Astral Radiance Set List

The Astral Radiance set contains 246 total cards: 189 in the base set, 27 secret rare, and 30 Trainer Gallery cards. Check out the complete set list!

Pokemon Astral Radiance is the 10th expansion set in the Sword & Shield Series. The set contains 246 cards: 189 in the base set, 27 secret rare cards, and 30 Trainer Gallery cards. Astral Radiance continues the VSTAR mechanic introduced in the previous set – Brilliant Stars… but adds yet another mechanic with the introduction of Radiant Pokemon. Radiant Pokemon are basic Pokemon with powerful attacks and abilities. Because of this, players are only allowed 1 Radiant Pokemon in their deck.

This set also includes a 30 card Trainer Gallery subset, similar to the Brilliant Stars set. The cards are numbered starting with TG, for example, TG01/TG30, TG02/TG30, etc. There are no secret rare cards in the Trainer Gallery subset. All the cards in the Trainer Gallery depict a trainer and a Pokemon in their full art glory.

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Brilliant Stars Set List

The Brilliant Stars set contains 216 total cards: 172 in the base set, 14 secret rare, and 30 Trainer Gallery cards. Check out the complete set list!

Pokemon Brilliant Stars is the 9th expansion set in the Sword & Shield Series. The set contains 216 cards: 172 in the base set, 14 secret rare cards, and 30 Trainer Gallery cards. Brilliant Stars is the first set to introduce the VSTAR mechanic to the game… giving Pokemon special VSTAR powers.

The Trainer Gallery is a subset of the Brilliant Stars set. It contains 30 cards that are numbered starting with TG, for example, TG01/TG30, TG02/TG30, etc. There are no secret rare cards in the Trainer Gallery subset. Each full art card in this subset contains a Pokemon with their Trainer, similar to cards in the Cosmic Eclipse expansion set.

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McDonald’s 2022 Pokemon Set List

The 2022 McDonald’s Pokemon set contains 15 cards (each with a holo and non-holo version), spinner, and coin. See the complete set checklist and market values!

The 2022 McDonald’s Pokemon set, officially named “Match Battle”, contains 15 cards that come in holo and non-holo versions. Buy a Happy Meal at McDonald’s and receive a random four pack of cards, a cardboard spinner, and coin. The cards can be used to play a modified game of Pokemon, where players use the spinner and coin to determine the outcome of the battle.

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Fusion Strike Set List

The Fusion Strike set contains 284 cards; including many new Fusion Strike, Pokemon V, VMAX, and secret rare cards. Check out the complete set list!

Pokemon Fusion Strike is the 8th expansion set in the Sword & Shield Series. There are 284 cards in the set… 264 cards in the base set, plus 20 secret rare cards. This set introduces “Fusion Strike” cards, identified by the graphical label overtop the card art. This new game mechanic allows players to combine cards to create powerful new attacks. In addition to the new Fusion Strike cards, this set contains the new Single Strike and Rapid Strike cards, powerful V and VMAX, and many cool trainer and secret rare cards.

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Celebrations Set List

The Pokemon Celebrations set contains 50 cards, 25 in the base set and 25 Classic Collection reprints. See the complete set checklist and current market prices.

The Pokemon Celebrations set is a special expansion set in the Sword & Shield Series released on the 25th anniversary of the trading card game. There are two subsets that make up the Celebrations set… a 25 card base set and a 25 card reprint set they’re calling the “Classic Collection”.

Cards in the base set have their own set symbol and are numbered 001 through 025, while cards in the classic collection have their original card numbers and set symbols. The Classic Collection is comprised of reprints of famous and valuable cards from the past. The reprints in the Classic Collection are easy to identify by the big yellow 25th anniversary logo next to the character window.

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Evolving Skies Set List

The Pokemon Evolving Skies set contains 237 cards, including many valuable V, VMAX, and secret rare holo cards. Check out the complete Evolving Skies set list!

Pokemon Evolving Skies is the 7th expansion set in the Sword & Shield Series. This set contains 203 cards in the base set, and 34 secret rare cards, for a total of 237. There are some very collectible cards in this set… loads of V, VMAX, and Dragon Type Pokemon… many of which are valuable!

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