Cynthia’s Garchomp ex Pokemon Cards: Every Japanese Print & SAR Guide

Cynthia’s Garchomp ex in SV9a Heat Wave Arena: RR, SR, SAR and UR

SV9a is the enhanced expansion pack ポケモンカードゲーム スカーレット&バイオレット 強化拡張パック「熱風のアリーナ」, released on March 14, 2025. Per pokemon-card.com, a pack holds 5 cards at ¥180 including tax, and the purchase-bonus text on the page prints one box as 30 packs. The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates for SV9a; the page states only that cards are inserted at random. The checklist runs to /063.

All four prints share one card text in the official database: 330 HP, an attack スクリューダイブ for 100 damage that lets you draw until you hold 6 cards, and リューノバスター for 260 damage, which discards all Energy attached to this Pokémon. Only the artwork and rarity change. An RR print with the same text appears at M2a 090/193, again by 5ban Graphics.

The M2a print. M2a is the MEGA High Class Pack ポケモンカードゲーム MEGA ハイクラスパック「MEGAドリーム ex」, released on November 28, 2025. Per pokemon-card.com, it costs ¥550 including tax for 10 cards, and it introduces the MA (Mega Attack Rare) rarity. The official database counts 250 cards in the set against a /193 denominator; the 57 cards numbered past 193 split into AR 20, SR 9, MA 10, SAR 17 and MUR 1. Cynthia’s Garchomp ex is a plain RR at 090/193 there, with the same 330 HP and attacks as the SV9a prints. The official page prints no pack count per box.

The SV9a page’s box campaign names a three-card promo set: Feraligatr, Pikachu and Toxtricity ex.

Cynthia’s Garchomp ex is not the only chase in SV9a. The same set holds Ethan’s Ho-Oh ex SAR 086/063, offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥33,408 (~$217), and Ethan’s Adventure SAR 089/063, offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥21,318 (~$138). Both are covered in the Ethan card family guide.

The official database also lists the card in an SV-P promo and an MC product, so match the number before you match the artwork.

English counterparts. Destined Rivals (DRI) released on May 30, 2025; Limitless TCG lists 244 cards and the pokemon-tcg-data set record prints a /182 denominator. Per pokemon.com the set has “Over 240” cards, and Limitless splits the 244 cards into Common 85, Uncommon 62, Rare 18, Double Rare 17, Art Rare 23, Ultra Rare 22, Special Art Rare 11 and Secret Rare 6. Per tcg.pokemon.com a Destined Rivals pack holds 10 cards and 1 Basic Energy, the Elite Trainer Box holds 9 packs, the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box 11, the Build & Battle Box 4 and the Booster Bundle 6, and pokemon.com lists the set as Standard legal. Three English cards share this text:

• DRI 215, Ultra Rare per Limitless, illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Three Japanese prints (044, 080 and 091) share that credit, so the illustrator alone does not choose one.
• DRI 232, Special Art Rare, illustrated by HICO KIM: the same credit as SV9a 087/063 SAR.
• DRI 241, Secret Rare per Limitless, illustrated by 5ban Graphics: the same credit as SV9a 091/063 UR. The official English rarity list calls that tier Hyper Rare.

For the full set, see the Heat Wave Arena box guide.

The Trainer Side: Cynthia’s Ambition SAR

Before her Garchomp got its own ex, Cynthia’s flagship collectible was a Supporter. The print collectors look for is the SAR at 239/172 in VSTAR Universe (S12a), a full-scene illustration by Atsuya Uki per the official database. The same set carries a 153/172 Cynthia’s Ambition by Megumi Mizutani with no rarity icon printed; the database lists that number twice. Because the Ambition cards are Supporters, they carry no HP or attack text, so the number and the illustrator are what separate the prints.

On SNKRDUNK the lowest raw ask for 239/172 is ¥4,000 (~$26) and the lowest PSA 10 ask is ¥19,500 (~$127), as of October 2, 2026. It is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥20,941 (~$136).

Cynthia has other prints with their own guides: the Cynthia’s Ambition SR 114/100 guide (S9 Star Birth), the Cynthia SR 070/066 vs 153/150 guide and the Cynthia & Caitlin SR 106/095 guide. For the wider trainer market, see the PSA10 trainer cards guide.

The Tag-Team Era: Garchomp & Giratina GX

The pre-Cynthia chapter of Garchomp’s chase history is the Tag Team era. Garchomp & Giratina GX headlined the GG End enhanced expansion (SM10a, 2019), printed at 032/054 RR, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita at 270 HP. Its attacks are ちょくげきだん for 40 damage to any one of the opponent’s Pokémon, カラミティエッジ for 160 plus 80 more if the opponent’s Active Pokémon has damage counters, and the GX attack ジージーエンドGX, which discards one of the opponent’s Pokémon and everything attached to it (two Pokémon if 3 more Energy are attached). The same set lists 059/054 SR (aky CG Works) and 060/054 SR (Anesaki Dynamic) in the official database; the 060 print has its own Garchomp and Giratina GX SA 060/054 guide.

The lowest raw ask for the 032/054 RR is ¥1,300 (~$8) and the lowest PSA 10 ask is ¥7,490 (~$49), as of October 2, 2026. It is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥7,751 (~$50). Giratina’s own line is covered in our Giratina cards guide.

Where to Buy Cynthia & Garchomp Cards from Japan

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The same product’s No Shrink option is listed at ¥16,363 (~$106). The SV9a card checklist is on the SV9a card list. The separate SV9a Damaged Box product is listed at ¥15,388 (~$100). For Cynthia’s Ambition SAR 239/172 the sealed route is the S12a VSTAR Universe box at ¥25,883 (~$168). PSA 10 back orders are explained in the back orders guide. For other prints, a different grade or the Destined Rivals cards, sourcing requests go through Quick Order. Browse the PSA10 collection for more graded singles, or the Japanese PSA10 price guide for how grading premiums work.