The Pokémon Company will release Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield - Darkness Ablaze on August 14.

The Darkness Ablaze expansion brings seven Pokémon VMAX cards to the game, including Charizard VMAX; Centiskorch VMAX; Grimmsnarl VMAX; and the Legendary Pokémon Eternatus VMAX in its Eternamax form.  The set will also include 14 Pokémon V cards, 9 full-art Pokémon V cards, 17 Trainer cards, 4 full-art Supporter cards, and 3 new Special Energy cards.  The expansion will also be available in the form of an Elite Trainer box and two theme decks focusing on Darmanitan and Galarian Sirfetched.

On August 1, the Pokémon Company will release the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield - Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box.  Each Build & Battle Box contains 4 Darkness Ablaze booster packs, a 23-card Evolution booster featuring key cards from current and prior sets, one of four alternate-art promo cards, and a tip sheet.

The Darkness Ablaze expansion follows the Poké Ball Wave 5 tins in July (see "The Pokémon Company Unveils ‘Poké Ball Wave 5’ Tins").

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