Rare Candy

Rare Candy

Rare Candy appears in the Japanese print of Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box, released on December 6, 2019. The Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box set contains 24 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Yoshinobu Saito.

Collector Insights

Rare Candy is an Item card from the Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box, released on December 6, 2019. It is numbered 5 and designed by artist Yoshinobu Saito. The card’s flavor text describes a mechanism where a player selects one of their Basic Pokémon in play. If they possess a Stage 2 card in their hand that evolves from that Pokémon, they can place the Stage 2 card onto the Basic Pokémon to evolve it. This action is conditional on the player not being on their first turn and the Basic Pokémon not having been put into play during the current turn. The card’s functionality revolves around strategic evolution management during gameplay. Its supertype as an Item classifies it as a utility card rather than a Pokémon or Energy. The card’s design and mechanics align with the broader themes of the Sword & Shield set, emphasizing tactical resource allocation.

Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card onto the Basic Pokémon to evolve it. You can't use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this turn.

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