Sword & Shield Archives

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

Here we have Swirlix from the special XY-era special set, Generations; Mimikyu from Sun & Moon – Cosmic Eclipse; and Sunny Form Castform from Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign. Notably, each lay figure also has a different texture Swirlix seems more matte to evoke its fluff, while Mimikyu has more of a sheen to it, like most of[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

This style continued for TOKIYA's remaining contributions, but we have not seen any new work from them since their Toxtricity and Galarian Runerigus from Sword & Shield – Rebel Clash. Be sure to check Bleeding Cool every day to follow our in-depth Pokémon TCG coverage as we explore the hobby's past, present, and even future with upcoming set[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

Cards like Blastoise EX featuring Gyarados and Vaporeon from XY Black Star Promos, Pikachu & Zekrom TAG TEAM GX Alternate Art from SM Black Star Promos, and the recent Arceus Alternate Art from Sword & Shield – Brilliant Stars saw Kawayoo add depths to their colors and use all the extra card space to dramatically increase detail[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

The Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG has come to an end Three years of expansions dedicated to the region of Galar, with some love for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's revitalization of Sinnoh and Pokémon Legends: Arceus's introduction of the ancient region of Hisui, have led to this moment. Crown Zenith, a special set celebrating the Sword & Shield era,[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG Saki Hayashiro's first credit in the Pokémon TCG came in Sword & Shield – Rebel Clash, the second expansion of the Galar era Hayashiro illustrated both the standard and Full Art versions of the Ninetails V Ninetails V Full Art is one of the most sought-after cards in that set. Saki Hayashiro cards[...]

These cards, like Full Arts, were textured. Anesaki Dynamic continued as a major Pokémon TCG contributor during the Sun & Moon era, contributing notable cards, including the Kyogre Amazing Rare from Shining Fates, the expensive and highly sought-after Rayquaza VMAX Alternate Art from Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies, and the Blanch Full Art Trainer promo card from the Pokémon GO[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

Their first contributions were Taruos and Magmortar in Sun & Moon – Unified Minds, which showed that this artist plays on the anime style while making it a bit darker and more stylized. ITO skyrocketed into legendary status during the Sword & Shield era of the Pokémon TCG After nothing but standard cards (commons, uncommons, rares), we finally see KEIICHIRO[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became[...]

We have already seen the Cyrus Full Art meant for that box, but it was not yet revealed if we'd be getting a new Klara Full Art or if it'd be a reprint from Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign, especially because there was no Klara Full Art from Japan that we had seen Well,[...]