Nintendo fans, the wait is over! Nintendo has just announced the newest Pokemon TCG set, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. This new set contains a whopping 146 cards featuring artwork from the games we love. The artwork in this set is utterly adorable, and it has already attracted gamers of all ages.
New Features
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet features several new cards, including four V Battle Decks. The four decks are Red Lightning, Blue Bolt Strike, Yellow Surge Strike, and Indigo Impact. It also contains two themed decks shaped like Pikachu’s head — one red and one blue — which are sure to be great collector’s items. As far as card types go, there are two Trainer cards (Red and Blue), ten new Energy cards (five of each color), six rare Ultra Beasts, two EX Trainer Cards (Red and Blue), and eight secret rare EXs.
The TCG set also introduces a brand-new mechanic called VMAX Pokémon-VMAX cards that feature characters from the Pokemon Sword & Shield games — Turtonator VMAX, Toxtricity VMAX, Dragapult VMAX, Centiskorch VMAX, Inteleon VMAX — along with several other unique card types including Special Energy cards like Electropower. These cards will provide players with powerful new strategies to explore when playing against their friends.
Artwork
What really stands out about this TCG set is its artwork. All 146 of the cards feature adorable images from the games we love. Fans have already fallen in love with colorful art that features all kinds of Pokemon from classic favorites like Pikachu to newer additions like Galarian Ponyta.
The card designs range from cartoonish drawings to beautifully painted illustrations that bring the vibrant world of Poke