Destined Rivals English Spoilers and Card List
Today we have our first look at some of the Destined Rivals Pokemon cards in English. Leaked to various media outlets throughout Europe, these cards are noteworthy not only because they contain the English version of the cards we’ve already seen released in the Japanese sets Heat Wave Arena and Glory of Team Rocket but because they also act as official confirmation that these cards will indeed be part of the international Destined Rivals set (releasing on May 30, 2025).
Below, we’ll be taking a deeper look at each of the Destined Rivals English cards revealed so far, as well as providing some context around their in-game playability and potential rarity.
Destined Rivals English Main Set List
Cynthia’s Roselia and Roserade
Cynthia’s Garchomp ex will be one of the main new Destined Rivals decks. While I’ve not seen a list yet that has Roserade teched-in, it could certainly be a solid tool to help bolster your Garchomp ex’s attack to do considerably more damage.
Misty’s Psyduck
Misty’s Psyduck feels sort of useless at first. However, when you combine it with the powerful Misty’s Gyarados, its Flustered Leap ability suddenly makes a lot of sense.
Misty’s Magikarp and Gyarados
Surprising enough Misty’s Gyarados is actually included as stamped Prerelease Promo in the Destined Rivals Build and Battle Box. These decks are the prebuilt decks you get to customize at prerelease events, and Misty’s Gyardos is fairly strong in that format.
In regular constructed, however, you could wreck some havoc with this deck as well. Magikarp’s So Submerged ability prevents it from getting hit by the likes of Dragapult ex’s Phantom Dive making it possible for this Pokemon to stick around long enough to evolve.
Additionally, Psyduck’s Flustered Leap gives you easy fuel to power up Gyarados’s Splashing Panic attack.
Misty’s Staryu and Starmie
While the main power of any Misty deck will come from Gyarados, you could use Misty’s Starmie to help bolster your offensive strategy.
Ethan’s Pichu
I love this Ethan’s Pichu card. First of all, how can you not love Pichu – he’s like an even cuter Pikachu. Second, this would be an insanely helpful card in the prerelease format, enabling you to draw an extra card without needing to add any energy.
Destined Rivals secret rare cards
Ethan’s Adventure – Ultra Rare
Ethan’s Adventure makes up the backbone of what will likely be a popular deck: Ethan’s Typhlosion. While not a huge chase in itself, the popularity of that deck could drive some decent value for this ultra rare trainer card.
Cynthia’s Roserade – Illustration Rare
This card is so beautiful and has such a mystique about it that I already included it on my list of most expensive Destined Rivals cards. While it’s not nearly the kind of chase card that Cynthia’s Garchomp ex is, it does serve to show a gentler side of the famous trainer. With the circling wind and azule landscape in the background, you can bet this card is going to be highly valuable for an Illustration Rare.
Misty’s Psyduck – Illustration Rare
Another card that’s just as eye-catching if not quite as beautiful is Misty’s Psyduck Illustration Rare. We’ve already talked about how handy this card is going to be in battle. Additionally, the card should be worth high value as it includes one of Pokemon’s most notable trainers.
I would have loved getting an IR of Misty’s Gyarados as well, but I’ll settle for this.
Kangaskkhan – Illustration Rare
This artwork totally reminds me of My Neighbor Totoro. The nolstagic vibe int his artwork could create some value here, but Kengaskhan probably isn’t a popular enough Pokemon to drive incredible value – despite being one of the original 151.
Internationally released Destined Rivals cards
While as usual I’ll be focusing primarily on the English cards revealed for the set, cards in additional languages have been released. You can see them below.
