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Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Paldea Evolved Part 64: Ting-Lu Illustration

Ting-Lu get the Special Illustration Rare treatment from artist KEIICHIRO ITO in Pokémon TCG's summer set, Scarlet & Violet - Paradox Rift.

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.

Ting-Lu ex gets its Special Illustration Rare courtesy of artist KEIICHIRO ITO. ITO illustrates this Ground/Dark-type species (adapted to Fighting-type in the TCG) lumbering across the split ground that matches the cracked ritual vessel on its head, towering high and mighty as it goes. ITO has been with the hobby since Sun & Moon – Unified Minds. Recent ITO cards that you may recognize are Iron Treads ex Special Illustration Rare from Scarlet & Violet and the iconic Umbreon VMAX Alternate Art from Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies which is still and likely will always be the top chase card of the entire Galar-themed era.

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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