# When did Rebel Clash come out?

> Rebel Clash was released on 1 May 2020, in the Sword & Shield series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-rebel-clash-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Rebel Clash was released on 1 May 2020, in the Sword & Shield series.**

## Rebel Clash release date

Rebel Clash launched on 1 May 2020 as a Sword & Shield-series expansion. It carries 192 main-set cards, or 209 counting its 17 secret rares — the #11 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Ninetales, Dragapult, Toxtricity, Cinderace and Frosmoth.

## What the 2020 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Rebel Clash:

- [Boss's Orders (#189)](/card/swsh2-189) — Rare Ultra (~$67.03)
- [Boss's Orders (#200)](/card/swsh2-200) — Rare Rainbow (~$44.34)
- [Ninetales V (#177)](/card/swsh2-177) — Rare Ultra (~$28.19)
- [Dragapult VMAX (#197)](/card/swsh2-197) — Rare Rainbow (~$22.03)
- [Magikarp (#39)](/card/swsh2-39) — Common (~$21.43)

Its top card on the secondary market is Boss's Orders (#189), around $67.03.

## Star Pokémon from the Rebel Clash release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Rebel Clash, with their prints:

- **Ninetales** — Ninetales V (#177)
- **Dragapult** — Dragapult V (#183), Dragapult VMAX (#197)
- **Toxtricity** — Toxtricity V (#182), Toxtricity VMAX (#196)
- **Cinderace** — Cinderace V (#178), Cinderace VMAX (#194)
- **Frosmoth** — Frosmoth (#204)

## Where Rebel Clash sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Rebel Clash is the #11 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 360 cards including 151 reverse holos, so the 1 May 2020 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 192-card base set or every print.

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