Tag: Pokémon Tcg
Soapbox The Pokémon European International Championships Made Me Fall In Love With TCG
I choose you!
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim lays his cards on the table after visiting the Pokémon European International Championships... Head into my brain. Take a left at 'Obscure Zelda Knowledge,' go past the door...
Random Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Fixes Longtime Card Back Error
Better late than never?!
If you've ever looked at the back of a Pokémon trading card, you might have noticed how the button is attached to the white segment of the ball. In other parts of the series (as well as Japan's Pokémon cards), it's the other way around, with the button attached to the red half of the ball. Interestingly, it seems The...
Random Thieves Rob 35,000 Pokémon Cards From California Store
But they miss the grand prize
Thieves have broken into a San Jose, California store called Tofu’s Trading and made off with 35,000 Pokémon Trading Cards along with the store's cash register, as reported by ACE7 News (via The Guardian). Though the thieves missed an opportunity to dress up as Team Rocket, they did manage to get in and out of the...
News The Pokémon Company Unveils Next Scarlet & Violet TCG Set, 'Paldean Fates'
Featuring over 100 Shiny Pokémon
The Pokémon Company has today revealed what's on the cards (literally) for the next Trading Card Game set. The upcoming collection will be titled 'Paldean Fates' and you will be able to start unpacking them on 26th January, 2024. But just what is involved this time around? Paldean Fates will consist of more than...
Report Ex-NFL Player Blake Martinez Banned From Reselling Pokémon Cards On Whatnot
"We have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform"
On the heels of a meteoric rise, a notable Pokémon and sports trading card re-seller is suddenly grappling with a potentially similar meteoric fall. The streaming trading card resale company Blake’s Breaks, which is helmed by ex-NFL player Blake Martinez, has been embroiled in...
News The Next Scarlet & Violet TCG Expansion Is A Throwback To The Original 151 Pokémon
'Scarlet & Violet - 151' launches this September
The Pokémon Company has today revealed the next set of cards in the Scarlet and Violet TCG collection and this one is all about the Pokédex that started it all. 'Scarlet & Violet - 151' (as the name suggests) will feature all 151 original Pokémon from the Kanto region, reimagined in a Pladean...
News The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online Servers Have Now Permanently Shut Down
Thanks for the memories
After a number of notices, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online has been permanently taken offline. This includes the removal of the original game from the App Store and Google Play. "Thank you for playing the Pokémon TCG Online, and we look forward to seeing you in Pokémon TCG Live!" Pokémon Trading Card Game Live...
News The Pokémon Company Reveals Next Scarlet & Violet TCG Set, 'Obsidian Flames'
Unpack this August
The Pokémon Company has today revealed the next set of TCG cards in the Scarlet and Violet series. The collection is titled 'Obsidian Flames' and is lined up to release on 11th August. This news was shared by Serebii.net, which noted that the collection will consist of over 190 cards including 15 Pokémon-ex cards (holding...
News The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online Will Sunset On 5th June
"Thank you for playing"
We're in the final stages of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online sunset, with The Pokémon Company announcing the original game will be removed from the App Store, Google Play and the Pokémon website on 5th June 2023. This shutdown will take place just before the "full global launch" of the new Pokémon Trading Card Game...
Random Rare Pokémon Trading Card Auctioned For $480K Gets Zero Bids
Better luck next time
Pokémon Trading Cards are as popular as ever - with original holographic Charizards often going for huge sums of money nowadays. It seems this isn't necessarily the case with every Pokémon card sale though. A recent eBay auction featuring a holographic Illustrator Pikachu in "near-perfect condition" has apparently attracted...
News The Original Pokémon Trading Card Series Is Returning As A "Premium" Set
Own a slice of Pokémon TCG history
If you've ever had dreams of owning the original Charizard card from the first Pokémon TCG series, you'll be pleased to hear The Pokémon Company is reviving this classic set. In the latest Pokémon Presents, Pokémon president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara teased this return with a brief clip showing two players...
News The Pokémon Company Shows Off New Silver Border Trading Cards, Arriving March
Say goodbye to yellow borders
Last year, The Pokémon Company shocked some long-time western trading card collectors when it announced it would be ditching the iconic yellow borders in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. As of Scarlet and Violet, local cards will now feature a silver coloured border - bringing the western designs in line with the...
News Snazzy Pokémon TCG: Scarlet And Violet Elite Trainer Boxes Live For Pre-Order
The perfect introduction?
The Pokémon Company has released pre-orders for the official products for Pokémon TCG: Scarlet and Violet, and two of these look like they just might provide the perfect introduction to the new range, whether you're a returning player or completely new to the game. The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet and Violet Elite Trainer Boxes...
News Pokémon Cards Targeted In Series Of Trading Card Store Burglaries In Tokyo
Damages estimated at "tens of millions of yen"
A number of burglaries at trading card stores have been reported in Tokyo, Japan, as a result of the rising popularity and value of Pokémon cards. Since last summer, Japan Times reports that damages from these burglaries are estimated to be around tens of millions of yen. According to an investigative...
Random New Pokémon Cards Tell A Wholesome Evolution Story
It's super effective!
With the hotly-discussed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet hitting the shelves last year and news of Ash and Pikachu leaving the anime for good, it is sometimes easy to forget that Pokémon cards are one of the most enduring elements of the franchise. While some will have fallen off the collecting bandwagon as the years have gone by,...
Random Pokémon Trading Cards Will No Longer Feature Iconic Yellow Border
The price has also been increased
Since the very beginning, Pokémon Trading Cards have always had one thing in common: the iconic yellow border. As spotted by Serebii, this is now no longer the case, as basic Pokémon cards based on Scarlet and Violet will now feature a silver coloured border to bring the western designs in line with the Japanese...
Random Man Steals Pokémon Cards, Then Stupidly Tries To Sell Them Back
He got caught... obviously
A man has been arrested after attempting to sell Pokémon cards back to the very same trading card store he robbed just one month prior. On August 9th, 2022, shortly before midnight, a trading card store in Bellingham, Washington, reported that around $20,000 worth of Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards had been...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet TCG Series Launches In 2023, Here's A Sneak Peek
Take a look at 'ex'
Apart from the new "competitive play" trailer at the 2022 Pokémon World Championships, Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara also announced the new trading card series. In a separate video, Atsushi Nagashima - Pokémon TCG Game Director at Creatures Inc. - explained how the teaser video was a "world-first sneak peek" at...
News Pokémon TCG: Online Illustration Exhibition Now Open
See the history of the card game
Update [Wed 10th Aug, 2022 02:00 BST]: This special digital exhibition is now live. You can look at it from now until October 22nd. It details the life, history and art of the series, and includes commentary and insights from over 50 artists. View it now - Pokémon TCG: Online Illustration Exhibition Original...
News Pokémon TCG Live Beta Now Available In Select Locations Around The Globe
Available for computer and mobile devices
Following on from a limited beta exclusive in Canada earlier this year, The Pokémon Company has now launched Pokémon Trading Card Game Live in even more locations. The new beta round makes the game available in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico. This new title is free-to-play and is available on...
News The Pokémon Company Combats Card Shortage By Printing 9 Billion Pokémon Cards
A super effective strategy
You may have noticed plenty of stories over the past year or so covering Pokémon cards and scalpers. Extremely rare cards going for absurd prices, and even Target stores in America suspending sales of the cards due to high demands and safety. The Pokémon Company acknowledged these issues and the shortages that were...
News An Incredible 60 Million Pokémon Games Were Reportedly Shipped in FY2022
Poké-whaaaaat
Approximately 60 million Pokémon games were shipped in the last financial year, according to the latest data found via the official Pokémon Company website. As discovered by Serebii (thanks, VGC), The Pokémon Company has now sold over 440 million units of Pokémon related software. Previously, the website gave figures up to end of...
News Pokémon Trading Card Game Introduces Peelable Ditto Cards
Part of the new Pokémon GO series
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is always introducing new types of cards and mechanics, and the latest set based on the popular mobile game Pokémon GO is no different. This new series adds a Ditto card that is actually covered up by a sticker. Serebii.net webmaster Joe Merrick explains how exactly it works...
News Man Dies Following An Incident Involving Stolen Pokémon Cards
Two others charged with petty theft
A man who allegedly stole Pokémon cards and a pizza from a Target in Kissimmee, Florida has died after police opened fire on the suspects leaving the store. As reported by the Orlando Sentinel (via Vice), police were responding to a report of a vehicle with covered or unmarked license plates. More than
Gallery Take A Look At The Official Pokémon GO Trading Card Game Expansion
Go on, have a nose!
The Pokémon GO expansion for the hugely popular Pokémon Trading Card Game is out this July, and we've listed all of the sets that you'll be able to pick up when the new cards drop. But yesterday, The Pokémon Company gave us a little look at some of the upcoming cards themselves and, as is to be expected with Pokémon cards,...
News Here Are The Winners Of The 2022 Pokémon Europe International Championships
On the way to becoming real life Pokémon Masters
The 2022 Pokémon Europe International Championships took place this weekend. The tournament brought many Pokémon fans to Frankfurt, Germany for the very first International Championships of the 2022 season. If you're not in the know, the Championships pit players against each other in various...
News The Pokémon Company Is Buying The Firm That Makes Its Trading Cards
Well, that's one way to secure a Charizard
The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be purchasing the North American card-printing company 'Millennium Print Group' for an undisclosed sum. The printing company has already been producing and packing cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2015 after partnering up with The Pokémon...
News The Pokémon Trading Card Design Competition Has Been Narrowed Down To 300 Finalists
Out of 10,830 entries
Remember this post from October 2021? That's alright, we'll summarise: There's a competition going on right now for artists to get their illustrations printed onto actual Pokémon trading cards. Also, you can win money — but we all know that being on a trading card is way more valuable than money. Almost 11,000 entries were...
Random Logan Paul Spends Absurd Money On Rare Pokémon Card
YouTuber breaks Guinness World Record
YouTuber and social media personality Logan Paul has broken the Guinness World Record for the most expensive Pokémon Trading Card ever sold at a private auction after completing a trade worth a whopping $5,275,000. It's perhaps the clearest sign we've ever seen that, yes, some folks do have more money than...
Random A Super Rare Pokémon Card Resurfaces, One Of Only 20 In Existence
Sold at auction for $136,000
An incredibly rare Pokémon card from the late '90s has resurfaced, selling for a whopping 5 million yen ($136,000 USD) at a Japanese auction. The card in question is one of 20 'Snap Magikarp' cards doled out to winners of a Pokémon Snap competition held in Japan. The competition itself required entrants to send in...
News US Business Owner Spent $57,789 Of Covid Relief Money On A Pokémon Card
Update: Man sentenced to 3 years in prison
Update [Fri March 11th, 11:30 GMT]: The individual in question has now been named as Vinath Oudomsine from Georgia. Following his arrest, he has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for using Covid-19 relief money to purchase a rare Charizard card for $57,789, wiping out more than half of the $85,000 awarded...
News Start Collecting Cards For The Upcoming 'Pokémon Trading Card Game' Expansion From July
Oh, GO on then
Many Pokémon GO and trading card fans are eagerly awaiting more new about the upcoming Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion. And today, The Pokémon Company International has given us details on when we can expect to start collecting cards in The Pokémon Trading Card Game: Pokémon GO. From 1st July, trainers will be able to pick...
News Pokémon GO Is Getting A Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion
Comes out this summer
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is getting an expansion that will be based solely on the global smartphone hit Pokémon GO. It's due for release this summer and will include cards based on elements from the game. Pokémon GO director Michael Steranka had this to say: We've been working with The Pokémon Company on this for a...
It could be "the biggest Pokémon event" in TCG history
One of the nicest guys on YouTube and within the Pokémon TCG community is Leonhart. He's got around 1.58 million subscribers, so you might have watched at least one of his videos if you are into the trading card game. He's an individual who loves to give back to the community that's given...
Random Logan Paul Got Scammed To The Tune Of $3.5 Million On Fake Pokémon Trading Cards
"It's just so sad"
If you follow the Pokémon Trading Card scene, you might have heard recently how the YouTuber Logan Paul managed to get his hands on what was apparently the "only known sealed box of first-edition base set Pokémon cards". He forked out a whopping $3.5 million for the lot and well it turned out he got scammed. After concerns were...
News This Pokémon Trading Card Shop Is The World's Largest, Apparently
Spans five floors!
The Pokémon Trading Card Game went big during lockdown, with stock selling out all over the world and millions of cards being sold. We've also seen the value of rare cards reach
"It is my prized possession. It’s my good luck charm"
Controversial YouTuber Logan Paul stepped into the ring with actual boxer Floyd Mayweather last night, but you'd be forgiven for not noticing, as the bout itself was a proper snooze-fest – there wasn't even a winner! Yawn. The glorified publicity stunt achieved its goal, though – both...
News Sealed First Edition Pokémon Trading Card Booster Box Sells For A Cool $360,000
Smashes the record set in September
Pokémon trading cards have steadily risen in value over the past few years, aided in no small measure by the fact that the franchise as a whole seems to be growing in popularity all the time. Those individuals who got into the TCG "back in the day" are now of the age that they have a little more disposable...
News This Borderless Pokémon Trading Card Artwork Is Absolutely Stunning
Beyond the border
It's hard to believe, but a 25-year-old art graduate by the name of Micah Yates somehow managed to make the already stunning artwork featured on Pokémon Trading Cards even better. The Kentucky-based Instagram artist, who also goes by the online alias Lunumbra, does this by removing the border on the card and painting over all the...
News New Pokémon TCG Dex Mobile App Lets You Catalogue Your Collection And Discover New Cards
Free to download
The Pokémon Company International has released a brand new smartphone and tablet app that will no doubt be a dream come true for all budding Pokémon Trading Card Game players. Called Pokémon TCG Card Dex, the app allows you to scan in all of your Pokémon Sun & Moon series cards using your phone's camera to build up your...
News Detective Pikachu Is Getting A Special Mini Collection Of Pokémon Trading Cards
Hits Japan this April
Adding to the Pokémon: Detective Pikachu movie hype, a new set of trading cards based on the spin-off series has been confirmed for release. Japanese retailers have revealed details surrounding the upcoming set, including the image you can see down below. The Detective Pikachu collection is a subset of the main TCG series,...
News Pokémon Card Artist, Mitsuhiro Arita, Talks About The Process Behind Those Iconic Designs
One card takes seven weeks to design
Mitsuhiro Arita might not be a name that you're instantly familiar with, but you'll definitely have seen dozens of pieces from his impressive portfolio of work, and you may well have several of them stored safely away in your home right now. One of the most prolific illustrators in the history of the...
News Pokémon TCG Sun & Moon Ultra Prism Expansion Pre-Release Events Get Detailed
Try them out before the official release
Fans of the Pokémon Trading Card Game who are keen to get their hands on the new Sun & Moon Ultra Prism expansion will have the chance to take part in pre-release tournaments, it has been revealed. The pre-release schedule begins tomorrow (26th January) and you can find out where your nearest event...
Feature An Extraordinary Pokémon Trading Card Collection and a Life-Changing Sale
"It’s all about the memories I can give to my children and wife"
Many reading these pages are dedicated and passionate gamers, and plenty of us will have sizeable collections from our hobby that'd make the uninitiated scratch their heads in bewilderment. Yet gaming is powerful, it can be motivating and inspiring. Sometimes, it can also lead to...
Video This Infectious Song Teaches The Basics Of The Pokémon Card Game, Albeit In Japanese
"WELCOME TO POKEMON CARD"
Pokémon has always been popular, but the franchise has certainly benefitted from the timely arrival of Pokémon GO, which has increased mainstream awareness in the brand to levels that perhaps haven't been witnessed since it first launched in the '90s. As as consequence, associated merchandise has also been given a boost,...
