(Japanese: バトルパートナーズ • Battle Partners)
is the name given to the ninth Japanese expansion of cards released during the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Scarlet & Violet Era.It will be released IN JAPAN on January 24, 2025.
Battle Partners will be released in Japan on January 24, 2025.[1] Each booster box contains 30 booster packs. It was officially revealed during the Latest News presentation on Day 1 of the Osaka Champion's League 2025 competition held from December 21-22, 2024. A short teaser of the featured cards was revealed on August 18, 2024 during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Pokémon World Championships.[2]
The expansion features the return of Trainer's Pokémon[3], a game mechanic originally introduced in the Gym Heroes expansion. The booster pack for the expansion features N and Zoroark, Lillie and Clefairy, Hop and Zacian, and Iono and Bellibolt.
Releasing on the same day will be the Battle Partners Deck Build Box, the Collection File Set N, and the Collection File Set Lillie. Those who buy a booster box of the expansion will receive an SV-P Promo Iono's Wattrel.