Summary
- Pokemon TCG leak reveals upcoming Heat Wave Arena cards with Cynthia, Garchomp, and more.
- Leak includes 29 secret cards with stunning art of popular Pokemon like Rotom and Shaymin.
- Destined Rivals, the next expansion, will follow Heat Wave Arena with 182 cards, including new trainers.
A Pokemon TCG leak has revealed cards in anticipation of the release of Heat Wave Arena. Coming out in Japan on March 14, this will be the ninth Pokemon TCG Japanese subset part of the Scarlet and Violet era. It will come as a booster box with 30 packs featuring Cynthia and Garchomp, Ethan and Ho-Oh, and Arven and Mabosstiff.
Previously, another Pokemon TCG leak revealed some of the upcoming cards, showing beautiful artwork highlighting Cynthia, one of the franchise’s most beloved characters, and her Pokemon. Weeks later, cards from the new subset were revealed, showing impressive cards such as the Cyndaquil evolution line, Garchomp ex, and Mabostiff. Now, a new Pokemon TCG leak brings even more information about what the upcoming subset has in store for fans.
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PokeBeach has shared a leak revealing all 29 secret cards fans will encounter in Heat Wave Arena. Reinforcing previously leaked information, the set will feature Cynthia’s Roserade full art card, with more full art cards of other popular Pokemon such as Rotom and Shaymin. Another part of the leak that catches the eye is the presence of several cards of well-known trainers with their Pokemon, such as Ethan’s Typhlosion and Ho-Oh, Ethan’s Mabosstiff and Greedent, and an impressive gold variant of Cynthia’s Garchomp ex.
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While Heat Wave Arena hits shelves in Japan later this week, players in the west will have to wait a little longer. The new cards will be part of the Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals set, which will be released on May 30. This will be the tenth major expansion of Gen 9, and in addition to the Heat Wave Arena cards, it will have the ones from the Glory of the Rocket Gang expansion, and from the Starter Sets Marnie’s Morpeko & Grimmsnarl ex and Steven’s Beldum & Metagross ex, bringing the expansion to a total of 182 cards excluding the Secret ones.
In the meantime, fans will see a new set arrive in the coming weeks. On March 28, Journey Together, the ninth English-language Pokemon TCG expansion of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet cycle, will be released, bringing more than 180 cards for players to collect. This set will see the return of Pokemon’s Trainer cards, focusing on the pocket monsters owned by N, Iono, Lillie, and Hop. This will be the first time since EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua that the mechanic has appeared in Pokemon TCG.
Pokemon TCG
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October 20, 1996