# When did Temporal Forces come out?

> Temporal Forces was released on 22 March 2024, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-temporal-forces-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Temporal Forces was released on 22 March 2024, in the Scarlet & Violet series.**

## Temporal Forces release date

Temporal Forces launched on 22 March 2024 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 162 main-set cards, or 218 counting its 56 secret rares — the #22 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 32 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Gastly, Raging Bolt, Gengar, Walking Wake and Sawsbuck.

## What the 2024 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Temporal Forces:

- [Gastly (#177)](/card/sv5-177) — Illustration Rare (~$112.48)
- [Morty's Conviction (#211)](/card/sv5-211) — Special Illustration Rare (~$78.34)
- [Raging Bolt ex (#208)](/card/sv5-208) — Special Illustration Rare (~$71.71)
- [Gengar ex (#193)](/card/sv5-193) — Ultra Rare (~$71.32)
- [Walking Wake ex (#205)](/card/sv5-205) — Special Illustration Rare (~$63.62)

Its top card on the secondary market is Gastly (#177), around $112.48.

## Star Pokémon from the Temporal Forces release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Temporal Forces, with their prints:

- **Gastly** — Gastly (#177)
- **Raging Bolt** — Raging Bolt ex (#123), Raging Bolt ex (#196), Raging Bolt ex (#208), Raging Bolt ex (#218)
- **Gengar** — Gengar ex (#104), Gengar ex (#193)
- **Walking Wake** — Walking Wake ex (#50), Walking Wake ex (#189), Walking Wake ex (#205), Walking Wake ex (#215)
- **Sawsbuck** — Sawsbuck (#166)

## Where Temporal Forces sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Temporal Forces is the #22 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 358 cards including 140 reverse holos, so the 22 March 2024 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 162-card base set or every print.

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