The Pokémon Trading Card Game has seen yet another surge in popularity, meaning the latest expansions are hard to come by. With retailers selling out quickly, fans will need to act fast if they want to pre-order the next Pokémon TCG expansion, called Chilling Reign. Here's everything to know about its pre-orders and release date.
The Chilling Reign expansion of the Pokémon card game will follow the current Battle Styles expansion, which focused more on the Isle of Armor DLC expansion from Sword & Shield. When it released earlier this year, Battle Styles introduced some new mechanics like Rapid Strike and Single Strike cards, as well as new V and VMAX versions of Pokémon. Although that expansion only released a couple of months ago, the next one is coming out very soon.
With its focus on the Crown Tundra DLC content from Pokémon Sword & Shield, the Chilling Reign expansion of the Pokémon card game will release on June 18, 2021. Fans of the card game can expect to find cards based around Legendaries like Galarian Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos - as well as Pokémon like Calyrex, Glastrier, and Spectrier. The expansion will introduce over 190 new cards, including 15 V and 8 VMAX cards. It will also include more Rapid and Single Strike cards, and feature three new Special Energy cards - so there's plenty for fans to be excited about.
When Pokémon TCG's Chilling Reign Pre-Orders Usually Go Up
Typically, retailers like GameStop and Best Buy are the safest bets for finding pre-orders for the Pokémon card game. For now, GameStop pre-orders are listed as unavailable, and other retailers like Target and Walmart don't have the Chilling Reign expansion listed yet. Several sellers on eBay have the expansion's Elite Trainer Boxes listed for higher prices, but this early on, it's probably best to wait until more retailers have the cards available at their normal cost.
With Pokémon cards selling for huge sums of money lately, and some retailers like Target limiting card purchases, the demand for this latest expansion will likely be very high. Because of this, getting pre-orders early will be key to securing cards before retailers are sold out. Local hobby shops, as well as the official Pokémon online store can be good sources for finding the Chilling Reign expansion cards once they go up. For those eager to secure the cards they want, calling around to their nearby hobby stores can be a safe bet - and it's better than paying overpriced amounts for sets on eBay right now.
More online retailers should have the Chilling Reign expansion sets in stock and available for pre-order as its release date approaches. This latest expansion for the Pokémon TCG is arriving on June 18, 2021, so fans won't have too much longer to wait.