Pulling Back the Curtain on Pokemon Card Grading
Graded Pokemon cards keep making the news, as vintage cards keep selling for more and more. Recently, the
Pokemon Trading Card Game has made headlines, as celebrities and collectors keep shelling out big bucks to add graded Pokemon cards to their collection. This, of course, has led thousands of fans to pull out their Pokemon card collections to see if they have a card that could be sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
To the average Pokemon fan, grading cards is a bit of a mystery, so ComicBook.com decided to reach out to Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), one of the top collectibles grading services, to find out about the process of grading cards and why Pokemon cards have gotten so popular. CGC put us in touch with Charlie Hurlocker, CGC s Senior Pokemon TCG Consultant Specialist. Hurlocker is the point person for Pokemon cards at the company, providing them with critical information about rare cards, managing their databas
Most Expensive Pokemon TCG Trade in History Valued at Nearly $1 Million
A major
Pokemon Trading Card Game trade just went down, with nearly $1 million in cards exchanging hands. PokeBeach recently reported on a card trade between two private individuals that saw nine Charizard cards exchange hands for a rare Pikachu Illustrator card. The Charizard cards include three highly graded original Base Set Charizard cards (including a First Edition card and a Shadowless cards), two rare promo cards, a Charizard card signed by Ken Sugimori, the first-ever Shining Charizard, and the last Charizard card produced by Wizards of the Coast. Three graded illustrations by Mitsuhiro Arita were also included in the trade.
Pokemon TCG to Introduce New Battle Styles Mechanics
The
Pokemon Trading Card Game is introducing a new gameplay mechanic inspired by the two distinct battle styles of the Legendary Pokemon Urshifu. The Pokemon Company announced that the
Pokemon Trading Card Game would add a new Battle Style mechanic that will launch with the upcoming Battle Styles expansion for its current Sword & Shield series of cards. The mechanic is built around two distinct Battle Styles: the Single Strike Style, which delivers powerful, hard-hitting attacks, and the Rapid Strike Style, which aims for more sneaky and technical strikes.
Certain cards in upcoming expansions will have a Battle Style, which is designated by a label on the right corner of the card. Some card abilities will work with any Rapid Strike or Single Strike card. For instance, Emboar s Fighting Fury Stance ability boosts the attack power of all Single Strike Pokemon, while Octillery s Rapid Strike Search ability allows playe
The Pokemon Trading Card Game has maintained popularity and relevance for as long as the video games have. Going through plenty of innovation over the years, the Pokemon TCG is set to get another big change as The Pokemon Company is adding new battle styles.
The Pokemon Company shared news about the expansion to the Pokemon TCG with Shacknews via a press release. “Inspired by the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, Battle Styles consist of Single Strike Style, which delivers powerful, hard-hitting attacks that can Knock Out an opponent in a single blow, and Rapid Strike Style, which uses sneaky, technical attacks that allow a player to attack their opponent when least expected.”