The Pokémon TCG: XY Evolutions expansion set was announced on September 21st, 2016 and was released on November 2nd, 2016.
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Pokémon TCG: XY Evolutions
All Trainers and Pokémon grow and evolve—and this expansion restores the very first Pokémon trading cards to glory! With the exhilarating power of Mega Venusaur-EX, Mega Charizard-EX, and Mega Blastoise-EX, plus some wild surprises like Dragonite-EX, Ninetales BREAK, Machamp BREAK, and Mega Slowbro-EX, the classic hard-battling Pokémon and old-school Trainers are reinvented for a new generation.
Ask Professor Oak to get you started, and reach new heights with the Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions expansion!
- Over 100 cards
- 12 new Pokémon-EX, including 5 Mega Evolution Pokémon
- 4 new Pokémon BREAK
- A reinvention of the very first Pokémon trading cards
Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion XY-Evolutions Announced Today
21 September 2016 – Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions is the latest expansion to the Pokémon Trading Card Game franchise and the final expansion in the Pokémon TCG: XY Series. XY—Evolutions celebrates 20 years of Pokémon by revisiting the original Pokémon cards. This expansion has the look and feel of those classic Base Set cards, with updated game logic and stats. Long-time and new Pokémon fans alike can see Pokémon-EX in the Base Set frame, offering a nostalgic twist on these powerful cards.
All Trainers and Pokémon grow and evolve—and this expansion restores the very first Pokémon trading cards to glory! With the exhilarating power of Mega Venusaur-EX, Mega Charizard-EX, and Mega Blastoise-EX, plus some wild surprises like Dragonite-EX, Ninetales BREAK, Machamp BREAK, and Mega Slowbro-EX, the classic hard-battling Pokémon and old-school Trainers are reinvented for a new generation. Booster packs and two theme decks—Pikachu Power and Mewtwo Mayhem—will be available at participating retailers and will introduce more than 100 new cards to collect and play.
Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY—Evolutions Prerelease Tournaments Announced
7 October 2016—The Pokémon Company International today announced that the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) expansion, XY—Evolutions, will be made available for Prerelease tournament play two weeks before its official launch date.
Each participant in these tournaments will receive a Prerelease box containing a 22-card Evolution pack, four 10-card booster packs from XY—Evolutions, and an exclusive foil promo card. The Evolution pack provides a solid foundation which, along with the booster packs and Energy provided by the Tournament Organizer, will be used to construct a 40-card deck.
Prerelease tournaments in the UK will be held 22–23 October 2016, and participants will need to provide their Player ID card in order to compete. Anyone without a Player ID can obtain one at registration.
The tournaments will be run using the Limited Format and Age-Modified Swiss pairings. The number of Swiss rounds played will depend on total attendance at the event. All participants are required to be players in good standing and abide by the tournament rules.
POKÉMON CONTINUES ITS 20-YEAR CELEBRATION WITH ’90s-THEMED WEBSITE
Retro Web Design Timed to the Release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY—Evolutions Expansion
November 1, 2016—In a digital flashback to the 1990s, The Pokémon Company International has overhauled the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) website today with a whimsical homage to the decade. As part of the brand’s 20-year celebration, the ’90s-inspired site launches today to herald the release of the Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions expansion. The cards in this expansion are updated versions of the very first Pokémon cards that launched in the ’90s.
“The Pokémon brand launched in the ’90s with the introduction of the first video games and quickly became a global sensation,” said J.C. Smith, director of consumer marketing at The Pokémon Company International. “As we celebrate our 20th year and introduce the Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions expansion, this promotional website was an extremely fun project to develop for our fans. They’ll love learning about the Trading Card Game while exploring web design from the decade in which the cards were introduced.”
The Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions expansion restores the very first Pokémon trading cards to glory, with classic cards reinvented for a new generation of Trainers. XY—Evolutions includes more than 100 cards; 12 new Pokémon-EX, including five Mega Evolution Pokémon; and four new Pokémon BREAK. Booster packs and two theme decks—Pikachu Power and Mewtwo Mayhem—are available at participating stores and hobby shops in the UK from the 2nd November 2016. The complete XY—Evolutions expansion is also available to play in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online beginning today.
Pokémon TCG: XY Evolutions Elite Trainer Box
The Pokémon TCG: XY Evolutions Elite Trainer Box was released on November 2nd, 2016.
Get your fill of old-school Pokémon cool with the Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions Elite Trainer Box. This collection contains everything you need to show off your lifelong love of Pokémon cards, including high-quality card sleeves, dice, condition markers, and more. It even includes a guide to the best cards in the XY—Evolutions expansion to help guide you to victory.
Inside each Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions Elite Trainer Box, you’ll find:
- 8 Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions booster packs
- 65 card sleeves featuring Mega Charizard Y or Mega Blastoise
- 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
- A player’s guide to the XY—Evolutions expansion
- 6 damage-counter dice
- 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
- 2 acrylic condition markers
- A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
- A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
Source:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/xy-evolutions-elite-trainer-box