The newest Pokémon set is Twilight Masquerade, released in May 2024. The second main set release of the year, it added 226 cards to the trading card game, including mysterious new ‘mons from the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC. This guide gives an overview of the notable themes, new cards, and packs.
Here, we’re only breaking down the most recent collection of new Pokémon cards – for a full list of every Pokémon TCG release ever, including upcoming sets, check out our guide to all Pokémon sets in order.
We’re also not delving too much into card values – if you’re after the big bucks, read our running list of the most expensive Pokémon cards out there. This guide is all about giving you a snapshot of the newest cards on the scene.
Here’s what to know about the newest Pokémon set:
Twilight Masquerade set details
| English Release date | May 24, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Total new cards | 226 |
| New main set cards | 176 |
| New secret rare cards | 59 |
Twilight Masquerade takes the Pokémon trading card game on a trip to Kitakami, the new region explored in September 2023’s Teal Mask DLC for the Scarlet & Violet videogames.
The name is a reference to the DLC’s starring new legendary Pokémon, Ogerpon – and make no mistake, Ogerpon is absolutely the main attraction in this set: a mysterious and misunderstood creature who can appear in four forms, wearing four different mystical masks – Teal, Hearthflame, Wellspring, and Cornerstone – each giving it a different combo of Pokémon card types.
While there’s much in Twilight Masquerade for TCG lifers to enjoy, there’s no doubt that big Scarlet & Violet videogame fans who dug the Teal Mask expansion will get the most out of this release, with key cards representing major bits of the gameplay: the Festival Grounds of Kitakami’s Mask Festival get their own Pokémon trainer card, as do DLC characters like the photographer Perrin, your rival trainer Kieran, and history teacher Ms. Raifort.
As with all modern Pokémon expansions, there are a number of illustration cards and special illustration cards at high Pokémon card rarity levels.
Best Twilight Masquerade cards
The most prominent cards in Twilight Masquerade are the new legendary Pokémon joining the TCG the videogames’ Teal Mask DLC: Ogerpon, Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti.
Ogerpon itself has no fewer than 14 separate card versions available, from regular rare to a Gold Pokémon Ex card:
- Teal Mask Ogerpon
- Teal Mask Ogerpon Ex (with Full Art, Special Illustration Rare, and Gold versions)
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon Ex (with Full Art and Special Illustration Rare versions)
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon Ex (with Full Art and Special Illustration Rare versions)
- Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon Ex (with Full Art and Special Illustration Rare versions)
Other major chase cards in the set include:
Top Twilight Masquerade products
As with every mainline Pokémon card set release, Twilight Masquerade came out with a range of different packs available to get your hands on the new cards.
Booster Box
Your top choice to add a large volume of cards to maximize your pull chances on the ones you want, a booster box includes 36 standard, 10-card booster packs. Each pack contains four common cards, three uncommons, and three foil cards, at least one of which is going to be a rare or some higher type of rare.
Booster Bundle
The next rung down, a Booster Bundle includes 6 booster packs – you’ll save less per pack than you would with a full box, but more than buying individual boosters.
Elite Trainer Box
A broader, collection-building choice for many players, the Elite Trainer Box gives you nine booster packs, plus a full-art foil Teal Mask Ogerpon promo card, and a bunch of materials to build a Pokémon deck, including 45 Energy cards, 65 Ogerpon card sleeves, a plastic flipping coin, and two plastic markers for Pokémon special conditions.
And that’s all you need to know about the newest Pokémon release, Twilight Masquerade! For more details about the next two main sets of new Pokémon cards coming up in 2024 – Shrouded Fable and Stellar Crown – see our guide to all Pokémon sets in order.
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