May 2022 Set Sword & Shield - Astral Radiance Officially Revealed

Posted by David Ramsay on March 8, 2022

Published on Pokeguardian on 8 March 2022.

The tenth set of the Sword & Shield TCG named Astral Radiance been revealed by the Pokémon Company International.

This set will introduce Pokemon and characters from the Hisui region seen in the Pokemon Legends: Arceus videogame. Hisuian Typhlosion, Decidueye & Samurott will debut as V / STAR cards. Dialga & Palkia Origin Forme will also make it's debut in the TCG.

Astral Radiance will also introduce Radiant Pokémon, a new gameplay mechanic that features Shiny Pokémon illustrated in etched artwork. Radiant Greninja from the Japanese S9a Battle Region set has been confirmed.

This set will most likely mainly based off the Japanese upcoming main expansion set S10 Sword & Shield - Space Juggler / Time Gazer and S9a Sword & Shield Enhanced Expansion Pack - Battle Region. Astral Radiance releases on May 27, 2022.

Major Update March 8, 2022:

Astral Radiance set has been officially revealed in English. Set information and description added & edited the article with this information.
Added the full Astral Radiance Product Line-up.

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This set product description mentions it will include:

Over 180 cards
8 Pokémon VSTAR
3 Radiant Pokémon
21 Pokémon V and 2 Pokémon VMAX
30 cards with special art in the Trainer Gallery subset
More than 20 Trainer cards

Travel back to a primitive land dominated by myth and legend, where Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR and Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR shape the very fabric of time and space! Explore a vast wilderness unlike anything you've ever experienced, where you'll encounter Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott as Hisuian Pokémon VSTAR. Meet talented Trainers and other powerful Pokémon that call the ancient Hisui region home, and discover a new kind of Shiny Pokémon: Radiant Pokémon. Charge courageously into battle in a new world with the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance expansion!