Chilling Reign was released on 18 June 2021, in the Sword & Shield series.
Chilling Reign release date
Chilling Reign launched on 18 June 2021 as a Sword & Shield-series expansion. It carries 198 main-set cards, or 233 counting its 35 secret rares — the #6 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Blaziken, Galarian Moltres, Snorlax, Galarian Slowking and Zeraora.
What the 2021 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with Chilling Reign:
- Blaziken VMAX (#201) — Rare Rainbow (~$358.68)
- Galarian Moltres V (#177) — Rare Ultra (~$224.23)
- Snorlax (#224) — Rare Secret (~$135.27)
- Galarian Slowking V (#179) — Rare Ultra (~$95.05)
- Zeraora V (#166) — Rare Ultra (~$91.92)
Its top card on the secondary market is Blaziken VMAX (#201), around $358.68.
Star Pokémon from the Chilling Reign release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Chilling Reign, with their prints:
- Blaziken — Blaziken V (#161), Blaziken VMAX (#200), Blaziken VMAX (#201)
- Galarian Moltres — Galarian Moltres V (#176), Galarian Moltres V (#177)
- Snorlax — Snorlax (#224)
- Galarian Slowking — Galarian Slowking V (#178), Galarian Slowking V (#179), Galarian Slowking VMAX (#207)
- Zeraora — Zeraora V (#165), Zeraora V (#166)
Where Chilling Reign sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Chilling Reign is the #6 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 369 cards including 136 reverse holos, so the 18 June 2021 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 198-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.