Pokemon TCG Temporal Forces: Release date, new cards, and more

The Pokemon TCG’s latest expansion set, known as Temporal Forces, will be hitting stores with an international release on March 22, 2024. In the wake of the Paldean Fates set, Temporal Forces will combine cards from two of Japan’s expansions: Cyber Judge and Wild Force, which debuted in Japan on January 26, 2024. Temporal Forces’ focus is themed around the Paradox variants of popular Pokemon like the Legendary Beasts and the Swords of Justice.

This Pokemon TCG expansion set will also see the return of ACE SPEC cards that originally debuted in the Black & White era. These cards are powerful trainer/special energy cards limited to one card per deck but provide incredibly beneficial effects.

Although Temporal Forces contains over 162 cards, it offers 60 new cards between new ACE SPECs, new Paradox ex Pokemon, illustration/special illustration rares, and gold hyper rare cards.

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What we know so far about the Pokemon TCG's Temporal Forces set for Scarlet and Violet

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves serve as mascots for the Pokemon TCG’s Temporal Forces expansion (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Before secret rare cards are accounted for, the Pokemon TCG’s Temporal Forces set will contain 162 cards in its English release, including seven ACE SPEC cards, 13 Pokemon ex, two Tera Pokemon ex, 22 illustration rares, 10 special illustration rares, and six gold-etched hyper rare cards. While The Pokemon Company hasn’t announced the full list of cards arriving in the set from Cyber Judge/Wild Force, several cards have been confirmed.

According to PokeBeach, the Pokemon TCG's Temporal Forces set is expected to have a March 22, 2024, release date, with pre-releases set to take place from March 9 to March 17. The set will allegedly incorporate translated cards from Japan's Wild Force and Cyber Judge sets, which are due to be released in Japan on January 26, 2024.

Although the full card list for Wild Force and Cyber Judge has yet to be fully confirmed, the former incorporates ex cards for the Paradox Legendary Beasts in Pokemon Scarlet, while the latter features the Paradox Swords of Justice in Pokemon Violet.

Both sets have also been confirmed to herald the return of ACE SPEC cards, which haven't been seen since 2013's Plasma Blast set.

Confirmed cards in Wild Force/Cyber Judge that may appear in Temporal Forces

Number	Name	Type	Rarity
10/162	Turtwig	Grass	Common
11/162	Grotle	Grass	Common
12/162	Torterra ex	Grass	Double Rare
??/162 (Cyber Judge 16/71)	Iron Leaves ex	Grass	Double Rare
32/162	Litten	Fire	Common
33/162	Torracat	Fire	Common
34/162	Incineroar ex	Fire	Double Rare
??/162 (Wild Force 24/71)	Walking Wake ex	Water	Double Rare
??/162 (Wild Force 25/71)	Tera Wugtrio ex	Electric	Double Rare
66/162	Girafarig	Psychic	Common
??/162 (Cyber Judge 36/71)	Iron Crown ex	Psychic	Double Rare
89/162	Rockruff	Fighting	Common
108/162	Tera Farigiraf ex	Darkness	Double Rare
119/162	Koraidon	Dragon	Rare
121/162	Miraidon	Dragon	Rare
???/162 (Wild Force 53/71)	Raging Bolt ex	Dragon	Double Rare
141/162	Awakening Drum	Item	ACE Rare
153/162	Master Ball	Item	ACE Rare
154/162	Maximum Belt	Tool	ACE Rare
157/162	Prime Catcher	Item	ACE Rare
162/162	Neo Upper Energy	Rainbow Energy	ACE Rare
173/162	Relicanth	Fighting	Illustration Rare
182/162	Minccino	Colorless	Illustration Rare
183/162	Cinccino	Colorless	Illustration Rare
204/162	Gouging Fire ex	Fire	Special Illustration Rare
205/162	Walking Wake ex	Water	Special Illustration Rare
207/162	Iron Boulder ex	Fighting	Special Illustration Rare

Although The Pokemon Company has been light on information surrounding the full card list, several cards seen in the Cyber Judge and Wild Force Japanese sets will certainly be translated and included in the expansion. Speculation has also been swirling about the Pokemon TCG’s Temporal Forces set being released alongside two “starter deck and build sets” incorporating new Koraidon and Miraidon ex cards, according to PokeBeach.

Moreover, the release of the Pokemon TCG’s Crimson Haze set in Japan on March 22, 2024, may also suggest that some of its cards may appear in Temporal Forces. This would follow the precedent of English sets like Obsidian Flames and Paradox Rift, which were released two weeks before their Japanese counterparts. This could be an exciting inclusion, as Crimson Haze allegedly includes cards such as Kitakami’s Bloodmoon Ursaluna.

Whatever the case, the details should come into sharper focus for this Pokemon TCG expansion in the immediate future. With a release date in March, there isn’t much time left, and The Pokemon Company will certainly want to capitalize on Temporal Forces’ pending release and provide plenty of information in the lead-up. If not, fans won’t have to wait long before they can rip into the Temporal Forces set and find out for themselves.