The Pokémon Card Game related products to be released on Friday, May 28th, 2021, such as the Eievui Heroes Eievui Set, will not be sold in stores at the Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store, but will be sold by lottery at the Pokémon Center Online.

Notice about the sales method of Pokémon Card Game products to be released on May 28th, 2021

Pre-order sales of the following products began at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 7th, 2021, but due to the large number of accesses, it became temporarily difficult to browse and purchase the products. We would like to express our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to customers who wished to purchase these products.

In response to this situation, the following products will not be sold in stores at the Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store, but will be sold by lottery at the Pokémon Center Online so that customers can purchase them safely. Some of the products may resume normal sales when the product supply is stable.

For details on how to apply for the lottery, please refer to the following.

Lottery Products

Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Enhanced Expansion Pack Eievui Heroes BOX
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Expansion Pack Eievui Heroes Eievui's Set
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield VMAX Special Set Eievui Heroes
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Deck Double BOX Gangar VMAX & Inteleon VMAX

The following products are not sold in stores at the Pokémon Center or Pokémon Store, but can be pre-ordered at the Pokémon Center Online.

Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Deck Gangar VMAX
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Deck Intereon VMAX

Lottery Application Period

Application period: Friday, May 14th, 2021, 10:00 until Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, 23:59
Winners will be notified by e-mail on or after May 26, 2021 (Wednesday).
Scheduled delivery date: Shipments will be made sequentially from mid-June to mid-July, 2021.

How to apply for the lottery

To apply for the lottery, please log in to your Pokémon Center Online account My Page and click on the "Apply" button of the lottery product you are interested in.
To apply for the lottery, you need to register as a member of the Pokémon Center Online and log in.
Please note that we cannot accept applications after the lottery application period, nor can we accept applications by phone, fax, letter or e-mail.
If you do not receive an email, you can check the status of your entry and also check your email address on My Page.

Lottery Details

You can only enter the lottery once per person, per product, and you are not eligible for the lottery if you have already pre-ordered the product.
The lottery will not be held on a first-come, first-served basis.
The number of tickets is limited. If the number of applications received during the lottery sales application period exceeds the number of products available, the products may not be sold to the general public.

Lottery Results

The results of the lottery will be announced by e-mail on or after May 26th, 2021.
If your registered address is a cell phone or a smart phone, please make sure to allow receiving e-mails from "pokemoncenter-online.com" in advance.
We will not be able to respond to any inquiries regarding the lottery results, such as those regarding undelivered e-mails or the details of winners.
The right to win is the sole property of the entrant and cannot be transferred to a third party. If the winning e-mail is transferred or resold to a third party, it will become invalid. If you win, your purchase will be confirmed and the winning product will be reflected in your "Order History" on My Page.
If the winning product is less than 6,000 yen (including tax), you will be charged a flat rate of 550 yen (including tax) for shipping.

Source: https://www.pokemoncenter-online.com/?s=information/20210507

Target and and some Walmart locations have announced that they will stop selling Trading Cards at their physical locations in the United States due to issues with their sales. Pokémon Trading Card have become very popular again in the past few months causing people to steal the cards to sell them at scalped prices.

Target's Official Statement:

"The safety of our guests and our team is our top priority. Out of an abundance of caution, we've decided to temporarily suspend the sale of MLB, NFL, NBA and Pokémon trading cards within our stores, effective May 14. Guests can continue to shop these cards online at Target.com."

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/games/target-stores-to-halt-sales-of-all-trading-cards-from-may-14th-forward/

The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game website has officially revealed two new new Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game products. The Family Pokémon Card Game sets come with everything you need to play the Pokémon Pokémon Card Game including decks and play mats. It also comes with a battle guide to help you learn the rules, making it an easy set to play even if you're just starting out.


The Anytime, Anywhere Family Pokémon Card Game which will be released at the same time as the full sized set, is a pocket version that takes the essentials of the Family Pokémon Card Game and makes it even easier to get started.

Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game - Product Details and Contents:

Release date: Friday, July 9th, 2021
Product Name: Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game
(ポケモンカードゲーム ソード＆シールド ファミリーポケモンカードゲーム)
Price: 2,398 yen (tax included)

Contents:

• 1 x Aceburn V deck (60 cards)
• 1 x Pikachu V Deck (60 cards)
• 1 x Bangiras V Deck (60 cards)
• 1 x Pokémon Coin
• 1 x Damage Counters Sheet - (6 x 100 Damage Counters /12 x 50 Damage Counters / 35 x 10 Damage Counters) / Poison Marker / Burn Marker
• 3 x Deck Bands
• 1 x Playmat
• 2 x Battle Guides
• 1 x Beginners Guide Sheet
• 1 x Battle Table Sheet
• 1 x Damage Case
• 1 x Deck Box

Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Anytime, Anywhere Family Pokémon Card Game - Product Details and Contents:

Release date: Friday, July 9th, 2021
Product Name: Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Anytime, Anywhere Family Pokémon Card Game
(ポケモンカードゲーム ソード＆シールド いつでもどこでもファミリーポケモンカードゲーム)
Price: 1,210 yen (tax included)

Contents:

• 1 x Aceburn V deck (60 cards)
• 1 x Pikachu V Deck (60 cards)
• 1 x Damage Marker Sheet
• 2 x Half Playmat
• 1 x Pokémon Coin
• 2 x Deck Box

Source: https://www.pokemon-card.com/ex/sh/

Japan Post Co., Ltd. announced on May 7th, 2021 that they will be issuing Pokémon greeting stamps on Wednesday, July 7th, 2021, to be used as postage for various occasions. In addition, on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021, the company will release the Pokémon Stamp BOX - Pokémon Card Game: Looking Back Beauty and Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon Set for sale. These products are based on the Pokémon Card Game, which is popular all over the world. The stamp sheets are based on a four seasons theme and the design features freshly drawn illustrations of Pokémon having fun throughout the year.

The two Pokémon Card Game promo cards, Pikachu and Uu, are exclusive to this set and were illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita based off of the famous Beauty Looking Back painting by Hishikawa Moronobu and the Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon painting by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Product Details Greeting Stamps:

Pokémon Greeting Stamps (グリーティング切手「ポケモン」)
Issue Date: July 7th, 2021
Sales Locations: Post offices nationwide - The stamps will be sold at post offices nationwide and will also be sold through the Post Offices Internet Shop and by mail order at the Ginza Post Office.
Two types of stamps: (63-yen stamps and 84-yen stamps)
Price: 63-yen stamps - 1 sheet: 630 yen / 84-yen stamps - 1 sheet: 840 yen
Design copyright: The Pokémon Company
Stamp design by: Yuji Kusuda (楠田 祐士) (Stamp Designer)
Number Issued: 10 million 63-yen stamps (1 million sheets) / 25 million 84-yen stamps (2.5 million sheets)

Product Details Pokémon Stamp BOX:

Pokémon Stamp BOX - Pokémon Card Game: Looking Back Beauty and Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon Set
ポケモン切手BOX～ポケモンカードゲーム　見返り美人・月に雁セット～
Issue Date: August 25th, 2021
Sales Locations: The product will be sold at central post offices nationwide and at the Post Offices Internet Shop. No mail order sales will be conducted at Ginza Post Offices.
Sales price: 4,000 yen (tax included)
Initial number of copies sold: 80,000 (Additional copies may be sold depending on sales conditions.)

Product Contents - Pokémon Stamp BOX:

• 1 x Stamp Sheet
• 1 x Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield: Anytime, Anywhere Family Pokémon Card Game
• 2 x Pokémon Card Game Promo Cards (Pikachu and Uu)
• 1 x Original Box with a monster ball design
• 3 x Cards (Lizardon, Pikachu, Eievui) [Not TCG Cards]

Sources: https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte/collection/archive/2021/0825_01/ and https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte/collection/archive/2021/0707_01/

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box will be available on June 18, 2021 at the Pokémon Center and where Pokémon TCG products are sold.

Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box

Channel the power of some of the Galar region's most powerful Pokémon with the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box. The mighty Calyrex might have a reputation for showing mercy, but Ice Rider Calyrex and Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX remain formidable foes that no Pokémon Trainer would wish to encounter in battle. Combine that strength with the Legendary Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in their Galarian forms to engage any Trainer in battle with confidence and versatility. For the Trainer who's determined to deliver crushing defeat, the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box is a good place to start.

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box includes:

• 8 Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign booster packs
• 65 card sleeves featuring Ice Rider Calyrex or Shadow Rider Calyrex
• 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
• A player's guide to the Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign expansion
• A Pokémon TCG rulebook
• 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/sword-shield-chilling-reign-elite-trainer-box/

The Pokémon Company International released new V Battle Decks featuring Victini V and Gardevoir V for the best-selling Pokémon Trading Card Game. The products can be found around the world at participating retailers.

Pokémon Trading Card Game: V Battle Decks - Victini V and Gardevoir V

Available in two versions starring Victini V and Gardevoir V, each V Battle Deck provides everything a Trainer needs to play a game, including a standard 60-card deck, three reference cards, damage counters, a large metallic coin, deck box, playmat, rules booklet, and Quick Guide to help players learn winning strategies.

In addition, Trainers will be able to pick up the V Battle Deck—Victini vs. Gardevoir bundle version, which offers two ready-to-play decks and accessories, so they can easily jump into a Pokémon TCG battle with family and friends. The V Battle Deck—Victini vs. Gardevoir comes with eight additional Trainer cards, including two foil cards.

V Battle Decks are perfect for Trainers who started learning how to play the game with Battle Academy, the first-ever board game adaptation of the Pokémon TCG, and want to take their gameplay skills to the next level. These decks also make great companions and extensions to Battle Academy, as Trainers can swap out the cards in the board game with those in the V Battle Decks.


Get ready for a major Pokémon Trading Card Game battle with this ready-to-play double deck bundle. The Pokémon TCG: V Battle Deck—Victini vs. Gardevoir includes a deck for you and a friend so you can face off. Each 60-card deck includes a powerful Pokémon V, either Victini V or Gardevoir V, and you even get extra Trainer cards to customize your deck to your play style. The set also includes useful accessories like playmats, damage counters, metallic coins, and deck boxes to get you ready to battle in style. Not to mention you'll get reference cards and guides that will help improve your technique. Master battling with one Pokémon V, then switch decks to see what things look like from the other side. Can you handle the might of both Victini V and Gardevoir V?

The Pokémon TCG: V Battle Deck—Victini vs. Gardevoir includes:

• 2 ready-to-play V Battle Decks (60 cards each)
• Each deck includes a powerful special Pokémon: Victini V or Gardevoir V
• 8 additional Trainer cards, including 2 foil cards
• 2 large metallic coins
• 2 deck boxes
• 2 Quick Guides to unlock the strategies within
• 2 single-player playmats
• 6 reference cards
• Damage counters
• 1 guide to upgrading your decks
• A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/v-battle-deck-victini-vs-gardevoir/

The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game website has announce the Enhanced Expansion Pack Eievui Heroes Eievui Set will be released on Friday, May 28th, 2021. Whith this product, you can enjoy illustrations of Eievui and its evolved Pokémon forms with a gentle, picture book-like style.

Update May 13th, 2021: Due to the very high popularity of this item, the Pokémon Center Online announced that this product would only be available via a lottery.


The deck shield makes it easy to see the whole illustration.


The deck case uses a more three-dimensional illustration, so you can see the different Pokémon on each side. On the back, there's a big close-up of Eievui, which is kind of cute!


The same illustration is used for the large card box, which gives a large view of Eievui and its evolved forms.


Plus, this product set contains an Eifie VMAX promo card! This promo card has special art that has a different illustration than the Eifie VMAX included in the VMAX Special Set Eievui Heroes. You can get it with this product set and show it off to everyone!

Product Details:

Enhanced Expansion Pack Eievui Heroes Eievui Set (強化拡張パック イーブイヒーローズ イーブイズセット)
Available at: Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, Pokémon Center Online, Pokémon Card Gyms
Release Date: Friday, May 28th, 2021
Suggested Retail Price: 11,330 yen (tax included)

Product Contents:

• 2 boxes (60 packs) of Eievui Heroes Booster Packs
• 1 x Deck shield (64 cards)
• 1 x Deck Case
• 1 x Promo Card Eifie VMAX
• 1 x Card box (outer box)

Source: https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210504_002922.html

A Jumbo card illustrated by Tokichan from Poké-lun TV is now available! Tokichan, who is an MC of the YouTube channel Poké-lun TV, has created a jumbo card based on an illustration she drew. The jumbo card, Poké-lun TV's Pikachu and Friends (ポケるんTVのピカチュウとなかまたち), is available at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide, so be sure to check them out. To see Tokichan create her first jumbo card illustration, check out the YouTube video below from Poké-lun TV!

All the Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide in Japan will be distributing this card. The distribution will not be available at the Pokémon Center Online. Stores that are closed currently due to COVID-19 will start distributing them as soon as they reopen. This card cannot be obtained in conjunction with other campaigns and only one card per person will be distributed. The campaign will end as soon as it runs out.

Scheduled distribution period: May 8th, 2021 to July 8th, 2021
Distribution Requirements: Buy 3 or more Booster Packs, High Class Packs, or Special Movie Packs, and receive 1 card.


Poké-lun Friend - Other than the deck used in the match, choose one of your Pokémon from your Pokémon cards, and put it on your Bench.
ポケるんフレンド - 対戦で使っているデッキ以外の、自分の持っているポケモンカードの中から好きなポケモンを1枚選び、ベンチに出す。

Thunderbolt - Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. - 100 Damage
10まんボルト - このポケモンについているエネルギーを、すべてトラッシュする。

Source: https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210430_002876.html

YouTube Clip - Big announcement from the Poké-lun TV Staff

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3rMCvzTFK4

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pokémon, a Pokémon Pop-up Store will open at the Starfield COEX Mall in Seoul, South Korea from May 1st, 2021 until May 10th, 2021. A reservation website has been created that allows people to book a shopping appointment. This was done in order to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and only those that reserve a time slot can shop at the Pop-up Store. Pictures from the press release have been added to an Imageboard thread.

The pop-up store is open from 10:30 to 22:00 each the day and there are 30 minute intervals for customers to select a time slot for up to 2 patrons. The store is limiting the number of customers to 15 per 30 minute intervals.

Details:

Pokémon Pop-up Store Starfield COEX Mall (포켓몬 팝업스토어 in 스타필드 코엑스몰)
Date: May 1st, 2021 until May 10th, 2021
Location: Starfield Coex Mall Plaza Basement Event Hall (스타필드 코엑스몰 라이브플라자 지하1층 이벤트홀)
Operating Hours: 10:30 to 22:00

Promo Gift Items:

Check 1. Promo cards Morpeko
A special opportunity for Pokémon Card Game players! One random Morpeko promo card will be given to customers as a gift to those who purchase 10,000 won or more!


Check 2. Transparent Pearl Pouch
A pearl pouch full of pink charm! One transparent pearl pouch will be given to customers as a gift to those who who purchase over 30,000 won! The Pearl pouch is limited to 30 gifts per day.

Check 3. Pikachu Pocket Bag!
Pikachu pocket bag full covered in cute Pikachu's! One free Pikachu pocket bag to customers who purchase over 50,000 won!

The pearl pouch and pocket bag will be replaced with an acrylic key holder when the gift quantity is exhausted.

Items:

Various series of recent Pokémon Center merchandise will be available to purchase at the Pop-up Store while supplies last.






Source: https://www.facebook.com/PokemonCoKr/posts/4030755446963793

The Pokémon Company has announced the 2022 Pokémon TCG Championship Series Season Format Rotation.

2022 Pokémon TCG Championship Series Season Format Rotation

Find out which cards will be permitted in the 2022 Pokémon TCG Championship Series season.

At the beginning of every Championship Series season, Pokémon Organized Play removes older expansions from competition in the Standard format with the goal of maintaining a healthy competitive environment. This rotation challenges existing players to create new strategies and enables new players to get involved in Play! Pokémon events using the most recent releases.

The Standard Format for 2022

The 2022 Standard format rotation will officially go into effect on September 10, 2021. Going forward, card legality will be linked to regulation mark rather than expansion release. Starting with the Sword & Shield Series, cards have a letter on the bottom of the card (the regulation mark) that signifies whether or not a card is legal for tournament play. Note that not all cards from the same expansion will necessarily have the same regulation mark.

For the 2022 season, cards with “D” and “E” regulation marks are legal for use (as well as any future regulation marks that may be released). As of right now, that includes all cards from the Sword & Shield expansion forward. New cards still must follow the appropriate waiting period to become tournament legal, which is typically two weeks from their release.

Support for the Fairy type in the Pokémon TCG stopped in the Sword & Shield Series. Now that all of the Sun & Moon Series is rotating out of the Standard format, basic Fairy Energy will not be legal for use in the Standard format in the 2022 season.

Grouping cards by regulation mark should make it clearer which cards are legal to use in the Standard format. Future format rotations will be more predictable, as well. For example, the 2023 season rotation will remove all cards with the “D” regulation mark from the Standard format. (The exact date of that rotation will be announced at a later time.)

Older versions of cards that don't have a regulation mark can still be used if the card is currently legal for play. For example, the card Switch from the Sun & Moon expansion can still be used because the card Switch from the Sword & Shield expansion has a “D” regulation mark. Be sure to check the Play! Pokémon Tournament Rules Handbook for further clarification on which reprints are OK to use.

The Expanded Format for 2022

The Expanded format will remain unchanged for the 2022 season, maintaining the Black & White Series and forward. Players should double-check what format is being used before choosing a deck to bring to their events. Just like the Standard format, new expansions become legal for tournament play two weeks after release. Please note that several cards are currently banned from the Expanded format.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2022-pokemon-tcg-championship-series-season-format-rotation/

Pokémon TCG Banned Card List

As of April 21st, 2021 the following cards are banned from Standard and Expanded play.

Standard

• Bellelba & Brycen-Man (Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse, 186/236)
• Mismagius (Sun & Moon—Unbroken Bonds, 78/214)

Expanded

• Archeops (Black & White—Noble Victories, 67/101; Black & White—Dark Explorers, 110/108)
• Chip-Chip Ice Axe (Sun & Moon—Unbroken Bonds, 165/214)
• Delinquent (XY—BREAKpoint, 98/122, 98a/122, and 98b/122)
• Flabébé (Sun & Moon—Forbidden Light, 83/131)
• Forest of Giant Plants (XY—Ancient Origins, 74/98)
• Ghetsis (Black & White—Plasma Freeze, 101/116 and 115/116)
• Hex Maniac (XY—Ancient Origins, 75/98 and 75a/98)
• Island Challenge Amulet (Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse, 194/236 and 265/236)
• Jessie & James (Hidden Fates, 58/68 and 68/68)
• Lt. Surge's Strategy (Sun & Moon—Unbroken Bonds, 178/214; Hidden Fates, 60/68)
• Lysandre's Trump Card (XY—Phantom Forces, 99/119 and 118/119)
• Marshadow (Shining Legends, 45/73; Black Star Promo, SM85)
• Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick (XY—Primal Clash, 133/160 and 158/160)
• Milotic (XY—Flashfire, 23/106)
• Mismagius (Sun & Moon—Unbroken Bonds, 78/214)
• Oranguru (Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism, 114/156)
• Puzzle of Time (XY—BREAKpoint, 109/122)
• Red Card (XY, 124/146; Generations, 71/83)
• Reset Stamp (Sun & Moon—Unified Minds, 206/236, 206a/236, and 253/236)
• Sableye (Black & White—Dark Explorers, 62/108)
• Shaymin-EX (XY—Roaring Skies, 77/108, 77a/108, and 106/108)
• Unown (Sun & Moon—Lost Thunder, 90/214)
• Unown (Sun & Moon—Lost Thunder, 91/214)

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg-banned-card-list/