# When did Chilling Reign come out?

> Chilling Reign was released on 18 June 2021, in the Sword & Shield series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-chilling-reign-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**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)](/card/swsh6-201) — Rare Rainbow (~$358.68)
- [Galarian Moltres V (#177)](/card/swsh6-177) — Rare Ultra (~$224.23)
- [Snorlax (#224)](/card/swsh6-224) — Rare Secret (~$135.27)
- [Galarian Slowking V (#179)](/card/swsh6-179) — Rare Ultra (~$95.05)
- [Zeraora V (#166)](/card/swsh6-166) — 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.