Capitalizing on the immense popularity of Eevee and its eight evolutions, Creatures Inc. released the Eevee Heroes [S6a] Pokémon TCG expansion set in 2021. Recently, one particular card from this set has experienced a significant price spike: the Jolteon V card of Super Rare (SR) rarity. The card’s Full Art illustration features Jolteon V mid-leap […]
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[Pokémon TCG] A Throwback to Gen 3’s Art Style: Lady (Lost Abyss [S11] 114/100)
The fifth iteration of a Pokémon TCG card first issued in the seventh-generation Forbidden Light [SM6] expansion set, this Lady card once again made an appearance as part of Gen 8’s Lost Abyss [S11] set. This Super Rare (SR) card’s standout factor lies in the art style used. In this card’s Full Art illustration, the […]
[Pokémon TCG] Karen’s Conviction Alludes to That One Quote (Peerless Fighters [S5a] 081/070)
A Dark-type specialist first introduced as part of the Elite Four in Pokémon Gold and Silver, Karen is most remembered today for her polarizing quote on strong, weak, and players’ favorite Pokémon. It’s therefore fitting that the name of one of the standout Pokémon TCG cards on which she features—Karen’s Conviction—is a likely allusion to […]
[Pokémon TCG] Roaring Moon Offers a Viable Alternative to Its ex Form (Wild Force [SV5K] 051/071)
Prior to the release of Wild Force [SV5K] and Cyber Judge [SV5M], decks built around the Roaring Moon ex card from Ancient Roar [SV4K] had already been some of the most dominant in the Pokémon TCG metagame. Then, when these two sets dropped, the Dragon/Dark-type Paradox Pokémon made another appearance—this time in its non-ex form. […]
[ONE PIECE Card Game] Premium Card Collection – Best Selection Vol. 2 – Now Sold at Championship 2024 Tournament Venues Across Japan [Release Date: 1 April 2024]
With the ONE PIECE Card Game Championship 2024 tournaments having just begun, selected stores across Japan authorized to host local-level tournaments from 1 April to 30 April 2024 are now selling the Premium Card Collection – Best Selection Vol. 2 – in conjunction with those tournaments. The Championship 2024 tournaments, in which players placing in […]
[ONE PIECE Card Game] The Strongest Swordsman Strikes: Dracule Mihawk Parallel Art (Romance Dawn [OP01-070])
Among the rarest and most prized ONE PIECE Card Game cards to exist are those originally awarded as prizes to the champs of Flagship Battle tournaments. One such card is the Parallel Art version of the Dracule Mihawk card from Romance Dawn [OP-01]—a card that’s seen a notable sales uptick of late. This card was […]
[ONE PIECE Card Game] Live by the Sword: Roronoa Zoro Parallel Art (Romance Dawn [OP01-025])
Cards awarded as prizes for Flagship Battle tournament victors are always among the most coveted in the entire ONE PIECE Card Game. Such is true of the Roronoa Zoro Parallel Art card, an alternate-art version of the card first released in Romance Dawn [OP-01]. However, what makes this case particularly interesting is the fact that […]
[Pokémon TCG] Magikarp Master Ball Mirror Is Somehow Better Unevolved (Pokémon Card 151 [SV2a] 129/165)
Of all the Pokémon that it could’ve been, somehow the one Pokémon that ended up better unevolved among all those in the Pokémon Card 151 [SV2a] Pokémon TCG expansion set was Magikarp. Such is the case, however, when the Gyarados card from that same set has already gone down as one of the worst busts […]
[Pokémon TCG] Gyarados Master Ball Mirror: A Gameplay Bust But a Big Pull for Collectors (Pokémon Card 151 [SV2a] 130/165)
In the TCG market, sometimes things happen that almost completely defy explanation—such as the remarkably high value of the Gyarados Master Ball Mirror card from the Pokémon TCG expansion set Pokémon Card 151 [SV2a]. For one thing, gameplay-wise this is arguably the worst Pokémon TCG card of all time and almost certainly the worst of […]
Don’t Be an April Fool By Playing the Worst Pokémon TCG Cards of All Time
Over nine generations and almost three decades, the folks at Creatures Inc. have released some absolute gems—cards that occupy hallowed places in the Pokémon TCG’s “Hall of Fame” as some of the greatest cards of all time. Cards like Garbodor from Rage of the Broken Heavens [XY9], Vileplume from Bandit Ring [XY7], and Zoroark GX […]