The next Pokémon Trading Card Game set, Celestial Storm, has been revealed and will be coming to stores and your local card shops this August.
Celestial Storm is the third set based on Pokémon from Ultra Sun and Moon and contains over 160 new cards. Those include three Prism Star cards—the new mechanic that was released in Ultra Prism—alongside 11 new Pokémon GX cards and 27 new trainer cards to give your decks some much needed firepower.
The set this time around is based on the generation three Pokémon from the Hoenn region with Jirachi, Latias, and Latios confirmed as the three Prism Card Pokémon. Articuno-GX, Blaziken-GX, Scizor-GX, Stakataka-GX and Rayquaza-GX has also been confirmed to be part of the set. The other six GX Pokémon, however, remain a mystery.
There will also be two new starter decks that will launch with the set based on the Hoenn starter Pokemon Sceptile and Swampert. The cards that will be in these decks are also unconfirmed at this time.
When buying a booster pack, players are guaranteed to get 10 cards in each pack, which includes at least one rare card and one basic Energy card. Trainers can also buy themselves an entire booster box of 36 cards for $90 when it releases later this year. That comes alongside an Elite Trainer Box which includes eight booster backs, some themed card sleeves, and a bunch of energy cards alongside other various Pokémon themed goodies.
Players can get their hands on these new cards early at many pre-release tournaments held across the world from July 21 to 29.
