Hot Wind Arena (TCG)

Enhanced Expansion Pack: Hot Wind Arena 強化拡張パック 熱風のアリーナ

Cards in set 92 Release date March 14, 2025 Release period

Hot Wind Arena (Japanese: 強化拡張パック 熱風のアリーナ Enhanced Expansion Pack: Hot Wind Arena) is the name given to the ninth Japanese subset released during the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Scarlet & Violet Era. It continues the release of Trainer's Pokémon.

Information

Hot Wind Arena was released in Japan on March 14, 2025. The Trainer's Pokémon archetypes featured in this expansion are the Ethan, Cynthia, Arven, and Misty archetypes. The former three characters are depicted on the set's booster pack with their respective Pokémon that are featured in this subset as Pokémon ex: Cynthia with her Garchomp, Ethan with his Ho-Oh, and Arven with his Mabosstiff. The standard set contains 63 cards, not including any secret cards.

Each booster box of Hot Wind Arena contains 30 booster packs. Those who purchase a booster box of the expansion will receive a 3 card booster pack containing SV-P Promo Feraligatr, Pikachu and Toxtricity ex, the three winning illustrations from the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024, while supplies last.^[1]

The subset was designed to be played during Sealed Battles. Official Sealed Battles will be held at Pokémon Gym locations nationwide from March 14, 2025 to May 31, 2025.^[2] Entrants of these Sealed Battles will receive 15 Hot Wind Arena booster packs, a random copy of Nemona from two possible prints, and a commemorative deck case upon paying the entry fee. Entrants are required to use cards obtained from their booster packs, any quantity of Basic Energy (provided by the venue), and if they choose the Nemona promo to construct a 40-card deck to use in games with four Prize cards. Groups of up to four players will compete in round-robin mini tournaments, the winner of which will receive a Sealed Battle Promo Card Pack containing one of the following three SV-P Promotional cards: Ethan's Ho-Oh ex, Cynthia's Garchomp ex, or Arven's Mabosstiff ex. Each event concluds with a Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament of the non-winning players, and the winner will also receive a Sealed Battle Promo Card Pack.^[2]

A localised release in Traditional Chinese was released on March 28, 2025.^[3] Another localized release in Korean was released on May 16, 2025.^[4] Cards within this set are included in the English Destined Rivals expansion.

Hot Wind is the Japanese name of the move Heat Wave.

Set list

Hot Wind Arena

No. Mark Card name Type Rarity Promotion 001/063 Ethan's Pinsir Promotion 002/063 Yanma Promotion 003/063 Yanmega Promotion 004/063 Cynthia's Roselia Promotion 005/063 Cynthia's Roserade Promotion 006/063 Shaymin Promotion 007/063 Dwebble Promotion 008/063 Crustle Promotion 009/063 Applin Promotion 010/063 Dipplin Promotion 011/063 Hydrapple Promotion 012/063 Teal Mask Ogerpon Promotion 013/063 Ponyta Promotion 014/063 Rapidash Promotion 015/063 Ethan's Cyndaquil Promotion 016/063 Ethan's Quilava Promotion 017/063 Ethan's Typhlosion Promotion 018/063 Ethan's Slugma Promotion 019/063 Ethan's Magcargo Promotion 020/063 Ethan's Ho-Oh Promotion 021/063 Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon Promotion 022/063 Misty's Psyduck Promotion 023/063 Misty's Staryu Promotion 024/063 Misty's Starmie Promotion 025/063 Misty's Magikarp Promotion 026/063 Misty's Gyarados Promotion 027/063 Misty's Lapras Promotion 028/063 Cynthia's Feebas Promotion 029/063 Cynthia's Milotic Promotion 030/063 Buizel Promotion 031/063 Floatzel Promotion 032/063 Dondozo Promotion 033/063 Wellspring Mask Ogerpon Promotion 034/063 Electabuzz Promotion 035/063 Electivire Promotion 036/063 Ethan's Pichu Promotion 037/063 Electrike Promotion 038/063 Manectric Promotion 039/063 Rotom Promotion 040/063 Zeraora Promotion 041/063 Ethan's Sudowoodo Promotion 042/063 Cynthia's Gible Promotion 043/063 Cynthia's Gabite Promotion 044/063 Cynthia's Garchomp Promotion 045/063 Mudbray Promotion 046/063 Mudsdale Promotion 047/063 Arven's Toedscool Promotion 048/063 Arven's Toedscruel Promotion 049/063 Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon Promotion 050/063 Cynthia's Spiritomb Promotion 051/063 Arven's Maschiff Promotion 052/063 Arven's Mabosstiff Promotion 053/063 Tauros Promotion 054/063 Arven's Skwovet Promotion 055/063 Arven's Greedent Promotion 056/063 Sacred Ash I Promotion 057/063 Arven's Sandwich I Promotion 058/063 Switch I Promotion 059/063 Pokémon Catcher I Promotion 060/063 Cynthia's Power Weight PT Promotion 061/063 Emcee's Hype Su Promotion 062/063 Judge Su Promotion 063/063 Ethan's Adventure Su Promotion 064/063 Yanma Promotion 065/063 Cynthia's Roserade Promotion 066/063 Shaymin Promotion 067/063 Crustle Promotion 068/063 Hydrapple Promotion 069/063 Rapidash Promotion 070/063 Ethan's Typhlosion Promotion 071/063 Misty's Psyduck Promotion 072/063 Misty's Lapras Promotion 073/063 Electrike Promotion 074/063 Rotom Promotion 075/063 Arven's Greedent Promotion 076/063 Yanmega Promotion 077/063 Ethan's Ho-Oh Promotion 078/063 Dondozo Promotion 079/063 Electivire Promotion 080/063 Cynthia's Garchomp Promotion 081/063 Arven's Mabosstiff Promotion 082/063 Emcee's Hype Su Promotion 083/063 Judge Su Promotion 084/063 Ethan's Adventure Su Promotion 085/063 Yanmega Promotion 086/063 Ethan's Ho-Oh Promotion 087/063 Cynthia's Garchomp Promotion 088/063 Arven's Mabosstiff Promotion 089/063 Ethan's Adventure Su Promotion 090/063 Ethan's Ho-Oh Promotion 091/063 Cynthia's Garchomp Promotion 092/063 Levincia St Promotion

Pack artwork

The pack artwork for the Hot Wind Arena expansion was illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa.^[5]

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References

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