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Japanese: Single Strike Master • Rapid Strike Master
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Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Battle Styles (Japanese: 一撃マスターSingle Strike Master and 連撃マスターRapid Strike Master) is the name given to the fifth main expansion of cards from the Sword & Shield Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (the Sword & Shield Era in Japan). The set continues to feature Generation VIII, Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX in the card game.
Battle Styles is the name given to the fifth main expansion of the Sword & Shield Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as the Single Strike Master · Rapid Strike Master dual sets that make up the fifth expansion block in the Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Era. It is based on Pokémon Sword and Shield and The Isle of ArmorExpansion Pass, featuring Generation VIII Pokémon and the Wushu Pokémon Urshifu in both of its forms. The English expansion will be released on March 19, 2021, while the Japanese expansion will be released on January 22, 2021.
The Battle Styles expansion is the first expansion to feature two new variants of cards: Single Strike and Rapid Strike. Single Strike cards deliver powerful, hard-hitting attacks that can Knock Out an opponent in a single blow. Rapid Strike cards use sneaky, and technical attacks.
Single Strike Master (Chinese: 一撃大師Single Strike Master) and Rapid Strike Master (Chinese: 連擊大師Continuous Strike Master) will be released on January 29, 2021 in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They contain the same cards and feature the same numbering as the Japanese release.
Set lists
Battle Styles
No.
Mark
Card name
Type
Rarity
Promotion
025/163
[[Image:RegMarkEmboar.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Emboar]]
Fire
Promotion
037/163
[[Image:RegMarkOctillery.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Octillery]]
Water
Promotion
040/163
[[Image:RegMarkEmpoleon.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Empoleon]]
Water
Promotion
077/163
[[Image:RegMarkMienshao.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Mienshao]]