet & Violet Series were hosted by locations in the Prerelease Program on the weekends of March 18-19 and 25-26, 2023. All paying entrants were given a Scarlet & Violet Build & Battle Box to use in the event, which was packaged with four Scarlet & Violet booster packs, a 40-card ready-to-play deck built around one of four possible SVP Black Star Promos, a deck-building tip sheet, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. Locations were permitted to sell additional boxes at events.
Promotional cards:
- Quaquaval (SVP Promo 005)
- Pawmot (SVP Promo 006)
- Hawlucha (SVP Promo 007)
- Revavroom (SVP Promo 008)
- Quaquaval (Scarlet & Violet 054; Non Holofoil)
- Dondozo (Scarlet & Violet 061; Non Holofoil)
- Pawmot (Scarlet & Violet 076; Non Holofoil)
- Revavroom (Scarlet & Violet 142; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 189; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 190; Non Holofoil)
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Scarlet & Violet Hobby Co-Op Marketing Kit
The Pokémon Company International provided their distribution partners with Hobby Co-Op Marketing Kits for their retail customers to use in stores. The first kit for the Series contained materials to help promote the Scarlet & Violet expansion, which launched on March 31, 2023. Marketing Kits were free to order but retailers were still required to cover shipping costs. The kits were limited to one per store and were not intended for resale. Each kit included:
- A 24" × 36" Fabric Banner featuring key artwork of the Paldea first partner Pokémon Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly.
- A 17" × 22" Double Sided Poster featuring Koraidon and Miraidon key expansion artwork.
- A 5" × 5" Window Cling with images of Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly.
- A pack of 50 Stickers featuring a single Pokémon and the Pokémon Trading Card Game logo. Five designs were available: Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Pikachu, and Lechonk.
- A pack of 40 Postcards featuring the four pieces of key artwork created for the set.
- A pack of 25 Ultra Pro Toploaders with the Pokémon Trading Card Game logo.
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Scarlet & Violet Blisters
Scarlet & Violet was officially released on March 31, 2023. Its launch was accompanied by a variety of blister packs. Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters featured SVP Black Star Promos originating from the Japanese Let's Start Playing Pokémon Card Game Campaign, while Premium Checklane and Stage 1 Blisters were packaged with straight reprints from the Lost Origin expansion. Spidops and Espathra cards could be obtained from Single Pack Blisters; Arcanine and Dondozo cards could be found in Three Pack Blisters; the evolutionary lines of Gengar and Machamp were included in Premium Checklane Blisters; and the evolutionary lines of Hisuian Zoroark and Hisuian Arcanine were included in Stage 1 Blisters. All varieties were packaged with a Pokémon Trading Card Game Live code card, and all except the Three Pack Blisters were packaged with a Jumbo Fuecoco coin. Retailer images for the Premium Checklane Blisters featured a Quaxly coin.
Initial waves of the Three Pack Blisters included promo cards printed on Smooth Cosmos Holofoil paper. A subsequent production run that became available in mid-2024 included cards printed on Pixel Cosmos Holofoil paper following the transition at TPCI's facilities (see Paldea Evolved Blisters for the first instance of this in the Series).
Promotional cards:
- Gastly (Lost Origin 064)
- Haunter (Lost Origin 065)
- Gengar (Lost Origin 066)
- Hisuian Zorua (Lost Origin 075)
- Hisuian Zoroark (Lost Origin 076)
- Hisuian Growlithe (Lost Origin 083)
- Hisuian Arcanine (Lost Origin 084)
- Machop (Lost Origin 086)
- Machoke (Lost Origin 087)
- Machamp (Lost Origin 088)
- Spidops (SVP Promo 009; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Espathra (SVP Promo 010; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Arcanine (SVP Promo 011; Pixel or Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dondozo (SVP Promo 012; Pixel or Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
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Scarlet & Violet Elite Trainer Box
A pair of Scarlet & Violet Elite Trainer Boxes were released concurrently with the Scarlet & Violet expansion on March 31, 2023, featuring either Koraidon or Miraidon. A single box came packaged with nine Scarlet & Violet booster packs, 65 card sleeves, 45 Basic Energy cards, a Scarlet & Violet Player's Guide, six damage counter dice, one competition-legal coin-flip die, two plastic condition markers, four dividers, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. ETBs also came with a full-art foil promo card of either Koraidon or Miraidon, which were previously released as Triplet Beat Sealed Battle Promos in Japan. The online Pokémon Center stores also sold exclusive Scarlet & Violet Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Boxes from the same day. Compared to the standard version, these boxes included two more Scarlet & Violet booster packs and an additional full-art foil promo card featuring either Koraidon or Miraidon with a Pokémon Center logo stamp.
Promotional cards:
- Miraidon (SVP Promo 013)
- Miraidon (SVP Promo 013; Pokémon Center stamp)
- Koraidon (SVP Promo 014)
- Koraidon (SVP Promo 014; Pokémon Center stamp)
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Scarlet & Violet Booster Bundle
The Scarlet & Violet Booster Bundle released together with the Scarlet & Violet expansion on March 31, 2023. Each box included six Scarlet & Violet booster packs.
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Scarlet & Violet Collector's Kit
The Scarlet & Violet Collector's Kit was released together with the Scarlet & Violet expansion on March 31, 2023. Each kit came with a paper collector's album for storing cards, a double-sided poster and playmat, and one Scarlet & Violet booster pack.
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Scarlet & Violet Portfolios
A pair of Ultra Pro fixed-page portfolios was released to coincide with the Scarlet & Violet expansion on March 31, 2023. Nine-pocket binders featuring Koraidon and Miraidon are able to display up to 252 cards. Four-pocket binders featuring the Paldea first partner Pokémon and Terastal Gyarados are able to display up to 80 standard-sized cards and up to four oversized cards.
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Lechonk Collection Playmats
March 31, 2023 saw the release of various Lechonk-related merchandise through the Pokémon Center online store. The Lechonk Collection comprised soft toys, clothing, pins, and two playmats: the Lechonk Pink Playmat and the Lechonk Brown Playmat.
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Trade and Play Kit
Following on from similar events held during the Sun & Moon Series and Sword & Shield Series, various stores in North America hosted Trade and Play events during the Scarlet & Violet Series. The target audience for these events was children new to the TCG, providing them the opportunity to meet, trade, and battle with others. Participants were given a free Trade and Play Kit while stocks lasted, a cardboard folder enclosed with a three-card Fun Pack, three activity sheets, a Jumbo-sized Gold Mirror Holofoil Fuecoco coin, and "A Guide to Trading Cards" information sheet. Each Fun Pack contained two Common cards plus one Parallel Holofoil card from the Scarlet & Violet expansion.
Each "A Guide to Trading Cards" provides a breakdown of card rarity in the Scarlet & Violet Series, plus a general rarity breakdown of cards from older Series, a brief explanation of what Pokémon ex, Full Art cards, and illustration rare cards are, and an annotated trading card complete with type guide. The activity sheets offered a total of six challenges:
- Picture Copy – Copy the image of Fidough using the 4×4 grid of squares.
- Sudoku – Complete the 6×6 Sudoku grid using the remaining Pokémon images.
- Evolution Maze – Follow the numbers from 1 to 20 to help Girafarig evolve into Farigiraf.
- Shadow Match – Identify the silhouettes of various Generation IX Pokémon.
- Logic Puzzle – Determine the race finishing positions of four Pokémon using the clues provided.
- Weighing Problem – Determine the combined weight of Wiglett and Fidough using simple math.
The kits were available first at participating Toys "R" Us stores within Macy's department stores and were given away on April 1, 2023 as part of a three-day Easter event.[1] They were also distributed as part of Geoffrey's Tour Across America, which was present at seven select Toys "R" Us locations along the east coast between July 20 and 29, 2023,[2][3] as well as at participating Toys "R" Us locations on October 14, 2023 as part of a seven-day event to celebrate Toys "R" Us mascot Geoffrey's birthday.[4] The kits were also given away at Pokémon Trade & Play events hosted by participating GameStop stores on October 7, 2023.[5]
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April 2023 Pokémon Center accessories
Four different TCG accessory collections were launched on the online Pokémon Center stores on April 3, 2023.
Espeon & Umbreon Timeless Friends collection: These items feature a sun motif with Espeon and Celebi and a reverse-color moon motif with Umbreon with Murkrow.
- Espeon & Umbreon Timeless Friends Double Deck Box
- Espeon & Umbreon Timeless Friends Playmat
- Espeon & Umbreon Timeless Friends Espeon Sleeves
- Espeon & Umbreon Timeless Friends Umbreon Sleeves
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Lunatone & Solrock Eclipse collection: The sole item in this line was a pack of 65 Lunatone & Solrock Eclipse Sleeves, which feature silhouettes of the the Meteorite Pokémon Lunatone and Solrock on a black-and-yellow background, surrounded by stars.
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Pikachu Power Grid collection: The products in this line feature half-colored squares in varying shades of black, gray, yellow, and orange accompanied with two-color art of Pikachu, Plusle, Minun, Pachirisu, Emolga, and Togedemaru.
- Pikachu Power Grid Double Deck Box
- Pikachu Power Grid Playmat
- Pikachu Power Grid Sleeves
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Volcarona & Frosmoth Freezer Burn collection: These items feature Bug-type Pokémon Volcarona and Frosmoth set against appropriately colored warm and cold backgrounds.
- Volcarona & Frosmoth Freezer Burn Double Deck Box
- Volcarona & Frosmoth Freezer Burn Playmat
- Volcarona & Frosmoth Freezer Burn Sleeves
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Scarlet & Violet Build & Battle Stadium
The Scarlet & Violet Build & Battle Stadium released on April 14, 2023. Each of these two-player kits included a pair of Scarlet & Violet Build & Battle Boxes, three more Scarlet & Violet booster packs, 121 Basic Energy cards, six damage-counter dice, one competition-legal coin-flip die, and two plastic condition markers.
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Scarlet & Violet Mini Portfolio
The Scarlet & Violet Mini Portfolio was released on April 14, 2023 and featured artwork of the paradox duo and Paldea first partner Pokémon on its covers. Each collector's album can display up to 60 cards and was packaged with a single Scarlet & Violet booster pack.
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Ampharos & Lucario ex Battle Decks
- Main article: ex Battle Decks—Ampharos & Lucario (TCG)
The Ampharos & Lucario ex Battle Decks released on May 5, 2023. Each deck included a ready-to-play 60-card deck, three reference cards, one rules booklet, a single-player playmat, damage counters, a large metallic coin, deck box, strategy sheet, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. The Ampharos and Lucario promo cards originated from the Japanese ex Starter Sets; Flaaffy was originally a Gym Promo in Japan and made into an SVP Black Star Promo as well. The decks were classified as Play Level 1 and were aimed at intorducing beginners to the TCG.
Promotional cards:
- Flaaffy (SVP Promo 015)
- Ampharos ex (SVP Promo 016)
- Lucario ex (SVP Promo 017)
- Miraidon (Scarlet & Violet 080; Non Holofoil)
- Annihilape (Scarlet & Violet 109; Non Holofoil)
- Koraidon (Scarlet & Violet 124; Non Holofoil)
- Cyclizar (Scarlet & Violet 164; Non Holofoil)
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Cyclizar ex Box
The Cyclizar ex Box was released on May 5, 2023 and came with a regular-sized and a Jumbo-sized version of Cyclizar ex, which originated as a Japanese promo card available in the Let's Start Playing Pokémon Card Game Campaign and was made into an SVP Black Star Promo. The box also included a Cosmos Holofoil version of a Rotom from Scarlet & Violet, four booster packs, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.
Promotional cards:
- Cyclizar ex (SVP Promo 018)
- Cyclizar ex (SVP Promo 018; Jumbo)
- Rotom (Scarlet & Violet 070; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Paldea Friends Mini Tins
A set of five mini tins was released on May 5, 2023. Each Paldea Friends Mini Tin features a portion of an ensemble illustration of Paldea region Pokémon and contained two booster packs, a sticker, and a Pokémon art card. Each art card and sticker bears the same illustration as the tin it came in; the reverse of each art card also features Pokédex information of its focal Pokémon. The first production wave of tins, which have the code "K22" by the copyright, were packaged with a Silver Tempest booster pack and a Scarlet & Violet booster pack.
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Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Starting May 26, 2023, retailers could begin to host Prerelease Tournaments for the Paldea Evolved expansion. Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Boxes were distributed at theses events, each of which was packaged with a 40-card ready-to-play deck, four Paldea Evolved booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.
Promotional cards:
- Baxcalibur (SVP Promo 019)
- Tinkaton (SVP Promo 020)
- Murkrow (SVP Promo 021)
- Pelipper (SVP Promo 022)
- Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 189; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 190; Non Holofoil)
- Lokix (Paldea Evolved 021; Non Holofoil)
- Baxcalibur (Paldea Evolved 060; Non Holofoil)
- Tinkaton (Paldea Evolved 105; Non Holofoil)
- Boss's Orders (Paldea Evolved 172; Non Holofoil)
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Ultra Pro Gallery Series: Scorching Summit accessories
The fifth entry in Ultra Pro's Gallery Series, and the first to be released during the Scarlet & Violet Series, was named Scorching Summit. These items began appearing for sale in late May 2023 and feature a cavern with lava flows illuminating rock formations. The items also use key artwork of Charizard, Alolan Marowak, Salazzle, and Torkoal.
Deck boxes: Two types of deck box were available, offering different storage solutions.
- The Gallery Series: Scorching Summit Full View Deck Box has a self-locking cover and can store up to 75 double-sleeved cards. Each box came with a themed deck divider.
- The Gallery Series: Scorching Summit Alcove Click Deck Box features a debossed mountain peak design on its sides and a magnetic plate on its front flap that can display one of the four packaged Pokémon badges. Each deck box can securely hold up to 100 double-sleeved cards.
Playmat: Each single-player Gallery Series: Scorching Summit Playmat has a fabric-lined top to help avoid card damage and a rubber backing to prevent it from shifting during use.
Sleeves: Each pack of Gallery Series: Scorching Summit Sleeves contains 65 card protectors.
Binders: Four types of binder were available to cater for different collection needs.
- Gallery Series: Scorching Summit 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Gallery Series: Scorching Summit 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Gallery Series: Scorching Summit 9-Pocket PRO-Binder
- Gallery Series: Scorching Summit 2" Album
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Paldea Evolved Hobby Co-Op Marketing Kit
Retailers could order Hobby Co-Op Marketing Kits for their stores and promote the release of the Paldea Evolved expansion on June 9, 2023. Each kit came with:
- A 24" × 36" Fabric Banner featuring Meowscarada, Skeledirge, and Quaquaval expansion key art.
- A 17" × 22" Double Sided Poster featuring Chien-Pao and Ting-Lu expansion key art.
- A pack of 25 Pocket Folders featuring expansion key art. Each folder was enclosed with four loose Coloring Pages with line artwork of Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, and the Paldea Evolved expansion logo.
- A pack of 25 Lenticular Luggage Tags featuring the key art of Chien-Pao and Ting-Lu.
- A pack of 25 Picture Frames featuring Pikachu.
- A pack of 6 pre-assembled Deck Boxes featuring various Pokémon from the expansion.
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Paldea Evolved Blisters
Paldea Evolved was officially released on June 9, 2023 and its launch was accompanied by a variety of blister packs. Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters featured SVP Black Star Promos previously released in the Japanese Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 1 (except for Tinkatink, which was sourced from the Japanese Clay Burst expansion), while Premium Checklane and Stage 1 Blisters were packaged with straight reprints from the Scarlet & Violet expansion. Smoliv and Growlithe cards could be obtained from Single Pack Blisters; Tinkatink and Varoom cards could be found in Three Pack Blisters; and the evolutionary lines of Arboliva and Pawmot were included in Premium Checklane Blisters. Stage 1 Blisters featuring either Charcadet and Armarouge or Tatsugiri and Dondozo were also available in stores such as Target. All blisters included a code card for Pokémon TCG Live, and all except the Three Pack Blisters were packaged with a Jumbo-sized Quaxly coin.
As with initial waves of the Scarlet & Violet Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters, the featured Smoliv, Growlithe, Tinkatink, and Varoom promotional cards were printed on Smooth-style Cosmos Holofoil paper. This Holofoil had been in use since early November 2013, debuting on cards available in Legendary Treasures merchandise and phasing out the Pixel-style Cosmos Holofoil first used on English cards in Base Set 2. In an unexpected move, The Pokémon Company International began to use the Pixel Cosmos Holofoil paper again starting with the Single Pack Blisters, resulting in Smoliv and Growlithe being available in both Smooth and Pixel Cosmos Holofoil—something not seen since the Plasma Storm Rerelease and Kanto Two Pack Blisters in the XY Series. In a similar vein, the Arboliva, Pawmot, Armarouge, and Dondozo cards feature the Sword & Shield Series-style Line Holofoil, different to that of their in-set Mirage Holofoil prints.
The Cosmos Holofoil transition saw more cards printed using both styles as new products were released, most notably on those associated with the special 151 expansion. The transition appeared to be complete by the time Paradox Rift products launched in early November 2023. Merchandise first released prior to the change subsequently began to feature cards with the Pixel-style paper in later production runs. A run of the Paldea Evolved Three Pack Blisters in mid-2024 included Pixel Cosmos Holofoil versions of Varoom.
Promotional cards:
- Smoliv (SVP Promo 023; Pixel or Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Growlithe (SVP Promo 024; Pixel or Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Tinkatink (SVP Promo 025; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Varoom (SVP Promo 026; Pixel or Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Smoliv (Scarlet & Violet 020)
- Dolliv (Scarlet & Violet 022)
- Arboliva (Scarlet & Violet 023; Line Holofoil)
- Charcadet (Scarlet & Violet 039)
- Armarouge (Scarlet & Violet 041; Line Holofoil)
- Dondozo (Scarlet & Violet 061; Line Holofoil)
- Tatsugiri (Scarlet & Violet 062)
- Pawmi (Scarlet & Violet 073)
- Pawmo (Scarlet & Violet 075)
- Pawmot (Scarlet & Violet 076; Line Holofoil)
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Paldea Evolved Elite Trainer Box
The Paldea Evolved Elite Trainer Box was released concurrently with the Paldea Evolved expansion on June 9, 2023, featuring the Paldea first partner Pokémon. A single box came packaged with nine Paldea Evolved booster packs, 65 card sleeves, 45 Basic Energy cards, a Paldea Evolved Player's Guide, six damage counter dice, one competition-legal coin-flip die, two plastic condition markers, four dividers, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Live. Boxes also came with a full-art foil promo card of Pikachu, which was an early purchase bonus for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet in Japan. The online Pokémon Center stores also sold an exclusive Paldea Evolved Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box from the same day. Compared to the standard version, this box included two more Paldea Evolved booster packs and an additional full-art foil promo card featuring Pikachu with a Pokémon Center logo stamp.
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Paldea Evolved Booster Bundle
The Paldea Evolved Booster Bundle released together with the Paldea Evolved expansion on June 9, 2023. Each box included six Paldea Evolved booster packs.
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Paldea Evolved Collector's Kit
The Paldea Evolved Collector's Kit was released together with the Paldea Evolved expansion on June 9, 2023. Each kit came with a paper collector's album for storing cards, a double-sided poster and playmat, and one Paldea Evolved booster pack.
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Paldea Evolved Portfolios
A pair of Ultra Pro fixed-page portfolios was released to coincide with the Paldea Evolved expansion on June 9, 2023. Nine-pocket binders featuring Meowscarada, Skeledirge, and Quaquaval are able to display up to 180 cards. Four-pocket binders featuring Chien-Pao and Ting-Lu are able to display up to 80 standard-sized cards and up to four oversized cards.
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Paldea Legends Tins
The Paldea Legends Tins were released on June 9, 2023, which featured the Legendary Paradox Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon. As with several prior iterations of tins, two designs were available: hexagonal tins packaged with five booster packs, and octagonal tins packaged with four booster packs. The larger hexagonal tins were typically more prevalent in territories such as North America and Oceania, whereas the smaller octagonal tins were more common in Europe—both varieties were available in each market however. Each tin included a promo card of either Koraidon ex or Miraidon ex, as well as a code card that could be used to unlock a digital version of it in Pokémon TCG Live. The promo cards were reprints of Koraidon ex and Miraidon ex from the Scarlet & Violet expansion with alternate artwork exclusive to regions outside Asia at the time. Booster pack selections for the larger tins usually comprised two Paldea Evolved, one Scarlet & Violet, one Silver Tempest, and one Brilliant Stars; pack selections for the smaller tins usually consisted of two Paldea Evolved, one Scalret & Violet, and one Silver Tempest.
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- Miraidon ex (SVP Promo 028)
- Koraidon ex (SVP Promo 029)
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Trainer's Toolkit 2023
June 9, 2023 saw the release of a fourth Trainer's Toolkit. Like its predecessors, this product came with numerous staple cards for deck building. The Toolkit included 58 cards to power up decks, including reprints of Arceus V and Arceus VSTAR from Brilliant Stars with new and exclusive artwork. The box was also packaged with four booster packs (typically two Paldea Evolved, one Scarlet & Violet, and one Silver Tempest), more than 100 Basic Energy cards, 65 card sleeves, a deck builder's guide, six damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, two Special Condition markers, an acrylic VSTAR marker, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. The Toolkit provided one copy of Arceus V and Arceus VSTAR, and two copies of all other cards listed below.
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Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Stadium
The Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Stadium released on June 23, 2023. Each of these two-player kits included a pair of Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Boxes, three more Paldea Evolved booster packs, 121 Basic Energy cards, six damage-counter dice, one competition-legal coin-flip die, and two plastic condition markers.
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Chien-Pao & Tinkaton ex Battle Decks
- Main article: ex Battle Decks—Chien-Pao & Tinkaton (TCG)
The Chien-Pao & Tinkaton ex Battle Decks released on July 14, 2023. Each deck included a ready-to-play 60-card deck, three reference cards, one rules booklet, a single-player playmat, damage counters, a large metallic coin, deck box, strategy sheet, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. The Chien-Pao promo is a reprint of Chien-Pao ex from Paldea Evolved with alternate artwork that had yet to be released in Japan at the time of the deck's launch. Tinkaton originated from the Japanese Clay Burst expansion and was cut from Paldea Evolved during localization and made into an SVP Black Star Promo.
Promotional cards:
- Chien-Pao ex (SVP Promo 030)
- Tinkaton ex (SVP Promo 031)
- Baxcalibur (Paldea Evolved 060; Non Holofoil)
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Annihilape ex Box
The Annihilape ex Box was released on July 14, 2023 and came with an Annihilape ex SVP Black Star Promo, which originated from the Japanese Snow Hazard expansion and was cut from Paldea Evolved during localization. The box also included Pixel Cosmos Holofoil versions of Mankey and Primeape from Paldea Evolved, four booster packs, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. The box featured a new, more compact design and, for the first time since the release of the Garchomp-EX Box in the XY Series, did not come with a Jumbo card. Typical booster pack selections comprised two Paldea Evolved, one Scarlet & Violet, and one Lost Origin.
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- Annihilape ex (SVP Promo 032)
- Mankey (Paldea Evolved 106; Pixel Cosmos Holofoil)
- Primeape (Paldea Evolved 107; Pixel Cosmos Holofoil)
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Obsidian Flames Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Obsidian Flames Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Starting July 28, 2023, retailers began hosting Prerelease Tournaments for the Obsidian Flames expansion and distributed Obsidian Flames Build & Battle Boxes to participants. Each box was packaged with four Obsidian Flames booster packs, a 40-card ready-to-play deck built around one of four possible SVP Black Star Promos, a deck-building tip sheet, and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.
Promotional cards:
- Palafin (SVP Promo 036)
- Cleffa (SVP Promo 037)
- Togekiss (SVP Promo 038)
- Mawile (SVP Promo 039)
- Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 189; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 190; Non Holofoil)
- Palafin (Obsidian Flames 062; Non Holofoil)
- Toxtricity (Obsidian Flames 072; Non Holofoil)
- Togekiss (Obsidian Flames 085; Non Holofoil)
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2023 Back to School merchandise
Two types of product were released on August 4, 2023 in anticipation of the start of a new school year. The first being a Back to School Pencil Case featuring Pikachu and the Paldea first partner Pokémon. Each case came with two booster packs and is capable of storing pens and pencils (which were not included in the product). Secondly, two different Back to School Eraser Blisters were released, which also included two booster packs and came with a Lechonk or Smoliv eraser. Both products came with one Scarlet & Violet booster pack and one Paldea Evolved booster pack.
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Summer 2023 Collector Chest
August 4, 2023 saw the release of a new Collector Chest, featuring artwork of the Paldea Legendary Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon, and Paldea first partner Pokémon Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly. These Pokémon were also portrayed on a number of the chest's contents, including Mirage Holofoil variant cards of the first partner Pokémon, four sticker sheets, a coin featuring either Koraidon or Miraidon, and a mini portfolio. Unlike the previous iteration, this chest did not include a notebook, and instead included an additional booster pack for a total of six (typically two each of Silver Tempest, Scarlet & Violet, and Paldea Evolved). Each chest also came with a Pokémon TCG Live code card.
Promotional cards:
- Sprigatito (Paldea Evolved 013; Mirage Holofoil)
- Fuecoco (Paldea Evolved 034; Mirage Holofoil)
- Quaxly (Paldea Evolved 050; Mirage Holofoil)
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Armarouge, Revavroom & Houndstone Blister
The Armarouge, Revavroom & Houndstone Blister was released on August 4, 2023 and came with three Mirage Holofoil cards sourced straight from the Scarlet & Violet expansion. Blisters were also packaged with a pair of booster packs (one Lost Origin and one Silver Tempest), a Jumbo-sized Fuecoco coin, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.
Promotional cards:
- Armarouge (Scarlet & Violet 041)
- Houndstone (Scarlet & Violet 106)
- Revavroom (Scarlet & Violet 142)
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Obsidian Flames & 151 Hobby Co-Op Marketing Kit
Hobby Co-Op Marketing Kits that contained paraphernalia for the Obsidian Flames expansion and a mini kit for the special 151 expansion could be ordered by eligible TCG retailers to help promote their respective releases. Each kit included:
- A 24" × 36" Fabric Banner featuring Tera Charizard key art.
- A 17" × 22" Double Sided Poster featuring Obsidian Flames key art of Tera Tyranitar and Tera Dragonite.
- A pack of 25 Lenticular Bookmarks featuring Tera Charizard and Tera Dragonite key art.
- A pack of 20 Book Covers/Posters featuring various pieces of Obsidian Flames key artwork.
- A pack of 10 Pens featuring the Obsidian Flames set logo.
- A Lenticular Poster with the 151 set logo and colored Pokémon silhouettes.
- A pack of 5 200-piece jigsaw Puzzles featuring the 151 key artwork.
- A pack of 25 TCG Cardboard Sleeves featuring a border consisting of Kanto Pokémon silhouettes. Each sleeve includes a cardboard stand for display.
- An Open/Closed Sign featuring Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and Snorlax.
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Obsidian Flames Blisters
Obsidian Flames was officially released on August 11, 2023 and its launch was accompanied by a variety of blister packs. Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters featured SVP Black Star Promos previously released as Japanese promo cards (except for Paldean Wooper, which was sourced from the Japanese Ruler of the Black Flame expansion), while the Premium Checklane and Stage 1 Blisters were packaged with straight reprints from the Scarlet & Violet expansion. Pawmi and Paldean Wooper cards could be obtained from Single Pack Blisters; Houndstone and Eevee cards could be found in Three Pack Blisters; and the evolutionary lines of Annihilape and Kingambit were included in Premium Checklane Blisters. The evolutionary lines of Houndstone and Revavroom were included in Stage 1 Blisters, despite their highest Stage Evolution cards also being available in Two Pack Blisters a week prior. All varieties were packaged with a code card for the Pokémon TCG Live, and all except the Three Pack Blisters were packaged with a Jumbo Sprigatito coin.
Initial waves of the Three Pack Blisters included Eevee promo cards printed on Smooth Cosmos Holofoil paper. Later production runs that began to appear on shelves in mid-2024 included cards printed on Pixel Cosmos Holofoil paper following the transition at TPCI's facilities.
Promotional cards:
- Pawmi (SVP Promo 040; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Paldean Wooper (SVP Promo 041; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Houndstone (SVP Promo 042; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Eevee (SVP Promo 043; Pixel or Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Greavard (Scarlet & Violet 104)
- Houndstone (Scarlet & Violet 106)
- Mankey (Scarlet & Violet 107)
- Primeape (Scarlet & Violet 108)
- Annihilape (Scarlet & Violet 109)
- Pawniard (Scarlet & Violet 132)
- Bisharp (Scarlet & Violet 133)
- Kingambit (Scarlet & Violet 134)
- Varoom (Scarlet & Violet 141)
- Revavroom (Scarlet & Violet 142)
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Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer Box
The Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer Box was released together with the Obsidian Flames expansion on August 11, 2023. Featuring Charmander, each box was enclosed with nine Obsidian Flames booster packs, 65 card sleeves, 45 Basic Energy cards, an Obsidian Flames Player's Guide, six damage counter dice, a competition-legal coin-flip die, a pair of plastic Special Condition markers, four dividers, and a Pokémon TCG Live code card. Elite Trainer Boxes were also packaged with a Full Art Charmander promo card, which had yet to be released in Japan at the time. The online Pokémon Center stores also sold an exclusive Obsidian Flames Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box from the same day. Compared to the standard version, this box included two more Obsidian Flames booster packs and an additional copy of the Charmander promo card bearing a Pokémon Center logo stamp.
Promotional cards:
- Charmander (SVP Promo 044)
- Charmander (SVP Promo 044; Pokémon Center stamp)
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Obsidian Flames Booster Bundle
The Obsidian Flames Booster Bundle released together with the Obsidian Flames expansion on August 11, 2023. Each box included six Obsidian Flames booster packs.
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Obsidian Flames Collector's Kit
The Obsidian Flames Collector's Kit was released together with the Obsidian Flames expansion on August 11, 2023. Each kit came with a paper collector's album for storing cards, a double-sided poster and playmat, and one Obsidian Flames booster pack.
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Obsidian Flames Portfolios
A pair of Ultra Pro fixed-page portfolios was released to coincide with the Obsidian Flames expansion on August 11, 2023. Nine-pocket binders featuring a Terastallized Charizard and Terastallized Dragonite are able to display up to 180 cards. Four-pocket binders featuring Terastallized Tyranitar and Revavroom are able to display up to 80 standard-sized cards and up to four oversized cards.
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Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Three
- Main article: Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Three (TCG)
The third series of Play! Pokémon Prize Packs began to be given out at qualified Play! Pokémon retailers from August 14, 2023 in tandem with Pokémon World Championships Series Celebration Tournaments.[6] Series Three comprises 163 different cards sourced from Brilliant Stars through to Scarlet & Violet, plus a handful of SVP Black Star Promos and cards from the Pokémon GO and Crown Zenith special expansions. All cards bear the Play! Pokémon logo and Holofoil versions of non-Rule Box cards are Pixel Cosmos Holofoil. Each Series Three Prize Pack contains six cards and has a design featuring Origin Forme Palkia, Arceus, and Origin Forme Dialga.
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August 2023 Pokémon Center accessories
Four different TCG accessory collections were launched on the online Pokémon Center stores on August 16, 2023.
Great Wave Pikachu & Friends collection: These items utilize an illustration created for a Japanese Design merchandise campaign that began in Japan on July 29, 2017. The artwork pays homage to The Great Wave off Kanagawa woodblock print by Hokusai and features Mt. Silver in place of Mount Fuji, as well as several Generation I and II Pokémon.
- Great Wave Pikachu & Friends Double Deck Box
- Great Wave Pikachu & Friends Playmat
- Great Wave Pikachu & Friends Sleeves
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Luxray Limitless Lightning collection: These items feature art deco-inspired motifs with Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, and bolts of electricity.
- Luxray Limitless Lightning Double Deck Box
- Luxray Limitless Lightning Playmat
- Luxray Limitless Lightning Sleeves
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Rapidash Flames & Fairies collection: The items in this line feature Rapidash and Galarian Rapidash on crystalline backgrounds comprising warm and cool colors.
- Rapidash Flames & Fairies Double Deck Box}}
- Rapidash Flames & Fairies Playmat
- Rapidash Flames & Fairies Rapidash Sleeves
- Rapidash Flames & Fairies Galarian Rapidash Sleeves
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Rayquaza Among the Stars collection: These products feature outlines of the Legendary Sky High Rayquaza set against a sea of stars.
- Rayquaza Among the Stars Double Deck Box
- Rayquaza Among the Stars Playmat
- Rayquaza Among the Stars Sleeves
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