The Pokémon Company International announced details for the Shining Legends TCG Expansion on August 24th, 2017 and it was released on October 6th, 2017. Also announced was a Team Skull vs. Team Pikachu Dance Battle video. Retailers have also revealed that a Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh and a Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box would be released in October 2017 as well.
Pokémon Trading Card Game: Blaze a bright trail with the release of Shining Legends from October 6
Plus, to celebrate the recent launch of Sun & Moon – Burning Shadows, catch a Pikachu vs. Team Skull dance-off spectacular
The Pokémon Company International today announced Shining Legends, a brand-new expansion for the Pokémon TCG, launching in the UK from October 6.
For the first time in many years, Pokémon TCG players will have the chance to see and collect Shining Pokémon, including Shining Jirachi and Shining Volcanion. They will be joined in Shining Legends by a host of other Mythical and Legendary Pokémon such as Shaymin, Marshadow and Mewtwo-GX.
This special Shining Legends expansion will feature:
Over 75 cards: Including Legendary, Mythical and Shining Pokémon from across Pokémon’s history
Booster packs: Each pack contains 11 cards selected from the expansion and includes two guaranteed foil cards
New powerful Pokémon-GX: Including the likes of Mewtwo-GX, Raichu-GX and more. Look out for full-art rainbow Pokémon-GX!
Booster packs from the Shining Legends expansion will only be available via select Pokémon Trading Card Game products, including Pokémon-GX Boxes and more.
In separate news, to celebrate the recent release of Sun & Moon—Burning Shadows, Team Skull and a horde of Pikachu have taken the battle to the dance floor. The Pikachu display their charming showmanship while Guzma, the boss of Team Skull, busts a move alongside Team Skull Admin Plumeria and a troupe of Team Skull Grunts as both crews fight for dance battle victory. With both teams serving up flawless footwork and slick moves to settle their differences, who will be crowned the winner?
Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box
Blaze a Bright Trail with Shining Pokémon! In each region, a handful of Pokémon stand apart as creatures of heroic stories and wild adventures: Zekrom, Latios, Mewtwo-GX, Entei-GX. Others are just whispers and rumors: mysterious Pokémon such as Keldeo, Shining Jirachi, Shining Volcanion—and many more! See and collect these astounding Pokémon of myth and legend, and join the Elite Trainers with the Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box!
Inside, you’ll find:
10 Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends booster packs
A never-before-seen foil promo card featuring Shining Ho-Oh
65 card sleeves featuring Ho-Oh
45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
A player’s guide to the special Shining Legends expansion
6 damage-counter dice
1 competition-legal coin-flip die
3 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
Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh
The Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh was available on October 20th, 2017 in the Pokémon Center and where Pokémon TCG products are sold.
The Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh is said to bring joy to any Trainer who sees it— particularly when it appears as a magnificent sculpted figure, plus a full-art promo card that paints this Rainbow Pokémon in rainbow colors! The Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh also includes never-before-seen foil cards featuring Shining Lugia, Shining Celebi, and Pikachu, plus a fantastic playmat. This collection brings together a treasure trove of collector’s items from the heights of Pokémon history, plus a huge swath of Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends booster packs and a booklet that explores the art of this special expansion! Seize the high ground with Ho-Oh- GX and the Shining Legends!
The Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh includes:
An amazing sculpted figure of the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh
Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Pin Collections Pikachu and Mewtwo
Look for the Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Pin Collection Pikachu and the Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Pin Collection—Mewtwo on October 6th, 2017 in the Pokémon Center and where Pokémon TCG products are sold.
From the earliest history of Pokémon, the iconic Pikachu and the Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo have been symbols of Pokémon fun. Now with two Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Pin Collections featuring Pikachu and Mewtwo, you can put these two amazing Pokémon display wherever you go! In each Shining Legends Pin Collection, you get either Pikachu or Mewtwo as a never-before-seen, playable foil promo card and as an awesome collector’s pin for you to wear. Your attacks will be fast and furious when Pikachu delivers a shocking attack or Mewtwo slings its Psychic-type power!
Each Shining Legends Pin Collection includes:
1 of 2 never-before-seen promo cards: Pikachu or Mewtwo
1 of 2 Pokémon collector’s pins: Pikachu or Mewtwo
3 booster packs from the special Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends expansion
A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online