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26 Haziran 2020 Cuma

Pokémon SwSh TCG debut list

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Gigantamax:

Machamp
Melmetal
Appletun
Hatterene

Note: DLC stuff will be added later.

Edit (04.07.2020): Removed Coalossal from Gigantamax list.

Edit 2(14.08.2020): Removed Pikachu and Orbeetle from Gigantamax list.

Edit 3 (9.02.2021): Removed Corviknight and Flapple.

Edit 4 (14.05.2021): Removed Gengar and Sandaconda.

Edit 5 (12.06.2021): Removed Duraludon.

Edit 6(04.07.2021): Removed Garbodor.

Edit 7 (21.01.2022): Removed Kingler.

11 Ocak 2020 Cumartesi

Biggest change for Pokémon has been announced in January 9th, 2020, and it is not the new DLC. It is the fact that alongside Poison-type being integrated into Darkness, Fairy-type will cease to be in TCG and become integrated to Psychic-type.

This is a gigantic change to the franchise, as this confirms Fairy-type has failed to differentiate itself from other types, but it also confirms that DLC additions throughout the generations will be standard. Since each modern TCG expansion in the west contain around 185 Pokémon, this means there can be only 2220 monster cards per generation (185* 12 sets). For 890 Pokémon and around 200 forms this might not seem much, but with introduction new DLC, the amount of new Pokémon introduced per gen will likely re-increase to around 130-150 range, making the current situation unsustainable, unless dual-types become a metagame staple and not just a gimmick.

This also means there won't any other type that will get the same treatment as Dragon-type in Gen 9, but there will likely be another type reshuffling. Either Dragon and Steel being removed, or Rock and Ground becoming part of Metal.

Removal of Fairy-type from the TCG also means there will no longer be major Fairy-type Legendaries and Mythicals, as TCG will not be able to sell their cards as unique things.Any possible new Fairy-type Legendary and Mythical will now have to avoid Psychic and Ghost-types as part of their type combinations.

In that same vein, there likely no longer major Fairy-type introductions in subsequent generations. As Fairy-type is still lacking three unused type combos, this is a serious issue. This was already the case in Generation 8, as the absolute numbers of Fairy-types introduced in Gen 8 were considerably lower than Gen 7, even though bulk of them were fully-evolved Pokémon or Legendaries in the case of Zacian. This too will mostly end, with further emphasis put on Ice-types as the Dragon-busters in the video games.

For the new types in Generation 10:

This change also has for the new types in Gen 10. While they will still obviously come to be (as the amount of unused type combos are shrinking and may shrink further with the new DLC), instead of diversifying the lore of the franchise, the new types introduced will be derivatives of older existing types, and if Dragon and Metal remain until Gen 10, they will be showcased with the existing TCG types.

In this case, the long theorized Light and Sound-types are far more likely to occur, as Fairy-type failed to be the antithesis of Dark-type, with Sound-type likely being introduced to nerf Steel-types. If Dragon and Metal are still around, Light will likely be part of Lightning and Sound will likely be part of Colorless. If they are not, then they will be showcased with their own types and then reintegrated into other types two gens later.

How things will go will depend what TCG type changes will or won't occur next generation

17 Ocak 2017 Salı

TCG SuMo Debut list(English Decks only)

Remaining Pokémon to debut in TCG:

Meltan
Melmetal

Alolan Forms:

None.

Edit (26.04:12): Removed Guardians Rising debuts and a promo card.
Edit (26.07.2017): Removed Necrozma, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini, Marshadow, Alolan Rattata and Alolan Raticate from Burning Shadows.
Edit(06.11.2017): Removed Raichu, Exeggutor, Marowak, Type: Null-line, Nihilego, Buzzwole, Kartana, Guzzlord.
Edit(19.02.2018): Removed Ultra Prism stuff(Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Magearna). Added USUM stuff.
Edit(07.05.2018): Removed Forbidden Light stuff(Poipole, Naganadel, Ultra Necrozma).
Edit(03.08.2018): Removed Celestic Storm's Stakataka.
Edit(20.08.2018): Removed Celestic Storm's Minior Meteor Form.
Edit(17.11.2018): Removed Lost Thunder's Zeraora and Blacephalon. Added Meltan and Melmetal.

24 Eylül 2015 Perşembe

What will be the next TCG type change? (Updated 10.12.2019)(Further updated 10.01.2020)

Since Gen 7 is clearly not going to add any new types, I wondered what can be the focus of the next generation.

So, what will be the next type focus and type organization in TCG?

So far, the type combinations went something like this:

Gen I: Start.
Gen II: Darkness and Metal are introduced.
Gen III: No major additions, but dual types have been introduced.
Gen IV: Poison has been added to Psychic, rather than Grass.
Gen V: Dragon has been added in the middle of Gen V.
Gen VI: Fairy has been introduced.

So, our current situation look like this:

No additional types:
Lightning, Fire, Darkness, Metal, Dragon, Fairy

Consisting of two types:
Water, Grass, Colorless

Consisting of three types:
Psychic, Fighting

We can reasonably expect that eventually all types will be one energy, but in the current situation, we can think of a few iterations:

Fighting, Separate it into Earth(Ground, Rock) and Fighting.
Psychic, Separate it into Psychic(Ghost, Psychic) and Poison.

However, another possible iteration would be;

Grass is re-retconned to Grass, Bug, Poison.
Psychic is divided into Psychic and Ghost.

This would give us two energies covering three types, and two solitary types.

But can Psychic be divided? Actually, yes.

After all, Dragon-type was divided from Colorless because of Dragons presence in Gen V games, so if Gen VI's focus is Ghost-types, which is very likely considering we haven't had a generation that really focused on them, and it is the rarest of all paranormal types. Not to mention, since the only known Ghost legendary is in Gen IV, which might get a remake in Gen VII, it would make sense to introduce a Ghost TCG type alongside it.

Note: This post is purely based on Games relationship with TCG, not TCG metagame itself.

Edit (10.12.2019):
Poison is confirmed to change from Psychic to Darkness in Gen 8. This leaves Fighting as the only type composed of three types in the games. Next generation should likely give us a new type, possibly Ghost or Flying.

Edit (10.10.2020):
https://www.pokebeach.com/2020/01/nine-surprising-changes-announced-for-the-ptcg-fairy-pokemon-dropped
Fairy-type is also integrated into Psychic-type now, which suggests there won't be a new TCG type in Gen 9.