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Fans of Slay The Spire, take note
In the world of tactical card games, is there any man more revered than Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering? Maybe whoever actually invented cards, but since they're not coming forward to take credit, Garfield holds the top spot. Roguebook is a roguelike deckbuilder (like Slay The Spire, Dicey...
Random Fan Brings Pokémon Cards To Life With Augmented Reality
Seeing is believing
Pikachu and Machamp do battle thanks to some clever AR trickery... The Pokémon franchise is no stranger to augmented reality – Pokémon GO uses the tech to put hundreds of monsters in your living room, and even the 3DS had Pokémon Dream Radar, another game that had you capturing Pokémon in a real-life setting – but one...
Soapbox It’s Time For A Pokémon Trading Card Game Reboot On Switch
But only if it's done right
My old, beloved (and slightly grubby) copy of Pokémon TCG on Game Boy. Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, Ryan explores the idea of a Pokémon TCG video game reboot and why now could be the...
News Rare Blastoise Pokémon Card Sells For $360k, Whilst A First Edition TCG Box Fetches $408k
Catching them all, but at what cost?
We've witnessed some astonishing sales in recent months with Pokémon cards. Back in October, retired rapper Logic spent $226k on a first edition Charizard card and one student sold their Trading Card Game collection for $80k to pay for university. Not to be outdone, we've now seen a rare Blastoise card go for an...
News Classic Pokémon Cards Are Being Rereleased To Celebrate The Series' 25th Anniversary
Gotta collect 'em all... again
If the recently-announced Katy Perry collaboration isn't quite your thing, The Pokémon Company has now revealed that it will also be releasing some iconic Pokémon cards from years gone by as part of its 25th-anniversary celebrations. Designs that were originally released as part of the Base Set, the very first...
News Student Sells $80k Pokémon Card Collection To Pay For University
Caleb used Pay Day! It's super effective!
Remember when everyone was convinced that Beanie Babies would make us a mint if we kept them for 20 years? Remember the crushing realisation that that was utter rubbish? Well, it turns out the same wasn't true for Nintendo cards, especially for young Caleb King, who has so far turned a tidy $80,000...
Random The Pokémon Company Has Spotted A Slight Print Error With One Of Its Trading Cards
And it's changing it right away
There are already five different sets of Pokémon Sword and Shield trading cards, with a sixth expansion arriving early next year. With the sheer volume of cards The Pokémon Company is pumping out, it's no surprise there is a printing error from time to time. With this in mind, an error on a Cinderace card (p
News The Pokémon Trading Card Game Is Getting A Shake Up With New 'Battle Styles' Mechanic
Epic new trailer shows it in action
The Pokémon Company International has announced a brand new gameplay mechanic which looks set to shake up the Trading Card Game's tried and trusted formula. Called 'Battle Styles', this new way to play includes 'Single Strike Style', which delivers powerful, hard-hitting attacks that can Knock Out an opponent in...
News New Pokémon Trading Card Set Will Feature More Than 100 Shiny Pokémon
Launches early next year
The Pokémon Company has detailed the latest trading card expansion which is planned to hit stores early next year, and this one will go down a treat with fans of Shiny Pokémon. The new expansion is called Shining Fates and will launch on 19th February 2021. It's been inspired by last year's popular Hidden Fates set and...
Random Ball Guy Is Getting His Very Own Pokémon Trading Card
Flex those muscles
One of the most memorable characters in Pokémon Sword and Shield is Ball Guy - a mascot for the Galar region Pokémon League. Each time you meet up with him throughout your journey, he gives you a different type of Poké Ball. It seems he'll be going beyond the video game very soon, as he's making an appearance in the upcoming...
News Retired Rapper Logic Reportedly Spent $226K On A First Edition Pokémon Card
That's a lot of dough
We know Pokémon cards are going up in value, but this might be a whole new level of insanity. According to TMZ, the now-former rapper Logic recently purchased a first edition Charizard (PSA 10) - dating back to 1999, for a whopping $226,000 (about £173,200) during a live auction. Cardhops confirmed the total transaction...
News The Latest Pokémon Trading Card Set Includes Real-Life Sword And Shield Gym Badges
Champion's Path
The latest expansion in the Pokémon Trading Card series is now available, introducing plenty of gorgeous new cards and even some collectable Gym Badges. Called 'Champion's Path', the new set is available at participating retailers around the world as we speak. You can check out some of the new cards and products available in the...
News The Next Pokémon Trading Card Expansion, Vivid Voltage, Has Been Revealed
Including Big Boy Pikachu!
The Pokémon Company International has lifted the lid on the next Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion today. Introducing Pokémon Sword & Shield - Vivid Voltage. This new set of cards is planned to launch worldwide on 13th November and introduces Mythical Pokémon Zarude to the Pokémon TCG for the first time. It...
News Official Board Game, Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy, Launches Today Worldwide
"Easy-to-learn and fun-to-play"
Update: Today sees the release of Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy, an adaptation of the Trading Card Game that The Pokémon Company describes as an "easy-to-learn and fun-to-play board game". The product can now be found at participating physical and online retailers all around the world. TPCI senior...
News You Can Now Enjoy Raid Battles Using Your Pokémon Trading Cards
A new way to play
The Pokémon Company has come up with a way to incorporate Raid Battles into the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and you can get stuck in straight away. If you're unaware, Raid Battles traditionally have players teaming up to battle giant, powerful Pokémon. The feature was introduced in mobile hit Pokémon GO and is also a prominent...
In mint condition, too!
A super-rare Pokémon card has just been sold at auction, causing quite the stir in the world of collecting thanks to its near-legendary status and eye-watering price point. The 'Super Secret Battle “No. 1 Trainer” Trainer Promo Hologram' card shown before you is one of the most sought-after cards in the entire Pokémon...
News Charizard And Eternatus Heat Things Up In Pokémon Sword & Shield's Latest TCG Expansion
Darkness Ablaze
The Pokémon Company has today revealed that the latest Pokémon Trading Card expansion, Darkness Ablaze, will be launching on 14th August. Darkness Ablaze continues the current line of Pokémon Sword and Shield sets, introducing highly collectable cards including Charizard VMAX - you just can't beat a card with Charizard on it,...
News Pokémon Players Cup Announced, New Online Tournament For TCG, VGC And Pokkén Players
Kicking off this July
The Pokémon Company International has announced the Pokémon Players Cup, a brand new online tournament which will give competitive players a chance to show their skills across the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Sword and Shield Video Game Championships, and Pokkén Tournament DX. The competition will have two stages,...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Rebel Clash TCG Expansion Launches Today
Collect 'em all
Today sees the launch of a brand new expansion in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, with Sword & Shield - Rebel Clash now available around the world. Available in the usual booster packs, theme decks, Elite Trainer Boxes and special collections, the new expansion includes more Galarian Pokémon as well as new Pokémon VMAX cards...
News More Pokémon Sword And Shield Trading Cards Are Coming With New 'Rebel Clash' Expansion
Including Toxtricity VMAX
The Pokémon Company has today revealed the second expansion of Pokémon Sword and Shield trading cards. The new set will be called 'Rebel Clash'. Dozens of recently discovered Pokémon from the Galar region will appear in the new set, which is due to release around the world on 1st May. The first set, simply called...
News More Than Half A Million Pokémon Cards Sold On eBay Last Year, Here Are The Most Expensive
Do you have any of these?
The Pokémon Trading Card Game appears to be as popular as ever - indeed, the first Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion launched just a few weeks ago - and players have been snapping up cards for their collection like crazy. According to data provided to Nintendo Life by eBay, there were 19 million searches for 'Pokémon'...
News Pokémon Trading Card Game's Sword And Shield Series Launches Today
A new era begins!
Today sees the launch of the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield. As you can probably guess, the new set of cards brings the world of Pokémon Sword and Shield to the TCG for the first time, with lots of familiar faces from your recent journey in Galar being present. The expansion also...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Trading Cards Arrive In February, New VMAX Cards Revealed
Collect 'em all
If you're a keen Pokémon Trading Card Game player, or if you fancy making the jump from the video games, you'll be interested to know that the brand new Sword and Shield expansion is due to arrive in the west in February 2020. The news comes alongside some fresh details for the latest set of cards, including the introduction of...
News A Single Pokémon Card Just Became The Most Expensive Ever, Selling For $195,000
How much?!
Collecting Pokémon cards can be a very fun but expensive business, especially when you're hoping to add this particular rarity to your set. A Pikachu Illustrator card - a 1998 release which was only given out to a limited number of competition winners - has just sold in an auction for an absolutely mindblowing $195,000. For reference, a...
News Pokémon TCG Embraces Sword And Shield With New Expansion, Powerful 'V' Cards Introduced
Zacian V and Zamazenta V confirmed
Warning: The following trailer may be too epic for some viewers. The Pokémon Trading Card Game is about to leap into a new generation with Sword & Shield, an upcoming expansion for the game which unsurprisingly ties into the upcoming video games. You can get a first look at some of the cards set to be...
News Pokémon Card Gets Banned From World Championships To Avoid Player Confusion
Card used Confusion! It's super effective!
Pokémon cards being banned from official tournament events isn't anything new - usually, a card might be deemed illegal if it turns out to be too powerful or if it affects the game in an unfair way - but this new ban is a particularly odd example. Blaine's Quiz Show Blaine's Quiz Show, a card from the...
News Ultra Rare Pokémon Card Sells For $60,000, Gets Lost In The Mail
Just... wow
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a very serious business, especially for the most determined of collectors who are willing to spend thousands and thousands on the rarest of cards available. Recently, a transaction such as this took place, but the whole thing has gone horribly wrong. eBay seller pokemonplace had a 'Trainer No. 3' card...
It's almost time to duel!
While some digital card game enthusiasts are still hoping to see Blizzard's Hearthstone released on Nintendo's hybrid platform one day, for now, there are plenty of other alternatives to enjoy. On 20th August, fans of this genre can look forward to the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution for $39.99 /...
News Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy Of The Duelist: Link Evolution Physical Edition Confirmed
It's time to duel!
Each month, more and more card games are released on the Switch. Recently, for example, the system has received Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions. If these games aren't the digital trading card game you're looking for, perhaps you would prefer to try out
News Watch Top Pokémon Players Battle It Out In Livestreams Later This Month
The Europe International Championships
From 26th to 28th April, some of Europe's best Pokémon players will be competing at the Estrel Berlin in Germany to be part of the Pokémon Europe International Championships. If you can't attend the event, don't worry! The whole thing will be livestreamed so that you can watch the action from home. All the...
News The Pokémon TCG Was In Development Before The First Games Had Even Been Finished
Obvious potential even that early on?
As we know it today, the Pokémon franchise is available to enjoy in almost every form imaginable. There are the video games, of course, but we also have the TV show, films, toys, apps, clothing, and more, including the official Pokémon Trading Card Game. For many, the trading card game holds just as many...
News More Detective Pikachu Movie Trading Cards Have Just Been Revealed
Ludicolo is life
As you may well be aware by now, a cool little set of Detective Pikachu movie-themed trading cards are being released next month. We've already seen just a handful of the cards set to appear, but The Pokémon Company has now shared several more and, being the lovely folk that we are, we thought we'd share them with you, too. If you...
News Brand New Pokémon Cards Announced for Detective Pikachu Movie
The creepy CGI card creations continue
The Pokémon Company International recently announced some additions to its latest line of trading cards, inspired by the upcoming Pokémon film, Detective Pikachu. The three new cards, available beginning April 5th, will include Mr. Mime, Jigglypuff and Psyduck – characters all featured in recent trailers...
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 Here's Your First Look At The Special Detective Pikachu Pokémon Card Set
Gotta collect 'em all
Earlier this month, we shared the news that a special set of Pokémon cards had been announced to tie in with the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie. Now, we can have our first look at what these cards, and even their packaging, will look like. Firstly, in the image above, you can see exactly how the cards featuring Detective...
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 The Pokémon Company Adds Tag Teams To The Official Trading Card Game
A game-changer
Pokémon battles have continually grown in size over the years. Double battles are also making a comeback with the upcoming release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. At this year's Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company revealed new "game-changing" cards for the official trading card game...
News A Sealed Pokémon Trading Card Game Booster Box Just Sold For Nearly $70,000
Holy moly!
An unopened Pokémon Trading Card Game booster box has just been sold on an online auction, with the final bid reaching a staggering $68,880 (around £54,000). If you're seriously into your Pokémon cards, you'll no doubt be aware that some of the earliest designs - especially when they are first editions - can fetch a pretty penny...
Watch The Action Heats Up in the 2016 Pokémon World Championships - Live!
Now it's getting serious
For competitive Pokémon players this is the weekend that matters the most - the Pokémon World Championships. The 2016 event has had a first day in which competitors have battled to make progress, and now it's ramping up towards Sunday's grand finale. As always there's plenty of live coverage for the Trading Card Game,...
News Watch Day Two of the 2016 Pokémon US National Championships - Live!
Now it's getting serious
With places in the Worlds up for grabs, top Pokémon players of various kinds have been competing at The Pokémon US National Championships. Day one is now out of the way, so there'll be a lot of competitors dreaming of the big prize as they head into the middle day of the event. As before there's plenty to enjoy with...
News Catch Some Day One Action From The 2016 Pokémon US National Championships - Live!
Video Game, Trading Card Game and Pokkén masters go to battle
The competitive Pokémon gaming scene has been up and running for a few months already in 2016, with players around the world battling it out to qualify for the World Championships later this year. One of the most notable precursors for that event is running this weekend - The Pokémon...
Video Learn the Basics of the Pokémon Trading Card Game
Gotta collect 'em all
It can sometimes be easy to forget that Pokémon is much more than just a best-selling video game series, with a successful anime and popular trading card game also contributing significantly to the franchise's mammoth success. The trading card game in particular is an interesting case; it could theoretically have the same...
News Here Is An Official Pokémon Trading Card Made By A Pokémon Art Academy Competition Winner
A dream come true
Earlier this year Nintendo ran a special competition for Pokémon Art Academy on 3DS that gave participants the chance to have their own masterpieces transformed into an official Pokémon Trading Card. The winners of the competition each received a 100-card pack of custom-designed Pokémon Trading Card Game cards displaying their...
A special long weekend event
Australian and New Zealand Pokémon fans are in for a treat from 6th – 8th June, with Nintendo announcing the 2015 Pokémon Video Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game National Championships will be coming together for the first time at the Melbourne Park Function Centre over a three-day long weekend event. As players...
Feature The Long Evolution of the Pokémon Trading Card Game
Capers in card
Alex attended an event that celebrated the new XY Phantom Forces sets in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. He got a chance to play the game for the first time in over ten years, and this is what he had to say about it. Despite being an enormous fan of the Pokémon series, the Trading Card Game has been a bit of a blind spot for me...
News Pokémon Trading Card Game Launches on iOS in Canada
More regions no doubt to follow soon
Earlier this year, during the Pokémon World Championship, a Pokémon Trading Card Game app was confirmed for iPad. It caused some debate due to the choice of platform, with some sharing the view that they'd have preferred to see the app on Wii U and / or 3DS instead. In any case, it seems the initial roll-out...
Talking Point The Pokémon Trading Card Game for iPad is a Smart Move
A sensible approach to the tablet market
Nintendo is likely to be weary of those ready to tell it — in ever authoritative tones — that it should pitch up its tent in the iOS and Android gardens and bask in the glow of golden revenues. We imagine that while the company is happy to debate the issue, it'll have little tolerance for those that...
Gallery Exploring the Pokémon World Championships in Photos - Day 3
They want to be the very best, like no one ever was
The Pokémon World Championships in Washington, D.C. wrapped up today, with champions emerging victorious in a dazzling spectacle of wit and Kangaskhans. Canadian Andrew Estrada was crowned the winner of the Trading Card Game Masters Division, while Korean Se Jun Park took home the Masters Division...
Hints at a Mega Evolution for Slowking?!
During this weekend's Pokémon World Championships in Washington, DC, we were able to catch up with J.C. Smith, the Director of Consumer Marketing for the Pokémon Company International, to talk about the competitive scene, the Trading Card Game Online, and Pokémon's worldwide appeal. Whether you're here for
Gallery Exploring the Pokémon World Championships in Photos - Day 2
Even more cute hats
After a day of last-chance qualifiers yesterday, the Pokémon World Championships began in earnest this sunny Saturday in Washington, D.C. While the only competitors in attendance were the few who made it through to the tournament proper, the spectators came in droves today, packing the convention center's large ballroom wall to...
