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BREAKthrough

Series: XY

Release date: November 4, 2015

Cards: 162 (3 secret)

Set code: XY8

Pokémon BREAK evolve from an ordinary card of the same species, then lie sideways across it, hiding the illustration while the text box of the card underneath stays in view. Everything that lower card had carries over, attacks, Abilities, Weakness, Resistance and Retreat Cost, and the BREAK adds one attack or one Ability on top with no drawback attached. The printing has no equivalent in the era: gold across the whole surface, the Pokémon rendered in CGI, and a squared holofoil pattern behind it. Mewtwo fronts the release, with an Elite Trainer Box for each of its two Mega forms. Brigette and Giovanni's Scheme are the Supporter Full Arts, and Ken Sugimori signed the second of them. Japan issued the contents in September 2015 as two expansions, Blue Shock and Red Flash, presented as a pair of parallel worlds. BREAKthrough (XY8) was released on November 4, 2015 in the XY series, with 162 cards plus 3 secret rares. Its most expensive card is Mewtwo EX #164 (Secret Rare), at $100.00 (median of 11 sales over 7 days, September 30, 2026). A sealed booster box sells for $3,410.95 (median of 7 sales over 90 days, August 30, 2026).

BREAKthrough Card List


BREAKthrough stamped variants (11)


BREAKthrough Sealed Products (5)

BREAKthrough Chase Cards

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BREAKthrough illustrators

Frequently asked questions

When was BREAKthrough released?

BREAKthrough released on November 4, 2015.

How many cards are in BREAKthrough?

BREAKthrough contains 162 official cards, plus 3 secret rares and bonus cards, for a total of 165 cards.

How many Secret Rares are in BREAKthrough?

There are 3 secret rare cards in BREAKthrough.

What is the most expensive card in BREAKthrough?

The most expensive card in BREAKthrough is Mewtwo EX #164 (Secret Rare), at $100.00: the median of 11 completed sales over the last 7 days, as of September 30, 2026.

How much is a BREAKthrough booster box?

A sealed BREAKthrough booster box sells for $3,410.95: the median of 7 completed sales over the last 90 days, as of August 30, 2026.

What was new about Parallel City, the Stadium card in BREAKthrough?

It was the first Stadium card to have a different effect for each of the two players. You choose which way to turn it before playing it, and an arrow marks the player it applies to: one side holds that player to three Benched Pokémon, discarding the rest, while the other reduces by 20 the damage done by that player's Grass, Fire and Water Pokémon.

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