Next Destinies (TCG)

Expect a Battle-Filled Destiny with Pokémon-EX!

The Pokémon Trading Card Game: Black & White—Next Destinies expansion is loaded with powerful Pokémon-EX to give you extraordinary excitement! Discover great Pokémon like Reshiram-EX and Zekrom-EX, and even Pokémon from beyond the Unova region, like Mewtwo-EX. Next Destinies delivers your destiny: Pokémon with exceptional HP, Special Energy and Trainer cards with expanded powers, and expert strategies to extend your victory streaks!

Psycho Drive •
Hail Blizzard logos

Next Destinies is the name given to the fourth main expansion of the Black & White Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as the Psycho Drive and Hail Blizzard dual expansions that make up the third expansion block in the Pokémon Card Game BW Era. It is based on Pokémon Black and White, featuring Generation V Pokémon. The English expansion was released on February 8, 2012, while the Japanese expansions were released on September 16, 2011. Next Destinies is composed of its Japanese equivalent as well as the Reshiram EX Battle Strength Deck and Zekrom EX Battle Strength Deck.

Next Destinies introduced Pokémon-EX, a type of Pokémon. Pokémon-EX are more powerful versions of Pokémon. When a Pokémon-EX is Knocked Out, the opponent takes two Prize cards instead of one. All Pokémon-EX are Basic Pokémon. Pokémon-EX came in two types of prints, Regular card and Full Art card. Regular prints featured part of the Pokémon out of the artwork window border. They lacked the Pokémon's Pokédex number, species, height, and weight. The Pokémon-EX rule box took the place of the Pokédex entry. Part of the artwork, Pokémon-EX rule box and the card border were Holofoil. The whole card had a glossy finish. Full Art prints featured the character art covering the entire card and a special etching treatment not seen in any Trading Card Game companies. Starting from this expansion, the Secret cards depicted Shiny Pokémon. They were reprints of cards released in previous Black & White Series expansions. The Pokémon is Holofoil and a Holofoil type symbol was located in the middle of the attack box.

Next Destinies included Pokémon from outside the Unova region. Next Destinies focused on Castelia City and the surrounding area. As such, much of the artwork featured places around the city, such as Vanillite depicted at the Casteliacone ice cream stand, Simisear in front of the Pokémon Center, and Lapras below the Skyarrow Bridge. Some, such as Grimer in Castelia Sewers, foreshadowed locations that would later became accessible in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 12/99 Arcanine [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] "Next Destinies" stamp Prerelease promo 12/99 Arcanine [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Staff "Next Destinies" stamp Prerelease promo 14/99 Moltres [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Plasma Freeze Single Pack Blisters, Black & White Two Pack Blister, and XY Kanto Two Pack Blisters exclusive 20/99 Chandelure [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cracked Ice Holo Dragons Exalted Three Pack Blisters exclusive 20/99 Chandelure [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Non Holo Explosive Edge Theme Deck exclusive 21/99 Reshiram [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Tinsel Holo Explosive Edge Theme Deck exclusive 27/99 Articuno [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Black & White Two Pack Blister and XY Kanto Two Pack Blisters exclusive 40/99 Raichu [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Boundaries Crossed Stage 1 Blisters exclusive 41/99 Zapdos [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Black & White Two Pack Blister and XY Kanto Two Pack Blisters exclusive 43/99 Shinx [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cracked Ice Holo Dark Explorers Stage 2 Blisters exclusive 46/99 Luxray [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cracked Ice Holo Dark Explorers Stage 2 Blisters exclusive 46/99 Luxray [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Lightning Gym Collector Pack exclusive 46/99 Luxray [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Non Holo Voltage Vortex Theme Deck exclusive 50/99 Zekrom [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Tinsel Holo Voltage Vortex Theme Deck exclusive 54/99 Mewtwo [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Sheen Holo Battle Arena Decks: Mewtwo vs Darkrai exclusive 62/99 Beheeyem [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Boundaries Crossed Stage 1 Blisters exclusive 64/99 Lucario [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Dark Explorers Stage 1 Blisters exclusive 74/99 Scrafty [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Non Holo Voltage Vortex Theme Deck exclusive 79/99 Wigglytuff [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Plasma Storm Stage 1 Blisters exclusive 80/99 Meowth [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Mirror Reverse Holo Black & White Variety Blisters exclusive 81/99 Persian [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Dark Explorers Stage 1 Blisters exclusive

The Psycho Drive and Hail Blizzard sets are released in Japanese and Korean. The Japanese set is available in both 1st and unlimited edition, and the Korean set is only available in unlimited edition. The Next Destinies set is released in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Cards in the English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish sets were also available as Reverse Holos. The Portuguese version of this set lacked any Reverse Holos.