Chilling Reign: the Pokémon set explained
Pokémon's Chilling Reign: 233 cards, both Calyrex forms by number, the Galarian birds, the 10 Pokémon V with two full arts, and the 35 cards above 198.
By the Rip.fan Editorial Team.
Published 6 min read
Chilling Reign is an expansion in Pokémon’s Sword & Shield series, released June 18, 2021. It introduced Calyrex in two forms, Ice Rider and Shadow Rider, each as a Pokémon V and a Pokémon VMAX, alongside Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. The set has 233 cards: 198 inside the printed total and 35 numbered above it.
When did Chilling Reign come out?
On June 18, 2021. Pokémon announced the set on March 31, 2021 for release around the world on that day, and on June 18 the set was out at participating retailers around the world. On Pokémon’s schedule of card products, the next card set after it is Evolving Skies, dated August 27, 2021.
Rip.fan’s price pages give it the code CRE. Pokémon V and VMAX cards date from the Sword & Shield expansion and VSTAR cards from Brilliant Stars, released February 25, 2022, so Chilling Reign has V and VMAX cards but no VSTAR. Our guide to Pokémon card eras places the series in the longer history.
How many cards are in Chilling Reign?
- The first 159 numbers are the main run, before the ultra rare block: cards 001 to 128 are Pokémon, 129 to 156 are Trainer cards and 157 to 159 are Special Energy cards. The tiers run like this, with the Holo Rare V and Holo Rare VMAX tiers shown as Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX:
| Tier | Cards | Numbers | What they are |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 43 | Within 001 to 127 | Pokémon |
| Uncommon | 46 | Within 002 to 159 | 15 Pokémon, the 28 Trainer cards and the 3 Special Energy |
| Rare | 23 | Within 010 to 122 | Pokémon |
| Holo rare | 24 | Within 003 to 128 | Pokémon |
| Pokémon V | 15 | Within 007 to 124 | One card each for 15 Pokémon |
| Pokémon VMAX | 8 | Within 008 to 125 | One card each for 8 Pokémon |
| Ultra rare | 39 | 160 to 198 | 26 full-art Pokémon V and 13 full-art Supporters |
| Secret rare | 35 | 199 to 233 | 11 VMAX, 12 Supporters, 3 other Pokémon, 6 other Trainer cards and 3 Energy cards |
The marks for the first three tiers are a black circle for common, a black diamond for uncommon and a black star for rare. A card numbered above the printed total is a secret rare. Unlike Fusion Strike, Chilling Reign repeats no card name inside the main run: every repeated name involves a card numbered 160 or higher.
Which cards does each VMAX Pokémon have?
Eight Pokémon have a VMAX, and each also has a Pokémon V in the main run and at least one full-art V. The two Calyrex forms and Blaziken also have a second VMAX artwork above 198:
| Pokémon | Pokémon V | Full-art V | VMAX | Above 198 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebi | 007 | 160 | 008 | 199 |
| Blaziken | 020 | 161 | 021 | 200, 201 |
| Ice Rider Calyrex | 045 | 163, 164 | 046 | 202, 203 |
| Shadow Rider Calyrex | 074 | 171, 172 | 075 | 204, 205 |
| Sandaconda | 089 | 175 | 090 | 206 |
| Galarian Slowking | 099 | 178, 179 | 100 | 207 |
| Metagross | 112 | 181 | 113 | 208 |
| Tornadus | 124 | 184, 185 | 125 | 209 |
So each Calyrex form has six cards, and Galarian Slowking reaches six as well when its holo rare at 098, which is not a V card, is counted. No Pokémon in the set has more.
Where are the Galarian birds?
In the main run and the full-art block, never above 198. Galarian Articuno V is 058, 169 and 170, Galarian Zapdos V is 080, 173 and 174, and Galarian Moltres V is 097, 176 and 177. None of the three has a VMAX here. The same three Pokémon V turn up again in Brilliant Stars, where they appear only as gold cards, at 181 to 183.
Which Pokémon V have two full-art cards?
Ten: Ice Rider Calyrex (163, 164), Zeraora (165, 166), Galarian Rapidash (167, 168), Galarian Articuno (169, 170), Shadow Rider Calyrex (171, 172), Galarian Zapdos (173, 174), Galarian Moltres (176, 177), Galarian Slowking (178, 179), Blissey (182, 183) and Tornadus (184, 185). The two cards of every pair have different illustrators, so each pair reads as alternate art versions of one card.
Galarian Rapidash V stands apart: it has no card in the main run, so both of its cards are full-art ultra rares. Celebi, Blaziken, Volcanion, Sandaconda, Liepard and Metagross each have a single full-art V.
What sits above 198?
Thirty-five cards, in three blocks:
- 199 to 209, VMAX. There is one rainbow card for each of the eight VMAX. The other three are second artworks of Blaziken (201), Ice Rider Calyrex (203) and Shadow Rider Calyrex (205), each by a different illustrator from that Pokémon’s main-run VMAX and its rainbow card.
- 210 to 221, rainbow Supporters. Rainbow versions of 12 of the 13 full-art Supporters. Honey, at 192, is the one without.
- 222 to 233, gold. Electrode, Bronzong and Snorlax, six Trainer cards (five Items and a Tool) and three basic Energy cards. Electrode, Bronzong and Snorlax have no other card in the set.
Rainbow rare and gold rare cards are both kinds of secret rare. A Snorlax numbered 224/198 is Chilling Reign’s gold Snorlax: the only other set with a printed total of 198 is Scarlet & Violet, and its card 224 is Arcanine ex.
In card number order. Images from Scrydex.
What products hold Chilling Reign packs?
Beyond the two Elite Trainer Box versions, the set came in booster packs and special collections. For pack counts and contents, check the printed contents on the box or the seller’s listing. Our guides to Elite Trainer Boxes, booster boxes and Pokémon sealed products explain the formats. For a box from 2021, our guide to spotting resealed Pokémon packs covers what to look at.
How do you check Chilling Reign card prices?
Chilling Reign has its own page in Rip.fan’s Pokémon price pages, listing its cards with number, rarity and NM market price. Sort it by number and each Calyrex form’s cards line up with the table above, Shadow Rider Calyrex at 074, 075, 171, 172, 204 and 205. For one card, the card price lookup searches by name, set or number and shows which printing a price is for, and the price changes page compares prices between Rip.fan’s weekly checks.
If you plan to grade, our guide to deciding whether to grade a card covers the costs, and the centering checker turns border measurements into a centering split.
What should you check before buying?
- The number. Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX is three cards (046, 202 and 203). Match the card number to the version a listing describes.
- Rainbow or second artwork. For Blaziken and both Calyrex forms, the lower number above 198 is the rainbow card and the higher one the second artwork.
- Which full art. The ten Pokémon V with two full-art cards credit a different illustrator on each card, so check the picture as well as the name.
- The finish. Every main-run card except the 23 Pokémon V and VMAX has a reverse holofoil version, and two have a cosmos-pattern holo version: Galarian Slowking (098) and the Supporter Klara (145).
- Genuine cards. See our guide to spotting fake Pokémon cards, and our guide to Pokémon card finishes for how foils differ.
The Pokémon hub has the rest of our coverage, and our guides to Shining Fates, Evolving Skies and Fusion Strike cover more Sword & Shield sets the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Which Chilling Reign card has the highest price?
Blaziken VMAX (201/198), a Rare Rainbow, led Chilling Reign on October 21, 2026, with a Near Mint market price of $382.23. Galarian Moltres V (177/198) followed at $233.69.
Which Chilling Reign Rare Secret costs the most?
It was Snorlax (224/198), at a Near Mint market price of $142.19 on October 21, 2026.
Which Rare Ultra in Chilling Reign has the highest price?
Galarian Slowking V (179/198) had the highest Near Mint market price among the Chilling Reign cards marked Rare Ultra on October 21, 2026, at $113.39.
What do the Blaziken VMAX cards in Chilling Reign cost?
Chilling Reign has 3 Blaziken VMAX cards, and on October 21, 2026, their Near Mint market prices were $4.08 for 021/198 (Rare Holo VMAX), $31.07 for 200/198 (Rare Rainbow) and $382.23 for 201/198 (Rare Rainbow).