30 May 2025 — Today, The Pokémon Company International released the next expansion for the bestselling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals. The expansion is available beginning today at participating retailers around the world.
In Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals, players can find Trainer’s Pokémon cards, a mechanic showcasing the special bond shared between skilled Trainers and their Pokémon. First featured in the Pokémon TCG: Gym Heroes expansion and reintroduced earlier this year in Scarlet & Violet—Journey Together, the new Trainer’s Pokémon cards in Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals include the nefarious Team Rocket, led by Giovanni and Mewtwo ex, and heroic duos like Ethan and Ho-Oh ex or Cynthia and Garchomp ex.
Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals is now available in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and various collections at participating retailers worldwide.
In addition, Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals is now digitally playable via the Pokémon TCG Live app for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows devices. To celebrate the launch of the expansion on the app, fans can earn Team Rocket themed deck cosmetics consisting of coins, deck boxes and card sleeves. These digital rewards can be obtained by reaching Poké League (for coins), Great League (for deck boxes) and Ultra League (for sleeves) while playing Ranked matches during the following time periods:
- Ekans Rocket deck cosmetics: obtainable between 29 May 2025 at 6 p.m. BST and 26 June 2025 at 6 p.m. BST
- Koffing Rocket deck cosmetics: obtainable between 26 June 2025 at 6 p.m. BST and 17 July 2025 at 6 p.m. BST
Team Rocket deck cosmetics are also available by progressing the Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals Battle Pass between 29 May 2025 at 6 p.m. BST and 17 July 2025 at 6 p.m. BST.
Furthermore, to celebrate the second anniversary of Pokémon TCG Live launching globally, players will receive digital rewards when logging into the app from Thursday 5 June 2025 at 6 p.m. BST to Thursday 12 June 2025 at 6 p.m. BST. Digital rewards include special illustration rare Team Rocket Trainer’s Pokémon cards, new deck and cosmetic accessories and more. Full details on how to obtain rewards can be found in the app during the events.
To learn more about the Pokémon TCG, please visit pokemon.com/TCG.
Fans can also join forces with Team Rocket and represent their allegiance with the apparel and merchandise associated with the villainous organisation that is available on Pokémon Center, the premier online destination for official Pokémon products.
To learn more about Team Rocket and their Pokémon, visit Team Rocket’s hideout at pokemon.co.uk/rocket