The Pokemon Trading Card Game build and battle boxes for the new Sword & Shield Fusion Strike expansion will be available at selected retailers from 6th November giving fans a chance to get their heads around the basics of the expansion before the full release drops on 12th November. To find out which retailers near you might be stocking the build and battle boxes early, check out the official Pokemon store locator.

The Fusion Strike expansion will have a total of 260+ cards and is a standard legal deck, however this first quick expansion box will allow players to put together a preview 40 card deck, setting aside 4 prize cards at the beginning of the game. The boxes will contain a 23 card evolution pack featuring cards from this and previous expansions, including 1 of 4 foil promos and a deck building tip sheet.