Pokémon TCG Destined Rivals: Best Singles to Chase and Buy This Week

Destined Rivals single card market is already booming post-release (May 30), but chasing down Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex SIR or Ethan's Ho-Oh ex SIR will likely take a lot more than a few sealed boosters.

So, to save trainers the trouble of stressing about stock and paying MSRP at big box retailers (good luck with that), here are the best chase cards from Destined Rivals, including some big price crashers and climbers to make note of this week.

TL;DR: Best Destined Rivals Cards

Destined Rivals is one of the best Scarlet and Violet era sets, it's banger after banger as far as chase cards go. In our preview, we pulled 18 big cards across 46 packs. This includes a load of regular ex cards, 1 hyper rare, 1 SIR, 1 ultra rare, and 5 illustration rares.

Of course, you'll probably find some cool cards when opening up boosters, just like we did, and there's always a chance you'll get the chase card you want, but what if you could just pay the market value of the card you wanted for less instead?

That's what sites like TCGPlayer are great for, finding single chase cards, at the best price possible, and not having to spend thousands on sealed packs with overinflated prices. Let's run through all the top cards to buy right now.

Illustration Rare

The two best cards of Destined Rivals are Illustration Rares in my option, so it's a good job I have them already! Cynthia's Roserade's artwork is stunning, it's got that late 80s anime vibe and is so well-made. Ethan's Typlosion is one of the best artworks of the entire Scarlet and Violet era so far.

The movement of the artwork and blatent bond it shows between trainer and Pokémon is what Pokémon is all about for me. It's going to take something epic to beat this cards artwork for me personally.

Secret Art Rare

Secret art rares are the absolute bangers of every Scarlet and Violet era set. Whilst Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex SIR is an eye watering $500+ right now, Ethan's Ho-Oh ex SIR and Arven's Mabosstiff ex SIR are far more reasonably prices at $250 and $31.28 respectively.

Hyper Rare

Hyper Rares have become the black sheep of the Scarlet and Violet era. They're more of an aquired taste, but Ethan's Ho-Oh ex looks fantastic in this style, as goes Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex.

It's also around half the price of collecting the secret art rare variants, which are supposed to be easier to get than hyper rares. Go figure.

Destined Rivals: Sealed Boosters

TCG Player is also running orders for sealed product too. It's market value prices, which will likely be cheaper than most big box retailers on release day.

Everything, including Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Boxes are available right now. Don't sleep on this set, it's one of the best we've had in the last 12 months.

This Week's Pokémon TCG Crashers and Climbers

The Single Pokémon TCG market on the other hand is going through a grand reset right now, which is down to a few factors. The crypto bro mentally to reselling products is dying down a little and more product is becoming available thanks to reprints.

We're not out of the woods yet by any means, but this weeks Crashers and Climbers show recent cards going down in price and cards from the X and Y era shooting up in value. We're 100% moving in the right direction.

Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.