{"id":202632,"date":"2024-01-25T12:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T04:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=202632"},"modified":"2024-01-26T10:42:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T02:42:56","slug":"pokemon-tcg-starter-deck-build-set-releases-ancient-koraidon-ex-svhk-future-miraidon-ex-svhm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2024\/01\/25\/pokemon-tcg-starter-deck-build-set-releases-ancient-koraidon-ex-svhk-future-miraidon-ex-svhm\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Starter Deck & Build Set Releases: Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Avid followers of the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game (TCG) have been anticipating the releases of the Wild Force [SV5K] and Cyber Judge [SV5M] expansion sets<\/a> for several months now. However, as it turned out, the good folks at Creatures Inc. had another surprise in store\u2014the Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] Pok\u00e9mon TCG Starter Deck & Build Sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be released in tandem with Wild Force [SV5K] and Cyber Judge [SV5M] on 26 January 2024, the Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] Pok\u00e9mon TCG Starter Deck & Build Sets serve as something of an introduction to ninth-generation Pok\u00e9mon TCG mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both sets contain 228 predetermined cards including a 60-card deck as well as 168 additional cards to augment the deck. The decks and additional cards make much use of the Ancient and Future mechanics which have been prominent throughout the Scarlet & Violet era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, just as the Wild Force [SV5K] and Cyber Judge [SV5M] sets re-introduced ACE SPEC cards\u2014mega-powerful cards of which a deck may contain just one copy\u2014one more ACE SPEC card is part of the Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] sets as well. (More on that shortly.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s now take a look at some of the highlights of these sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koraidon ex & Miraidon ex<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The titular centerpieces of the Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] sets, these two Legendary Paradox Pok\u00e9mon feature on cards that are as visually impressive as they are powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While neither of the two cards\u2019 rarities has yet been confirmed, these cards might nonetheless already be piquing the interest of some. For one thing, most Pok\u00e9mon ex tend to be of the RR rarity\u2014while not the absolute rarest, they\u2019re only outranked by AR, SAR, and UR cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, the nature of this release might mean that it could be years before a reprint or a re-release\u2014if either even ends up occurring at all. That scenario would definitely jack up these cards\u2019 value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Ball<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Although item cards aren\u2019t usually the most prized of any set, this Master Ball card might buck this trend for several reasons. Starting from this set, all ACE SPEC cards will bear a rarity of \u201cACE\u201d. If the ACE rarity ends up being similar to that of the RR rarity of most Pok\u00e9mon ex, for example, then such cards\u2019 desirability and value will rise significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only that\u2014this ACE SPEC Master Ball card is one of seven such cards reintroducing this mechanic that\u2019ll be released on 26 January 2024 alongside six others across the Wild Force [SV5K] and Cyber Judge [SV5M] expansion sets. Of these seven cards, the Master Ball is by far the most iconic owing to its place in the Pok\u00e9mon lore as the \u201cperfect Pok\u00e9 Ball\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nemona, Arven, & Iono<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Recent iterations of these cards have already been the talk of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG world\u2014the Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a] SAR versions released in December 2023. While not quite at that level of rarity, Scarlet & Violet rival characters Nemona and Arven are nonetheless already among the most popular characters of their archetype, making their cards likely to be much sought after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, those two cards will almost certainly be somewhat overshadowed compared to Iono. The Levincia Gym Leader\u2019s SAR card\u2019s value dwarfed that of every other card in the Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a] set\u2014this trend will likely hold in the Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Iono\u2019s fan appeal, this card will also be desired by serious Pok\u00e9mon TCG players as it\u2019s one of the single best hand disruption tools in the game right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buying Pok\u00e9mon TCG Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM]<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] sets are Japan-exclusive releases that come out on 26 January 2024. Each set will be sold at a retail price of \u00a53,600 (~US$24.39).<\/p>\n\n\n

Don\u2019t live in Japan but interested anyway? Then you can shop the latest Pok\u00e9mon cards, boxes, and sets like Shiny Treasure ex [SV4a]<\/a> on the SNKRDUNK App via the banner below:<\/p>\n

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Avid followers of the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game (TCG) have been anticipating the releases of the Wild Force [SV5K] and Cyber Judge [SV5M] expansion sets for several months now. However, as it turned out, the good folks at Creatures Inc. had another surprise in store\u2014the Ancient Koraidon ex [SVHK] and Future Miraidon ex [SVHM] Pok\u00e9mon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":202636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21,43,18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brands","category-calendar","category-collectibles","category-latest-news","category-releases"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202632"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203572,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202632\/revisions\/203572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}