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Pokémon TCG: Crown Zenith Elite Trainer Box (10 Boosters & Premium Accessories) & TCG: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box (8 Boosters Premium Accessories)

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It also contained reprints of some of the best cards from the sets released over the year as common and uncommons – the good Bibarel, the bench-defending Manaphy, Choice Belt… this really was one for the player and the collectors, because it also had all those gorgeous Trainer Gallery cards like the gold Arceus VSTAR, the alt art Charizard and Mewtwo VSTAR Cards that complimented each other, the alt art Ditto with it pretending to be a Numel. This is about the Elite Trainer Box in the main, though, so before I comment on the Crown Zenith set itself, we’ll look at that. The reason they got left out of previous sets was because they weren’t very good – dumping them in what is a premium set is just an insult. As this is a holiday set, there is only one pack art, this time featuring the poster Pokemon of the Sword and Shield set, Zacian and Zamazenta.

Crown Zenith | Pokémon Center UK Official Site Crown Zenith | Pokémon Center UK Official Site

The TCG will also release the standard Crown Zenith TCG tins on March 17, 2023, which feature artwork of Galar characters such as Pokémon Sword and Shield rival Marnie.Riolu, Swablu, Duskull, Bidoof, Pikachu, Turtwig, Paras, Poochyena, and Mareep appear in the Galarian Gallery and can be combined to form a picturesque scene of the Pokémon in their natural habitat. I guess it gets my goat because I am more into the game than the collection and I like things to be complete – Mozart had a similar thing with completing musical stanzas when his kids played unfinished tunes on the harpsicord.

Crown Zenith Pokemon Card Set List - Pokéllector Crown Zenith Pokemon Card Set List - Pokéllector

After removing the sleeve (which curiously has no inner illustration), the same images are repeated on the box itself. Just like all modern Pokémon card releases, the Crown Zenith TCG set will first launch with an Elite Trainer Box, which will be available at retailers starting on January 20, 2023. This set is a lot bigger than previous holiday sets – this has 159 cards plus 70 Galarian Gallery cards (the fancy ones in the reverse holo slot); whereas Pokemon Go only had 88 including secret rares and Shining Fates had 72 cards plus 120 shiny Secret Vault cards.Before we get to the Vs though, we have to talk about the non-holo Luxray – the good one (there are two; the other one is distinctly immemorable). Players looking for a cheaper option, will be able to purchase the Pokémon Crown Zenith Mini-Tins on February 17, 2023.

Crown Zenith Booster Pack | Magic Madhouse Crown Zenith Booster Pack | Magic Madhouse

There are some pretty useful cards in the bulk of this set, though it is mainly in the Trainer department. Yes, there would be all those fancy cards from VSTAR Universe, but wasn’t there a whole load of cards that hadn’t made it into the main sets? Next, there are the broken evolution lines – Corphishes without Crawdaunts, Seels without Dewgongs, Snorunts without anything. The dice are yellow and brown in a kind of banana-toffee chew vibe (don’t eat the dice), the dividers feature Lucario with red detailing on one side and blue on the other, there are the usual vinyl status counters, and the sleeves.Whichever strategy you choose, Radiant Eternatus accelerates your board state and keeps smaller Pokémon V safe in your deck and not vulnerable on your Bench. It also has an ability that allows you to discard one of their benched Pokemon if they have one prize left. Additionally, the January product will include 65 card sleeves featuring Lucario artwork, as well as a Crown Zenith TCG set player's guide. The VSTAR is huge though – 300 HP, making it the biggest VSTAR EVER and a three-energy attack that does 230 but shuts it down for next turn.

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