Battle Styles was released on 19 March 2021, in the Sword & Shield series.
Battle Styles release date
Battle Styles launched on 19 March 2021 as a Sword & Shield-series expansion. It carries 163 main-set cards, or 183 counting its 20 secret rares — the #21 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Tyranitar, Rapid Strike Urshifu, Empoleon, Mimikyu and Single Strike Urshifu.
What the 2021 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with Battle Styles:
- Tyranitar V (#155) — Rare Ultra (~$268.08)
- Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (#170) — Rare Rainbow (~$73.56)
- Empoleon V (#146) — Rare Ultra (~$66.74)
- Mimikyu V (#148) — Rare Ultra (~$46.73)
- Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (#168) — Rare Rainbow (~$32.99)
Its top card on the secondary market is Tyranitar V (#155), around $268.08.
Star Pokémon from the Battle Styles release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Battle Styles, with their prints:
- Tyranitar — Tyranitar V (#154), Tyranitar V (#155)
- Rapid Strike Urshifu — Rapid Strike Urshifu V (#152), Rapid Strike Urshifu V (#153), Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (#169), Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (#170)
- Empoleon — Empoleon V (#145), Empoleon V (#146)
- Mimikyu — Mimikyu V (#148)
- Single Strike Urshifu — Single Strike Urshifu V (#150), Single Strike Urshifu V (#151), Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (#167), Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (#168)
Where Battle Styles sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Battle Styles is the #21 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 306 cards including 123 reverse holos, so the 19 March 2021 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 163-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.