Complete Guide to Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals

Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals, the expansion that pits great rivals like Team Rocket against your favorite trainers, arrives on May 30, 2025. With over 240 cards, including 17 Pokémon ex, 83 Team Rocket cards, and 6 hyper rare gold-etched cards, Destined Rivals promises to revolutionize your Pokémon TCG duels.

What is Destined Rivals?

Destined Rivals celebrates iconic rivalries with:

• 182 regular cards in the main set.
• +240 total cards including secret rare and hyper rare.
• 83 Team Rocket cards with admin and grunt Pokémon.
• 17 Pokémon ex (10 Trainer’s Pokémon ex).
• 23 illustration rare and 11 special illustration rare.
• 6 hyper rare gold-etched.

Prerelease and release dates

• Prerelease: May 17–25, 2025 (Marnie and Steven Rival Battle Decks available from May 16, 2025).
• Official Release: May 30, 2025.

Top 7 must-have Destined Rivals cards

1. Cynthia’s Garchomp ex: powerful “Garchomp Revival” that retrieves Pokémon from the discard pile.
2. Prismatic Rival Charizard V: “Flare Reign” attack that ignores resistances.
3. Pikachu & Zekrom GX: fast electric combo with “Full Voltage GX”.
4. Reshiram & Charizard GX: fire/dragon duo with “Outrageous Flame”.
5. Mewtwo VMAX: hand control with “Super Psy Bolt”.
6. Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex: rare illustration that offers “Shadow Bind”.
7. Hot Wind Arena: subset with fan-favorite trainers like Cynthia and Arven.

Strategies and recommended decks

• Electric GX/V deck: Pikachu & Zekrom GX + dual energies for speed.
• Metal combat deck: Lucario & Melmetal VMAX + steel search cards.
• Psychic control deck: Mewtwo VMAX + draw and discard opponent's cards.
• Fire/dragon deck: Reshiram & Charizard GX + support with volcanic.

Where to buy Destined Rivals online in Spain

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