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The Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Obsidian Flames Part 25: Greedent Ex
Skwovet evolves and Terastallizes once it becomes Greedent on this Pokémon ex from Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield - Obsidian Flames.
Article Summary
- Exploring Scarlet & Violet era with focus on new Tera mechanics.
- Obsidian Flames set introduces Tera type and ex cards.
- Dark-type Tera Charizard ex is the set's chase card.
- Art spotlight on Skwovet's evolution to Greedent ex with a Tera twist.
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 August 11, 2023, the Pokémon TCG released the third set of this era, Scarlet & Violet – Obsidian Flames, which introduced Tera Pokémon with a Tera type differing from their base type. The chase card is a Dark-type Tera Charizard ex. In today's installment of this Scarlet & Violet – Obsidian Flames art spotlight, we continue with the Normal-types.
Berries abound in these two cards, showcasing the evolution and subsequent Terastallization of the Skwovet line. It begins with a simple and cartoony Skwovet card, illustrated in a bold and cute style by artist Taiga Kayama. This Galarian Pokémon, of course, evolves into Greedent, who appears here in its Tera form on a Tera Pokémon ex by artist 5ban Graphics, showing the berries bursting away from it as it transforms.
Stay tuned for the journey through this special set as we continue to spotlight the cards and artwork of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet – Obsidian Flames. Next time, the spotlight continues with the standard section of the set. You can read more about this iconic trading card game right here at Bleeding Cool.
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