Pokemon TCG – Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance – Elite Trainer Box

Astral Radiance is the tenth main Sword & Shield Series expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game and is set to release on May 27, 2022. In Japan, it is set to release as the dual Time Gazer and Space Juggler on April 8, 2022, which together form the tenth expansion of the Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Era. Astral Radiance is expected to consist of cards sourced from the Japanese Time Gazer and Space Juggler expansions, the Battle Region subset, and some remaining cards from the VMAX Climax subset.The expansion focuses on the Origin Formes of Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia, which debuted in the core series title Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The two are included as Pokémon V and Pokémon VSTAR cards. The expansion also includes previously unknown Pokémon from the Hisui region, including a number of regional forms. The final evolutions of the Hisui starter Pokémon, Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott, are all depicted on Pokémon V and Pokémon VSTAR cards in their regional forms.Astral Radiance introduces Sparkling Pokémon, which function similarly to Shining Pokémon from the Neo Series and Pokémon ☆ from the EX Series. Sparkling Pokémon are all Basic Pokémon that portray the Shiny form of a species and have a Rule Box stipulating only one copy can be included in a deck. The expansion also features another Trainer Gallery subset, which comprises more Full Art reprints of a Pokémon alongside a Trainer. Each Astral Radiance booster pack contains ten cards from the expansion, a code card for use with the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, and either a basic Energy card or a VSTAR marker card. Each Time Gazer and Space Juggler pack contains five cards from their respective expansion.
 
The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance Elite Trainer Box includes:
8 Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance booster packs
65 card sleeves featuring Arceus
45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
A player’s guide to the Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance expansion
A Pokémon TCG rulebook
6 damage-counter dice
1 competition-legal coin-flip die
2 acrylic condition markers
1 acrylic VSTAR marker
A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized