Media alert

New Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword & Shield—Darkness Ablaze Expansion Arrives Today

August 14, 2020—The Pokémon Company International has today launched the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Darkness Ablaze expansion, now available at participating retailers around the world.
 
Sword & Shield—Darkness Ablaze brings the fan-favourite Pokémon Charizard in its Gigantamax form—as originally seen in the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games—to the Pokémon TCG as Charizard VMAX. The expansion also debuts the Legendary Pokémon Eternatus VMAX in its special Eternamax form alongside other popular and collectible cards, such as Grimmsnarl VMAX, Butterfree VMAX, Centiskorch VMAX, and more.
 
The full Sword & Shield—Darkness Ablaze expansion includes:
 

  • Seven Pokémon VMAX
  • 14 powerful Pokémon V—plus nine full-art Pokémon V
  • 17 Trainer cards and four full-art Supporter cards
  • Four new Special Energy cards

 
For additional information about the Pokémon TCG, visit pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/