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ynthia’s Garchomp ex, Arven’s Sandwich, and More from Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals

Take a peek at the newest expansion with heroic Trainers and their Pokémon that you might be teaming up with.

The nefarious Team Rocket is back at it again—they’re setting their latest plan into motion, and heroic Trainers are racing to stop it. Players, it’s up to you to decide where your allegiances lie and how you’ll build your strategy to defeat your opponents. From powerful Pokémon ex to their iconic Trainers, you’ll have plenty of options to build your path to victory.

Carve your own destiny with a peek at some of the cards you’ll find in the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals expansion, officially available May 30, 2025.

Cynthia’s Garchomp ex

Cynthia has long been a formidable Trainer, and her Garchomp ex may be a worthy ally on your battlefield—in this showstopping illustration by HICO KIM, Garchomp appears to be making great effort to turn the battlefield into some rugged terrain! Cynthia's Garchomp ex boasts a powerful Draconic Buster attack, walloping opponents with 260 damage at the cost of discarding all of its attached Energy. Its Corkscrew Dive attack, costing only one  Energy, is a solid fallback and provides you with the added bonus of drawing cards until you have six in your hand.

Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex

Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex soars into play, Ethan perhaps encouraging it from afar in this colorful illustration by aky CG Works. With its Golden Flame Ability, you can attach up to two Basic  Energy cards from your hand to one of your Benched Ethan’s Pokémon. In tandem with the Ethan’s Adventure Supporter card, Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex can help get the cards you sought onto the battlefield effectively. Its Shining Feathers attack is formidable as well, healing 50 damage from each of your Pokémon after delivering 160 damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

Strategizing Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex alongside other Ethan’s Pokémon—such as Ethan’s Cyndaquil, Ethan’s Quilava, or Ethan’s Typhlosion—provides synergy between them and Ethan’s Adventure, and that teamwork might make you a worthy rival to Team Rocket.

Arven’s Sandwich

The art for Arven’s Sandwich by AYUMI ODASHIMA looks almost good enough to eat—and this card’s tantalizing illustration is not the only good thing about it. This Item card provides some serious healing to Arven’s Pokémon (maybe it’s because they like his cooking best). Even without an Arven’s Pokémon in your Active Spot, you can use as many Item cards as you like during your turn, so you could still heal up to 120 damage from your Active Pokémon. That’s a lot of sandwiches!

Steven’s Metagross ex

Metagross is Steven’s partner Pokémon, and Steven’s Metagross ex looks ready to pop out of its card art (illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki) and stomp onto the battlefield. Its X-Boot Ability can help you attach additional Energy to Psychic-type or Metal-type Pokémon, and if it’s front and center in your Active Spot, you can use its Metal Stomp attack to deliver 200 damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon. This attack takes one  Energy and two  Energy, so X-Boot can help power up Metal Stomp nearly all at once.

Steven’s Metagross ex is a sturdy ally that synergizes fairly well with other Steven’s Pokémon—it may be interesting to devise a deck strategy from these cards.

Marnie’s Scrafty

Spikemuth’s Dark-type specialist Marnie is joining the battle against Team Rocket too, bringing along her Scrafty that looks ready to scuffle, with art by Kazumasa Yasukuni. It can start throwing Rear Kick attacks for just one  Energy, helping to chip away at an opponent’s Pokémon while it builds up the Energy for a Wild Tackle. But be careful, Trainers—that big attack will also do 30 damage to Marnie’s Scrafty. For 160 damage, this attack may be worth it, especially if you have the means to heal it up (Arven’s Sandwich, anyone?).

These five cards are only the beginning of the string of reveals you’ll find leading up to the expansion’s release. Keep your eyes on this space, official Pokémon social media, and other places to peek at more—and, of course, you can discover everything Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals has to offer when it releases on May 30, 2025.