Destined Rivals was released on 30 May 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
Destined Rivals release date
Destined Rivals launched on 30 May 2025 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 182 main-set cards, or 244 counting its 62 secret rares — the #16 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 34 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Team Rocket's Mewtwo, Cynthia's Garchomp, Ethan's Ho-Oh, Team Rocket's Nidoking and Team Rocket's Moltres.
What the 2025 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with Destined Rivals:
- Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#231) — Special Illustration Rare (~$566.14)
- Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#232) — Special Illustration Rare (~$289.98)
- Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#230) — Special Illustration Rare (~$196.98)
- Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (#233) — Special Illustration Rare (~$127.52)
- Team Rocket's Moltres ex (#229) — Special Illustration Rare (~$124.09)
Its top card on the secondary market is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#231), around $566.14.
Star Pokémon from the Destined Rivals release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Destined Rivals, with their prints:
- Team Rocket's Mewtwo — Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#81), Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#213), Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#231), Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#240)
- Cynthia's Garchomp — Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#104), Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#215), Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#232), Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#241)
- Ethan's Ho-Oh — Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#39), Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#209), Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#230), Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#239)
- Team Rocket's Nidoking — Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (#119), Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (#216), Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (#233)
- Team Rocket's Moltres — Team Rocket's Moltres ex (#31), Team Rocket's Moltres ex (#208), Team Rocket's Moltres ex (#229)
Where Destined Rivals sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Destined Rivals is the #16 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 409 cards including 165 reverse holos, so the 30 May 2025 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 182-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.