The Pokémon Company International announced on August 22nd, 2024 that a new expansion for the bestselling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Scarlet & Violet Surging Sparks, would be available beginning November 8th, 2024, at participating retailers worldwide, including the Pokémon Centers. High resolution images from the press release have been added to an Imageboard thread.

New Pokemon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Coming Soon, Featuring Powerful Stellar Tera Pikachu ex and Dragon-type Pokémon

New Pokémon TCG: Grand Adventure Collection, created in collaboration with “Pokémon Horizons: The Series,” Launching Soon

Aug. 22, 2024 — Today, The Pokémon Company International announced that a new expansion for the bestselling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks, will be available beginning Nov. 8, 2024, at participating retailers worldwide, including Pokémon Center, the premier online destination for official Pokémon merchandise.

The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks introduces players to more beautifully radiant Stellar Tera Pokémon ex, including Pikachu ex with its strikingly powerful Topaz Bolt attack. In this expansion, players can collect and battle with cards themed around the Terarium — an artificial paradise first introduced in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk DLC for the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games—and discover the towering Alolan Exeggutor ex in its Stellar form alongside other powerful Dragon-type Pokémon. In addition, players can also discover Latias ex and Archaludon ex as well as new ACE SPEC cards, which continue to bring a twist to Pokémon TCG.

Noteworthy cards from the expansion include:

• Eight ACE SPEC cards
• Eight Stellar Tera Pokémon ex and nine Tera Pokémon ex
• 23 illustration rare Pokémon
• 11 special illustration rare Pokémon and Supporter cards
• Six hyper rare gold etched cards

Players can find Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and special collections at Pokémon Center and participating retailers worldwide. Select products from the expansion are now available for preorder at Pokémon Center in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., including the Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box.


Pokémon TCG players will have the opportunity to play with Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks before launch by attending one of the many Prerelease tournaments held as part of the Play! Pokémon program, taking place beginning Oct. 26 at participating independent retailers.

Ahead of the release of the tabletop version, Trainers will be able to play with Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks digitally starting Nov. 7, 2024, via the Pokémon TCG Live app for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows devices. Trainers can collect and battle with new Stellar Tera Pokémon ex and receive in-game bonuses when logging in to the app.


In addition, fans can look forward to the all-new Pokémon TCG: Grand Adventure Collection, launching beginning Nov. 15, 2024, at participating retailers — including Pokémon Center in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Created in collaboration with “Pokémon Horizons: The Series,” the Pokémon TCG: Grand Adventure Collection features the series’ dual protagonists Liko and Roy and their respective partner Pokémon Sprigatito and Fuecoco; four Scarlet & Violet Series booster packs; and two promo cards plus an oversize card, each featuring the “Pokémon Horizons: The Series” logo.

Trainers in the U.S. can watch the latest “Pokémon Horizons: The Series” episodes exclusively on Netflix, with Part 3 available now. The latest trailer can be found on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. For more information, please visit Pokemon.com/Horizons.

https://press.pokemon.com/en/releases/MEDIA-ALERT-New-Pokemon-Trading-Card-Game-Scarlet-VioletSurging-Sparks

Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box

The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box was available at hobby shops and local retailers where Pokémon TCG products are sold on November 8th, 2024.

Terawatts of electricity crash down from the sky in a tropical paradise, setting the stage for the supercharged Pikachu ex! With the power of a Stellar Tera Pokémon ex, it lights up the shoreline, revealing a parade of dragon Pokémon led by the towering Alolan Exeggutor ex! Archaludon ex and Latias ex round out the horde, while new ACE SPEC cards and more new Pokémon ex bring surprises of their own. Currents crackle and dragons roar in the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks expansion!

The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box includes:

• 9 Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks booster packs
• 1 full-art foil promo card featuring Magneton
• 65 card sleeves
• 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
• A player’s guide to the Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks expansion
• 6 damage-counter dice
• 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
• 2 plastic condition markers
• A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
• A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/scarlet-violet-surging-sparks-elite-trainer-box