So far, there are five confirmed promo cards for the upcoming Astral Radiance set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG). With the set released planned for May 27, it is likely that the pre-release merchandise will be available for purchase from the weekend of 14-15 May. These pre-release items feature the usual Build & Battle box that includes four booster packs of the new set, a deck-building kit of cards, and one of the four pre-release promo cards.
Astral Radiance is the tenth set of the Sword & Shield series of Pokémon TCG. This set will center around the Origin Forms of Dialga and Palkia, bringing Pokémon Legends: Arceus and the mythos of the Hisui region into the TCG. Amongst the 180 cards, Astral Radiance will include a Trainer Gallery subset like in Brilliant Stars, featuring familiar faces like Adaman and Irida as Supporter cards. The VSTAR and VMAX mechanics introduced in previous sets are also making a come-back, particularly with the VSTAR Dialga and VSTAR Palkia Origin Forms, alongside VMAX Heatran and VMAX Machamp.
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This expansion will also debut the rare, powerful Radiant Pokémon cards, those being: Greninja, Hawlucha, and Heatran. In regards to promo cards, however, only four are currently confirmed: Magnezone, Wyrdeer, Hisuian Basculegion, and Hisuian Samurott will be available through pre-release Build & Battle boxes. Additionally, GameStop will have a Hisuian Typhlosion promo card available with purchases.
Alongside a deck-building kit and booster packs, the Build & Battle boxes will contain one of the four Astral Radiance pre-release Pokémon promo cards. These four Black Star Promos will be holographic and have the Astral Radiance set
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