Sword & Shield TCG Series merchandise
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Pokémon Trading Card Game merchandise associated with the eighth generation core series games began to be released in October 2019, promoting some of the new Pokémon that would feature in Pokémon Sword and Shield. The Sword & Shield Series began in earnest the following month with the launch of the games and the release of TCG products showcasing new cards and mechanics. The following is a chronological list of TCG-related items made available during the Series.
October 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
Promoting the then-upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield video games were two lines of merchandise featuring the Galar first partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. The items were available exclusively from the online Pokémon Center store starting October 10, 2019.
Galar Friends Collection: These items feature Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble surrounded respectively by motifs of leaves, flames, and waves. A single-player Galar Friends Playmat was the sole TCG item released as part of this collection.
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Galar First Partner Collection: The items in this assortment feature Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble on appropriately-colored banners bearing their names. One TCG accessory was included in this product line—a Galar First Partner Playmat.
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November 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
Two collections were launched on the Pokémon Center website on November 1, 2019 that included TCG accessories.
Eevee Can't Wait Collection: Two neoprene playmats were released as part of this collection, which feature various lines, geometric shapes, an Eevee, and icons representing its eight evolutions.
- Eevee Can't Wait Sage Playmat
- Eevee Can't Wait Black Playmat
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Pokémon Holiday Lights Collection: This line contained many festive decorations, items of winter clothing, and greeting cards. The only TCG paraphernalia was a Pokémon Holiday Lights Playmat, which features Pokémon gathered around a snow-covered Christmas tree—including the Galar first partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.
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Galar Collection
The first products of the Sword & Shield TCG Series were a trio of Galar Collection boxes, released on November 15, 2019 in conjunction with the worldwide launch of the Pokémon Sword and Shield video games. The three collections featured the Galar region's first partner Pokémon—Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble—and included Line Holofoil prints of all three. The focal Pokémon of each box was included as a SWSH Black Star Promotional card, while the other two first partner Pokémon were sourced from the then upcoming Sword & Shield expansion. Each collection also included an oversized card featuring either Zacian or Zamazenta as a teaser for the Pokémon V mechanic and their appearance as the game mascots for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, respectively. These cards lacked the Pokémon's type, Weakness, Resistance, Retreat Cost, Ability, Energy cost, and Evolution Stage. In addition to the showcased cards, each box contained four booster packs (typically two Cosmic Eclipse, one Unbroken Bonds, and one Evolutions), a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and a pin of the focal first partner Pokémon.
Promotional cards:
- Grookey (SWSH Promo 001; Line Holofoil)
- Scorbunny (SWSH Promo 002; Line Holofoil)
- Sobble (SWSH Promo 003; Line Holofoil)
- Grookey (Sword & Shield 011; Line Holofoil)
- Scorbunny (Sword & Shield 031; Line Holofoil)
- Sobble (Sword & Shield 055; Line Holofoil)
- Zacian V (Sword & Shield 138; redacted Jumbo)
- Zamazenta V (Sword & Shield 139; redacted Jumbo)
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Ultra Pro Great Ball accessories
Ultra Pro released a third wave of Poké Ball-themed products on November 30, 2019, all of which feature a Great Ball design.
Deck box: Each Great Ball Full View Deck Box is designed with a self-locking lid and can hold up to 80 cards in sleeves. A bonus deck divider is included for organization.
Playmat: Each single-player Great Ball Playmat provides a sufficient area to set cards ready for a match.
Sleeves: Each pack of Great Ball Sleeves contains 65 card protector sleeves.
Binders: Four types of binder were available offering different card storage solutions.
- Great Ball 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Great Ball 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Great Ball 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Great Ball 2" Album
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Meowth VMAX Special Collection
The first product to feature a Pokémon VMAX was the Meowth VMAX Special Collection, released on January 3, 2020. It featured the Scratch Cat Pokémon on promotional Meowth V and Meowth VMAX cards, the latter depicting its Gigantamax form and coming in regular and Jumbo sizes. Each box also came with five booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Meowth V (SWSH Promo 004)
- Meowth VMAX (SWSH Promo 005)
- Meowth VMAX (SWSH Promo 005; Jumbo)
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Sword & Shield Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Sword & Shield Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Prerelease Tournaments for the first expansion of the Series, Sword & Shield, were held on the weekends of January 25–26 and February 1–2, 2020 and offered people the opportunity to experience play with the latest changes and mechanics. Participants were given a Sword & Shield Build & Battle Box upon paying their entry fee and were required to use the cards in them to construct a 40-card deck to use throughout the event. Each box contained a 23-card Evolution pack comprising different card selections, which included one exclusive alternate-art SWSH Black Star Promo card, as well as four Sword & Shield booster packs. Boxes were later made available to purchase at retail stores from February 21, 2020.
Promotional cards:
- Rillaboom (SWSH Promo 006)
- Frosmoth (SWSH Promo 007)
- Galarian Perrserker (SWSH Promo 008)
- Cinccino (SWSH Promo 009)
- Rillaboom (Sword & Shield 024; Non Holofoil)
- Inteleon (Sword & Shield 058; Non Holofoil)
- Galarian Obstagoon (Sword & Shield 119; Non Holofoil)
- Marnie (Sword & Shield 169; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
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February 2020 Pokémon Center accessories
The Eevee Sweet Choices Collection consisted of numerous Eevee-themed items and became available to purchase from the Pokémon Center website on February 3, 2020 in the build-up to Valentine's Day. The Eevee Sweet Choices Playmat was among the items in the collection, which also included bags and wallets. All items largely feature the Evolution Pokémon accompanied with cupcakes resembling its multiple evolved forms.
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Sword & Shield Theme Decks
The Sword & Shield expansion was released on February 7, 2020, and with it came three Theme Decks: the Rillaboom Theme Deck, the Cinderace Theme Deck, and the Inteleon Theme Deck. These decks were themed around the Stage 2 Evolutions of the Galar first partner Pokémon: Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon. Each deck included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, in addition to damage counters, a coin, a playmat, a deck box, a rules booklet, an information sheet, and a code card to unlock the deck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. A new addition to Sword & Shield Series Theme Decks was reference cards; each deck included three cards that detail Special Conditions and what a player can do on their turn.
Promotional cards:
- Rillaboom (Sword & Shield 015; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
- Cinderace (Sword & Shield 036; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
- Inteleon (Sword & Shield 059; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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Sword & Shield Blisters
Two pairs of blister packs were released alongside the Sword & Shield expansion on February 7, 2020. Single Pack Blisters contained one Sword & Shield booster pack and either a Gossifleur or a Wooloo SWSH Black Star Promo card, while Three Pack Blisters contained three Sword & Shield booster packs and either Morpeko or Galarian Ponyta promo cards. Both products also included one of several possible collectible coins and a TCGO code card.
In March 2020, two new blister packs were made available. They included a single Sword & Shield booster pack and featured a two-stage evolutionary chain from Unified Minds (Type: Null and Silvally in one, Wimpod and Golisopod in the other), with the Stage 1 Pokémon in them being Cosmos Holofoil. A Sceptile coin and a TCGO code card for the exclusive Holofoil variant were also contained in them.
Promotional cards:
- Gossifleur (SWSH Promo 010)
- Wooloo (SWSH Promo 011)
- Morpeko (SWSH Promo 012)
- Galarian Ponyta (SWSH Promo 013)
- Wimpod (Unified Minds 50)
- Golisopod (Unified Minds 51; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Type: Null (Unified Minds 183)
- Silvally (Unified Minds 184; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Sword & Shield Elite Trainer Box
Released alongside the Sword & Shield expansion were a pair of Elite Trainer Boxes, featuring Crowned Sword Zacian and Crowned Shield Zamazenta. Within each box came eight booster packs, 65 card sleeves and four dividers decorated with the featured Legendary Pokémon, six damage counter dice and one coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, a stock of basic Energy cards, a Sword & Shield Player's Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Sword & Shield Collector's Album
The Sword & Shield Collector's Album was also released on February 7, 2020. It features Zacian and Zamazenta on its front and reverse cover, respectively and included one Sword & Shield booster pack. Each album can hold up to 60 cards double-loaded.
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Sword & Shield Portfolios
A pair of card portfolios manufactured by Ultra Pro was released alongside the Sword & Shield expansion on February 7, 2020. The 4-pocket, 10-page folder features Zacian while the 9-pocket, 14-page folder features Zamazenta.
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Ultra Pro First Partner accessories
Ultra Pro released multiple sets of merchandise on February 15, 2020, all focusing on first partner Pokémon: Charizard, Squirtle, and the three Galar first partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. The items featuring Charizard and Squirtle were announced first and each of them use Ken Sugimori artwork superimposed on a larger, single-color profile. The items depicting the Galar first partner Pokémon all have an appropriately-colored Poké Ball graphic containing their TCG type symbols.
Deck boxes: Each deck box can hold up to 80 cards in sleeves and are secured shut with a full flap self-locking cover. Each box also came with a divider bearing the same design for organization.
- Charizard Full View Deck Box
- Squirtle Full View Deck Box
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Grookey Full View Deck Box
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Scorbunny Full View Deck Box
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Sobble Full View Deck Box
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Playmats: Each playmat provides a surface for a single player to conduct a match with a fabric top and a non-slip rubber backing.
- Charizard Playmat
- Squirtle Playmat
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Playmat
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Sleeves: Each pack contains 65 card sleeves.
- Charizard Sleeves
- Squirtle Sleeves
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Grookey Sleeves
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Scorbunny Sleeves
- Galar First Partner Pokémon Sobble Sleeves
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Binders: Several types of binder were available, offering different display solutions for cards. Four-pocket portfolios could hold up to 80 cards double-loaded; nine-pocket portfolios could hold up to 180 cards double-loaded; and 2" Album binders could be used to store many cards using three-ring punched storage pages. Another set of binders was available later in the year.
- Charizard 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Charizard 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Charizard 2" Album
- Squirtle 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Squirtle 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Squirtle 2" Album
- Galar First Partner Pokémon 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Galar First Partner Pokémon 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Galar First Partner Pokémon 2" Album
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Sword & Shield Mini Packs
Dollar Tree continued to carry the 3-card variant Mini Packs as the TCG began a new Series. These packs started to appear in stores in late February 2020, less than a month after the Sword & Shield expansion was officially released. Each pack was sold at a price point of one dollar and contained one Common card, one Uncommon card, and any other one card from the Sword & Shield expansion, including Parallel Holofoil, Ultra Rare, Rainbow Rare, and Secret Rare cards. These were the first Mini Packs not to include an advertisement card.
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Galar Partners Tins
The Galar Partners Tins were released on February 27, 2020 and feature the Galar first partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. Two regional sets of tins were available; both sets included a Pokémon V promotional card portraying the final evolution of the Pokémon on each tin and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The North American tins were the same shape as those first used for the Tag Team Tins and came with five booster packs. Tins available outside North America were the more long-standing octagonal shape and only came with four booster packs.
Promotional cards:
- Rillaboom V (SWSH Promo 014)
- Cinderace V (SWSH Promo 015)
- Inteleon V (SWSH Promo 016)
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Toxtricity V Box
The Toxtricity V Box was one of several products to launch on February 27, 2020. It featured the Punk Pokémon Toxtricity in its Low Key Form as both a regular-sized and a Jumbo-sized Pokémon V card. Each box also came with four booster packs (typically two Sword & Shield, one Cosmic Eclipse, and one Evolutions) and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Toxtricity V (SWSH Promo 017)
- Toxtricity V (SWSH Promo 017; Jumbo)
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Poké Ball Tins Series 4
February 27, 2020 also saw the release of the first series of Poké Ball Tins during the Sword & Shield Series, and the fourth overall. Series 4 tins featured two new designs—Dive Ball and Ultra Ball—and were packaged in a variety of configurations: some included two Poké Ball Tins, two Dive Ball Tins, and two Ultra Ball Tins; some included one Poké Ball Tin, two Dive Ball Tins, and three Ultra Ball Tins; others included two Poké Ball Tins, one Great Ball Tin, one Dive Ball Tin, and two Ultra Ball Tins. These tins have the production code "H19" and were packaged with three booster packs and a coin. Possible pack selections included one BREAKpoint, one Lost Thunder, and one Burning Shadows; one Evolutions, one Lost Thunder, and one Burning Shadows; or one Ancient Origins, one Burning Shadows, and one Crimson Invasion.
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Trade and Play Kit
Participating stores in several countries hosted Trade and Play events at the end of February 2020 in celebration of Pokémon Day. These events catered for children who were newcomers to the TCG, encouraging them to meet, trade, and battle with others. Much like similar events held in 2019, visitors were given a free Trade and Play Kit while stocks lasted—an oversized booster pack that contained a three-card Fun Pack, an activity sheet, a coin, and a trading guide. The Fun Packs were initially from the Sword & Shield expansion and contained two Common cards plus one Parallel Holofoil card; kits distributed later in the year could include Fun Packs from the Rebel Clash or Darkness Ablaze expansions. Possible coin designs included Orange Frosted Holofoil Lycanroc and Blue Rainbow Holofoil Lucario; later kits could also come with Orange Cracked Ice Holofoil Charizard coins.
The trading guide features A Guide to Trading Cards on one side and a Trading Card Breakdown on the other. A Guide to Trading Cards touches upon rarity and briefly explains what Pokémon V, Pokémon VMAX, Pokémon-GX, Prism Star, and Full Art cards are, as well as advising kit recipients to trade cards that have similar rarities. The Trading Card Breakdown features a typical Pokémon card with annotations, similar to those found in rulebooks, and a type guide. The enclosed activity sheet varied, with possible challenges including:
- Evolutions – Match each Pokémon with the one it evolves into.
- Picture Copy – Copy the image of Scorbunny using the 5×10 grid of squares.
- Silhouette – Identify the silhouettes of the Galar first partner Pokémon.
- Sudoku – Complete the 4×4 Sudoku grid using the remaining Pokémon images.
- Word Search – Find the twelve Galar Pokémon hidden in the letter grid.
The kits were available first in Canada and Australia at participating EB Games stores from February 27,[1][2] followed by distributions in Canadian Toys "R" Us stores and participating Best Buy stores in the United States from February 29.[3] More waves of kits were available at the same retail chains later in the year.
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Spring 2020 Pokémon Center accessories
Two pairs of playmats were available from the US Pokémon Center website in the spring of 2020. On March 27, one pair was released as part of the Graduation Pikachu merchandise collection. Later, the Galar Legendary Collection was released on April 3, which contained another pair.
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Spring 2020 Collector Chest
The first iteration in the Collector Chest product line for the Sword & Shield Series was released on April 3, 2020. It included Holofoil variants of Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble from Sword & Shield, a coin featuring the trio, a notepad, a mini portfolio, five booster packs, and a TCGO code card. This was the first Collector Chest not to include a set of pencils, which were replaced by two sticker sheets for a total of four. Initial releases of the chest included two Sword & Shield packs, one Cosmic Eclipse pack, one Burning Shadows pack, one Evolutions pack, and a Silver Rainbow Holofoil coin. Later shipments from around December 2020 substituted the Silver Rainbow Holofoil coin for a Silver Starlight Holofoil one and replaced the Cosmic Eclipse pack with one from an earlier Sun & Moon Series expansion. Possible packs included Crimson Invasion, Ultra Prism, or Unified Minds.
Promotional cards:
- Grookey (Sword & Shield 010; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Scorbunny (Sword & Shield 030; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Sobble (Sword & Shield 054; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Galar Pals Mini Tins
The Galar Pals Mini Tins were a continuation of the mini tin product line that launched in the Sun & Moon Series. The first quintet of the Sword & Shield Series, and the third overall, was released on April 3, 2020 and collectively featured a Naoki Saito illustration of Pokémon native to the Galar region. Each tin contained two booster packs, a coin, and an art card. The front of the art card features the same illustration segment as the tin it came in, while the reverse features the Pokédex entry of the tin's focal Pokémon. Different coin designs and selections of booster packs could be found in the tins depending on when they were packaged—production codes on the tins provided a rough indication of their contents. Tins released on April 3 could have one of two codes, "K19" or "A20", and could include one pack each of Evolutions and Sword & Shield or one pack each of Burning Shadows and Sword & Shield. Tins released later in 2020 featured the production code "D20" and typically included one pack each of Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield.
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Snorlax Pin Collection
Also released on April 3, 2020 in North America was a pair of pin collections featuring food-focused Pokémon Snorlax and Morpeko. The Snorlax Pin Collection featured the eponymous Pokémon as a SWSH Black Star Promo and on an enamel pin. Three booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online were also included. The collection was released outside North America on June 5, 2020.
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- Snorlax (SWSH Promo 032; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Morpeko Pin Collection
The Morpeko Pin Collection was the other pin collection released on April 3, 2020 in North America. It featured the Two-Sided Pokémon as both a pin and a promo card and also included three booster packs and a TCGO code card. Like its counterpart, it was not available outside North America until June 5, 2020.
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- Morpeko (SWSH Promo 031; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Island Guardians Collector's Pin Blister
On April 16, 2020, a blister pack containing a trio of pins and a pair of booster packs was released. The pins featured three of the four Island guardians—Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini—and had previously been part of the Island Guardians GX Premium Pin Collection. The booster packs included could be from the Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, or XY Series.
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Rebel Clash Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Rebel Clash Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Approved locations were scheduled to host Rebel Clash Prerelease Tournaments on the weekends of April 18–19 and April 25–26, 2020; however, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Play! Pokémon events for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season were canceled. As a result, locations that received Rebel Clash Build & Battle Boxes for distribution were permitted to sell them from April 18; a more general retail release followed on May 1, 2020. Each box contained four Rebel Clash booster packs plus a 23-card Evolution pack, which included one of four exclusive promotional cards.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Flapple (SWSH Promo 022)
- Luxray (SWSH Promo 023)
- Coalossal (SWSH Promo 024)
- Garbodor (SWSH Promo 025)
- Luxray (Rebel Clash 062; Non Holofoil)
- Grimmsnarl (Rebel Clash 125; Non Holofoil)
Rereleased exclusive cards:
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
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Sword & Shield Jumbo Binder
A card binder designed to hold Jumbo cards was first available starting the week of April 26, 2020 during a GameStop purchase campaign. Customers spending $25 or more on select TCG products received the binder and a Jumbo Snorlax VMAX with a Sword & Shield expansion logo stamp. The binder could later be purchased directly from select retailers. It contains six pages, allowing up to twelve Jumbo cards to be held double-loaded. These pages however, are only adequate to store Jumbo cards released as of the Sword & Shield Series.
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Galar Partners Boxes
Exclusive to Walmart stores, a trio of boxes with similar contents to the Galar Partner Tins were released late April or early May. Each box included its eponymous Pokémon as a regular and Jumbo-sized Pokémon V, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Rillaboom V (SWSH Promo 014)
- Rillaboom V (SWSH Promo 014; Jumbo)
- Cinderace V (SWSH Promo 015)
- Cinderace V (SWSH Promo 15; Jumbo)
- Inteleon V (SWSH Promo 016)
- Inteleon V (SWSH Promo 016; Jumbo)
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Rebel Clash Theme Decks
The Rebel Clash expansion was released on May 1, 2020 and brought with it a pair of Theme Decks, each of which focused on one of Pokémon Sword and Shield's box mascots: Zacian and Zamazenta. Each deck included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, 60 fixed cards, a deck box, damage and status counters, a coin, a playmat, a rules booklet, an information sheet, reference cards, and a TCGO code card.
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- Duraludon (Rebel Clash 138; Non Holofoil)
- Zacian (Rebel Clash 139; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
- Zamazenta (Rebel Clash 140; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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Rebel Clash Blisters
The Rebel Clash expansion saw the release of more blister packs on May 1, 2020. Single Pack Blisters included either a promotional Mantine or Noctowl card, while Three Pack Blisters contained either Rayquaza or Duraludon promotional cards. Both products included one of a number of possible coins, though the Lycanroc coin included differed from official product shots.
Another pair of blisters became available in early May at Target stores. Like previous Premium Checklane Blisters, these products focused on three-card evolutionary chains, containing either the Gengar line or Galarian Obstagoon line. Each blister also came with one booster pack and a Lucario coin. Stage 1 Blisters that featured the Boltund and Galarian Perrserker lines were also quietly released at Target stores in mid-May. Unlike prior products, the highest Stage Evolution card was not included as a Cosmos Holofoil variant in any of the Target-exclusive blisters, instead featuring the standard in-set Line Holofoil treatment and therefore no different to those found in booster packs.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Mantine (SWSH Promo 026)
- Noctowl (SWSH Promo 027)
- Duraludon (SWSH Promo 028)
- Rayquaza (SWSH Promo 029)
Rereleased promotional cards:
- Gastly (Sword & Shield 083)
- Haunter (Sword & Shield 084)
- Gengar (Sword & Shield 085)
- Galarian Zigzagoon (Sword & Shield 117)
- Galarian Linoone (Sword & Shield 118)
- Galarian Obstagoon (Sword & Shield 119)
- Yamper (Sword & Shield 073)
- Boltund (Sword & Shield 076)
- Galarian Meowth (Sword & Shield 127)
- Galarian Perrserker (Sword & Shield 128)
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Rebel Clash Elite Trainer Box
Also released on May 1, 2020 with the Rebel Clash expansion was the Rebel Clash Elite Trainer Box. It features the Copperderm Pokémon Copperajah in its Gigantamax form. It contained eight Rebel Clash booster packs, 65 card sleeves and four dividers depicting Copperajah, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, a stock of basic Energy cards, a Rebel Clash Player's Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Rebel Clash Collector's Album
Like previous expansions, a mini collector's album was released to compliment the Rebel Clash expansion on May 1, 2020. Cinderace is featured on the front, while Rillaboom and Inteleon feature on the reverse. Each album has 30 fixed single-pocket pages and came packaged with a Rebel Clash booster pack.
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Rebel Clash Portfolios
Ultra Pro released a pair of card binders for the Rebel Clash expansion on May 1, 2020. One was a ten-page, four-pocket binder and the other was a 14-page, nine-pocket binder.
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Polteageist V Box
Also released May 1, 2020 was the Polteageist V Box. The box featured the Black Tea Pokémon as both a regular and Jumbo-sized promotional card. It also included four booster packs and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Polteageist V (SWSH Promo 021)
- Polteageist V (SWSH Promo 021; Jumbo)
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Sword & Shield Figure Collection
The first figure collection of the Sword & Shield Series was the Sword & Shield Figure Collection, released May 1, 2020. The packaged figure portrays the three Galar first partner Pokémon Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. The collection also included a Full Art Pikachu promotional card alongside four booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Pikachu (SWSH Promo 020)
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Ultra Pro First Partner Pro-Binders
A trio of Ultra Pro Pro-Binders were released on May 15, 2020 featuring the same designs as products available earlier in the year. Each binder includes fixed pages with an embossed low-friction black backing material and side-loading pockets. Binders can be secured shut with an elastic strap and can store up to 360 cards.
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Legends of Galar Tins
A pair of tins was released on May 22, 2020 featuring the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta respectively in their Crowned Sword and Crowned Shield forms. As with the Galar Partner Tins, two versions of the tins were sold in different countries. Those available in North America were hexagonal in shape and came with five booster packs, whereas those sold outside North America were octagonal and came with four booster packs. Both sets of tins contained either a Zacian or Zamazenta Pokémon V promotional card and a code card to unlock it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Zacian V (SWSH Promo 018)
- Zamazenta V (SWSH Promo 019)
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Pikachu & Zekrom-GX League Battle Deck
- Main article: Pikachu & Zekrom-GX League Battle Deck (TCG)
The successor to the Battle Arena Deck line of products was released on May 22, 2020: the League Battle Deck. These decks focus on popular tournament-tried cards and strategies, appealing to advanced players or those wishing to improve their game. Two iterations were released simultaneously, the first being the Pikachu & Zekrom-GX League Battle Deck. It came packaged with a 60-card deck, a deck box, acrylic status and GX markers, six damage counter dice, a competition-legal coin-flip die, a Quick Guide, a rulebook, and a TCGO code card.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Hoopa (Unified Minds 140; Non Holofoil)
- Eelektross (Unified Minds 066; Non Holofoil)
Rereleased promotional cards:
- Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Team Up 033)
- Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX (Unified Minds 054)
- Jirachi (Team Up 099; Non Holofoil)
- Zapdos (Team Up 040; Non Holofoil)
- Erika's Hospitality (Team Up 140; Non Holofoil)
- Marnie (Sword & Shield 169; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
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Reshiram & Charizard-GX League Battle Deck
- Main article: Reshiram & Charizard-GX League Battle Deck (TCG)
The second League Battle Deck released May 22, 2020 was the Reshiram & Charizard-GX League Battle Deck. Like its partner, it contained a deck including three popular Pokémon-GX, a deck box, a Quick Guide and rulebook, acrylic status and GX markers, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, and a TCGO code card.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Volcanion (Unbroken Bonds 025; Non Holofoil)
- Volcanion (Unbroken Bonds 025; Glossy)
Rereleased exclusive cards:
- Reshiram & Charizard-GX (Unbroken Bonds 020)
- Charizard & Braixen-GX (Cosmic Eclipse 022)
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
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Rebel Clash Mini Packs
Three-card Mini Packs for the Rebel Clash expansion started to appear in Dollar Tree stores in late May 2020. These packs, which retailed for $1, included one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the main expansion. Rebel Clash was the final expansion to feature these variant packs.
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Copperajah V Box
Released June 5, 2020 was the Copperajah V Box. It contained the eponymous Pokémon as both a regular and Jumbo-sized Pokémon V card, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Copperajah V (SWSH Promo 030)
- Copperajah V (SWSH Promo 030; Jumbo)
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Trainer's Toolkit
- Main article: Trainer's Toolkit (TCG)
Following the League Battle Decks, another product with competitive play in mind was released on June 26, 2020: the Trainer's Toolkit. It contained two copies each of 26 useful Pokémon, Trainer, and Special Energy cards, including Yellow A Alternate art prints of cards previously exclusive to the Japanese Tag All Stars subset. Additionally, it contained 121 basic Energy cards, four booster packs (typically one Burning Shadows, one Sword & Shield, and two Rebel Clash), 65 sleeves with an exclusive design, seven tournament-legal dice, two Special Condition markers, a manual, and a TCGO code card.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Dedenne-GX (Unbroken Bonds 195a; Alternate art)
- Pokégear 3.0 (Unbroken Bonds 182b; Alternate art)
- Pokémon Communication (Team Up 152b; Alternate art)
- Reset Stamp (Unified Minds 206a; Alternate art)
- Boss's Orders (Rebel Clash 154; Non Holofoil)
Rereleased exclusive cards:
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
- Marnie (Sword & Shield 169; Non Holofoil)
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Poké Ball Tins Series 5
July 3, 2020 saw the release of the fifth series of Poké Ball Tins. Each display included a Poké Ball Tin, a Great Ball Tin, an Ultra Ball Tin, a Premier Ball Tin, and two new Dusk Ball Tins. Each tin came packaged with a coin featuring one of three possible designs and three booster packs. Pack selections in this series comprised either one each of Evolutions, Burning Shadows, and Crimson Invasion or one each of BREAKpoint, Sun & Moon, and Burning Shadows. Possible tin production codes in this series included "A20", "B20", "C20", and "D20".
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July 2020 Pokémon Center accessories
The Pokémon Sports merchandise line was launched on July 9, 2020 through the Pokémon Center, which included numerous items of clothing, drink bottles, lanyards, and one TCG accessory: the Pikachu Pokémon Sports Playmat. This single-player playmat features an emblem of Pikachu in a dynamic pose accompanied with lightning bolt symbols and splashes of red and blue.
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Evolution Celebration & Poké Ball Tin 2-Pack
Two-pack bundles containing products from past Series started appearing at Sam's Club outlets in July 2020. Three main variants were available; each of them came with one of the Evolution Celebration Tins from 2018 in addition to a random Poké Ball Tin from the first four waves. Each variant could contain a Poké Ball Tin, a Quick Ball Tin, a Great Ball Tin, a Premier Ball Tin, an Ultra Ball Tin, or a Dive Ball Tin.
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Collector's Pin Two Pack Blisters
A pair of Two Pack Blisters each containing a previously-released Pokémon pin was released on July 24, 2020. One featured a Mimikyu pin previously found in the Mimikyu Pin Collection, while the other included the Charizard pin originally released in the Charizard-GX Premium Collection. Another pair of blisters was released on December 1, 2020 featuring either an Espeon pin or an Umbreon pin, previously available in the Espeon-GX and Umbreon-GX Premium Collection, respectively. The booster packs from any of these blisters could be from the XY BREAK, Sun & Moon, or Sword & Shield Series. In 2021, a pair of blisters that included pins depicting either the Dusk Mane or Dawn Wings forms of Necrozma began appearing in stores from mid-May. These pins were previously available in the Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma Premium Collections. Pack selections from these blisters typically comprised one Sun & Moon and one Crimson Invasion.
Another pair of blisters was released in late March 2022 that carried pins featuring the Eon Pokémon Latias and Latios. The pins were originally released in the Latias and Latios Dragon Majesty Pin Collections. These blisters typically included one Battle Styles booster pack and one Fusion Strike booster pack. Two more blister packs were available in the latter half of 2022 that contained pins depicting Mythical Pokémon Celebi and Jirachi, previously available in the Celebi and Jirachi Mythical Pokémon Collections from the XY Series. The Jirachi blister was listed for official release on July 1, while the Celebi blister was listed for official release on September 16. These blisters also came with a Battle Styles booster pack and a Fusion Strike booster pack.
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Ultra Prism Three Pack Hanger Box
As part of another Ultra Prism production run, hanger boxes containing three Ultra Prism booster packs were made available in Walmart stores from late July 2020. This production run is notable, as it contained a corrected version of Cyrus ♢ in line with the erratum issued before its initial release.
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Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box (TCG)
With the cancellation of events in the 2020 Play! Pokémon Championship Series, approved locations in the Prerelease Program were permitted to sell Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Boxes from August 1, 2020. Each box came with four Darkness Ablaze booster packs and an Evolution pack that comprised a selection of 23 cards, among which included one of four exclusive SWSH Black Star promotional cards. The boxes received a wider retail release on August 28, 2020.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Decidueye (SWSH Promo 035)
- Arctozolt (SWSH Promo 036)
- Hydreigon (SWSH Promo 037)
- Kangaskhan (SWSH Promo 038)
- Tapu Koko (Darkness Ablaze 061; Non Holofoil)
- Darkrai (Darkness Ablaze 105; Non Holofoil)
- Kangaskhan (Darkness Ablaze 133; Non Holofoil)
Rereleased exclusive cards:
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
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Darkness Ablaze Theme Decks
The Darkness Ablaze expansion was released August 14, 2020, and with it came a pair of Theme Decks, each focused on a Pokémon with a Galarian form: the Galarian Darmanitan Theme Deck and the Galarian Sirfetch'd Theme Deck. Each deck included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, a 60-card deck, a deck box, damage counters and status markers, a coin, a playmat, a rules booklet, an information sheet, reference cards, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Stonjourner (Rebel Clash 111; Non Holofoil)
- Suicune (Darkness Ablaze 037; Non Holofoil)
- Galarian Darmanitan (Darkness Ablaze 044; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
- Galarian Sirfetch'd (Darkness Ablaze 098; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
Rereleased exclusive cards:
- Kangaskhan (Darkness Ablaze 133; Non Holofoil)
- Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178; Non Holofoil)
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Darkness Ablaze Blisters
With the release of Darkness Ablaze expansion on August 14, 2020 came several types of blister pack. The Single Pack Blisters came with either Pikachu or Hatenna SWSH Black Star promotional cards, while the Three Pack Blisters came with either Flareon or Eevee promotional cards. Both products included a collectible coin and a TCGO code card.
A new type of blister, named the Darkness Ablaze Bonus Pack, was also released on the same day. It came with one Darkness Ablaze booster pack and one free booster pack from either Sword & Shield or Rebel Clash. A pair of Premium Checklane Blisters featuring three-card evolutionary chains also shared the same day of release. Unlike previous Premium Checklane Blisters, these were marketed ahead of their release and were more widely available. Each blister included one Darkness Ablaze booster pack, a coin, and a trio of cards featuring either the Grimmsnarl line or the Dragapult line from Rebel Clash. Stage 1 Blisters featuring the Copperajah and Sandaconda lines were also released at Target stores in late August. The Premium Checklane and Stage 1 Blisters similarly included a collectible coin and a code card for the TCGO; the highest Stage Evolution cards in each of them also feature the standard in-set Line Holofoil treatment and are no different to those that could be found in booster packs.
Exclusive promotional cards:
- Pikachu (SWSH Promo 039)
- Hatenna (SWSH Promo 040)
- Flareon (SWSH Promo 041)
- Eevee (SWSH Promo 042)
Rereleased exclusive cards:
- Dreepy (Rebel Clash 089)
- Drakloak (Rebel Clash 090)
- Dragapult (Rebel Clash 091)
- Impidimp (Rebel Clash 123)
- Morgrem (Rebel Clash 124)
- Grimmsnarl (Rebel Clash 125)
- Silicobra (Sword & Shield 107)
- Sandaconda (Sword & Shield 110)
- Cufant (Sword & Shield 136)
- Copperajah (Sword & Shield 137)
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Darkness Ablaze Elite Trainer Box
The Elite Trainer Box for Darkness Ablaze was released on August 14, 2020 in tandem with the expansion. It features the Gigantic Pokémon Eternatus and came packaged with eight Darkness Ablaze booster packs, 65 sleeves, four dividers, seven tournament-legal dice, two acrylic Special Condition markers, a stock of basic Energy cards, a Darkness Ablaze Player's Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Darkness Ablaze Collector's Album
The Darkness Ablaze Collector's Album was released together with the expansion on August 14, 2020. Each album consists of 30 fixed single-pocket pages and features Eternamax Eternatus on the front and Gigantamax Charizard on the reverse. Each album also came packaged with one Darkness Ablaze booster pack.
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Darkness Ablaze Portfolios
Ultra Pro released a pair of card binders for the Darkness Ablaze expansion on August 14, 2020. One was a ten-page, four-pocket binder and the other was a 14-page, nine-pocket binder.
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True Steel Premium Collection
Two different versions of the True Steel Premium Collection were released on August 14, 2020. Both versions included either Zacian or Zamazenta promotional cards, a code card to unlock them in the TCGO, six booster packs, and either Zacian or Zamazenta pins and figures.
Promotional cards:
- Zacian (SWSH Promo 033)
- Zamazenta (SWSH Promo 034)
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Poké Ball Tin 3-Pack
A repackaged product containing three Poké Ball Tin designs saw a quiet release at Costco outlets in early September 2020. It came in three varieties: one with a Poké Ball, a Great Ball, and a Quick Ball Tin; one with a Poké Ball, an Ultra Ball, and a Dive Ball Tin; and one with a Poké Ball, a Dusk Ball, and a Premier Ball Tin.
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Eternatus VMAX Premium Collection
Two different versions of the Eternatus VMAX Premium Collection were released on September 4, 2020: one for sale in North America and another for sale outside North America. Both versions included Eternatus V and Eternatus VMAX promotional cards, a code card to unlock them in the TCGO, an oversized version of the Eternatus VMAX, and an Eternatus pin. The North American version also included six booster packs and a Jumbo Eternatus coin, whereas the International version only included five booster packs and no coin. The booster pack selection in the first production run of the North American version consisted of two Darkness Ablaze, one Rebel Clash, one Sword & Shield, one Burning Shadows, and one Evolutions. International versions included two Darkness Ablaze, one Sword & Shield, one Burning Shadows, and one Steam Siege. Later production runs of the North American version available in early August 2021 included two Battle Styles, one Vivid Voltage, one Darkness Ablaze, one Rebel Clash, and one Sword & Shield.
Promotional cards:
- Eternatus V (SWSH Promo 044)
- Eternatus VMAX (SWSH Promo 045)
- Eternatus VMAX (SWSH Promo 045; Jumbo)
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V Powers Tins
A trio of V Powers Tins featuring Pikachu, Eevee, and Eternatus was made available on September 4, 2020. As with previous main tin releases, two versions of them were initially sold in different countries; both sets contained the showcased Pokémon as a Pokémon V and a code card to unlock it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Tins first available in North America were hexagonal in shape and came with five booster packs, whereas tins first sold outside North America were octagonal and came with four booster packs. Typical pack selections for the North American tins included two Darkness Ablaze, one Rebel Clash, one Sun & Moon, and one Fates Collide; pack selections for international tins usually consisted of two Darkness Ablaze, one Sword & Shield, and one Sun & Moon.
Later shipments of the octagonal tins began to appear in North American stores such as Target from around November 2021 to coincide with Black Friday. These tins had cardboard interior packaging instead of the original plastic and updated pack selections, which comprised one each of Battle Styles, Vivid Voltage, Darkness Ablaze, and Rebel Clash. Another iteration of the hexagonal tins was included in the Costco Pokémon V Tin 4-Pack bundle, which became available in several countries from mid-October 2022. These tins also included updated packs, with possible selections including two Brilliant Stars, one Fusion Strike, and two other packs—either two Evolving Skies, or one Evolving Skies and one Chilling Reign.
Promotional cards:
- Pikachu V (SWSH Promo 063)
- Eternatus V (SWSH Promo 064)
- Eevee V (SWSH Promo 065)
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Pokémon Accents: Unown accessories
Two extra-wide playmats became available to purchase from the Pokémon Center website on September 11, 2020. Each playmat features silhouettes of various Unown letterforms together with confused and surprised Pikachu.
- Pokémon Accents: Unown Dark Gray Large Playmat
- Pokémon Accents: Unown Light Gray Large Playmat
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Champion's Path Elite Trainer Box
The Champion's Path Elite Trainer Box was among the first of many products released for the special Champion's Path expansion on September 25, 2020. As with previous special expansions, booster packs could only be found in specific merchandise. The box features a check pattern containing circles, Poké Balls, and type symbols together with Gigantamax Charizard accented with an orange foil inlay. Each Elite Trainer Box contained ten Champion's Path booster packs, 65 card sleeves, six damage counter dice and one coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, 45 basic Energy cards, a Champion's Path Player's Guide, an exclusive Full Art Charizard V promotional card, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional card:
- Charizard V (SWSH Promo 050)
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Champion's Path Portfolios
Ultra Pro released a pair of card binders for the Champion's Path expansion on September 25, 2020. The four-pocket binders feature Gigantamax Alcremie on the front and Obstagoon on the reverse; each include 10 pages, allowing up to 80 cards to be displayed. Nine-pocket binders feature Gigantamax Drednaw on the front and Dynamax Gardevoir on the reverse; each have 14 pages, allowing the storage of up to 252 double-loaded cards.
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Champion's Path Pin Collection—Turffield Gym
Among the Champion's Path merchandise available from September 25, 2020 was the Champion's Path Pin Collection—Turffield Gym. This product features a check pattern with a green foil inlay and included three Champion's Path booster packs, an alternate-art promotional card featuring Eldegoss as used in Pokémon Sword and Shield by Gym Leader Milo, a Turffield Stadium logo pin, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional card:
- Eldegoss (SWSH Promo 046)
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Champion's Path Pin Collection—Hulbury Gym
The second of three Pin Collections available from September 25, 2020 was the Champion's Path Pin Collection—Hulbury Gym. This product included an alternate-art promotional card featuring Drednaw as used by Gym Leader Nessa, a code card to unlock it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and a pin bearing the Hulbury Stadium logo. Each collection also came with three Champion's Path booster packs and features packaging with a blue foil inlay.
Promotional card:
- Drednaw (SWSH Promo 047)
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Champion's Path Pin Collection—Motostoke Gym
Rounding off the three Pin Collections released on September 25, 2020 and the first three Gyms from Pokémon Sword and Shield was the Champion's Path Pin Collection—Motostoke Gym. This collection included three Champion's Path booster packs, an alternate-art promotional card featuring Centiskorch as used in the games by Gym Leader Kabu, a Motostoke Stadium logo pin, and a TCGO code card. The packaging for this product features a red foil inlay.
Promotional card:
- Centiskorch (SWSH Promo 048)
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Champion's Path Collection—Dubwool V
The final Champion's Path product available from September 25, 2020 was the Champion's Path Collection—Dubwool V. It contained regular and oversized Pokémon V cards of the eponymous Sheep Pokémon, four Champion's Path booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The packaging features the same check pattern as other Champion's Path merchandise with a silver foil inlay.
Promotional cards:
- Dubwool V (SWSH Promo 049)
- Dubwool V (SWSH Promo 049; Jumbo)
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Galarian Sirfetch'd V Box
Released September 25, 2020 was the Galarian Sirfetch'd V Box. It contained the eponymous Pokémon as both a regular and Jumbo-sized Pokémon V card, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Galarian Sirfetch'd V (SWSH Promo 043)
- Galarian Sirfetch'd V (SWSH Promo 043; Jumbo)
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Champion's Path Special Pin Collection—Stow-on-Side
Two more Champion's Path products were released on October 2, 2020 focusing on Galar region Gyms that vary between Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. The first of these was the Champion's Path Special Pin Collection—Stow-on-Side, which contained alternate-art promotional cards featuring Machamp and Gengar as used in their respective games by Gym Leaders Bea and Allister, and pins bearing the Fighting and Ghost Stow-on-Side Stadium logo. Each collection also included a TCGO code card and five Champion's Path booster packs. The packaging has a foil inlay with orange and purple sections.
Promotional cards:
- Gengar (SWSH Promo 052)
- Machamp (SWSH Promo 053)
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Champion's Path Special Pin Collection—Circhester
The second of two Special Pin Collections available from October 2, 2020 was the Champion's Path Special Pin Collection—Circhester. This product included five Champion's Path booster packs, an alternate-art card featuring Coalossal as used in Pokémon Sword by Gym Leader Gordie, an alternate-art card featuring Lapras as used by Gym Leader Melony in Pokémon Shield, a code card to unlock them in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and pins bearing the Rock and Ice Circhester Stadium logo. The packaging has a foil inlay with beige and light blue sections.
Promotional cards:
- Lapras (SWSH Promo 051)
- Coalossal (SWSH Promo 054)
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