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The Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Paldea Evolved Part 57: Full Arts – Part 2

Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved features quite a few Full Art Pokémon ex including the Treasure of Ruin & Paldean Starters.

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 more Full Art cards.

The next set of Full Art Pokémon ex from Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved features two Legendary Treasures of Ruin and one Paldean Starter. Chi-Yu's Full Art features a blue background that contrasts its fiery colors, while Chien-Pao goes full icy blue for one of the crispest pieces of art in this set. Quaquaval's Full Art notably will also appear in Japan's Shiny Treasure ex, and the upcoming English-language adaptation set for release in early 2024 with its Shiny color palette applied. I wonder what other species will get Shiny versions that are featured in this set.

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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