‘Sword & Shield’ Secret Rare Cards Leaking!

The secret rare cards from Japan’s Sword & Shield set have leaked! The set will release in Japan on Friday and in America on February 7th.

‘Sword’ Secret Rares

‘Shield’ Secret Rares

Changes to the ‘Sword & Shield’ Era

Full arts have background art again. Compare the background of Sableye V to the plain purple backgrounds of Jirachi-GX and Espeon & Deoxys-GX from the Sun & Moon era:

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Pokemon V have a special embossing on them, as you can see on Keldeo V below (credit to @KanagawaCards for the photo). Regular GX and EX cards had no special texture to them, they were just smooth like regular cards.

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VMAX Pokemon in the main set have a texture to them. Previously, textured cards were always reserved for secret rares within sets.

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Rainbow rares return to the Sword & Shield era, but they have a new glitter effect to them:

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Trainer cards can now come in rainbow rare versions! They also have the new glitter effect.

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There aren’t as many rainbow rare cards now. Previously, every GX card received one. Pokemon V do not — just VMAX Pokemon.

Gold ultra rares return, but also with the new glitter effect:

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