Trude’s Treasures TCG

In association with The Marvel Guys

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150 years before Gold and Silver, a lightning bolt struck the Brass Tower in Ecruteak City. Fire consumed it. A downpour ended it. Three unnamed Pokémon died inside. Ho-Oh returned after the flames went out and resurrected them, shaped by the very forces that killed them.

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Thirty years of the TCG, distilled into a single pack. The full reveal is coming any day now. Read the full breakdown at https://t.co/KFrKQmGzV5

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Every booster pack in the Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration set will include a Pikachu card. Every single one. And that is somehow not the most unusual thing about this set.

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With a guaranteed Pikachu, all-foil packs, a new rarity, and a full reveal still incoming, what are you most looking forward to pulling from 30th Celebration?

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A mother, a child, a tower full of graves. The designers thought it was worth putting all of that into a Game Boy cartridge in 1996. It still lands.

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Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother. Except Cubone are born wearing the skull when hatched from Eggs. The Pokédex and the origin story quietly contradict each other, and that contradiction has haunted Gen 1 lore for almost 30 years.

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Which piece of Gen 1 lore hit you hardest when you first discovered it?

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A trademark filed in March. A date confirmed in November. The aura was always there, if you knew where to look. Full breakdown at https://t.co/Efnlu2qaOW

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The Japanese TCG set name ハドウシーカー was trademarked in March. "Hadou" (波導) means aura, the energy that defines Lucario. The set was always pointing at one Pokemon. Now it has a date: November 27th. #PokemonTCG #AuraSeeker

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Aura Seeker follows the naming pattern of the Pokemon itself, not a card mechanic. Do you think that kind of lore-first set naming changes how you approach collecting a release?

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A Common card. A hidden dragon. GIDORA trusted you to find it on your own. That is what makes this hobby worth paying attention to. Full breakdown at https://t.co/3ZkcrxjV8M

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Charmander PAF 007 from Paldean Fates is a Common. It sits at the bottom of binder pages. It also has a full Charizard silhouette hidden in the grass shadow behind it, wings spread, tail flame and all. Look at the background. Really look.

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Did you already know about this Easter egg on PAF 007, or is this the first time you are seeing it? And once you circle that shadow, can you actually unsee it?