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The Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Burning Shadows Part 9

Let's take a trip through recent Pokémon TCG history. On August 4th, 2017, the Pokémon TCG released the third set of the Sun & Moon era: Burning Shadows. This set primarily focused on Fire-type Pokémon and Dark-type Pokémon, with Charizard and Necrozma being some of the main pulls. The Mythical Pokémon Marshadow was also a major focus. This set continued the Pokémon-GX mechanic introduced in Sun & Moon Base earlier that year and continued the trend of including a large number of Full Arts and Secret Rares. Increasing the number of Full Arts and Secret Rares in sets is a trend that has continued to this day. Now, we continue our journey with the Full Art Pokémon-GX cards of the set.

Cards of Burning Shadows. Credit: Pokémon TCG
Cards of Burning Shadows. Credit: Pokémon TCG
  • Gardevoir GX Full Art: Where the Fighting-type Full Art GX cards suffer from the drab brown background, the Fairy-types look incredible with this vibrant hot pink. Gardevoir is a fan-favorite Pokémon and it looks like a dazzling badass here in this textured card. The pose, which sees its 'dress' flair up, gives intense Sailor-Moon-transformation vibes. The only problem here is how much this card makes me miss Fairy-types in the Pokémon TCG. I can't wait for their inevitable return.
  • Noivern GX Full Art: Noivern may look a little "strike a pose" here, but I love the balance of colors here. The Dragon-type background began looking sickly in the Sun & Moon era which was changed from the original greenish black that almost looked like a gemstone, but the royal purple and the cool blue-green of Noivern's design work well with this artwork.

With this series, we will spotlight all of the exciting pulls from Burning Shadows, which you can see as they release by following the set's Bleeding Cool tag. Next time, the spotlight on Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon – Burning Shadows continues with more Full Art cards.


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