The Pokémon Company has unveiled a new gameplay mechanic called Battle Styles. Drawing inspiration from Urshifu, the new Legendary Pokémon from the Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor expansion, Battle Styles allows Pokémon cards to carry either Single Strike Style or Rapid Strike Style.
8.5/10. Battle Styles has turned out to be the second-best Sword & Shield mainline expansion thus far, ranking right under Vivid Voltage. It has some truly stunning cards, and the return of Alternate Arts adds to it in major ways.
What can you get in battle styles?
- Phoebe (Secret Rare)
- Rapid Strike Urshifu V (Alternate Full Art)
- Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Secret)
- Houndoom (Secret)
- Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (Alternate Art Secret)
- Tyranitar V (Alternate Full Art)
- Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Alternate Art Secret)
What is TCG battle styles?
Battle Styles is the name given to the fifth main expansion of the Sword & Shield Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as the Single Strike Master · Rapid Strike Master dual sets that make up the fifth expansion block in the Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Era.
Are battle styles worth collecting?
They will be valuable, but that's only because they are a secret rare version of a good card. The regular versions are unlikely to be worth much of anything even if they are good, but we do see cases where trainers and energy cards can be worth a couple dollars if they see a lot of play.