“Destined Rivals” Set Guide: Full Card List, Products, Store Promos, and More!
Prepare for trouble! We now have the full English set list for Destined Rivals!
The set will release on May 30th. Prereleases will take place from May 17th to May 25th.
The set contains 244 cards: 182 cards in the main set and 62 secret rares. It features Owner's Pokemon for Team Rocket, Misty, Ethan, Steven, Cynthia, Marnie, and Arven.
Our set sources its cards from Japan’s The Glory of Team Rocket, Heat Wave Arena, and the Marnie and Steven decks. It also contains the October 2024 Gym promos, including Hippopotas, Hippowdon, TM Machine, and Rabsca ex (along with a reprinted Rellor to make it playable).
The Illustration Rare of Team Rocket's Wobbuffet has been cut from our set and turned into a promo for the Elite Trainer Box. Marnie's Morpeko and Steven's Beldum have also been cut and put into the Marnie and Steven Rival Battle Decks.
This is the first time in years our set doesn't feature prerelease promos with alternate art. They are all direct reprints from the set with a stamp. Our prerelease promos always pull their artwork from Japan's annual "High Class Pack" set, so this may indicate there isn't one this year, perhaps because the Mega Evolution block starts in the fall rather than January.
Thanks goes to Steffenka for compiling the set list!
"Destined Rivals" Card List
"Destined Rivals" Store Promos
The GameStop promo will be Team Rocket's Zapdos while the Best Buy promo will be Team Rocket's Articuno. As usual, you will need to spend $15 or more to receive them. Each promo will feature a special stamp.
In Australia and New Zealand, Team Rocket’s Zapdos will be available at EB Games.
In Southeast Asia, Team Rocket's Zapdos will be the promo with a set stamp instead of the Gamestop stamp.
The Pokemon Center is offering an exclusive Team Rocket's Tyranitar promo with a Pokemon Center stamp. You can get the promo if you purchase $15 of items from this category. The promotion will last until June 30th.
"Destined Rivals" English Products
"Destined Rivals" Artwork
Upcoming Sets
Our next English sets are Black Bolt & White Flare, which will be our first-ever split sets. They will release on July 18th as two special sets. Combined, they will feature all 156 Unova Pokemon. In Japan, they will release on June 6th.
The following sets are slated to release in Japan:
- June 6th: Black Bolt and White Flare featuring all 156 Unova Pokemon.
- August 1st: Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia featuring Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex.
- September 5th: Two preconstructed decks named “Starter Set Mega Gengar ex” and “Starter Set Mega Diancie ex.”
- September 26th: Inferno X featuring Mega Charizard X.