# When did Vivid Voltage come out?

> Vivid Voltage was released on 13 November 2020, in the Sword & Shield series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-vivid-voltage-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Vivid Voltage was released on 13 November 2020, in the Sword & Shield series.**

## Vivid Voltage release date

Vivid Voltage launched on 13 November 2020 as a Sword & Shield-series expansion. It carries 185 main-set cards, or 203 counting its 18 secret rares — the #15 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Pikachu, Rayquaza, Togekiss, Celebi and Jirachi.

## What the 2020 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Vivid Voltage:

- [Pikachu VMAX (#188)](/card/swsh4-188) — Rare Rainbow (~$201.14)
- [Pikachu V (#170)](/card/swsh4-170) — Rare Ultra (~$43.71)
- [Rayquaza (#138)](/card/swsh4-138) — Amazing Rare (~$28.64)
- [Pokémon Center Lady (#185)](/card/swsh4-185) — Rare Ultra (~$20.28)
- [Togekiss VMAX (#191)](/card/swsh4-191) — Rare Rainbow (~$13.22)

Its top card on the secondary market is Pikachu VMAX (#188), around $201.14.

## Star Pokémon from the Vivid Voltage release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Vivid Voltage, with their prints:

- **Pikachu** — Pikachu V (#170), Pikachu VMAX (#188)
- **Rayquaza** — Rayquaza (#138)
- **Togekiss** — Togekiss V (#178), Togekiss VMAX (#191)
- **Celebi** — Celebi (#9)
- **Jirachi** — Jirachi (#119)

## Where Vivid Voltage sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Vivid Voltage is the #15 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 345 cards including 142 reverse holos, so the 13 November 2020 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 185-card base set or every print.

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