A special broadcast that's set to share new info regarding the Pokémon Trading Card Game has been teased for this weekend.
As reported by Serebii, the broadcast will air on Sunday 12th September at 10:00 UTC. Very little has been given away about what the broadcast will contain, other than the fact that "new information" will be shared. Naturally, we'll make sure to keep an eye out for any major announcements and share them with you following the presentation.
Just last month a new Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion called Fusion Strike was revealed, which will introduce a brand new gameplay mechanic and 25 Fusion Strike cards. The special Pokémon Celebrations set is also scheduled to launch next month, bringing back classic cards like that Base Set Charizard. You know the one.
Are you a keen Pokémon card collector? Do you like to play and trade when possible? Let us know in the comments.
[source serebii.net]
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They should just release the online game on the switch already
They’re announcing Charizard 2
Recently been playing on PC and really don't understand why its not on Switch.
maybe those Pokemon oreos are gonna be real cards!
A new Pokémon Trading Card Game for Switch? Please!
A replacement for TCG Online hopefully. My favourite Twitch streamer has been hinting as much so fingers crossed.
On a related note, I was thinking about the TCG games for the Game Boy, and realized that one big reason why those haven't been ported anywhere yet might have something to do with Wizards of the Coast (the Magic the Gathering company, responsible for the first Pokémon cards) and related copyrights.
@BrazillianCara The first TCG game for the Game Boy is available on the 3DS Virtual Console. However, I know what you mean regarding the copyright.
I'd love them to make more games like the Game Boy one, and/or release a translated version of the Japan-exclusive sequel. It probably won't happen though, and if it did, you just know any new entries would be riddled with micro-transactions.
@UltimateOtaku91 It would honestly make me give it another try, or give it a single player story campaign thing like Yugioh did with the Legacy game.
I don't know if I was constantly going against hackers or what, but every time I tried that game online I was always up against decks that had multiple EX cards...and they always had 3 of the same EX cards, too...
It’s worth noting that since this is a Japanese broadcast the reveals will more than likely be for Japanese players, the current running theory is that a new mechanic called Pokémon VSTAR will be revealed there.
Oh, and for those wondering why the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online isn’t on the Switch it probably WAS at some point (IIRC Nintendo systems were mentioned in the app’s ToS) but was scrapped for some reason or another.
@FatWormBlowsASparky Said streamer is technically right about something being in the works for the TCGO, when some products images for Fusion Strike were revealed they also showed off a new app icon and name (Pokémon TCG Live) for it.
@Joeynator3000 Yeah… those weren’t hackers, those were probably people playing competitive decks.
@ZebZed Then it's highly unbalanced...and I kept running into them...like, one EX card only or something. Not the entire deck. :/
@Joeynator3000 it most likely not hackers as I also have quite a few of the same powerful cards, do you know that when you buy real pokemon cards there's a code in side every pack that can be used in the online version to get 10 cards, you can buy 100s of those codes on ebay for around $15, and I buy some every month, so every month I'm getting a thousand new cards and a lot of good cards.
@Joeynator3000 If you’re referring to EXs then you ether played an Expanded match (which is an absolute mess of a format due to the lack of rotations and more complex bans) or you haven’t played the game since the 2017-2018 season when EXs were last legal in the Standard format. If you’re only seeing ONE EX card in the entire deck you’re probably facing some form of gimmick deck.
That said, there’s some balance despite the powercreep, people just complain since regular Pokémon often can’t compete with Pokémon EX/GX/V or are not a main feature of some decks.
I think this might be the new online client that was rumored a few weeks ago. That would be very welcome! The current one feels very obsolete by modern standards.
And a new online client could lead to a Switch version with crossplay...
@ZebZed It has been a while since I last played...I don't remember anything about an Expanded match, lol. But yeah if they made it where EX cards are limited to a deck then I'll definitely give it another try at some point.
But yeah, Pokemon Co....PUT IT ON THE SWITCH!!! >:c
@Heavyarms55 I highly doubt it. The announcement’s coming from the Japanese side of the TCG and they never had an online client for the game and it’s worth remembering that the TCGO is a TPCi-run endeavor. What’s more likely is seeing some VMAX Climax stuff (a Japanese set that’s structured like Shiny Star V is) and possibly a preview of Star Birth (a Japanese set that’s planned to be released in January) and a new mechanic called Pokémon VSTAR.
@Joeynator3000 If the standard gimmick cards became limited then people would just move onto the next “meta” card and the complaining would begin anew, it’s why you never see a “no EXs/GXs/Vs” format pop up in any official capacity. And like I hinted at earlier the decision to put the client onto the Switch is largely in TPCi’s court rather than TPC’s.
Hopefully its something to stop scalpers buying everything and selling on eBay at 10x.
My daughter was hoping to get a Celebrations box for her birthday, and I can't preorder them anywhere, unless i spend £500 on eBay
The announcement turned out to be a new set for Japan called the Starter Deck 100.
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