Battle Partners revealed for Pokemon TCG in Japan!
Just revealed at Japan's Champion's League in Osaka is the next Pokemon set: Battle Partners. This set will bring us back to the era of Owner's Pokemon, with N's Reshiram, Lillie's Clefairy and Marnie's Grimmsnarl already being revealed back in August. Battle Partners will make up our "Journey Together" set that releases on March 28th.
Owner's Pokemon first debuted in 2000 with Gym Heroes (which you can find packs of on our site!) and were a hit with the TCG community, so needless to say there's a lot of excitement around the return of this card type. From the pack art, we know that the two unrevealed cards will feature Iono's Bellibolt and Hop's Zacian, the former of which has been revealed with the SAR artwork.
Alongside the standard booster boxes, there will also be a Deck Build Box and Card Binder Set released! The Deck Build Box will be akin to the English Build & Battle, with 10 packs of Battle Partners; 171 cards; 1 card storage box; and 4 card dividers. The binder set features a stunning binder of Lillie and N's Pokemon; 6 Battle Partners booster packs; 1 promo card of N's Zorua; and 1 Pokemon Coin.
There have been a handful of cards that were revealed alongside the livestream, which will be added to the gallery below. We will translate the ex and AR/SAR cards within the blog.
Stage 1 (Evolves from Tadbulb) Rainbow DNA Thunderous Bolt: 230 damage. During your next turn, this Pokemon can't attack. |
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Iono's Kilowattrel – – HP120 Stage 1 (Evolves from Wattrel) Flash Draw Mach Bolt: 70 damage. |
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N's Reshiram – – HP130 Basic Pokemon Powerful Rage: 20x damage. This attack does 20 damage for each damage counter on this Pokemon. Virtuous Flame: 170 damage. |
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Stage 1 (Evolves from Zorua) Trade Night Joker: Choose 1 of your Benched N's Pokemon's attacks and use it as this attack. |
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Basic Pokemon Fairy Zone Full Moon Rondo: 20+ damage. This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokemon (both yours and your opponent's.) |
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Levincia – Trainer – Stadium
Once during each player's turn, that player may put up to 2 Basic Energy cards from their discard pile into their hand. You may only play 1 Stadium card during your turn. Put it next to the Active Spot, and discard it if another Stadium comes into play. A Stadium with the same name can't be played. |
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N's PP Up – Trainer – Item
Attach a Basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched N's Pokemon. You may play any number of Item cards during your turn. |
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Lillie's Pearl – Trainer – Pokemon Tool
If the Lillie's Pokemon this card is attached to is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokemon, that player takes 1 fewer Prize card. You may attach any number of Pokemon tools to your Pokemon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokemon Tool to each Pokemon, and it stays attached. |
Battle Partners releases on January 24th 2025 in Japan, and will give us a clearer idea of what to expect with our English set before the March 28th release date. Be sure to check back here regularly, and browse our entire Pokemon selection in the meantime!