After Radiant Stars (currently on sale) and the special Pokémon GO expansion (available from July 1), we already know the future Pokémon card expansion that will be available in September 2022.
Presentation of the new extension
The Pokémon Company International has unveiled the new expansion for the acclaimed Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword and Shield – Lost Origin which will be released in participating stores worldwide from September 9, 2022.
This expansion is again based on the hit video game Pokémon Legends: Arceus and features more of Hisui’s Pokémon, including Hisui-VSTAR’s Zoroark and Hisui-VSTAR’s Muplodocus, as well as Radiant Pokémon like Radiant Gardevoir. Radiant Pokémon are chromatic Pokémon depicted on textured cards, and they usually possess a powerful Ability or a powerful Attack. Among the most notable cards, the expansion contains:
- 3 new Radiant Pokémon;
- 6 Pokémon-VSTAR;
- 14 Pokémon-V and one Pokémon-VMAX
- 30 cards with artwork featuring fan-favorite Trainers, Trainers, and Pokémon in the Trainer Gallery analogue set
Sword and Shield – Lost Origin will be available in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes, and special collections.
A new game mechanic
The new Sword and Shield – Lost Origin expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game marks the return of the Lost Zone game mechanic.
This is the first time the Lost Zone game mechanic has appeared in the Sword and Shield series, which has shaken up the Pokémon TCG metagame. The Lost Zone is similar to the discard pile, but players cannot retrieve cards placed in the Lost Zone of the game. Maps using the Lost Zone, such as Giratina-VSTAR, are characterized by a shadowy aura emanating from the artwork.
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