Pokémon TCG · 2021 Set Guide
Battle Styles Set Guide
The set that split many cards into Single Strike and Rapid Strike, around the two Urshifu VMAX. Its most valuable card is the alternate full-art Tyranitar V.
Overview
Battle Styles is the fifth Sword & Shield expansion: 163 cards up to the printed total and 20 secret rares above it (164 to 183). All but one of its cards carry the E regulation mark; the other carries a D.
It introduced Single Strike and Rapid Strike, tags on Pokémon and Trainers that work together, from the Urshifu VMAX pair to each style's Energy, Scrolls and Mustard. Several Pokémon V have two full arts, and the second Tyranitar V (155), with a different illustration, is the set's most valuable card by a wide margin.
Cards and rarities
Battle Styles has 183 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "001/163", next to the set code BST.
The printed total is 163, so the 20 cards from 164 to 183 are secret rares. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
A Pokémon V gives up two Prize cards when Knocked Out, and a Pokémon VMAX, which evolves from it, gives up three. Three of this set's:
Single Strike Urshifu VMAX
Battle Styles #86
330 HP Single Strike VMAX. G-Max One Blow does 270, unaffected by effects on the Defending Pokémon, and discards all Energy from it.
Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX
Battle Styles #88
330 HP Rapid Strike VMAX. G-Max Rapid Flow discards all Energy from it to do 120 to two of your opponent's Pokémon.
Tyranitar V
Battle Styles #155
230 HP Single Strike. Single Strike Crush does 240 and discards the top 4 cards of your deck.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Trainers from the set:
The chase card: Tyranitar V
Battle Styles' chase card is Tyranitar V, numbered 155/163, a Rare Ultra, illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE, at $233.09 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Rainbow Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (170/163) was second at $77.32 and the Rare Ultra Empoleon V (146/163) third at $62.43.
Tyranitar V is printed three times in Battle Styles. The Rare Holo V (097/163) was $0.90. The Rare Ultra (154/163) was $12.18.
Every Tyranitar V in Battle Styles
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo V | 097/163 | $0.90 |
| Rare Ultra | 154/163 | $12.18 |
| Rare Ultra | 155/163 | $233.09 |
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
The alternate full-art Tyranitar V leads, three times the rainbow Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX in second.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyranitar V | Rare Ultra | $233.09 |
| Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX | Rare Rainbow | $77.32 |
| Empoleon V | Rare Ultra | $62.43 |
| Mimikyu V | Rare Ultra | $47.06 |
| Single Strike Urshifu VMAX | Rare Rainbow | $30.38 |
| Houndoom | Rare Secret | $26.73 |
| Single Strike Urshifu V | Rare Ultra | $18.52 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Battle Styles, bought as singles, cost $788.51 on October 22, 2026. That is the 9th most expensive of the seventeen sets in the Sword & Shield series.
The three most valuable cards, Tyranitar V, Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX and Empoleon V, come to $372.84, or 47% of the total. Without them the set costs $415.67. Of the 183 cards, 140 were under $2.00, together $42.87; the other 43 add up to $745.64.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
Battle Styles cards carry the D and E regulation marks, and Standard has allowed only H, I and J since April 10, 2026, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Every card in Battle Styles is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Battle Styles release?
March 19, 2021. Its set code is BST.
How many cards are in Battle Styles?
183. The printed total is 163, and the 20 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What are Single Strike and Rapid Strike?
Two styles Battle Styles introduced, printed as tags on Pokémon and Trainers. Cards of a style support each other: Single Strike Energy, Scrolls and Style Mustard for Single Strike, and the same for Rapid Strike.
What is the most valuable Battle Styles card?
The Rare Ultra Tyranitar V (155/163), at $233.09 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Rainbow Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (170/163) at $77.32. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
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