a brand new date Pokemon Scarlet & Violet The TCG cards have been revealed and some really great news has been announced. International cards are losing their dreaded yellow borders! Woohoo!we finally Get the grey/silver that Japan likesalong with many other quality-of-life improvements to how the cards are laid out.
Coming up surprisingly late given the widespread expectations S&V‘s first run of cards turned out to be on February 20th. The extension doesn’t officially appear until March 31st.
Still, there’s a lot to celebrate about them when you finally get them. A much better (and I’ll fight you) gray border makes the art on each card shine better.
Of course, this is a big change, and anyone nostalgic for card design will find this a jarring change until they don’t notice it after about five seconds. Also changed to match the Japanese design is that the set symbol is gone, replaced with a much more parseable set code. I was rather fond of symbols, but I also recognize how ridiculously difficult it is to memorize all 150 symbols. Code makes more sense, even if it seems more mercenary.
Two other tweaks we’ve seen are that the Trainer Card subcategories are now displayed in the top left. This makes it much easier to see if it’s an item, a supporter, or a stadium when you unfold the card. and energy cards also have a small logo on the bottom right, but I’m not sure what difference that makes to anything.
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I also got the logo for the pack in this set. You’ll see a lot more in the next three years.
We also need to take a closer look at the cards that were revealed. Here are the three starters and their diminutive abilities.
Then there are two Legendary features that appear functionally identical to the current generation Vs.
There are two revealed trainer cards, scarlet When violet‘s lead professors each offer the research capabilities of a familiar professor.
And these new energy designs are:
See, I stopped noticing the lack of flashy yellow until I was reminded.
there is intention When that happens, it’s a much quicker way to get those starter Pokemon cards. pardea collection boxwill launch on January 6th and will include all three starter cards, plus oversized versions of the Collidon and Milidon ex cards. They’re not valid for tournament play, and their abilities and attacks are inevitably disabled by the launch of the proper set, but at least we know what the flipped cards in the product images look like.
About three and a half months to wait. help fill the gaps, Introducing the Incredible Crown Zenith Set!
