Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown: Release date, new Tera-type, everything we know

The next expansion set in the Pokemon TCG release calendar has been announced as Stellar Crown – a celestial set with a number of exciting new cards and potentially meta-changing Pokemon for players to look forward to.

To help you hit the ground running, here’s everything we know about Stellar Crown, including the release date, new cards, and intriguing Stellar Tera-type.

Please note – the set isn’t out yet and has just been announced, so information is subject to change. Check back for more information as we get closer to the Stellar Crown release.

Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown release date

Official artwork from the Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown announcement.

Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown will be released on September 13, making it the 7th set in the Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokemon trading card game.

Announced via the official Pokemon TCG X account, it’s the English counterpart to the Japanese expansion set Stellar Miracle. Additionally, it’ll be releasing on the same day as the Japanese set Paradise Dragona, making it a busy day for collectors.

New cards and featured Pokemon

Fans can expect to find over 170 cards in the Stellar Crown set, according to the official Pokemon news story that accompanied the announcement. This will include:

• Over 20 Trainer cards
• Over 30 Special Illustration cards, featuring both Pokemon and Trainers
• Over a dozen new Pokemon ex cards

Alongside this, there will be brand new ACE SPEC cards joining the line-up with this expansion set release. It’s looking promising for competitive players, as the last few batches of new ACE SPEC cards were seriously meta-defying.

In terms of featured Pokemon, fans can expect to see the official debut of Terapagos ex, alongside Cinderace ex, Lapras ex, Hydrapple ex, and Galvantula ex.

All of these Pokemon except Hydrapple will be featured as Stellar Tera-type Pokemon. These cards will likely spike in value once the expansion set drops, especially Lapras ex and Galvantula ex. Check out our ranking of every Stellar card so far to get an idea of what to expect.

Stellar Tera-type mechanic

The Stellar Tera-type for Pokemon cards was initially shown off to the world in the Stellar Miracle expansion set, and Stellar Crown marks the first time that the exciting new card type will be seen in English Pokemon cards.

Stellar Tera-typing comes from the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC, and it acts in a similar fashion to old Crystal Pokemon from the e-Card Series.

This new Tera-type will, in theory, be hard to counter when deck-building as Stellar Tera Pokemon have Attacks that require multiple kinds of Energy to work. Put simply, this means they have a higher chance of hitting an enemy opponent’s weaknesses.

Lapras ex (019/102) and Hydrapple ex (012/102) from Stellar Miracle.

On top of this, Stellar Tera-type Pokemon have the standard Tera immunity to being damaged while on the Bench, making them durable and reliable cards.

Stellar Tera-type cards should prove exciting in the competitive Pokemon circuit, giving players a new focus to watch when deck-building. It’s possible that there could be Stellar-oriented ACE SPEC cards in Stellar Crown, but this is speculation on our part.

While you wait for further details about Stellar Crown to come out, make sure to check out the best cards from Stellar Miracle. This expansion set went down a treat with Pokemon TCG collectors and it’s a good indicator of how popular Stellar Crown could be.