Pokemon Card Game Japan officially revealed their new upcoming set SV4K ‘Ancient Roar’ and SV4M ‘Future Flash’ which will be released on October 27, 2023. Each booster pack will be priced at 180 yen and both sets will have 66 cards in each set. These sets will be a part of the upcoming international set, ‘Paradox Rift’ which will be released on November 3, 2023. These sets will introduce Future and Ancient mechanics while also featuring many Paradox Pokemon alongside them.
Here are the details of the cards revealed:
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Cards Revealed:
SV4K 'Ancient Roar'
Roaring Moon ex
DDC - Frenzied Gouging
Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokemon. If your opponent’s Active Pokemon is Knocked Out in this way, this Pokemon does 200 damage to itself.
DDC - Calamity Storm 100+
You may discard a Stadium in play, if you do, this attack does 120 more damage.
Sandy Shocks ex
Ability - Magnetic Absorption
Once during your turn, if your opponent has 4 prizes remaining or less, you may attach 1 Basic Fighting Energy from your Discard Pile to this Pokémon.
FFC - Ground Spikes 200
This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
Scream Tail
P - Slap 30
PC - Roaring Scream
This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon for each damage counter on this Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
Slither Wing
F - Trample
Discard 1 card from the top of your opponent’s deck.
FF - Billowing Burn 120
This Pokémon does 90 damage to itself. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
Brute Bonnet
Ability - Toxic Powder
Once during your turn, if this Pokemon has an Ancient Booster Energy Capsule attached, you may make both Active Pokemon Poisoned.
DDC - Rampaging Hammer 120
During your next turn, this Pokemon can’t attack.
Ancient Booster Energy Capsule
Tool/Ancient
The Ancient Pokemon this card is attached to gets +60 HP recovers from all Special Conditions, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions.
Earthen Vessel
Item/Ancient
Discard 1 other card from your hand in order to use this card. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Energy, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your deck.
Professor Sada’s Determination
Supporter/Ancient
Choose up to 2 of your Ancient Pokémon. Attach 1 Basic Energy from your Discard Pile to each Pokémon you chose. If you attached any Energy this way, draw 3 cards.
Mela
Supporter
You can play this card only if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent's last turn. Attach 1 Basic Fire Energy from your Discard Pile to 1 of your Pokémon. If you do, then draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.
SV4M ‘Future Flash’
Iron Valiant ex
Ability - Tachyon Bits
Once during your turn, when this Pokemon moves from your Bench to the Active Spot, you may put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon.
PPC - Laser Blade 200
During your next turn, this Pokemon can’t attack.
Iron Hands ex
LLC - Arm Press 160
LCCC - Sumo Surge 120
If your opponent's Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from this attack, take 1 more Prize card.
Iron Bundle
Ability - Hyper Blower
Once during your turn, if this Pokemon is on your Bench, you may switch out your opponent’s Active Pokemon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokemon.) If you do, discard this Pokemon and all attached cards.
WCC - Refrigerated Stream 80
If the Defending Pokemon is an Evolution Pokemon, it can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn.
Iron Jugulis
CCC - Homing Heads
This attack does 50 damage to 3 of your opponent's Pokémon that already have any damage counters on them.\
CCCCC - Baryon Beam 150
If this Pokémon has a "Future Boost Energy Capsule" attached, it can use this attack for CCC instead.
Iron Moth
Ability - Thermal Reactor
Once during your turn, when this Pokemon moves from your Bench to the Active Spot, you may move any amount of Fire Energy from your other Pokemon to it.
RRC - Heat Ray 120
During your next turn, this Pokemon can’t use Heat Ray.
Future Booster Energy Capsule
Tool/Future
The Future Pokemon this card is attached to has no Retreat Cost, and its attacks deal 20 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokemon.
Techno Radar
Item/Future
Discard 1 other card from your hand in order to use this card. Search your deck for up to 2 Future Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your deck
Professor Turo’s Scenario
Supporter/Future
Put 1 of your Pokémon into your hand. (Discard all attached cards.)
Tulip
Supporter
Put up to 4 in any combination of Psychic Pokémon and Basic Psychic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
What do you guys think of these sets? I really hope we get to see another meta-breaking card in these sets while also debating which mechanic is the best. We get to see some pretty useful cards that can go into some of the current decks. I really hope we get to see more amazing cards in the next reveal.
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