{"id":190354,"date":"2021-02-10T17:34:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T17:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-tcg-upcoming-shining-fates-set-special-expansion-set\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T17:34:10","slug":"everything-to-know-about-pokemon-tcgs-upcoming-shining-fates-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/10\/everything-to-know-about-pokemon-tcgs-upcoming-shining-fates-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything To Know About Pokemon TCG’s Upcoming Shining Fates Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pokemon<\/em> Trading Card Game (TCG) has been\u00a0experiencing\u00a0a rather sudden\u00a0resurgence\u00a0in popularity over the course of the last year or so. Between the existing popularity of the beloved franchise, and the arrival of new nostalgia-inducing expansions, Pokemon cards have quickly become\u00a0some of the toughest-to-find\u00a0items.<\/p>\n

While players can normally purchase Pokemon<\/em><\/a> cards\u00a0in various forms of bundles, the basic\u00a0breakdown is as follows: booster packs, starter\/theme decks, and collector’s sets. Generally speaking, each “expansion” of the Pokemon TCG will offer a new set of cards to collect, which can be obtained through some combination of the aforementioned means. “Shining Fates” will be the next expansion to arrive to the English-speaking Pokemon TCG world, releasing on February 19th, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Though fans won’t be able to find booster packs until February 19th,\u00a0the Shining Fates set has already been released in the form of the Blastoise and Venusaur<\/a> V “Battle Decks.” Starter\/theme decks are often available from the very first day a new expansion releases, as they allow players to quickly enter battle with a pre-crafted deck consisting of mostly, if not all, cards from the new expansion.<\/p>\n

Booster packs, while also available from release day, are\u00a0random packs of ~10 cards from a particular expansion. In most cases, a booster\u00a0pack is guaranteed to contain at least one reverse holographic card, and one “rare” card, with the possibility of more. Aside from booster packs and decks, The Pokemon Company also tends to release\u00a0“special collections.” These generally consist of a combination of booster packs, promo card(s), and goodies like pins or playmats, and usually feature a particular Pokemon or set of Pokemon. All Pokemon TCG products also include a code that can be redeemed for a virtual equivalent on the game’s online platform.<\/p>\n