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Pokémon TCG Japan's Ancient Roar & Future Flash: Golisopod Ex

Pokémon TCG Japan’s Ancient Roar features Wimpod on a common card and a Golisopod ex, set to be adapted into English with Paradox Rift.

Pokémon TCG Japan has begun teasing the October 2023 Scarlet & Violet-era sister sets. These two sets are the Roaring Moon-themed Ancient Roar and the Iron Valiant-themed Future Flash. Both sets hit shelves on October 27th, just one month after the Tera Garchomp-themed Raging Surf, which is also currently being teased. These expansions will introduce the new Future and Ancient mechanics, which refer to Paradox Pokémon. We have previously seen Paradox Pokémon like Iron Treads and Great Tusk in earlier Scarlet & Violet sets, but the Pokémon TCG has been mostly holding these special species back for this next wave of expansions. It has already been confirmed that these sets will pair with Raging Surf to make up Scarlet & Violet – Paradox Rift, which will be our English-language Pokémon TCG set for November 2023. It is rumored that Scarlet & Violet – Paradox Rift will also combine with the cards from the upcoming Japanese ex Starter Sets featuring Tera Mewtwo ex and Tera Skeledirge ex, but we cannot yet confirm. Today, let's take a look at another pair of cards from the set.

Yesterday, we previewed the Wimpod and Golisopod Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare ex sequence, but these Pokémon also feature on standard cards in the set. Wimpod gets a very cute common card showing it peeking out from behind a rock by the beach, drawn by fan-favorite artist sowsow. Wimpod evolves up to the powerful Golispod ex, which bursts free from its card borders on this RR card illustrated by N-DESIGN Inc.

Japanese sets often give us early ideas of what the English-language sets may include, so be sure to keep an eye on our coverage. You can stay tuned for previews of Scarlet & Violet cards as well as updates on everything Pokémon TCG right here at Bleeding Cool.

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