Rising Rivals (TCG)

The Greater Your Power, the Greater Your Rivals!

Capture awesome Pokémon LV.X... Challenge Gym Leaders... Rise to the level of the Elite Four... and discover the elite Trainer in yourself! The Pokémon TCG: Platinum—Rising Rivals expansion brings powerful Trainers and amazing Pokémon together in new and exciting ways, expanding your game play strategies. By pitting Trainer against Trainer and Pokémon against Pokémon in battles that will rival even your most exciting encounters, Rising Rivals will raise you to the top of your game!

Bonds to the End of Time logo

Rising Rivals is the name given to the second main expansion of the Platinum Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as Bonds to the End of Time, the second expansion in the Pokémon Card Game DPt Era. It is based on Pokémon Platinum, featuring Generation IV Pokémon and the Gym Leaders and Elite Four of the Sinnoh League. The English expansion was released on May 16, 2009, while the Japanese expansion was released on December 26, 2008.

The second and third variants of Pokémon SP introduced were the Pokémon and Pokémon , Pokémon that were owned by the Gym Leaders and Elite Four respectively. The Pokémon are Pokémon that they used in Pokémon Platinum Version.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 5/111 Flygon [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Non Holo Drill Point Theme Deck exclusive 20/111 Gallade [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Cutting Edge Theme Deck exclusive 32/111 Rhyperior [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Drill Point Theme Deck exclusive 33/111 Snorlax [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Rival Season (September 2009) 52/111 Tropius [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] "Prerelease" stamp Prerelease promo 52/111 Tropius [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Staff "Prerelease" stamp Prerelease promo 60/111 Flareon [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cracked Ice Reverse Holo Value Box exclusive 62/111 Gliscor [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cracked Ice Reverse Holo Value Box exclusive 69/111 Munchlax [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] TPCi Annual Distributors Meeting 2009 stamped promo 89/111 Bebe's Search Su [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Dahlia Season (May 2010) 92/111 Lucian's Assignment Su [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Player Rewards Program 2009-2010 (Tier Two) 96/111 Team Galactic's Invention G-109 SP Radar T [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Player Rewards Program 2011-2012 (Tier Two) 97/111 Underground Expedition Su [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Darach Season (June 2010) 98/111 Volkner's Philosophy Su [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Player Rewards Program 2009-2010 (Tier Two) 102/111 Upper Energy E [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Player Rewards Program 2009-2010 (Tier Two)

The Bonds to the End of Time set is only released in Japanese, in both 1st and unlimited edition. The Rising Rivals set is released in English, German, French, and Italian, with cards also available as Reverse Holos.