The Pokémon Company International announced on August 22nd, 2024 that a new expansion for the bestselling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Scarlet & Violet Surging Sparks, would be available beginning November 8th, 2024, at participating retailers worldwide, including the Pokémon Centers.
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New Pokemon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Coming Soon, Featuring Powerful Stellar Tera Pikachu ex and Dragon-type Pokémon
New Pokémon TCG: Grand Adventure Collection, created in collaboration with “Pokémon Horizons: The Series,” Launching Soon
Aug. 22, 2024 — Today, The Pokémon Company International announced that a new expansion for the bestselling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks, will be available beginning Nov. 8, 2024, at participating retailers worldwide, including Pokémon Center, the premier online destination for official Pokémon merchandise.
The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks introduces players to more beautifully radiant Stellar Tera Pokémon ex, including Pikachu ex with its strikingly powerful Topaz Bolt attack. In this expansion, players can collect and battle with cards themed around the Terarium — an artificial paradise first introduced in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk DLC for the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games—and discover the towering Alolan Exeggutor ex in its Stellar form alongside other powerful Dragon-type Pokémon. In addition, players can also discover Latias ex and Archaludon ex as well as new ACE SPEC cards, which continue to bring a twist to Pokémon TCG.
Noteworthy cards from the expansion include:
- Eight ACE SPEC cards
- Eight Stellar Tera Pokémon ex and nine Tera Pokémon ex
- 23 illustration rare Pokémon
- 11 special illustration rare Pokémon and Supporter cards
- Six hyper rare gold etched cards
Players can find Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and special collections at Pokémon Center and participating retailers worldwide. Select products from the expansion are now available for preorder at Pokémon Center in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., including the Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box.
Pokémon TCG players will have the opportunity to play with Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks before launch by attending one of the many Prerelease tournaments held as part of the Play! Pokémon program, taking place beginning Oct. 26 at participating independent retailers.
Ahead of the release of the tabletop version, Trainers will be able to play with Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks digitally starting Nov. 7, 2024, via the Pokémon TCG Live app for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows devices. Trainers can collect and battle with new Stellar Tera Pokémon ex and receive in-game bonuses when logging in to the app.
In addition, fans can look forward to the all-new Pokémon TCG: Grand Adventure Collection, launching beginning Nov. 15, 2024, at participating retailers — including Pokémon Center in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Created in collaboration with “Pokémon Horizons: The Series,” the Pokémon TCG: Grand Adventure Collection features the series’ dual protagonists Liko and Roy and their respective partner Pokémon Sprigatito and Fuecoco; four Scarlet & Violet Series booster packs; and two promo cards plus an oversize card, each featuring the “Pokémon Horizons: The Series” logo.
Trainers in the U.S. can watch the latest “Pokémon Horizons: The Series” episodes exclusively on Netflix, with Part 3 available now. The latest trailer can be found on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. For more information, please visit
Pokemon.com/Horizons.
https://press.pokemon.com/en/releases/MEDIA-ALERT-New-Pokemon-Trading-Card-Game-Scarlet-VioletSurging-Sparks
Get the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Build & Battle Box Early
Enjoy quick games and powerful promo cards with the Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Build & Battle Box.
The latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks, arrives November 8, 2024, but you can visit your local game store to play with it early! Starting October 26, 2024, select retailers will begin selling the Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Build & Battle Box, giving fans a chance to have a Prerelease battle and experience the latest expansion before its official release date. To find a Prerelease event near you, be sure to use the Event Locator.
The Prerelease format allows players to compete using a 40-card deck with four Prize cards set aside at the start of play, as opposed to a 60-card deck with six Prize cards. This format is perfect for introducing new players to the exciting world of the Pokémon TCG with quick, fun games, and it also gives seasoned players a window into all that Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks has to offer. Due to the limited card pool and the variance of cards that can be acquired in a Build & Battle Box, Prerelease events are also a great opportunity to flex your creative deck-building muscles.
Each Build & Battle Box includes four Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks booster packs, a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets, as well as one of four unique foil promo cards to boost your Prerelease deck. Depending on which promo card you get, you could add the chilly Chien-Pao, the electrifying Magneton, the gargantuan Gouging Fire, and the serene Indeedee. Whichever promo card you end up with, it will certainly shape your Prerelease strategy!
Source:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-the-pokemon-tcg-scarlet-violet-surging-sparks-build-battle-box-early
Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box
The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box was available at hobby shops and local retailers where Pokémon TCG products are sold on November 8th, 2024.
Terawatts of electricity crash down from the sky in a tropical paradise, setting the stage for the supercharged Pikachu ex! With the power of a Stellar Tera Pokémon ex, it lights up the shoreline, revealing a parade of dragon Pokémon led by the towering Alolan Exeggutor ex! Archaludon ex and Latias ex round out the horde, while new ACE SPEC cards and more new Pokémon ex bring surprises of their own. Currents crackle and dragons roar in the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks expansion!
The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box includes:
- 9 Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks booster packs
- 1 full-art foil promo card featuring Magneton
- 65 card sleeves
- 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
- A player’s guide to the Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks expansion
- 6 damage-counter dice
- 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
- 2 plastic condition markers
- A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
- A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
Source:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/scarlet-violet-surging-sparks-elite-trainer-box