The weakest aspect of Fusion Strike is its selection of Trainer Supporters, with only Elesa's Sparkle and Chili & Cilian & Cress being truly interesting cards. The Espeon VMAX Alternate Art was the missing Eeveelution Alt from Evolving Skies and is an easy shoo-in for the best card in the set as well as one of the best of the year overall. The cards include terrific artwork overall even outside of Mew, with standouts being the Chandelure VMAX and a host of terrific Alternate Arts including Mew V, Mew VMAX, Genesect V, Gengar VMAX, Inteleon V, Celebi V, and Espeon VMAX. And all six cards? To me, all-time great Mew cards, and just look through Mew's history. Mew! Mew is the main focus on Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike, with six cards dedicated to the first (and best) Mythical Pokémon. Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike Mew Sun & Moon – Ultra Prism cards. Now that we have spotlighted all of the best cards and counted down my top ten picks, let's give the expansion a final look for a complete set review.

Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike is notable for its focus on the Mythical Pokémon Mew and Gengar VMAX, as well as its introduction of a new Battle Style to the competitive TCG with Fusion Pokémon now joining Rapid Strike and Single Strike.

The set is partly based on the Japanese expansion Fusion Arts but also adapts several key Japanese promo cards as well as cards from sets like Eevee Heroes that were left out of that set's English equivalent, Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies. Fusion Strike, which was released in November 2021, is the largest expansion that the Pokémon TCG has ever released with a whopping 264 cards before Secret Rares. The Pokémon TCG has outdone itself with its latest release, Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike.

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