Destined Rivals
The May 2025 Scarlet & Violet set built around Team Rocket's return: Trainer's Pokémon cards with Giovanni, Cynthia and Ethan. It sold out repeatedly through its first months and its Elite Trainer Box is still one of the most-restocked items in the feed.
Cheapest sealed listing tracked: $39.97 Pokemon Trading Card Game Scarlet & Violet 10 Destined Rivals 3Pk Blister 2-Pack Bundle
- Game
- Pokémon
- Set code
- SV10
- Released
- 30 May 2025
- Cards in set
- 182
- Average card value
- $6.41
- Median card value
- $0.33
- Sealed listings
- 6
About the set
Destined Rivals is a Pokémon Scarlet & Violet set released in May 2025, built around Team Rocket's return with Trainer's Pokémon cards featuring Giovanni, Cynthia and Ethan. It sold out repeatedly through its first months. Its Elite Trainer Box remains one of the most-restocked items in the feed.
Collectors open Destined Rivals for its special illustration rares, led by Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex at $399.00, Cynthia's Garchomp ex at $200.83 and Ethan's Ho-Oh ex at $146.31. The set also includes Team Rocket's Moltres ex at $83.86, Team Rocket's Nidoking ex at $82.93 and Team Rocket's Crobat ex at $54.20. All six are special illustration rares.
The Booster Box holds 36 booster packs and is sold to shops, making it the sealed configuration collectors hold. The Elite Trainer Box adds 9 booster packs plus a full-art promo card, 65 card sleeves, energy cards, dice, condition markers and a storage box, while the Booster Bundle offers 6 booster packs with no accessories as the cheapest way to open a fixed number of packs. The Three-Booster Blister, Build & Battle Box and tins and collection boxes each pair packs with promo cards or a ready-to-play deck.
What it is opened for
| Card | Rarity | Market |
|---|---|---|
| GrailTeam Rocket's Mewtwo ex231/182 | Special illustration rare | $399.00 |
| ChaseCynthia's Garchomp ex232/182 | Special illustration rare | $200.83 |
| ChaseEthan's Ho-Oh ex230/182 | Special illustration rare | $146.31 |
| ChaseTeam Rocket's Moltres ex229/182 | Special illustration rare | $83.86 |
| HitTeam Rocket's Nidoking ex233/182 | Special illustration rare | $82.93 |
| HitTeam Rocket's Crobat ex234/182 | Special illustration rare | $54.20 |
| HitTeam Rocket's Mewtwo ex240/182 | Hyper rare | $51.24 |
| HitMisty's Psyduck193/182 | Illustration rare | $50.03 |
TCGplayer market via TCGdex read 6 October 2026 across 244 cards. Singles move daily — treat them as a guide, not a quote.
How it is sold
Elite Trainer Box
9 booster packs, a full-art promo card, 65 card sleeves, energy cards, dice, condition markers and a storage box.
Booster Bundle
6 booster packs, no accessories — the cheapest way to open a fixed number of packs.
Booster Box
36 booster packs. Sold to shops; the sealed configuration collectors hold.
Three-Booster Blister
3 booster packs and a foil promo card on a card-backed blister.
Build & Battle Box
4 booster packs plus a 40-card ready-to-play deck and one of four promo cards.
Tins and collection boxes
Promo-card boxes with 4–8 packs; the packs inside are the same as loose retail packs.
Sealed product we are tracking
6 listings, cheapest first
