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Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Paldea Evolved Part 38: Sprigatito Illustrations

Pokémon TCG legendary artist Kouki Saitou uses the Sprigatito Illustration Rares from Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved to tell a story.

Published Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:12:08 -0500

by Theo Dwyer

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With Sword & Shield officially concluded, the Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokémon TCG kicked off in March 2023 with a focus on the ninth generation of Pokémon games and the new region: Paldea. It all began with the Scarlet & Violet base set, which introduced major, lasting changes to the hobby. Now, the borders of the cards have become silver, matching the Japanese releases. Another major change is that now, each pack culminates in at least a holo-rare and two reverse holos. The major mechanic of this era is the lowercase ex, which features a double holographic pattern of a horizontal shine and a starry sparkle. Full Art exs now use a green, foil outline around the Pokémon. The Secret Rare section of expansions going forward features Full Arts, Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rare exs, Full Art Trainers, Special Illustration Rare Trainers, and Gold Hyper Rares. On June 9, 2023, the Pokémon TCG released the second set of this era, Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved, which focused on the Paldean Starters and the Treasures of Ruin Legendaries. In today's installment of this Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved art spotlight, let's take a look at the Sprigatito line of Illustration Rares.

Cards of Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved. Credit: Pokémon TCG — Cards of Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved. Credit: *Pokémon TCG*

Sprigatito's Illustration Rares tells a beautiful story of evolution and maturity. Here, we see Sprigatito maturing and observing the world as a tree in its yard grows along with it. My favorite of the three Paldean Starter card sets, this subtle tale of growth and wonder is illustrated by Pokémon TCG legend Kouki Saitou. Saitou is known for contributing to the TCG for decades. More recently, he contributed the nine-card connecting set of Illustration Rares to Crown Zenith.

Stay tuned for the journey through this special set as we continue to spotlight the cards and artwork of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved. Next time, the spotlight continues with the main section of the set. You can read more about this iconic trading card game right here at Bleeding Cool.

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