A Worlds document has revealed we will be getting another special SWSH set!
The set is code-named SWSH12.5 and should release in early 2023. It’ll be a “mishmash” set containing unreleased cards and promos from the past two years. It should also contain cards from Japan’s VSTAR Universe, which releases in December. Since one of its source sets is releasing in December and we still haven’t seen any product listings for the set, we will likely get it in early 2023. This release window would be similar to special sets like Shining Fates.
This news was revealed through a banned card list sent to Japanese players attending Worlds. Because Worlds features players from across the globe, TPCi restricts the cards that can be used to just those released in the west. This means Japanese players can’t use any cards or alternate art reprints that haven’t released in English. Thus, they are sent a list of Japanese cards they won’t be allowed to use in their decks.
This year, however, the ban list has also revealed the English sets those cards will appear in! This has given us partial set lists for our upcoming English sets and insight into their compositions. The list also reveals Japanese cards that will eventually be turned into English promos.
A huge thanks goes to GrollenKette951 for compiling the list!
The rest of the English set should be filled in with cards from Japan’s Lost Abyss and Dark Phantasma. The Worlds document does not list cards from those sets below because none of them have released in English, so both sets are completely banned.
[G][C] Mega Drain. 50 damage. Heal 30 damage from this Pokemon.
[G][C][C] Allergy Storm: 90 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can’t play any Supporter cards from their hand during their next turn. If tails, your opponent can’t play any Item cards from their hand during their turn.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
#014 Roselia – Grass – HP70
Basic Pokemon
[G] Aroma Sleep: Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Asleep.
[G] 30 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Poisoned.
[G][C] Assassin Rose: 60 damage. If your opponent’s Active Pokemon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack also does 60 damage to 1 of their Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
[G][C] Barrier Attack: 30 damage. During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokemon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Ability: Jamming Attach
Once during your turn, when you play this card from your hand to evolve a Pokemon, you may attach up to 3 Energy cards from your opponent’s discard pile to their Pokemon in any way you like.
[C][C] Mystery Wave: 30+ damage. This attack does 50 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent’s Active Pokemon.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#023 Torkoal – Fire – HP110
Basic Pokemon
[R][C] Stampede: 30 damage.
[R][C][C][C] Flamethrower: 130 damage. Discard an Energy from this Pokemon.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
#024 Litwick – Fire – HP60
Basic Pokemon
[R] Ember Uproar: Discard the top card from your opponent’s deck.
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#025 Lampent – Fire – HP80
Stage 1 – Evolves from Litwick
[R] Flickering Lamp: 20 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent’s Active Pokemon.
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#026 Chandelure – Fire – HP150
Stage 2 – Evolves from Lampent
Ability: Mountain Burner
Once during your turn when you play this card from your hand to evolve a Pokemon, you may discard the top 3 cards from your opponent’s deck.
[R][C] Heat Blast: 90 damage.
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
#028 Litleo – Fire – HP70
Basic Pokemon
[R] Singe: Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Burned.
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
#029 Pyroar – Fire – HP120
Stage 1 – Evolves from Litleo
Ability: Scorching Aura
Put 4 damage counters on your opponent’s Burned Pokemon instead of 2.
[R][C][C] Fire Fang: 90 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Burned.
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
#030 Poliwag – Water – HP60
Basic Pokemon
[W] Bounce Back: 10 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokemon during your opponent’s next turn.
#032 Politoed – Water – HP140
Stage 2 – Evolves from Poliwhirl
[C][C] King’s Dance: 10+ damage. If Poliwag is on your Bench, this attack does 60 more damage. If Poliwhirl is on your Bench, this attack does 90 more damage. If Poliwrath is on your Bench, this attack does 120 more damage.
[C] Sweet Trap: The Defending Pokemon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn. During your next turn, damage done to the Defending Pokemon is increased by 90.
[P][C][C] Bite: 90 damage.
Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#074 Cresselia – Psychic – HP120
Basic Pokemon
[P] Moonlight Reversal: Move 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon.
[P] Synchrokinesis: 30+ damage. Both players reveal their hands. If any of the cards in your hand has the same name as any of the cards in your opponent’s hand, this attack does 90 more damage.
[F] Earth Wrecker: 50+ damage. Discard the top card of your deck. If it’s an Energy, this attack does 100 more damage. Then, attach that discarded Energy to this Pokemon.
[F][C][C][C] Rock Tackle: 180 damage. This Pokemon does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 4
#097 Makuhita – Fighting – HP80
Basic Pokemon
[F][C] Fake Out: 20 damage. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
[F] Battle Step: 50 damage. Search your deck for up to 2 [F] Energy cards and attach them to your Benched Pokemon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
[C] Recover: Discard an Energy from this Pokémon and heal all damage from it.
[F][F][C] Earthquake: 170 damage. This attack does 20 damage to each of your Benched Pokemon because screw ’em! (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
[F] Fighting Headbutt: 10+ damage. If your opponent’s Active Pokemon is a Pokemon V, this attack does 50 more damage. (Don’t apply Weakness for this attack’s damage.)
[D][C] Nightmare: 30 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Asleep.
[D][D][C] Jet Black Blade: 130 damage. During your next turn, this Pokemon can’t attack.
Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
#121 Inkay – Darkness – HP50
Basic Pokemon
[D] Call for Family: Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokemon and put them on your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
[D][C] Tackle: 20 damage.
Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#122 Hoopa – Darkness – HP120
Basic Pokemon
[D] Genie Hand: Search your deck for a [D] Energy and attach it to 1 of your Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck.
[D][D][C] Tyrant Hole: 100 damage.
Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#128 Magearna – Metal – HP90
Basic Pokemon
[M] Gear Cutter: 20 damage.
[M][C][C] Automaton Beam: 60+ damage. If this Pokemon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 60 more damage, and your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 1
Ability: T’was All a Dream
If this Pokemon is Asleep when it gets Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s Pokémon’s attack, your opponent doesn’t take any Prize cards for it.
[C][C] Collapse: 60 damage. This Pokemon is now Asleep.
Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck and ask your opponent to choose 2 of them. Discard the cards they chose and put the other cards into your hand.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
#TG02 Roserade
#TG02 Roserade
#TG04 Chandelure
Unnamed SWSH12 Set
Only a few currently-released cards have been confirmed for this set, as most will have released in English by the time this set releases. They include Gym promos and some cards from the Deoxys/Zeraora decks.
The rest of the set should come from Incandescent Arcana (featuring Alolan Vulpix VSTAR), Paradigm Trigger (featuring Lugia and the Regis), and any cut cards from our Lost Origin set (meaning Dark Phantasma and Lost Abyss cards).
This set should release in English in either November or December. The featured Pokemon from the Japanese source sets have a “winter” feel, so it makes sense we’re getting this set at the end of the year!
#056 Pincurchin – Lightning – HP80
Basic Pokemon
[C] Call for Family: Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokemon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
[L][C] Continuous Tumble: 30+ damage. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 more damage times the number of heads.
Gym Trainer was already released in America and Japan, so this will apparently be a new alternate art print that will release before Worlds. Perhaps it will release as an upcoming Gym promo? If so, this new alternate art version would be banned for Worlds.
#160 Leafy Camo Poncho – Trainer
Item
Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached.
If the Pokemon this card is attached to is a Pokemon VSTAR or Pokemon VMAX, whenever your opponent plays a Supporter card from their hand, prevent all effects of that card done to this Pokemon.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn.
As mentioned at the beginning of this news story, this set should release in early 2023. It’s a “mishmash” set containing Japanese promos. It should also be comprised of the cards from December’s VSTAR Universe. Some of the cards also have a winter feel.
#007 Sunkern – Grass – HP40
Basic Pokemon
[C][C] Seed Bomb: 20 damage.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#010 Kricketot – Grass – HP60
Basic Pokemon
[G] Trip Over: 10+ damage. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
#011 Cherubi – Grass – HP50
Basic Pokemon
[G] Leafage: 10 damage.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1
#015 Grubbin – Grass – HP70
Basic Pokemon
[C] Electrification: Attach a [L] from your discard pile to this Pokemon.
[C][C][C] Surprise Attack: 50 damage. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Ability: Emergence Shock
Once during your turn, when you play this card from your hand to evolve a Pokemon, you may flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
Flip a coin. If heads, look at 8 cards from the bottom of your deck. If tails, look at 3 cards from the bottom of your deck. Then choose 1 card, put it into your hand, and shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.
#128 Energy Search
#132 Great Ball
#133 Hop
#134 Leon
#136 Nessa
#137 Poke Ball
#138 Pokemon Catcher
#139 Potion
#140 Raihan
#144 Switch
#147 Hoopa V
There is no unreleased Hoopa V at this time, so this may be a promo coming out in Japan before Worlds, such as a new Gym promo.
Promos
These are cards currently available in Japan that will soon be turned into English promos.
SWSH244 Scorbunny – Fire – HP60
Basic Pokemon
[R] Blazing Dash: Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, draw a card.
[D] Pursuit Claw: Choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. This attack does 20 damage for each damage counter on that Pokemon (don’t apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokemon).
SWSH265 Zeroara VSTAR – Lightning – HP270
VSTAR – Evolves from Zeraora V
[L][L][C] Crashing Beat: 190 damage. You may discard a Stadium card in play.
[L][L][L][C] Thunder Star (VSTAR Power): Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon 4 times. (You can choose the same Pokemon more than once.) For each time you chose a Pokemon, do 60 damage to it. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness and Resistance. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
When your Pokemon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
SWSH268 Deoxys VSTAR – Psychic – HP270
VSTAR – Evolves from Deoxys V
[P][P][C] Psy Javelin: 190 damage. This attack also does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon V.
[P] Star Force (VSTAR Power): 60x damage. This attack does 60 damage for each Energy attached to both Active Pokemon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
When your Pokemon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
[W] Rip Current: Your opponent reveals their hand. Put up to 2 Basic Pokemon you find there onto their Bench.
[W][C] Aqua Bullet: 40 damage. This attack also does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
Ability: Grassland Wind
Your Pokemon with [G] Energy attached can’t be affected by Special Conditions. Heal any Special Condition from those Pokemon.
[G][G][C] Emerald Blade: 200 damage. This Pokemon can’t attack during your next turn.
When your Pokemon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
SWSH296 Champion’s Festival
This should release at Worlds!
SWSH299 Jirachi V – Psychic – HP180
Basic Pokemon
Ability: Wish Bridge
When your Basic Pokemon V is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s Pokemon’s attack, you may choose 1 basic Energy card from the Knocked Out Pokemon and move it to 1 of your other Pokemon.
[P][C] Hypno Strike: 60 damage. Both Active Pokemon are now Asleep.
When your Pokemon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
#001 Oddish – Grass – HP50
#002 Gloom – Grass – HP80
#003 Vileplume – Grass – HP150
#014 Roselia – Grass – HP70
#015 Roserade – Grass – HP120
#019 Dottler – Grass – HP80
#020 Orbeetle – Grass – HP110
#023 Torkoal – Fire – HP110
#024 Litwick – Fire – HP60
#025 Lampent – Fire – HP80
#026 Chandelure – Fire – HP150
#028 Litleo – Fire – HP70
#029 Pyroar – Fire – HP120
#030 Poliwag – Water – HP60
#031 Poliwhirl – Water – HP90
#032 Politoed – Water – HP140
#038 Luvdisc – Water – HP70
#039 Shellos – Water – HP70
#046 Ducklett – Water – HP60
#047 Swanna – Water – HP120
#054 Electrike – Lightning – HP60
#055 Manectric – Lightning – HP120
#068 Jynx – Psychic – HP110
#071 Mawile – Psychic – HP90
#074 Cresselia – Psychic – HP120
#077 Inkay – Psychic – HP60
#078 Malamar – Psychic – HP110
#085 Poliwrath – Fighting – HP160
#089 Rhyhorn – Fighting – HP100
#090 Rhydon – Fighting – HP120
#091 Rhyperior – Fighting – HP190
#097 Makuhita – Fighting – HP80
#098 Hariyama – Fighting – HP140
#099 Meditite – Fighting – HP70
#100 Medicham – Fighting – 110
#101 Relicanth – Fighting – HP90
#102 Gastrodon – Fighting – HP130
#103 Mienfoo – Fighting – HP60
#104 Mienshao – Fighting – HP90
#105 Landorus – Fighting – HP120
#108 Carbink – Fighting – HP90
#109 Rockruff – Fighting – HP60
#110 Falinks – Fighting – HP100
#112 Spinarak – Darkness – HP50
#113 Ariados – Darkness – HP90
#114 Murkrow – Darkness – HP60
#115 Honchkrow – Darkness – HP120
#116 Seviper – Darkness – HP110
#120 Darkrai – Darkness – HP120
#121 Inkay – Darkness – HP50
#122 Hoopa – Darkness – HP120
#128 Magearna – Metal – HP90
#138 Lickitung – Colorless – HP110
#139 Lickilicky – Colorless – HP140
#149 Komala – Colorless – HP100
#150 Skwovet – Colorless – HP60
#151 Greedent – Colorless – HP130
#166 Riley – Trainer
#056 Pincurchin – Lightning – HP80
#102 Ursaluna V – Fighting – HP230
#160 Leafy Camo Poncho – Trainer
#162 Professor Laventon – Trainer
#007 Sunkern – Grass – HP40
#010 Kricketot – Grass – HP60
#011 Cherubi – Grass – HP50
#015 Grubbin – Grass – HP70
#029 Seel – Water – HP70
#030 Galarian Mr. Mime – Water – HP80
#033 Corphish – Water – HP70
#034 Snorunt – Water – HP60
#037 Kyogre V – Water – HP230
#048 Eelektrik – Lightning – HP80
Girafarig – Psychic – HP90
#063 Dusclops – Psychic – HP90
#067 Enamorus – Psychic – HP120
Graveler – Fighting – HP110
#070 Baltoy – Fighting – HP60
#071 Riolu – Fighting – HP60
#075 Koffing – Darkness – HP70
#078 Krokorok – Darkness – HP90
#089 Metang – Metal – HP100
Absol – Darkness – HP100
#091 Pawniard – Metal – HP60
#108 Eevee V – Colorless – HP200
#110 Starly – Colorless – HP60
#121 Wooloo – Colorless – HP70
#122 Dubwool – Colorless – HP120
#126 Digging Duo – Trainer
SWSH244 Scorbunny – Fire – HP60
SWSH245 Croagunk – Darkness- HP60
Weavile – Darkness – HP110
SWSH247 Regigigas – Colorless – HP150
SWSH255 Origin Forme Dialga V – Metal – HP220
Origin Forme Palkia V – Water – HP220
SWSH263 Zeraora V – Lightning – HP210
SWSH264 Zeroara VMAX – Lightning – HP320
SWSH265 Zeroara VSTAR – Lightning – HP270
SWSH266 Deoxys V – Psychic – HP210
SWSH267 Deoxys VMAX – Psychic – HP330
SWSH268 Deoxys VSTAR – Psychic – HP270
SWSH275 Manaphy – Water – HP70
SWSH285 Pikachu V – Lightning – HP200
SWSH286 Pikachu VMAX – Lightning – HP310
Virizion V – Grass – HP200
Jirachi V – Psychic – HP180
