"Blade Awakening" Everything You Need To Know

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Everything You Need To Know – Blade Awakening

Blade Awakening will feature fan favourite frog-like Pokémon, Tera Greninja! Releasing 16 January 2026, this will be the first set of the year and a continuation of the Scarlet & Violet era. This set will still feature both “ancient” and “future” Pokémon, as well as the introduction of ACE SPEC cards (which doesn’t matter much for us Westerners, unless you’re a fan of bright pink cards!).

Educational moment: The Term Tera Greninja refers to a variant of Greninja that appears in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet due to the Terastallization mechanic (say that 3 times in a row). This mechanic is a feature in the game that allows Pokémon to change their type temporarily during battle by—wait for it—crystallizing into a unique form based on their Tera Type. Phew, bet you didn’t know you were in for a science lesson today. 😊

Release details

1. 1. Name: “Blade Awakening” | 利刃猛醒 | CSV7
  2. Release date of set: 16 January 2026
  3. Location: Mainland China
  4. Language of cards: Simplified Chinese
  5. Jumbo product:
    1. Booster pack: 20 x Cards
    2. Booster box: 6 x Jumbo Packs
  6. Slim product:
    1. Booster pack: 5 x Cards
    2. Booster box: 15 x Slim Packs

Blade Awakening Booster Pack Designs

Based on Pokémon’s release history in China, this release will be available in two variants: a jumbo version and a slim version. Funnily enough, the boxes are the same size. So always keep a look out on the top left corner to identify whether you are purchasing a Slim or Jumbo box.

: CSV7C Slim Booster Pack

: CSV7C Jumbo Booster Pack

What is the difference between them?

Number of cards
Hit difference!

The Jumbo Pack contains 20 cards in a pack – seen on the pack’s top left corner in red.

The Slim Pack contains 5 cards in a pack – seen on the pack’s top left corner in black.

Important to note: There are no guaranteed SR’s in EITHER of the boxes. This has changed since the release of Brave Stars back in 2024.

And now for the important hit rates. See below…

Collector’s Tip: Jumbo Boxes have the chance of a “God Box”. That means each pack will contain a SR rarity and above in Every. Single. Pack!

MORE Exclusive Cards

Seems like 2026 will continue with tradition of Simplified Chinese exclusives. This time featuring a not-so-fan-favourite “Cyphermaniac’s Codebreaking.” This will be the third Scarlet & Violet Exclusive Trainer card. Wondering which trainer will be next 👀

Some chase cards…

As you well know by now, Simplified Chinese are playing catch up to the rest of the languages. Thanks to this, they end up combining various sets together. This is one of our favourite mixes of cards, as you will find cards from Temporal Forces, Twilight Masquerade, Journey Together and a lonely Lugia from Prismatic Evolutions. We’ll be on the hunt too and look forward to seeing how our luck holds while we open a few packs.

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Some of the AR/SR/SAR/UR

Blade Awakening Coin Set

Blade Awakening Coin Set CSV7c - simplified Chinese Pokemon

This will be a first-of-its-kind packaging for a Simplified Chinese Pokémon product. They’ve done away with the box coin set and instead will be a sleeved packet. There will be a total of 30 different Pokémon to collect from this coin set. This will be released alongside Blade Awakening Booster Boxes on 16 January 2026.