Experience everything that the latest Pokémon TCG expansion has to offer, from the beauty of the Galarian Gallery and a slew of alternate-art cards to dazzling Radiant Pokémon and powerful Pokémon V, VMAX, and VSTAR. The reason they got left out of previous sets was because they weren’t very good – dumping them in what is a premium set is just an insult. At Magic Madhouse, we're proud to be one of the leading retailers for Pokémon TCG in the UK, and our passion for the game shines through in everything we do.

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This set is a lot bigger than previous holiday sets – this has 159 cards plus 70 Galarian Gallery cards (the fancy ones in the reverse holo slot); whereas Pokemon Go only had 88 including secret rares and Shining Fates had 72 cards plus 120 shiny Secret Vault cards. After removing the sleeve (which curiously has no inner illustration), the same images are repeated on the box itself. Because there are some very, very nice cards here and, with ten boosters, you’ve got at least a fighting chance at seeing some of them, maybe even a hint of gold – get ready to do your gold dance. The pictures tell the story, but in the end I pulled two signature trainers (I count these as they are quite useful and/or good looking), two full arts (Hisuian Electrode and Altaria, not shown as I gave this to my son), two Vs (Rotom and Leafeon), a Radiant Charjabug, a Full Art Trainer (Raihan) and the absolutely beautiful Lumineon V. Whether you're a seasoned collector or a beginner just starting out, we have something for everyone.There’s a big and bold picture of Lucario on both sides of the box, with cool blue lines on one side and fire red on the other. As this is a holiday set, there is only one pack art, this time featuring the poster Pokemon of the Sword and Shield set, Zacian and Zamazenta. There’s also a new holo Kyogre that does the aforementioned nasty snipe – four energy, put three in your hand and do 180 damage to one of your opponent’s Pokemon. There are two versions of the special box, with each one being themed around one of the Sword and Shield box Legendaries. According to the press release, the Galarian Gallery will introduce nine different cards that can be combined to reveal a larger image.

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When things get tense, Regigigas VSTAR even has the Star Guardian VSTAR Power at its fingertips, allowing you to discard 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon if they have exactly 1 Prize card remaining.There are a number of reasons to keep an eye out for the Crown Zenith set, as the finale card list includes a 70-card Galarian Gallery, as well as Radiant Charizard and Radiant Eternatus. Crown Zenith will also contain cards that were cut from recent English sets as well as promo cards that haven’t released here yet. The special Gen 8 collection will feature cards from the Japanese VSTAR Universe set, as well as a Trainer Gallery subset that features the brand new "Art Rare" and "Super Art Rare" cards. The April collection also comes with a TCG playmat that features Marnie artwork, as well as a jumbo-sized promo card of the Morpeko V-UNION collectible. Each pack will have a special promo card of one of the Galar Starters that are illustrated by newcomer artists, Yuya Oka, DOM, GOSSAN, who recently joined the Pokémon card game during the Evolving Skies and Pokémon Brilliant Stars TCG expansion.

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Before we get to the Vs though, we have to talk about the non-holo Luxray – the good one (there are two; the other one is distinctly immemorable). It also contained reprints of some of the best cards from the sets released over the year as common and uncommons – the good Bibarel, the bench-defending Manaphy, Choice Belt… this really was one for the player and the collectors, because it also had all those gorgeous Trainer Gallery cards like the gold Arceus VSTAR, the alt art Charizard and Mewtwo VSTAR Cards that complimented each other, the alt art Ditto with it pretending to be a Numel. As if that wasn't enough, the Crown Zenith release also introduces an exquisite Galarian Gallery subset, with 70 cards that showcase stunning illustrations. There are some pretty useful cards in the bulk of this set, though it is mainly in the Trainer department.

With over 160 new cards to discover, Crown Zenith is a treasure trove of never-before-seen Radiant Pokémon, ultra-powerful Pokémon V, mighty Pokémon VSTAR, and the unstoppable Pokémon VMAX. An avid Pokemon fan for over 25 years, he has spent his career reporting on the popular Nintendo franchise. But it has and ability, a really good ability – if you have it in your hand at the beginning of the game, you can play it as your active Pokemon.

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The set will also offer several different cards for the Galar Legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta, for fans of the two rare, Galarian dogs. The star of the Galar region’s Dynamax phenomenon makes its Radiant Pokémon debut in Crown Zenith with a powerful Ability!Celebrate the epic conclusion of the SWSH generation with Crown Zenith, and let your collection truly shine! The Trainer Gallery in the previous four main sets are what persuaded me to come back to Pokemon, because they added a second chance at something decent that was lacking in Fusion Strike and Chilling Pain… sorry, Reign.