Destined Rivals sv10: Where the SIRs Stand Right Now, and Which Cards Are Worth Buying
By Dexhaul Team · September 23, 2026
The launch-week speculation on Destined Rivals sv10 Special Illustration Rares has largely settled. Prices have moved down from their day-one peaks, and the five SIRs in the set now sit at distinct floors with clear logic behind each one.
If you are wondering whether now is the right moment to pick up a specific card, here is where each SIR stands as of September 2026, what drives the price, and which ones represent the most accessible entry for collectors.
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The Five SIRs and How They Are Numbered
Destined Rivals (sv10) has five Special Illustration Rares, all numbered above the 182-card base set total. They are Team Rocket's Moltres ex (229/182), Team Rocket's Yanmega ex (228/182), Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (231/182), Cynthia's Garchomp ex (232/182), and Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (233/182). Each appears at the same pull-rate tier, which means price differences across the five are driven entirely by character demand, not by how hard each card is to pull.
That distinction matters when you are comparing them. You are not paying more for Mewtwo ex SIR because it is rarer. You are paying more because more people want it.
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex SIR: The Active Market
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 231/182 is the SIR with the most active buyer demand in the set. Raw NM copies are currently listing in the $455 to $491 range, with graded copies (PSA 8 and above) from $625 upward.
One factor sustaining demand: three distinct premium Mewtwo ex products are simultaneously active in the collector market. The sv10 SIR at $455 is the highest-tier Destined Rivals single. The 30th Celebration Futuristic Rare 157/128 has settled at a lower floor post-launch, and the SVP052 store promo tied to October 2 retail events is a third, functionally distinct product.
Each is a separate card, separate art treatment, separate collector population. Buyers searching for Mewtwo ex in 2026 encounter all three markets at different price points.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's Team Rocket's Ambition expansion launched in late August 2026 and has been sustaining physical Team Rocket product searches. Mewtwo is the face of that Pocket expansion, which directs new collectors to sv10 SIR as their first physical Mewtwo ex singles target.
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex SIR: The Giovanni Case
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex 233/182 floors at approximately $105 to $130 raw NM across current listings. That is a 3.5 to 4.5x discount versus Mewtwo ex SIR at the same pull rate.
The price gap is character demand, nothing else. Nidoking has a strong lore anchor in the Team Rocket context: Giovanni's signature Pokémon across the main-series games (Red, Blue, FireRed, LeafGreen, Let's Go) is consistently Nidoking. The SIR captures that relationship directly.
Mewtwo's cultural profile is larger, and the Pocket connection concentrates additional buyer attention on Mewtwo. Nidoking ex SIR at $105 to $130 raw is the most thematically coherent Team Rocket alternative: it represents Giovanni's actual team member, not a captive.
Cynthia's Garchomp ex SIR: The Crossover Card
Cynthia's Garchomp ex 232/182 is the unexpected entry in this SIR lineup. Cynthia is the Sinnoh Champion from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, not a Team Rocket character. Her presence in a Team Rocket-themed set reflects the set's "destined rivals" framing: this is a set about trainer rivalries, not exclusively about one organization.
Current raw NM listings for Cynthia's Garchomp ex SIR sit between $235 and $255. That positions it as the second most expensive raw SIR in the set, above Nidoking at $105 to $130 and significantly below Mewtwo at $455 to $491. Garchomp has consistent collector demand across all sets it appears in, and Cynthia's full-art treatment here is an above-set SIR with no English equivalent in any prior release featuring that trainer pairing at this format tier.
Collectors building a Cynthia-focused gallery or a Garchomp-focused set will find this card is the apex English single available for either subject as of this writing.
The Accessible Tier: Moltres ex and Yanmega ex
Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 currently floors around $84 to $98 raw NM. Yanmega ex 228/182 is the most accessible SIR in the set at $25 to $40 raw across current listings.
Both cards are at the same pull rate as Mewtwo ex SIR and Nidoking ex SIR. The entire price gap between Moltres at $84 to $98 and Mewtwo at $455 to $491 is character demand, not rarity.
Moltres has consistent Kanto legendary collector interest but no current TCG Pocket or product tie-in driving search to this specific card. Yanmega has no comparable collector base elevating it above the cheapest SIR floor in the set.
For collectors who want a Destined Rivals SIR without a large outlay, Yanmega ex 228/182 at $25 to $40 raw is one of the more accessible Special Illustration Rares available from any recent major English set. The full-art treatment and above-set numbering are identical to the rest of the SIR lineup.
Sealed vs Singles in This Set
A Destined Rivals booster box is currently listed at $419 to $575 USD across sellers. At that price and with five SIRs in the set, the expected-value math on pulling any specific SIR from a box does not favor sealed over singles unless you are pulling for fun or building a set.
The Team Rocket Tin is the most accessible sealed entry point for the set's theme. It is a sv10 promotional product containing booster packs alongside one of three promo cards: Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex, Team Rocket's Nidoking ex, or Team Rocket's Persian ex. The tin floors around $40 to $50 for a random promo variant, with named variants running slightly higher depending on which promo card you want.
The tin does not give you a path to the SIRs, but it is a way to pull sv10 packs with a guaranteed promo included at a lower per-pack cost than a standard booster box. For collectors interested in the Team Rocket theme without committing to box-level spending, the tin is a reasonable entry format.
Where to Find Destined Rivals Singles and Sealed
DexHaul searches independent Pokémon shops so you can see current stock in one place. You can search across all active Destined Rivals sv10 listings, including SIR singles, booster boxes, and the Team Rocket Tins, at dexhaul.com. All linked sellers are independent shops, not affiliated with or endorsed by DexHaul.