Pokémon TCG · 2012 Set Guide
Next Destinies Set Guide
The first set with Pokémon-EX, Basic Pokémon with big HP that give up two Prize cards when Knocked Out. All six are printed twice, as a regular card and a full art, and the full-art Reshiram-EX leads the set.
Overview
Next Destinies is the fourth Black & White set. It introduced Pokémon-EX: Shaymin-EX, Reshiram-EX, Kyurem-EX, Zekrom-EX, Mewtwo-EX and Regigigas-EX, each a Basic Pokémon with 110 to 180 HP. Knocking one out is worth two Prize cards, so playing one is a bet that it takes more than it gives up.
Above its 99 numbered cards are four secret rares, Emboar, Chandelure, Zoroark and Hydreigon (100 to 103).
Cards and rarities
Next Destinies has 103 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "1/99", next to the set code NXD.
The printed total is 99, so the 4 cards from 100 to 103 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
Six Pokémon-EX, each a Basic Pokémon that gives up two Prize cards when Knocked Out, and each printed again as a full art:
Mewtwo-EX
Next Destinies #54
170 HP. X Ball does 20 for each Energy attached to it and to the Defending Pokémon; Psydrive does 120.
Reshiram-EX
Next Destinies #22
180 HP. Brave Fire does 150, and on tails it does 50 to itself.
Zekrom-EX
Next Destinies #51
180 HP. Strong Volt does 150 and discards 2 Energy from it; Glinting Claw does 50, or 80 on heads.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Trainers that find what a deck needs:
The chase card: Reshiram-EX
Next Destinies' chase card is Reshiram-EX, numbered 95/99, a Rare Ultra, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, at $443.65 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Secret Zoroark (102/99) was second at $399.99 and the Rare Ultra Zekrom-EX (97/99) third at $269.98.
Reshiram-EX is printed twice in Next Destinies. The Rare Holo EX (22/99) was $31.19.
Every Reshiram-EX in Next Destinies
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo EX | 22/99 | $31.19 |
| Rare Ultra | 95/99 | $443.65 |
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
Full-art Pokémon-EX and secret rares share the top. The full-art Reshiram-EX and the secret Zoroark are both near $400.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Reshiram-EX | Rare Ultra | $443.65 |
| Zoroark | Rare Secret | $399.99 |
| Zekrom-EX | Rare Ultra | $269.98 |
| Mewtwo-EX | Rare Ultra | $263.00 |
| Kyurem-EX | Rare Ultra | $235.25 |
| Emboar | Rare Secret | $200.00 |
| Shaymin-EX | Rare Ultra | $165.95 |
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 Next Destinies, bought as singles, cost $2,685.44 on October 22, 2026. That is the sixth most expensive of the twelve sets in the Black & White series.
The three most valuable cards, Reshiram-EX, Zoroark and Zekrom-EX, come to $1,113.62, or 41% of the total. Without them the set costs $1,571.82. Of the 103 cards, 75 were under $2.00, together $41.87; the other 28 add up to $2,643.57.
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
No Next Destinies card carries a regulation mark, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Standard has allowed only the H, I and J marks since April 10, 2026. Every card in Next Destinies 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 Next Destinies release?
February 8, 2012. Its set code is NXD.
How many cards are in Next Destinies?
103. The printed total is 99, and the 4 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is a Pokémon-EX?
A Basic Pokémon with a rule box: when it is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards instead of 1. Next Destinies was the first set to print them, and the Black & White and XY series kept them.
What is the most valuable Next Destinies card?
The Rare Ultra Reshiram-EX (95/99), at $443.65 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Secret Zoroark (102/99) at $399.99. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
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