Pokémon: Scarlet & Violet – Journey Together: Why it’s a Must-Break

The Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) is set to unleash one of the most anticipated expansions of the year with Pokémon: Scarlet & Violet – Journey Together. Starting Friday, March 28th, Fanatics Live is making it easy for you to capture all the excitement of this new release, with offers and giveaways including:

• Live Pokémon single pack break auctions starting at just $1.
• A chance for you and a guest to journey together with two VIP passes to a 2025 Collect-A-Con of your choice.
• A $500 bounty for each of the first 10 Lillie’s Clefairy ex cards hit in Live Pokémon pack breaks – $250 for the collector for whom the card is pulled and $250 to a lucky follower viewing the show. Follow along on The 10.

Click the button below to check out live and upcoming Journey Together shows:

How to Win Free Collect-A-Con Tickets on Fanatics Live

Eleven breakers will be giving away tickets to a 2025 Collect-A-Con of the winner’s choice, potentially giving you and a guest the chance to journey together to one of the most exciting collecting events of the year.

All you have to do is:

1. Follow the sellers below

2. Tune into their show on Friday

Click on the seller names below and follow them to receive alerts about when they’re going live to break Pokémon cards.

• Trading Card World
• KetchumAll Collectibles
• The Starters 151
• Bozeman Breaks
• Layton Gaming
• Tofu's Trading
• TheCardCave203
• CardShop Live
• Magic City
• Skybox Collectibles
• Going Twice

Combining the Old with the New

With Scarlet & Violet – Journey Together comes the return of one of the Pokémon TCG’s most beloved attributes. The set will showcase Pokémon and their Trainers on the same card. This means an exciting wave of new strategies, stunning artwork, and top-tier pulls for those in Pokémon card breaks.

Some of the most iconic cards in Pokémon history have featured Trainers and their Pokémon side by side. Debuting in the early 2000s Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge sets, this concept quickly became a fan favorite. Now, Journey Together is reviving and evolving this mechanic, making this expansion a must-have.

Featured Trainers and Game-Changing Abilities

The Journey Together expansion highlights four key Trainers: Lillie, Iono, N, and Hop. Notably, Iono is the only Trainer in this set to debut in the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet video game on Nintendo Switch, making her inclusion particularly exciting for fans.

Each Trainer's Pokémon comes with exclusive abilities and supporter cards that will transform how the TCG is played. For example, Hop’s Snorlax boasts the powerful Extra Helping ability, which increases the damage output of all of Hop’s Pokémon attacks by 30. These abilities introduce new synergies, providing players with fresh deck-building opportunities that could shake things up on the tables.

Add to your personal Pokédex with Pokémon card breaks on Fanatics Live.

The Best Cards in Pokémon: Scarlet & Violet – Journey Together

Another aspect of Journey Together that’s bringing the hype is its incredible artwork. Fans around the world are marveling, with early opinion placing the expansion near the top of the list of best-looking Pokémon cards released in years. Expect highly sought-after Special Illustrations and rare Alternate Art cards featuring detailed Trainer-Pokémon interactions.

An early look at the market shows that some of these hits can fetch hundreds of dollars on the secondary market. Some of the most expensive Journey Together cards include ungraded copies of Lillie’s Clefairy ex, which have sold for $600-$700. Meanwhile, other Trainer's Pokémon N's Zoroark ex, Iono's Bellibolt ex, Hop's Zacian ex are all going for $200-$300, as is Salamence ex.

Those are among some of the best cards in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet – Journey Together, with the most exciting pulls including:

• Lillie's Clefairy ex
• Hop's Zacian ex
• Iono's Bellibolt ex
• N's Zoroark ex
• Hop's Snorlax
• Hop's Wooloo
• Articuno
• Lycanroc

The Best Way to Get Your Pokémon Cards Graded

Have a hit you're ready to get graded? Fanatics Collect’s grading and authentication partnerships provide access to partnership pricing and a seamless path to a market of thousands of collectors from around the world.

Just log in to Fanatics Collect with your Fanatics ID and click the button below to get started.

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Whether you're hunting for huge hits or building a new competitive deck, breaking this Pokémon set live offers the thrill of chasing rare and valuable cards alongside a community of fellow Pokémon card collectors.

Get in on the action by joining Pokémon Elite Trainer Box and booster box breaks on Fanatics Live and experience the rush today.

Click the button below to join Fanatics Live and get $25 off your first break.