Image Source: Official Trainer Website of Pokemon Card Game Japan
On today’s Pokemon Presents, Pokemon officially announced a new product called Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic (Pokémon TCG Classic). Pokémon TCG Classic is a luxury Pokémon TCG set designed to endure a lifetime, created as a cooperation between The Pokémon Company, Creatures Inc., and design firm Nendo. Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic includes everything fans need to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game, including preconstructed decks and gaming accessories that have been carefully created to be both beautiful and functional in order to give a refined battle experience.
For the sales themselves, the English one will be available in the Pokemon Center and at local game stores in late 2023 but there’s still no pre-order date until now. However, Japan confirmed that they will sell this product using a lottery system at Pokemon Center Online and Nendo House starting February 28, 2023, and will be planned to be released after late October 2023. The product itself also only release in 4 languages which are, Japanese, English, Korean, and Traditional Chinese.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic will come in an ALL-IN-ONE box that will become a storage and playmat too. Inside, you will get 3 60-card decks, 3 flip deck boxes, 3 card sleeves (64 sheets), and a toolbox which can be used to hold damage counters, Special Conditions marker, & flipping coins (more on this later on).
Image Source: Official Trainer Website of Pokemon Card Game Japan
More on the toolbox, besides that it can be used for storage, you can use it to flip coins. The design has a unique mechanism which is quite similar to roulette where you can roll a small ball to a pathway and the ball will go into either 4 holes where 2 holes will have a white mark which indicates heads and 2 non-marked which indicates tails.
Image Source: Official Trainer Website of Pokemon Card Game Japan
As for the damage counters, they will have a different design which is not a dice or a coin piece but a cone-shaped one where you can stack it. The Special Conditions marker will also have a 3D design.
Image Source: Official Trainer Website of Pokemon Card Game Japan
But what about the decks? The deck itself will be a combination of the Base Set Kanto starters, some of the old-era cards, and some modern new cards which we even haven’t seen before. However, these cards are limited to only this product as they don’t have any regulation mark so you won’t be playing it in the Standard or Expanded format.
Here are the image details for all of the products including the revealed cards:
Official Images
Overall Look
ALL-IN-ONE Box
Tool Box
Damage Counters & Special Conditions Markers
Card Sleeves & Deck Box
Cards
Venusaur
Pokémon Power - Energy Trans
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take 1 Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon and attach it to a different one. This power can't be used if Venusaur is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
GGGG - Solarbeam 60
Lugia ex
CC - Ascending Wing 30
Search your deck for 1 Basic Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCC - Aero Break 200
This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
Chansey
CC - Scrunch
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks during your opponent's next turn.
CCCC - Double-Edge 80
This Pokémon does 80 damage to itself.
Professor Oak
Supporter
Discard your hand, then draw 7 cards.
Sun Seed
Tool
The attacks of Venusaur this card is attached to do 100 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon
Charizard
Pokémon Power - Energy Burn
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all Energy attached to Charizard into Fire Energy for the rest of the turn. This power can't be used if Charizard is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
FFFF - Fire Spin 100
Discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard in order to use this attack.
Hooh ex
R - Phoenix Breath
Attach up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like.
RRCC - Eternal Blaze 180
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Pikachu
C - Gnaw 10
LC - Thunder Jolt 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
Computer Search
Item
Discard 2 of the other cards from your hand in order to search your deck for any card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Scorching Charcoal
Tool
The attacks of Charizard this card is attached to do 100 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon
Blastoise
Pokémon Power - Rain Dance
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach 1 Water Energy card to 1 of your Water Pokémon. (This doesn't use up your 1 Energy card attachment for the turn.) This power can't be used if Blastoise is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed
WWW - Hydro Pump 40
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
Suicune ex
Ability - Aqua Float
If this Pokémon has any Water Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost.
CCC - Crystal Blast 60+
This attack does 30 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Mewtwo
CC - Psychic 20+
This attack does 20 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
PP - Barrier
During your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon. If 1 of your Pokémon used Barrier during your last turn, this attack can't be used.
Rocket’s Admin
Supporter
Each player shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck. Then, each player counts his or her Prize cards left and draws up to that many cards. (You draw your cards first.)
Ocean Drop
Tool
The attacks of Blastoise this card is attached to do 100 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon
For more information, you can check it here:
Japanese:
English:
You can also see the official commercial for the Pokemon TCG Classic here:
What do you guys think of this product? I think this is a very great product that is released by Pokemon because you can now not worry about your cards being out of rotation as these decks will have their own regulation. You also get to have an all-in-one storage where you can store all your cards and counters. I think this is a great product if you just want to play casual Pokemon with your family or with your friends.
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