Journey Together: the Pokémon set explained
Pokémon's Journey Together set: its 190 cards, the 45 Trainer's Pokémon cards for N, Iono, Lillie and Hop, every rarity, and what each product holds.
By the Rip.fan Editorial Team.
Published 7 min read
Journey Together is an expansion in Pokémon’s Scarlet & Violet series, released March 28, 2025. It brought back Trainer’s Pokémon, cards that carry a Trainer’s name as well as the Pokémon’s, for four Trainers: N, Iono, Lillie and Hop. The set has 190 cards: 159 inside the printed total and 31 numbered above it. Of them, 45 are Trainer’s Pokémon, and N’s Zoroark ex and Iono’s Bellibolt ex are the two Pokémon ex in all four versions. It was also the first expansion sold in Enhanced Booster Displays.
When did Journey Together come out?
On March 28, 2025. Pokémon announced it on January 9, 2025, and it went on sale that day at participating retailers around the world. Its code is JTG on Rip.fan’s price page. It followed Prismatic Evolutions, released January 17, 2025, and came before Destined Rivals, released May 30, 2025.
In Japan, half of the set’s Pokémon ex were on sale first. The Japanese set SV9 went on sale January 24, 2025, in 5-card packs, ahead of Journey Together. It holds Trainer’s Pokémon for the same four Trainers. Of Journey Together’s 16 Pokémon ex, 8 appear in SV9, which has 132 cards against 190 for Journey Together.
What are Trainer’s Pokémon?
Pokémon cards named for a Trainer as well as the Pokémon, such as N’s Zoroark ex or Hop’s Snorlax. They first appeared in the Gym Heroes expansion more than 20 years ago and had not been seen since Double Crisis in 2015. Each card displays the Trainer’s name, and Trainers also feature in the art of the set’s illustration rares, ultra rares, special illustration rares and hyper rares.
In all, 45 cards are Trainer’s Pokémon: 31 in the main list, all different Pokémon, and 14 numbered above it.
| Trainer | Pokémon in the main list | Cards in all | Pokémon ex |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 11 | 15 | N’s Zoroark ex |
| Hop | 10 | 13 | Hop’s Zacian ex |
| Iono | 6 | 10 | Iono’s Bellibolt ex |
| Lillie | 4 | 7 | Lillie’s Clefairy ex |
The count includes only Pokémon cards. Trainer cards that share a Trainer’s name, such as N’s Castle or Lillie’s Pearl, are not Trainer’s Pokémon. Our Destined Rivals guide covers the Trainer’s Pokémon in the set that came next, including its Team Rocket’s cards.
How many cards are in Journey Together?
- Cards 001 to 141 are Pokémon, 142 to 158 are Trainer cards, and 159 is an Energy card.
| Rarity | Mark | Cards | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Black circle | 85 | Within 001 to 155 |
| Uncommon | Black diamond | 42 | Within 008 to 159 |
| Rare | Black star | 16 | Within 003 to 136 |
| Double rare | Two black stars | 16 | Within 011 to 121 |
| Illustration rare | One gold star | 11 | 160 to 170 |
| Ultra rare | Two silver stars, which Pokémon calls foil stars | 11 | 171 to 181 |
| Special illustration rare | Two gold stars | 6 | 182 to 187 |
| Hyper rare | Three gold stars | 3 | 188 to 190 |
The 16 double rares are Pokémon ex, four of them Trainer’s Pokémon ex, and the 3 hyper rares are gold etched cards.
In card number order. Images from Scrydex.
How do the announced figures compare with the list?
The set has 16 Pokémon ex in all, and four of them are Trainer’s Pokémon, so the four and the 16 overlap and do not add up to 20.
The 11 ultra rares are 8 Pokémon ex and 3 Supporter cards, among them Brock’s Scouting and Ruffian. All 6 special illustration rares are Pokémon ex. The 3 hyper rares are Iono’s Bellibolt ex, N’s Zoroark ex and Spiky Energy. Rip.fan’s page for Journey Together uses the same eight rarities, and our guide to Pokémon rarity symbols explains each mark.
Which Pokémon ex come in which versions?
All 16 have a double rare inside the main list. Which higher versions they get varies:
| Pokémon ex | Double rare | Ultra rare | Special illustration rare | Hyper rare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoonguss ex | 011 | None | None | None |
| Blaziken ex | 024 | None | None | None |
| Reshiram ex | 030 | None | None | None |
| Volcanion ex | 031 | 171 | 182 | None |
| Veluza ex | 043 | None | None | None |
| Tapu Koko ex | 051 | None | None | None |
| Iono’s Bellibolt ex | 053 | 172 | 183 | 188 |
| Lillie’s Clefairy ex | 056 | 173 | 184 | None |
| Mimikyu ex | 069 | None | None | None |
| Alcremie ex | 075 | None | None | None |
| Mamoswine ex | 079 | 174 | None | None |
| Paldean Clodsire ex | 094 | None | None | None |
| N’s Zoroark ex | 098 | 175 | 185 | 189 |
| Hop’s Zacian ex | 111 | 176 | 186 | None |
| Salamence ex | 114 | 177 | 187 | None |
| Dudunsparce ex | 121 | 178 | None | None |
Three patterns stand out:
- Exactly half get anything above the main list. The eight with an ultra rare are the eight that appear in SV9. The other eight appear only as double rares.
- Every Trainer’s Pokémon ex has an ultra rare and a special illustration rare, and two of the four, Iono’s Bellibolt ex and N’s Zoroark ex, add a hyper rare.
- Reshiram ex and N’s Reshiram are different cards. Reshiram ex is a double rare at 030. N’s Reshiram is a rare at 116 and an illustration rare at 167, and a third N’s Reshiram came as the Enhanced Booster Display promo.
Four of the 11 illustration rares are Trainer’s Pokémon: Iono’s Kilowattrel, Lillie’s Ribombee, N’s Reshiram and Hop’s Wooloo. The set’s art cards stress the bond between Pokémon and Trainers. Our guide to illustration rares sets the counts beside other sets.
What products hold Journey Together packs?
| Product | Packs | Other contents |
|---|---|---|
| Booster Display | 36 | None |
| Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box | 11 | Two full-art foil N’s Zorua promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo; a box with 4 dividers; 45 Energy cards; 65 sleeves; a set guide; small accessories; a code card |
| Elite Trainer Box | 9 | One full-art foil N’s Zorua promo, with the same sleeves, Energy cards, guide and box |
| Booster Bundle | 6 | None |
| A box with a 40-card prebuilt deck | 4 | A foil promo, one of four, inside the deck, and a code card |
The Enhanced Booster Display comes with an illustration rare-style N’s Reshiram promo with the set’s logo.
There is also a Sleeved Booster. Each booster pack holds 10 cards and a Basic Energy card, and the cards vary by pack. A full booster display comes to 360 cards and 36 Basic Energy, and an Elite Trainer Box’s nine packs to 90 cards and 9 Basic Energy, by Rip.fan’s arithmetic. The Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box and the Enhanced Booster Display were offered for preorder at Pokémon Center in the US, Canada and the UK. Our guides to booster boxes and Elite Trainer Boxes set these beside other sets.
How do you check Journey Together card prices?
Journey Together has its own page in Rip.fan’s Pokémon price pages, listing the set’s cards with number, rarity and NM market price. Sort it by number and N’s Zoroark ex’s four cards sit at 098, 175, 185 and 189; filter it to see one rarity at a time. For a single card, the card price lookup searches by name, set or number and shows which printing each price is for, and the price changes page shows moves between Rip.fan’s weekly checks.
If you plan to grade, our guide to whether a card is worth grading covers the costs, and the centering checker turns border measurements into a centering split.
What should you check before buying?
- The version. N’s Zoroark ex is four different cards here: 098, 175, 185 and 189. Match the card number to the rarity a listing claims.
- The name. Reshiram ex and N’s Reshiram are separate cards with separate numbers, so read the whole name.
- The language. Japanese printings have their own numbers. N’s Zoroark ex is 061 in SV9 and 098 in Journey Together. Our Japanese and English cards guide explains the differences.
- Box contents. A Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box lists 11 packs and two promos, against 9 packs and one promo in the standard box. Check a sealed item against the table, and see our guide to spotting resealed Pokémon packs.
- Genuine cards. Our guide to spotting fake Pokémon cards walks through checks that leave a card unharmed.
The Pokémon hub has the rest of our coverage, and our guides to Surging Sparks, Paldean Fates and the Mega Evolution set cover more sets the same way.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most expensive Journey Together card?
It was Lillie's Clefairy ex (184/159), at a Near Mint market price of $82.04 on October 21, 2026. Salamence ex (187/159) was second, at $42.27.
Which regular-numbered Journey Together card costs the most?
Of the cards numbered 1 to 159, Dunsparce (120/159), a Common, cost the most on October 21, 2026, with a Near Mint market price of $2.18.
Which Illustration Rare in Journey Together has the highest price?
N's Reshiram (167/159) had the highest Near Mint market price among the Journey Together cards marked Illustration Rare on October 21, 2026, at $14.17.
What do the Lillie's Clefairy ex cards in Journey Together cost?
Journey Together has 3 Lillie's Clefairy ex cards, and on October 21, 2026, their Near Mint market prices were $1.87 for 056/159 (Double Rare), $6.55 for 173/159 (Ultra Rare) and $82.04 for 184/159 (Special Illustration Rare).