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The Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet Part 52: Full Arts – 1

Our spotlight on the cards of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet continues into the Full Art section of the set: Spidops, Magnezone, & Miraidon.

Published Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:12:08 -0500

by Theo Dwyer

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The Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokémon TCG has begun. With Sword & Shield officially concluded, the Scarlet & Violet era kicked off in March 2023 with a focus on the ninth generation of Pokémon games and the new region: Paldea. It all began with Scarlet & Violet base set, which was officially released in the United States on March 31st, 2023. This set 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. 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. In today's installment of this Scarlet & Violet base set spotlight, let's take a look at three Full Art Pokémon ex from the set.

Cards of Scarlet & Violet. Credit: Pokémon TCG — Cards of Scarlet & Violet. Credit: *Pokémon TCG*

Today's spotlights include two new Galarian species and a Sinnoh evolution that extended an original Kanto family. This includes:

Spidops ex Full Art by takuyoa
Magnezone ex Full Art by PLANETA Tsuji
Miraidon ex Full Art by 5ban Graphics

I love how the colorful and dynamic backgrounds of the Full Arts we saw in the XY and Sword & Shield eras continue here, rather than the flat, type-based colors we saw used in the Sun & Moon era.

Stay tuned for the journey through this special set as we continue to spotlight the cards and artwork of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet. Next time, the spotlight continues with the main section of the set. You can read more about this iconic trading card game right here at Bleeding Cool.

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