Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box (TCG)

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Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box
SWSH3 Build Battle Box.jpg
Box art
Expansion Darkness Ablaze
Types used GrassLightningDarknessWaterColorless

The Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box was a special product intended for distribution at Prerelease Tournaments for the Darkness Ablaze expansion. These tournaments were set to be held on the two weekends prior to the release of the expansion: August 1-2 and 8-9, 2020, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all official events remained on hold. Retailers in the Prerelease Program who were eligible to host Rebel Clash Prerelease Tournaments retained their eligibility for this expansion and were permitted to sell boxes from August 1.

Each Build & Battle Box included a 23-card Evolution pack that incorporated one of four specially stamped Prerelease cards, as well as four Darkness Ablaze booster packs. The Prerelease cards for the Darkness Ablaze expansion were Decidueye, Arctozolt, Hydreigon, and Kangaskhan. Each of these cards were supplemented with a group of other Pokémon that shared their respective types.

Build & Battle Boxes could include exclusive Non Holofoil versions of Holofoil cards from the Darkness Ablaze expansion: Tapu Koko and Darkrai. Kangaskhan was initially exclusive but was later made available in the Galarian Darmanitan Theme Deck. They could also provide a re-release of Non Holofoil Sword & Shield Professor's Research originally from the Sword & Shield Build & Battle Box.

Box structure

Section 1

Each box included two of the following four different groups of Pokémon cards, with one group always coinciding with the Prerelease promo.

Decidueye group
No. Mark Card Type Quantity
011/189 D Rowlet Grass
012/189 D Dartrix Grass
148/189 D Ducklett Colorless
149/189 D Swanna Colorless
179/202 D Quick Ball I
159/189 D Bird Keeper Su


Arctozolt group
No. Mark Card Type Quantity
065/189 D Dracozolt Lightning
061/189 D Tapu Koko Lightning
167/189 D Rare Fossil I
163/202 D Evolution Incense I
163/189 D Kabu Su

Kangaskhan group
No. Mark Card Type Quantity
133/189 D Kangaskhan Colorless
045/189 D Vanillite Water
046/189 D Vanillish Water
047/189 D Vanilluxe Water
166/189 D Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing Su


Hydreigon group
No. Mark Card Type Quantity
108/189 D Deino Darkness
109/189 D Zweilous Darkness
110/189 D Hydreigon Darkness
105/189 D Darkrai Darkness
165/189 D Piers Su


Section 2

Each box also included four random Supporter cards from the following, with no more than two copies of a particular card.

Supporter cards
No. Mark Card Type Quantity
165/202 D Hop Su 0-2×
178/202 D Professor's Research Su 0-2×
158/192 D Dan Su 0-2×
161/192 D Milo Su 0-2×
167/192 D Sonia Su 0-2×



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