How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read CRI 83/86 there. Its illustration is signed Toyste Beach.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Chaos Rising set, released here on 22 May 2026.

Chaos Rising

Transformation Tome CRI 83/86

Name: Transformation Tome CRI 83
Brand: Pokémon

CRIJPUncommon

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read CRI 83/86 there. Its illustration is signed Toyste Beach.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Chaos Rising set, released here on 22 May 2026.

When it came out

Chaos Rising landed here on 22 May 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 13 March 2026, under the code M4. That is 70 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark: J
Number: 83/86
Set: Chaos RisingCRISet guide
Illustrated by: Toyste Beach

You must play 2 Transformation Tome cards at once. (This effect works one time for 2 cards.) Choose a Basic Pokémon in your discard pile and switch it with 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. Any attached cards, damage counters, Special Conditions, turns in play, and any other effects remain on the new Pokémon.「変化の書」は、2枚同時にしか使えない。（効果は、2枚で1回はたらく。）自分のトラッシュからたねポケモンを1枚選び、自分の場のたねポケモン1匹と入れ替える（ついているカード・ダメカン・特殊状態・効果などは、すべて引きつぐ）。入れ替えたポケモンはトラッシュする。

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
N's Zoroark ex runs it in 31 of the 71 lists we have read, seen across 29 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
N's Zoroark ex	31 of 71	29	CRI 83
Terapagos ex / Noctowl	9 of 19	9	CRI 83
Mega Absol ex	6 of 49	5	CRI 83
Iono's Bellibolt ex	3 of 39	3	CRI 83
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone	3 of 38	3	CRI 83
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant	2 of 64	2	CRI 83
Mega Charizard X ex	2 of 54	2	CRI 83
Mega Zygarde ex	2 of 33	2	CRI 83
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex	1 of 27	1	CRI 83
Ceruledge ex	1 of 51	1	CRI 83