# When did Champion's Path come out?

> Champion's Path was released on 25 September 2020, in the Sword & Shield series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-champions-path-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Champion's Path was released on 25 September 2020, in the Sword & Shield series.**

## Champion's Path release date

Champion's Path launched on 25 September 2020 as a Sword & Shield-series expansion. It carries 73 main-set cards, or 80 counting its 7 secret rares — the #35 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Charizard, Gardevoir, Drednaw, Galarian Cursola and Grapploct.

## What the 2020 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Champion's Path:

- [Charizard V (#79)](/card/swsh35-79) — Rare Secret (~$264.34)
- [Charizard VMAX (#74)](/card/swsh35-74) — Rare Rainbow (~$198.74)
- [Gardevoir VMAX (#76)](/card/swsh35-76) — Rare Rainbow (~$16.76)
- [Drednaw VMAX (#75)](/card/swsh35-75) — Rare Rainbow (~$6.51)
- [Alcremie VMAX (#23)](/card/swsh35-23) — Rare Holo VMAX (~$5.80)

Its top card on the secondary market is Charizard V (#79), around $264.34.

## Star Pokémon from the Champion's Path release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Champion's Path, with their prints:

- **Charizard** — Charizard VMAX (#74), Charizard V (#79)
- **Gardevoir** — Gardevoir V (#70), Gardevoir VMAX (#76)
- **Drednaw** — Drednaw V (#69), Drednaw VMAX (#75)
- **Galarian Cursola** — Galarian Cursola V (#71)
- **Grapploct** — Grapploct V (#72)

## Where Champion's Path sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Champion's Path is the #35 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 141 cards including 54 reverse holos, so the 25 September 2020 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 73-card base set or every print.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.