On June 16, The Pokémon Firm in Japan will lastly launch the enormously anticipated Pokémon Card 151 set of buying and selling playing cards. The explanation individuals are so excited? Nicely, largely it’s as a result of that is the primary time the unique 151 Technology 1 Pokémon will probably be launched collectively in a set in over twenty years. Additionally, as a result of it’s set to function some completely beautiful, ridiculously collectible playing cards.
Anybody who’s been following alongside at house will know the rationale why the OG 151 haven’t been capable of reunite for the reason that early 2000s. It’s due to mad wizard Uri Geller, who throughout his wild lawsuit days determined to threaten Pikachu itself with being sued into area, as a result of a cartoon animal was vaguely based mostly on his favourite social gathering trick: bending spoons with the ability of his fingers.
Geller lastly reversed his choice (which by no means truly went to courtroom), and whether or not due to that, or simply as a result of Nintendo fancied doing it anyway, the unique gang is lastly again collectively. (For these questioning, my burgeoning BFF standing with Uri got here to a tragic finish, when he mysteriously blocked me on WhatsApp after I requested him to remote-view a quantity I’d simply drawn on a chunk of paper.)
Particulars of the set have been drip-dripping out for the previous few months, and now we’re getting a extremely strong thought of what to anticipate. And it’s trying just like the nicest celebration of the origins of Pokémon for the reason that final one. And the one earlier than that. Nevertheless, whereas we all know the set’s positively releasing internationally, there’s no official launch date. Our guess is early October.
In Japan, Pokémon tends to disclose a variety of playing cards by way of its official YouTube movies, particularly sneaking them in to the tip of TCG battles the hosts play amongst themselves, so that you would possibly discover some playing cards look barely fuzzier than others—they’ve been captured in the very best quality we will handle. Others are official reveals by way of Pokémon Japan’s official websites, and even Chinese language variations. So, let’s take a look at a number of the loveliest.
