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Brilliant Illusions, known as 璀璨诡幻 in Simplified Chinese, brings Milotic and the Pokemon of Kitakami together in a Scarlet & Violet-era Pokemon Trading Card Game expansion. Released in mainland China on 13 March 2026, it combines the graceful presence of its cover Pokemon with the changing masks of Ogerpon and the connected stories of Okidogi, Munkidori, Fezandipiti and Pecharunt. For collectors of Chinese Pokemon cards, the appeal is the contrast between those themes: the rainbow-coloured beauty of Milotic, the different identities represented by Ogerpon's masks and the more enigmatic characters associated with Kitakami.
The expansion carries the printed set code CSV8C. Its regular numbered checklist runs to 207 cards, with additional secret rare cards numbered beyond that base checklist. That distinction matters when comparing a collection against a list: the number after the slash on a card is the base-set denominator, not a promise that every rarity or alternative illustration is included within those 207 numbers. This is the Simplified Chinese release for mainland China. Its name, numbering and product formats should be treated as its own set identity rather than substituted with the details of an English, Japanese, Korean or Traditional Chinese expansion.
Milotic is the face of Brilliant Illusions. The Pokemon China introduction describes its rainbow-coloured scales changing appearance when viewed from different directions, an appropriate visual theme for a release built around foil cards and distinctive illustrations. Milotic ex appears in the expansion alongside Feebas, its earlier evolutionary stage. Collectors who favour Water-type Pokemon or build pages around a particular evolution line can use that connection as a starting point for exploring the set. Milotic is a featured Pokemon in the card pool, however, not a fixed inclusion in every booster pack or box.
Ogerpon gives the expansion a second major collecting theme. Brilliant Illusions includes four different Ogerpon ex forms, with the Pokemon's type and abilities changing according to its mask. The different masks provide a natural way to organise a collection around one character while still enjoying several distinct card designs. The manufacturer also introduces the Ogre's Mask Item card as a way of changing the relevant mask and form during play. Anyone interested in those mechanics should read the individual card text when building a deck; the appearance of several forms in the expansion does not mean every sealed product contains all of them.
The Kitakami theme extends to Okidogi, Munkidori and Fezandipiti, together with Pecharunt. Pokemon China's announcement presents these Pokemon alongside Ogerpon and confirms their appearance as Pokemon ex in the expansion. Their presence gives Brilliant Illusions several connected characters to collect rather than a single featured Pokemon to follow. A collector might choose to build a page around the Kitakami group, focus on a favourite character or compare how the different cards present their subjects. These are collecting ideas rather than a predetermined contents list: the actual cards inside the sealed boosters are randomly packed.
Trainer cards also help establish the expansion's identity. Pokemon China highlights Supporters associated with Kitakami, giving the human characters a place beside the Pokemon they accompany. For collectors, Trainer artwork offers another way into the set beyond collecting only Pokemon ex. For players, Supporter and Item cards are part of the wider card pool to explore when deciding which combinations to build around. A booster product is a source of random cards, not a ready-to-play deck, so it should be chosen with that distinction in mind.
Brilliant Illusions also features ACE SPEC cards. These sit alongside the Pokemon and Trainer cards as another notable part of the expansion, and Pokemon China's announcement gives them their own section. The release therefore offers more than a collection of character portraits: its card pool includes cards intended to support different approaches to deck construction. When browsing individual cards, check the printed rules and any restrictions that apply to the game or event you plan to play. Buying a sealed box does not provide a chosen deck list or guarantee a particular ACE SPEC card.
The manufacturer previews cards in the AR, SR, SAR and UR rarity groups. For artwork-focused collectors, those illustrations and treatments provide additional cards to look for while opening packs or building a checklist. There is a chance to pull cards from the expansion's featured rarity groups, but no particular Pokemon, Trainer, illustration or rarity is promised for an individual box in this listing. The distinction between a set's featured cards and a product's fixed contents is important: a card appearing in the expansion announcement means it belongs to the release, not that it comes with every purchase.
Two booster-pack formats are offered for Brilliant Illusions. The smaller format contains 5 cards per pack, including 1 foil card, while the larger format contains 20 cards per pack, including 6 foil cards. TCYM refers to these as Slim and Jumbo booster packs respectively. The foil cards are part of the stated card totals, not additional cards on top: a Slim pack contains 5 cards altogether and a Jumbo pack contains 20 altogether. The format difference is therefore about the quantity of cards and foil cards within each sealed pack.
That distinction is useful when choosing a box. A Slim Booster Box containing 15 of the 5-card packs provides 75 cards across fifteen separate pack openings. A Jumbo Booster Box containing 6 of the 20-card packs provides 120 cards across six larger pack openings. Both formats belong to Brilliant Illusions, but the pack counts should not be compared without also checking the cards per pack. Jumbo describes the larger booster-pack format here; it does not mean that the product is a box of oversized display cards. The exact listing identifies which format and quantity is being supplied.
Pokemon China's launch information gives an original suggested retail price of 10 yuan for a 5-card pack and 50 yuan for a 20-card pack. Those are the manufacturer's Chinese-market per-pack launch prices, not TCYM selling prices or a quoted price for an imported sealed box. The expansion launched on 13 March 2026. Keeping that local release date attached to Brilliant Illusions avoids confusing it with the earlier release dates of other regional expansions that feature some of the same Pokemon or related artwork.
The wider Brilliant Illusions launch also includes separately sold coin sets and a Milotic-themed coin collection album. The coin set combines three 5-card boosters with a selected foil card and a corresponding Pokemon coin, while the album is designed for storing coins. Those products are distinct from a standard Slim or Jumbo Booster Box. A box listing that specifies sealed booster packs should not be read as including the additional coin-set card, a coin or the separate album. Always use the product's stated contents rather than the wider launch collection to decide what is included.
For sealed-product collectors, the choice between Slim and Jumbo can be about keeping the different packaging formats together. For collectors who open their products, Slim offers more individual packs in the 15-pack box, whereas the 6-pack Jumbo box offers more cards overall. Neither comparison establishes better pull rates, a particular pattern of rare cards or a guaranteed completion result. No unpublished rarity odds are claimed. Choose the format for its stated contents and the way you prefer to collect rather than assuming that the box name promises a specific hit.
Brilliant Illusions can also suit collectors who enjoy comparing language editions of Pokemon cards, provided each printing is identified accurately. These products contain Simplified Chinese card text and are not English-language boxes. The expansion has its own Chinese-market checklist and packaging. Shared characters do not make every regional set a direct equivalent, and the availability of similar Pokemon elsewhere should not be used to assume identical numbering, contents or product configurations. If the cards are intended for organised play rather than collecting, check the event's language and format rules before buying.
Randomisation remains part of every sealed booster purchase. Duplicate cards may occur, a complete set is not included, and featured Pokemon and illustrations are possible pulls rather than selected contents. The fixed information is the stated box format, the number of sealed packs and the cards per pack. TCYM supplies the factory-sealed box described in the individual product listing, with the language and format made clear so that collectors can choose between the two versions without confusing a booster box with a coin set, mixed bundle or ready-to-play deck.
