Quick answer
Striking Competition was released on 17 March 2023 under CSM2.5, in the Sun & Moon era of the Simplified Chinese line. It is a booster deck rather than a numbered main set, which is what the .5 marks. This page is the checklist we hold for it.
We currently track 22 cards in this set, covering 11 characters. The deepest single group is Charizard at 4 tracked printings. The table below lists them by the number printed on the card.
Charizard, Venusaur and Jigglypuff lead the deck at four tracked cards each, with Persian close behind at three. A booster deck is a fixed product rather than a set to open pack by pack, which is why the cards in it are collected by deck rather than by set number.
This is the set view. If you are following one Pokemon across every set instead, the per-character table is the other way to read the same catalogue.
22 tracked cards. Where we hold a graded copy its price is linked in the table; where we do not, the row is a sourcing request — send it and we go and find the card for you. The sealed Booster Box for this deck is listed here.
| No. | Card | Character | PSA 10 copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venusaur & Snivy GX | Venusaur | Find this Card for Me |
| 6 | Charizard & Braixen GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me |
| 7 | Flareon | Flareon | Find this Card for Me |
| 13 | Pikachu | Pikachu | Find this Card for Me |
| 15 | Jolteon | Jolteon | Find this Card for Me |
| 22 | Mimikyu | Mimikyu | Find this Card for Me |
| 28 | Alolan Persian GX | Persian | Find this Card for Me |
| 31 | Greninja | Greninja | Find this Card for Me |
| 35 | Sylveon | Sylveon | Find this Card for Me |
| 39 | Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX | Jigglypuff | Find this Card for Me |
| 44 | Porygon-Z GX | Porygon | Find this Card for Me |
| 62 | Venusaur & Snivy GX | Venusaur | Find this Card for Me |
| 63 | Venusaur & Snivy GX | Venusaur | Find this Card for Me |
| 64 | Charizard & Braixen GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me |
| 65 | Charizard & Braixen GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me |
| 70 | Alolan Persian GX | Persian | Find this Card for Me |
| 76 | Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX | Jigglypuff | Find this Card for Me |
| 77 | Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX | Jigglypuff | Find this Card for Me |
| 83 | Venusaur & Snivy GX | Venusaur | Find this Card for Me |
| 84 | Charizard & Braixen GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me |
| 88 | Alolan Persian GX | Persian | Find this Card for Me |
| 93 | Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX | Jigglypuff | Find this Card for Me |
Frequently asked questions
What is Striking Competition?
It is a main set of the Simplified Chinese branch, printed under CSM2.5 and released on 17 March 2023. It sits in the Sun & Moon era of the Chinese line.
How many cards from this set do you track?
The figure at the top of this page is current as of 4 October 2026 and is drawn from our own catalogue. It covers every card from the set we have handled or priced, and it grows as we work through more of it.
What is a booster deck, and why does the code have a .5 in it?
A booster deck is a fixed product released alongside a main set, and the .5 in its code marks it as sitting between two main sets rather than being one of them. It is bought as a built deck rather than opened pack by pack, which is why it is listed here as its own line.
Are these the complete printed set?
No. This is the set as we hold it, not the set as printed. A main set prints more cards than we list here, and we add rows as we take on more product. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- CardSpicy listings — every card and card number below is taken from our own catalogue, read on 4 October 2026.
- The official Simplified Chinese product announcements, read at pokemon.cn on 4 October 2026.
- CardSpicy — set checklists by set, the hub this page belongs to.
- CardSpicy — the Simplified Chinese set timeline, for the release date of this set.
Cards are listed by the number printed on them. Where a card appears in more than one treatment, each treatment is listed separately because each is collected separately. Prices quoted on this site are secondary-market observations at the dates cited.
Related reading
For the order and dates of every set, the release timeline is the reference, and the set hub puts it beside every other set we track.
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).