Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet launched past period and ushered successful a caller procreation of Pokémon arsenic Trainers embarked connected their Treasure Hunt done the Paldea region. The Pokémon Trading Card Game is pursuing suit and taking its ain adjacent measurement successful the upcoming Scarlet & Violet Series with adjustments to paper aesthetic, battalion contents, and more.

Moving forward, the classical yellowish borders framing Pokémon TCG cards volition modulation to the aforesaid metallic borderline utilized successful Japan. This alteration some frames Pokémon TCG artwork successful its primitively intended borderline and further unifies the crippled connected a planetary level. The subcategory of Trainer cards (Supporter, Stadium, etc.) presently located connected the apical close of Trainer cards volition beryllium moved to the apical near of the card—to beryllium much disposable successful players’ hands.

Energy cards are besides changing with the Scarlet & Violet series. The sanction of the Energy volition present beryllium featured connected the apical of the paper alongside a caller subtype tag for Energy. The Energy awesome presently featured connected Energy cards volition present look connected the bottommost close of Energy cards. This alteration makes the magnitude and benignant of Energy attached to each Pokémon clearer for each player. Lastly, enlargement symbols volition present beryllium replaced by enlargement codes connected the bottommost near of each card.

Due to planetary ostentation impacting the outgo of materials and production, Pokémon Trading Card Game products volition spot varying MSRP increases successful prime markets with the motorboat of the Scarlet & Violet series.  For example, the terms of a booster battalion volition summation from $3.99 to $4.49 USD. In an effort to proceed providing a affirmative Pokémon TCG acquisition and value, each battalion of Pokémon cards volition present diagnostic 3 guaranteed foil cards per booster—all cards with a rarity of “Rare” oregon higher volition present beryllium foil. In addition, definite products volition travel with further items. For example, the Elite Trainer Box volition see an further booster battalion and full-art promo card.

Competitive play volition proceed to beryllium an important portion of the Pokémon TCG during the Scarlet & Violet series—stay tuned for an upcoming update connected Standard rotation!