The Pokemon TCG has announced a new Scarlet & Violet set, Obsidian Flames. This set features a new and highly desirable Charizard card and the introduction of Tera Types.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have a featured called Tera Types, which is a transformation that makes a Pokemon appear gem-like and get a changed type. This transformation is called a Terastallizing. It’s now going to be possible in the TCG thanks to the new Obsidian Flames set.
The new set has over 190 new cards, including:
There are a few confirmed EX cards already. This includes a highly anticipated Tera Charizard. The Charizard EX card will be Dark-type. There is also a Tyranitar EX that’s Lightning-type, a Dragon-type Tera Dragonite EX, and a Colorless Tera Greedent EX.
The “type-shifted” Pokemon will use the same energy cards as their usual type but will have a different weakness that correlates to their shifted type. As an example, Charizard EX will still use fire energy to attack but will have a weakness to Grass-type Pokemon.
Other confirmed cards include Eiscue EX, Vespiquen EX, Revavroom EX, Melmetal EX, and Toedscruel EX.
The release of Obsidian Flames will come with a new Elite Trainer Box for collectors and competitors alike. It will have an illustration promo art featuring Charmander.
Over on Pokemon TCG Live, trainers will receive a pre-built Charizard EX deck and a premium Toedscruel EX deck that has to be unlocked.
The new set is coming out on August 10, 2023.
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