Astral Radiance Archives

It's going to be interesting to see how the latest set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, is seen because it has a special Trainer Gallery subset consisting of Character Cards, Character Super Rares, Full Art Trainers, and Black and Gold VMAXes that can be pulled in the Reverse Holo slot along with the new[...]

Today is the day! While Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance will see its wide release this Friday, May 27th, you will begin seeing tournament-official hobby stores selling it today The Pokémon TCG allows these stores to begin selling a limited set of items including booster packs, booster boxes, and Elite Trainer Boxes on the[...]

This past weekend, Pokémon TCG held pre-release events at tournament-official hobby shops and game stores for the upcoming expansion, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance Pre-release events can sometimes feature gameplay but, ever since the initial lockdown, many stores have shifted to simply offering Build & Battle boxes to players and collectors hoping to get a[...]

Starting today, Pokémon TCG kicks off Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance pre-release weekend.  Wondering how you can participate? Let's get into the details. Astral Radiance Pre-Release promos Credit: Pokémon TCG Pre-release events for Pokémon TCG are held at tournament-official game stores These stores often host events and will sell Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance Build & Battle kits that[...]

Today, I'm giving you an early look at the next Pokémon TCG expansion, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance Courtesy of The Pokémon Company International, I have a booster box and an Elite Trainer Box to open so we can experience this brand new set together First, I opened the booster box, which you can read about[...]

Today, I'm giving you an early look at the next Pokémon TCG expansion, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance Courtesy of The Pokémon Company International, I have a booster box and an Elite Trainer Box to open so we can experience this brand new set together First, let's crack open the booster box. Pokémon TCG: Astral Radiance booster[...]

We are on the precipice of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance pre-release weekend That means we are about to get a taste for the new set. Astral Radiance is based on the Hisui region that debuted in Pokémon Legends: Arceus and introduced new regional variant species, split evolutions, Origin Formes, and more[...]

Pokémon TCG has revealed a new card from their upcoming set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance This expansion will venture into the Hisui region for the first time The Hisui region is an ancient version of Sinnoh that was introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, an open-world RPG that time-travels back to the past when certain[...]

We can now look to three Japanese sets (along with a special bonus fourth set) to get a good idea of what the next English-language expansion, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, will contain. Astral Radiance and the Japanese sets that inspired it Credit: Pokémon TCG Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance will primarily adapt three Japanese sets[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Full Art Pokémon from the Secret Rare section of Time Gazer and Space Juggler (Note[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Full Art Pokémon from the Secret Rare section of Space Juggler (Note that in Japan,[...]

GameStop will offer an exclusive Pokémon TCG promo card for the late-May release of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance It has been confirmed that the card will feature Hisuian Typhlosion Though we cannot yet confirm more details of the card, GameStop promos aren't often exclusive SWSH Black Star Promos[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Full Art Pokémon from the Secret Rare section of Time Gazer (Note that in Japan,[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Space Juggler set mascot Alt Art and Full Art (Note that in Japan, Full Arts are[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Full Arts from the Secret Rare section of Space Juggler (Note that in Japan, Full[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Gold VSTARs from the Secret Rare section of Time Gazer. Time Gazer Full Art & Space[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Rainbow Rare VSTARs from the Secret Rare section of Time Gazer. Time Gazer Full Art &[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at a card type that many thought may have been retired: Rainbow Rare VMAXes. Time Gazer Full Art[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at some Full Art Trainers from the Secret Rare section of Time Gazer (Note that in Japan,[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Secret Rare sections of these sets as these cards begin to leak from early pack[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Secret Rare sections of these sets as these cards begin to leak from early pack[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Secret Rare sections of these sets as these cards begin to leak from early pack[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Secret Rare sections of these sets as these cards begin to leak from early pack[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at a new Pokémon variant making its Pokémon TCG debut in this set. Time Gazer & Space Juggler cards[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Secret Rare sections of these sets as these cards begin to leak from early pack[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, we have a peek at perhaps one of the most unique Pokémon-V we've seen. Time Gazer & Space Juggler cards Credit: Pokémon[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at two cards featuring Mythical Pokémon that show up in Time Gazer. Time Gazer & Space Juggler cards[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at the Togepi line that will be featured in Space Juggler. Time Gazer & Space Juggler cards Credit: Pokémon[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at another V from the set. Kleavor V Credit: Pokémon TCG Kleavor V and VSTAR will both feature in Space[...]

These two sets, along with the February 2022 special expansion Battle Region, are likely to be the basis of the next English-language set, Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance, coming in May 2022 Today, let's take a look at another card from the set featuring the Kanto Fighter himself, Machamp.   Machamp V Credit: Pokémon TCG Earlier, I[...]