Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box

Overview

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box combines eight booster packs with essential gameplay and card-storage accessories.

Its bright purple, pink, and blue design features Mew, one of the main Pokémon associated with the Fusion Strike expansion. The matching card sleeves and collector’s box make the product suitable for opening, deck building, gifting, sealed displays, and organizing a growing Pokémon collection.

The Elite Trainer Box was released alongside the English Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike expansion on November 12, 2021. It contains eight booster packs rather than the nine packs commonly found in several later Scarlet & Violet Elite Trainer Boxes.

Each booster pack contains randomized cards. Purchasing an Elite Trainer Box does not guarantee a Pokémon V, Pokémon VMAX, alternate-art card, Secret Rare card, or any specific featured Pokémon.

What’s Included

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box contains:

• 8 Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike booster packs
• 65 card sleeves featuring Mew
• 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
• 1 player’s guide to the Fusion Strike expansion
• 1 Pokémon TCG rulebook
• 6 damage-counter dice
• 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
• 2 acrylic condition markers
• 1 collector’s storage box
• 4 dividers for organizing cards
• 1 Pokémon TCG Online code card
• Original factory-sealed Elite Trainer Box packaging

These contents match the official Pokémon product configuration for the standard English Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box.

Each Fusion Strike booster pack contains 10 game cards and one Basic Energy card. Booster-pack contents are randomized, and duplicates may appear across the eight packs.

About the Expansion

Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike is the eighth main expansion in the Sword & Shield Series.

The English expansion launched on November 12, 2021, and introduced the Fusion Strike Battle Style to the international Pokémon Trading Card Game. The set contains more than 260 cards and includes 25 cards carrying the Fusion Strike designation.

Fusion Strike joined the previously introduced Single Strike and Rapid Strike Battle Styles. While Single Strike focuses on powerful individual attacks and Rapid Strike emphasizes flexibility and movement, Fusion Strike cards are designed around cooperation between Pokémon, Trainers, and Energy cards.

The expansion includes:

• 20 Pokémon V
• 13 full-art Pokémon V
• 8 Pokémon VMAX
• 20 Trainer cards   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• 1 Special Energy card
• 25 Fusion Strike cards
• Alternate-art Pokémon
• Rainbow Secret Rare cards
• Gold Secret Rare cards

The official numbered checklist contains 264 cards in the main set, followed by secret-numbered cards above 264.

Featured Cards and Pokémon

Mew VMAX

Mew VMAX is the main Pokémon featured throughout the Fusion Strike expansion and Elite Trainer Box design.

Its Cross Fusion Strike attack allows the player to choose an attack from one of their Benched Fusion Strike Pokémon and use it as Mew VMAX’s attack. This made Mew VMAX highly flexible when paired with Pokémon such as Genesect V.

Collectors can search for several Mew cards, including:

• Mew V
• Full-art Mew V     – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Alternate-art Mew V
• Mew VMAX
• Rainbow Mew VMAX
• Secret-numbered alternate-art Mew VMAX

The alternate-art Mew VMAX is numbered 269/264 and features Mew surrounded by several other Pokémon in a colorful scene.

Gengar VMAX

Gengar VMAX is one of the most recognizable cards in Fusion Strike.   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box

The expansion contains regular Gengar V and Gengar VMAX cards, as well as a secret-numbered alternate-art Gengar VMAX. The alternate artwork shows Gengar opening its enormous mouth as Pokémon and objects are pulled into the dark space.

Gengar VMAX is numbered 271/264 in its premium secret-numbered version. Its Fear and Panic attack deals additional damage according to the number of Pokémon V on the opponent’s field.

Espeon VMAX

Espeon VMAX is another leading collector card from the expansion.     – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box

Its premium secret-numbered artwork shows Espeon sleeping across the rooftops of a town. The card is numbered 270/264 and has 310 HP.

Its Solar Revelation Ability protects Pokémon with Energy attached from the effects of the opponent’s attacks, excluding ordinary damage.

Genesect V and Other Chase Cards

Genesect V is an important Fusion Strike Pokémon for both collectors and players.

Its Fusion Strike System Ability allows the player to draw until their hand contains as many cards as they have Fusion Strike Pokémon in play. Its strong draw support helped make the Mew VMAX and Genesect V combination one of the most influential strategies from the Sword & Shield era.

Other popular cards include:

• Celebi V alternate art
• Genesect V alternate art       – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Inteleon VMAX alternate art
• Greedent V alternate art
• Sandaconda V alternate art
• Mew V alternate art
• Mew VMAX alternate art
• Gengar VMAX alternate art
• Espeon VMAX alternate art         – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Rainbow Mew VMAX
• Rainbow Gengar VMAX
• Elesa’s Sparkle
• Shauna
• Schoolgirl
• Dancer
• Sidney       – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Chili & Cilan & Cress
• Gold Flaaffy
• Gold Fire Energy
• Gold Grass Energy

The exact cards received depend entirely on the randomized contents of the eight booster packs.

Rare Cards and Collecting Highlights

Alternate-Art Pokémon V

Fusion Strike contains several Pokémon V cards with premium alternate illustrations.

Popular examples include:

• Celebi V 245/264
•    Mew V 251/264           – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Sandaconda V 252/264
• Genesect V 255/264
• Greedent V 257/264

These cards use full-card artwork that places each Pokémon in a detailed environment rather than using the standard Pokémon V layout.

Alternate-Art Pokémon VMAX

The expansion contains four major secret-numbered alternate-art Pokémon VMAX cards:

• Inteleon VMAX 266/264
• Mew VMAX 269/264         – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
•  Espeon VMAX 270/264
• Gengar VMAX 271/264

These cards are among the expansion’s most recognizable artwork-focused pulls. They are not guaranteed in any booster pack or Elite Trainer Box.

Rainbow Secret Rare Cards

Fusion Strike includes rainbow-finish versions of selected Pokémon VMAX and full-art Trainer cards.

Examples include:

• Mew VMAX
• Gengar VMAX     – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Inteleon VMAX
• Chandelure VMAX
• Boltund VMAX
• Greedent VMAX
• Elesa’s Sparkle
• Shauna
• Schoolgirl       – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Sidney
• Dancer
• Chili & Cilan & Cress

These cards are numbered above the main 264-card checklist.

Gold Secret Rare Cards

Gold Secret Rare cards form another premium collecting tier.

Fusion Strike includes gold versions of selected Pokémon, Trainers, and Basic Energy cards, including:

• Flaaffy
• Training Court
• Power Tablet
• Farewell Bell       – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Leafy Camo Poncho
• Grass Energy
• Fire Energy

The official Fusion Strike checklist records the main and secret-numbered cards included in the expansion.

Illustration Rare Cards

Fusion Strike was released before the Illustration Rare classification was introduced.

The expansion does not officially contain Illustration Rare cards. Cards commonly described by collectors as “alternate arts” are classified within the Sword & Shield-era Ultra Rare and Secret Rare structure.

Special Illustration Rare Cards

Fusion Strike does not contain cards officially classified as Special Illustration Rares.   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box

Premium cards such as Gengar VMAX 271/264, Espeon VMAX 270/264, and Mew VMAX 269/264 are secret-numbered alternate-art Pokémon VMAX cards rather than Scarlet & Violet-era Special Illustration Rares.

Hyper Rare Cards

The modern gold Hyper Rare classification does not officially apply to Fusion Strike.   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box

The comparable high-rarity cards from this expansion are its rainbow Secret Rares, gold Secret Rares, and secret-numbered alternate-art Pokémon V and VMAX cards.

ACE SPEC Cards

Fusion Strike does not contain ACE SPEC cards.   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box

Its main gameplay identity is built around Fusion Strike Pokémon, Fusion Strike Trainer cards, Fusion Strike Energy, Pokémon V, and Pokémon VMAX.

Competitive Play

Fusion Strike introduced one of the strongest and most recognizable deck combinations of the Sword & Shield era: Mew VMAX with Genesect V.

Mew VMAX’s Cross Fusion Strike attack can copy the attack of a Benched Fusion Strike Pokémon. Genesect V provides powerful draw support through Fusion Strike System and gives Mew VMAX access to Techno Blast.

Other important cards included:

• Fusion Strike Energy
• Power Tablet
• Elesa’s Sparkle
• Meloetta
• Oricorio   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Battle VIP Pass
• Cross Switcher
• Cram-o-matic
• Chili & Cilan & Cress
• Genesect V

These cards allowed players to build fast, consistent Fusion Strike decks that could draw through large portions of the deck and attack efficiently.

Original Fusion Strike cards carry the E regulation mark. These cards are no longer legal in the current Standard format unless an older card has received an eligible modern reprint with the same name and effect. Current Standard legality is determined by regulation marks and official rotation announcements.

Fusion Strike cards may still be suitable for:

• Casual Pokémon TCG matches
• Expanded or alternative formats
• Sword & Shield-era deck reconstruction
• Mew VMAX collection displays   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Historical competitive deck collections
• Home play with agreed card pools

Why Buy This Product

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box offers a balanced combination of booster packs, gameplay accessories, and storage.

Collectors receive eight opportunities to search for some of the most recognizable alternate-art cards from the Sword & Shield Series.

Players and new collectors receive accessories that can be reused for deck building and casual gameplay, including:

• Mew card sleeves
• Energy cards
• Damage-counter dice
• Condition markers
• Dividers   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• A player’s guide
• A sturdy storage box

The product may appeal to:

• Mew collectors
• Gengar collectors
• Espeon collectors   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Genesect collectors
• Alternate-art card collectors
• Sword & Shield-era collectors
• Elite Trainer Box collectors
• New Pokémon TCG players
• Birthday and holiday gift buyers
• Factory-sealed product collectors   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Customers building a complete Fusion Strike collection
• Buyers who need card-storage accessories

No specific card, rarity, pull ratio, or future resale value is guaranteed.

Factory-Sealed Collecting

A factory-sealed Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box can form part of a wider Sword & Shield-era sealed collection.

The box’s Mew artwork and purple color scheme make it easy to recognize when displayed beside other Elite Trainer Boxes from the same series.

Before purchasing or listing a sealed example, inspect:

• The factory wrapping
• Plastic seams   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Box corners
• Mew artwork
• Signs of crushing
• Tears or holes in the wrapping
• Moisture damage
• Sun fading   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Evidence of tampering or resealing

Recommended storage practices include:

• Keep the box away from direct sunlight
• Store it in a cool and dry room
• Avoid smoke and high humidity
• Do not place heavy products on top
• Use a fitted protective case where available
• Avoid rapid temperature changes   – Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box
• Pack the product securely for worldwide shipping

Sealed Pokémon products may become more difficult to find after their original distribution period, but future demand, availability, and resale value are never guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many booster packs are in the Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box?

The standard English Elite Trainer Box contains eight Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike booster packs.

How many cards are in each Fusion Strike booster pack?

Each pack contains 10 randomized game cards and one Basic Energy card.

Which Pokémon appears on the Elite Trainer Box?

Mew appears on the box, card sleeves, dividers, and other design elements.

Does the Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box include a promo card?

No. The standard Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box does not include a separately packaged promotional card.

Are the Mew card sleeves included?

Yes. The box contains 65 card sleeves featuring Mew.

Can I pull Gengar VMAX from the booster packs?

Yes. Gengar VMAX is included in the Fusion Strike expansion, but no version is guaranteed.

Can I pull Espeon VMAX alternate art?

Yes. Espeon VMAX 270/264 is part of the expansion, but pulling it is not guaranteed.

What are the main Fusion Strike chase cards?

Popular cards include Gengar VMAX, Espeon VMAX, Mew VMAX, Mew V, Celebi V, Genesect V, and Inteleon VMAX in their premium alternate-art versions.

When was Fusion Strike released?

The English expansion and Elite Trainer Box launched on November 12, 2021.

How many cards are in the Fusion Strike expansion?

The main checklist contains 264 numbered cards, followed by secret-numbered cards above 264.

Are Fusion Strike cards legal in the current Standard format?

Most original Fusion Strike cards are no longer Standard legal because their E regulation mark has rotated. Older cards may remain usable only when a currently legal version with the same name and effect exists.

Is the Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box suitable for sealed collectors?

Yes. Its recognizable Mew design, eight booster packs, reusable accessories, and Sword & Shield-era release make it suitable for sealed displays. Future value is not guaranteed.

Final Thoughts

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box brings together eight booster packs, Mew-themed accessories, Energy cards, dice, condition markers, a player’s guide, and a practical collector’s storage box.

With opportunities to discover Mew VMAX, Gengar VMAX, Espeon VMAX, Celebi V, Genesect V, and other premium alternate-art cards, it offers strong appeal for collectors, players, gift buyers, and Sword & Shield fans.

Add the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box to your collection and discover how powerful Pokémon can become when they work together.

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Product Attributes

Brand: Pokémon
Trading Card Game: Pokémon TCG
Expansion: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike
Series: Sword & Shield Series
Product Type: Elite Trainer Box
Language: English
Featured Pokémon: Mew
Number of Booster Packs: 8
Cards Per Booster Pack: 10 game cards plus 1 Basic Energy
Card Sleeves: 65 Mew-themed sleeves
Energy Cards: 45
Damage-Counter Dice: 6
Coin-Flip Die: 1 competition-legal die
Condition Markers: 2 acrylic markers
Player’s Guide: Included
Rulebook: Included
Storage: Collector’s box with 4 dividers
Digital Content: Pokémon TCG Online code card
Main Set Size: 264 numbered cards
English Release Date: November 12, 2021
Manufacturer: The Pokémon Company International
Condition: New and factory sealed
Promotional Card Included: No
Specific Booster Pulls Guaranteed: No