ThePokemon Trading Card Gamefeels like it has been bigger than ever recently. Thanks to a boom ofTwitch streamers openingPokemoncard packslive, there has been an explosion in interest for collectingPokemoncards.
Additionally, thePokemon TCG’s latest expansion, Vivid Voltage, has been even more popular thanks to that same boost in popularity online. Now, the Pokemon Company has finally revealed thePokemon TCG’s next expansion: Shining Fates.
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The recentSwordandShieldexpansions for thePokemon TCGhas all been fairly well received, but it seems that Vivid Voltage was a return to form for the game. Many players and collectors outside of the Twitch community enjoyed what the Pokemon Company did with thePokemon TCG’s Vivid Voltage expansion set. That positive reception from hardcore fans coincided with thePokemon TCG’s boost in popularity, shaping the expansion to be a great way to dive back into the game.
A tweet from the officialPokemonTwitter account teased a few of the new cards included with the Shining Fates expansion. The set has over 100 shinyPokemoncards, over 190 brand-new cards, and over 30 new V and VMAX cards to collect. Seeing asVivid Voltage’s Fat Pikachu VMAX cardis a sought-after cards in theSwordandShieldexpansion sets, these new Shining Fates VMAX cards will be cards to look out for. The Shining Fates expansion set will release in the US on Jul 12, 2025 and will be available inPokemon TCG Onlinewhen the expansion launches.
Consideringthe Vivid Voltage expansion setcontained 36 total V and VMAX cards, Shining Fates is around that same card count. The post on the officialPokemonwebsite specifically mentions one card that fans should keep an eye out for in the Shining Fates Expansion: Shiny Charizard VMAX card. This card is meant to be a follow-up or companion to the Champion Path set’s Shiny Charizard V.
The Shining Fates expansion set has already been out in Japan under the name Shiny Star V. Hardcore fans and players who follow thePokemon TCGspotted that most of the cards in the set were reprints of cards from previous expansions with different artwork, so Shining Fates isn’t likely to change decks too much. Still, fans should expect to see plenty of streamersopening upPokemon TCGbooster boxfor Shining Fates after the expansion launches in the west next year.
ThePokemon Trading Card Game’s Shining Fates expansion launches on June 07, 2025.
