By dkmathstats on Skatehive
Hi there. In this Pokemon TCG overview post I cover the upcoming Rival Battle Decks. These feature Marnie's Pokemon and Steven's Pokemon. Yes I am late on this as I covered other stuff. (There was a lot of news in late February & March 2025) Both of these decks are at level 2 out of 3. These are not really beginner decks but they are not super competitive out of the box. Some adjustments can be made to either of these decks so it can be a competitive deck. (Will these be in the top 5 of the metagame? Not sure.) Source Each Deck Has An Illustration Rare Card In 2023 and 2024 the sealed deck products did not featured illustration rare cards. In these Rival Battle decks you have one illustration rare card in either deck. These deck products are very similar to the Japan versions which is good. If the Pokemon Company International releases deck products similar to Japan then that would be great for newer and experienced players. For the Marnie deck you have an illustration rare of M