# When did Destined Rivals come out?

> Destined Rivals was released on 30 May 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-destined-rivals-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**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)](/card/sv10-231) — Special Illustration Rare (~$566.14)
- [Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#232)](/card/sv10-232) — Special Illustration Rare (~$289.98)
- [Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#230)](/card/sv10-230) — Special Illustration Rare (~$196.98)
- [Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (#233)](/card/sv10-233) — Special Illustration Rare (~$127.52)
- [Team Rocket's Moltres ex (#229)](/card/sv10-229) — 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.