The Pokémon Company International has shared news of a brand new gameplay mechanic that's headed to the Pokémon Trading Card Game later this year.
It's called Fusion Strike Style and will be introduced in the upcoming Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike card set due to launch worldwide on 12th November – just days ahead of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's launch on Nintendo Switch.
The new expansion will be available in the usual array of booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes, and special collections, and includes 25 Fusion Strike cards like Mew VMAX, Genesect V, and Hoopa V. Here's a little more on the new mechanic:
Decorated with a hint of purple and pink, Pokémon with the Fusion Strike Style often have attacks that focus on teamwork and reinforce the idea of strength in numbers, as Fusion Strike Pokémon generally benefit when other Pokémon with this Battle Style are in play. In addition, Fusion Strike Style appears on Trainer and Special Energy cards, which tend to assist Pokémon of that particular Battle Style and allow players to build a Fusion Strike Style deck.
If you're wanting to go hands-on with these new cards ahead of the expansion's launch in November, make sure to keep an eye out for the Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Build & Battle Box, launching at participating retailers on 30th October. This special box will contain four Fusion Strike booster packs, a 23-card Evolution pack featuring key cards from current and prior sets, and a deckbuilding tip sheet.
Have you been keeping up with your Pokémon card collection? Looking forward to this new set? Tell us below.
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Too many sets. Plus now every set has some new type of mechanic. Game is so confusing now, and just not worth fighting scalpers over. Shame, as I used to love playing and collecting.
I used to enjoy casually collecting the game but now scalpers have made it next to impossible
@Pokester99 that is if you can find them in the first place
I can't wait to not see this in a store near me
@marnelljm umm, are we playing the same card Game? The core game hasn't changed basically at all. They're adding a new gimmick because all the gen 7 stuff is rotating out next month. Pretty typical stuff.
Wow. I understand they are trying to celebrate BIG this year but they need to slow down a bit, lol. Already like 4 sets I have yet to even see on shelves.
@Heavyarms55 Look at the other comments from people. I rest my case.
@marnelljm I play and watch the game. I don't see any of the issues you seem to have with it. You're entitled to like or dislike whatever you wish but I don't have to agree. The game is blazing, it's selling like mad. And yeah, a lot of that is scalpers at first, but scalpers don't scalp things that aren't popular and sought after.
PTCGO is super active. I can hop on any time of day and never have to wait for a game.
I watch several TCG YouTube channels and the only issue I consistently see is people wanting more. More cards, more products, more game.
There's some balance issues. But that's just metagame variation you see from time to time in any card game.
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