Gettin' Jiggly Wit It

The Max Raid Dens in the Wild Area have now shifted in Pokémon Sword and Shield. With this, the Normal and Dragon-type Pokémon have left the boosted raids and various Fighting-type and Psychic-type Pokémon have been added including Machamp and Orbeetle.

With all the 25th Anniversary news today it's almost easy to forget that Single Strike and Rapid Strike releases in Japan next week. Today we have two more cards revealed, Orbeetle and Camping Set which should also make it into the Battle Styles set.

With the Vivid Voltage Prerelease starting today,  Play! Pokémon has provided some FAQs on certain cards play mechanics. There are no official prereleases, but these will be helpful for when the cards are legal in TCGO on November 13th. You can see a full list of cards in our previous article .  Pokémon Abilites Buzzap Generator  (Electrode) Q. When using Electrode’s “Buzzap Generator” Ability, can I attach the 2 {L} Energy cards to Electrode before it is KO’d? A. Yes, you can. Eerie Beam (Orbeetle VMAX) Q. Can you use more than one Orbeetle VMAX’s “Eerie Beam” Ability per turn? A. If a different Orbeetle VMAX becomes active you can use its Eerie Beam Ability, but each Orbeetle VMAX can only use its Eerie Beam Ability once per turn. Shell Survival (Shedinja) * There’s a new deck building rule with Shedinja from Vivid Voltage. Shedinja with the “Shell Survival” Ability cannot be the only Basic Pokemon in your deck. You must have at least 1 other Basic Pokemon in your dec...

The Japanese Orbeetle V Promo card was revealed for Astonishing Volt Tackle earlier, and it was only a matter of time before the English version of  Orbeetle V  would show up. It will release on November 20th for $19.99 USD along with the Zacian/ADP Battle League Deck and the Zacian & Zamazenta Ultra-Premium Collection and ETB Plus .

Orbeetle V Grass HP180 Basic [G] Strafe 20 You may switch this Pokémon with one of your Benched Pokémon. [G][C] Mysterious Wave 50+ This attack does 30 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: None Retreat: 1 Image and Translation Credit to  @ToineLay Orbeetle V has been revealed to be the Box Purchase Campaign promo if you purchase 2 Booster Boxes (60 packs) of Astonishing Volt Tackle in Japan. The card is an alternate artwork of the Orbeetle V from this set. The US normally gets these Cards in an upcoming V Box  similar to Copperajah V . The promo card will be available on the set release day on Friday, September 18th. Discover new brilliance and maximum power in the  Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Vivid Voltage  expansion.

Massive Energy & Wild Color! Discover new brilliance and maximum power in the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield Vivid Voltage expansion as more Pokémon V appear, including the newly discovered Mythical Pokémon Zarude! Unique new Amazing Pokémon burst onto the scene with a rainbow splash, alongside more Pokémon VMAX…including the splendor, the majesty, the delightful round wonder that is Gigantamax Pikachu! Put a little color and a lot of spark into your deck or collection with the Sword & Shield—Vivid Voltage expansion! Over 185 cards Dozens of recently discovered Pokémon from the Galar region 11 powerful Pokémon V and 6 enormous Pokémon VMAX More than 15 Trainer cards and 4 new Special Energy cards