Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Paldea Evolved Elite Trainer Box (9 Boosters & Premium Accessories) & TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Paldea Evolved Booster Bundle (6 Booster Packs)

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I managed to pull a Paldean Clodsire ex from my two Build and Battle boxes (which has a very nice poison-your-opponent-if-there-is-a-stadium-in-play ability) which would definitely have given me the edge with its 200 hp attack. Here's what you get: 16 TCG booster packs, three etched foil Charizard cards, a playmat, a metal coin, six metal dice, two metal condition markers, a VSTAR marker, a player's guide, 65 card sleeves, and a code to unlock digital cards in Pokemon TCG Live. BABS doesn’t have the exclusive promo card, but it does have two potentially different promos… not quite as pretty as that Pikachu, but probably a lot more playable. Though the humble booster pack is still an option, you'll now also find dozens of unique packages offering access to thousands of eye-catching cards.

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It is a combination of Japan’s Snow Hazard and Clay Burst with some cards kept over from the three starter sets. First partners Meowscarada ex, Skeledirge ex, and Quaquaval ex have evolved to take the stage with mesmerising magic, song, and dance.Meanwhile, Forretress, Slowking, and Dedenne shine as Tera Pokemon ex, and Chien-Pao ex, Ting-Lu ex, and others bring daunting strengths requiring courage to command. You might get a hit, you might not, and like at organised pre-releases, drawing just one playable ex card can give you a very unfair advantage over your opponent(s). This one is quite the pretty thing: a special illustration art of Pokemon’s poster rodent, Pikachu, with the three Paldean starters – Fueco, Sprigatito and Quaxly. Included also are a set of dice, 9 SV Paldea Evolved Booster Packs, and a code card for the Pokemon online TCG.

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There are 193 base cards and 86 special rares – the one, two and three gold star cards that bring the spicy meatballs. First up is a little triple threat comprised of a giant angry tree slug, an exploding Swarovski gun-chestnut and a trainer who appears to be wearing the corpses of two Magnemites as head gear - Wo Chien, Forretress Tera ex and Iono. Plus, it makes a handy storage box and has energy and dividers for building and organising your decks and cards. It also has everything you need for two players to get their game on, as in previous BABS, though you will have to share damage dice.

The base set alone has 14 ex cards and three Tera ex cards, so that makes for a lot of heat whilst still not being over-bulked out with unplayable filler Pokemon (Ed. There are, of course plenty of Pokemon products out there to choose from, from the flash-the-cash Booster Box to the so-not-flush one pack blister, with all points between, but I’m going to compare two products that lie very much in the middle of the range, the old favourite with a new twist, the Elite Trainer Box, and that Johnny-come-relatively-lately Build and Battle Stadium. As mentioned earlier, Paldea Evolved is a combo of Snow Hazard and Clay Burst, and features in particular two new and pretty odd, even for Pokemon standards, Pokemon – the Treasures of Ruin. The Stadium also contains the same dice, status counters and energy block as the ETB, but also has three additional booster backs.