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Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Paldea Evolved Part 63: Chien-Pao Illustration

Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved features Special Illustration Rares of the Treasures of Ruin, including Chien-Pao.

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 another Special Illustration Rare.

Chien-Pao is one of the Treasures of Ruin Legendaries that join the Paldean Starters as the Paldea Evolved mascots. That means that the ultimate version of the card in the set, this Special Illustration Rare ex, is one of the fan favorites of the set. It is illustrated by kodama with terrific details. Artist kodama debuted in the Pokémon TCG back in the special set Generations. Some of their best-known recent work includes Hisuian Samurott V Special Illustration Rare from Crown Zenith, Eternatus V Character Super Rare from Sword & Shield – Lost Origin, and Shadow Rider Calyrex V Alternate Art from Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign.

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 Secret Rare section of the set. You can read more about this iconic trading card game right here at Bleeding Cool.

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