The Hisui region joins the Trading Card Game
Display Pokémon S9a - Battle Region marks the first major appearance of the Hisui region, from the video game Pokémon Legends: Arceus, in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It spotlights the Hisuian forms of the three starters as VSTAR Pokémon: Hisuian Samurott, Hisuian Typhlosion, and Hisuian Decidueye.
Display Pokémon S9a - Battle Region also introduces a brand-new rarity, Radiant Pokémon (K rarity), including Radiant Greninja, Radiant Heatran, and Radiant Hawlucha. Character Rare cards pairing Pokémon with iconic Trainers, such as Garchomp V (CSR with Cynthia) or Starmie V (CSR with Misty), round out this expansion.
Card breakdown in Display Pokémon S9a - Battle Region
Each booster pack in Display Pokémon S9a - Battle Region contains 6 cards instead of the usual 5, with at least one holographic card or better guaranteed per pack. The full display contains 20 booster packs.
Across the full display, collectors can generally expect one Secret Rare or higher, one Radiant Pokémon, several Character Rare cards, plus VSTAR and V Pokémon. The base set totals 67 cards, completed by Secret Rares, Character Rares, and mirror holo variants for a full master set of roughly 138 cards.
