Pokémon TCG — Destined Rivals: Five Sealed Cases (Italian)

Destined Rivals is one of the most narratively coherent expansions of the Scarlet & Violet block, built entirely around the dark, alternate versions of Pokémon tied to the franchise's villainous teams, with Team Rocket at its centre.

The art direction deliberately returns to the aesthetic of vintage releases such as Team Rocket (2000) and Team Magma vs Team Aqua, reinterpreted through the language of Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare. Mewtwo ex, Garchomp ex and Ho-Oh ex lead the set with dedicated artwork — cards designed to be displayed as much as played.

This lot consists of five sealed cases of the Italian printing, six booster boxes to each: thirty boxes in their original configuration. Italian production of a special expansion outside the standard rotation is appreciably scarcer than the English and Japanese editions, and a uniform sealed position of this size is rarely assembled.