{"id":400797,"date":"2025-01-16T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=400797"},"modified":"2025-01-25T00:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:36:40","slug":"pokemon-tcg-switch-pokemon-card-151-sv2a-209-165-release-date-price-where-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2025\/01\/16\/pokemon-tcg-switch-pokemon-card-151-sv2a-209-165-release-date-price-where-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"[Pok\u00e9mon TCG] Switch (Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] 209\/165) [Release Date\/Price\/Where To Buy]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Pok\u00e9mon<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There’s a case to be made that Switch is the single most iconic Item card in Pok\u00e9mon TCG history. With more than 200 iterations since its debut in the very first Pok\u00e9mon TCG set\u2014Expansion Pack all the way back in 1996\u2014just about everyone who has ever picked up a Pok\u00e9mon TCG booster pack knows about and has seen Switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch is the single most-reprinted Pok\u00e9mon TCG card of all time and it isn’t even close. Out of all these versions of the card, the biggest get among them has to be the Ultra Rare (UR) version from Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Switch (Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] 209\/165)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The card’s illustration depicts two Pok\u00e9 Balls being rotated\u2014a reference to the simple yet extremely useful effect of the card which allows the player to swap out the Active Pok\u00e9mon with a Benched Pok\u00e9mon. Like all other cards of the UR rarity, this card has a gold-colored border and background; the Pok\u00e9 Balls as well as Switch itself are also outlined in gold; this adds an air of prestige to the imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch has always been an important part of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG metagame going all the way back to Gen 1. The decks which include it take full advantage of the quick and simple pivoting option it provides to either get a vulnerable Active Pok\u00e9mon out of trouble or bring in a Benched Pok\u00e9mon which has been fully set up to exploit a matchup advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Release Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In English, this card is card 206\/165 from 151 [MEW].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A copy of a Switch (Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] 209\/165) card has a price of 4,360 JPY (~US$22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price Graph for Switch (Pok\u00e9mon Card 151 [SV2a] 209\/165)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As of 16 January 2025, this card is selling at below retail price on SNKRDUNK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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