Collector’s Guide: Rapid Strike Style Mustard (Battle Styles #176)

Character Intro

Rapid Strike Style Mustard is a Rare Rainbow card from the Battle Styles set, numbered 176. With its vibrant rainbow-foil treatment and Rapid Strike styling, it’s a standout pickup for Battle Styles collectors.

Quick Facts

• Card Name: Rapid Strike Style Mustard
• Set: Battle Styles (swsh5)
• Card Number: 176
• Rarity: Rare Rainbow
• Type: Supporter, Rapid Strike
• Retreat Cost: 0
• Regulation Mark: E
• Illustrator: Naoki Saito
• Image:

Key Printings

This card is known only from its printing in the Battle Styles expansion of the Sword & Shield series. No other printings or reprints are documented.

Variants & Identifiers

There are no known print variants for this card. It is identified by its set code “swsh5-176” and its unique combination of Supporter and Rapid Strike subtypes.

Legality & Play Notes

Legality: unknown

• Rules text highlights that this card can only be played as the last card in your hand, allowing you to put a Rapid Strike Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench and then draw 5 cards.
• Only one Supporter card may be played per turn.

Care & Storage Tips

As a Rare Rainbow card, preserving the card’s holographic surface is essential. Store it in a protective sleeve and keep it away from direct sunlight and moisture to maintain its vibrant artwork and condition.

Set-by-Set Micro-summaries

• Battle Styles (swsh5): Introduced Rapid Strike Style Mustard as a strategic Supporter card with a rare rainbow foil treatment, emphasizing bench manipulation and card advantage in gameplay.