pokemon sun & moon cosmic eclipse booster box and Moon: Box! Another Booster added into the PC! I actually bought this Booster Box at a local show a long time ago before pricing took-off on S&M Cosmic Eclipse

However, my second thought is how grateful I am that there aren't that many cards that rely on this kind of gimmick

While this design choice doesn't strictly make the card better or worse, the dead look in Pikachu's eyes is mildly off-putting, especially the more you compare each version

The hobby hit its peak in 2020 just after YouTuber Logan Paul started buying products in hopes of pulling the rare, base set Charizard that is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars

Pokemon TCG Pocket hasn't been immune to a hyper fixation on meta playstyles from the hardcore fringes of the player base ( I'm looking at you, Mewtwo EX ), but for once it feels like there's a card game where it's easily ignorable, and players can just relax and have fun building their collections of personal favorites

Players will come across familiar villains like Captain Hook - Devious Duelist and Gaston - Egotistical Bully, but with new twists