Trainer’s Pokémon are back, and you can take them straight into battle with one of two Rival Battle Decks centered around Spikemuth’s hometown hero Marnie and Hoenn Champion Steven. Are you keen to go punk with Marnie’s Grimmsnarl ex and its Darkness Energy acceleration, or is booting up Energy attachments with Steven’s Metagross ex more your vibe? Each deck features Pokémon and Trainer cards that perfectly match their style and best facilitate their star Pokémon ex!

Inside the Rival Battle Deck of your choice, you’ll find a paper playmat themed around Marnie or Steven, complete with beginner friendly instructions, a set of damage counters, a large metallic coin featuring Marnie or Steven, a code card to play the deck online, and a special promo card featuring Steven or Marnie with their partner Pokémon.

Each Pokémon TCG: Rival Battle Deck—Marnie and Rival Battle Deck—Steven includes:

• 1 ready-to-play 60-card deck

• 1 set of damage counters

• 1 large metallic coin

• 1 deck box

• 1 double-sided playmat and strategy sheet

• 1 code card to play this deck online

The Pokémon TCG: Rival Battle Deck—Marnie and Rival Battle Deck—Steven will be available on May 16, 2025, at the Pokémon Center and where Pokémon TCG products are sold.