I was secretly hoping for a return of the half-art secret rare gold Item cards we saw in the BW & XY sets (Ultra Ball and Energy Switch were personal favourites), but the new glitter pattern on the new secret rare item cards look stunning.Īs with the much hyped secret rare Ultra Ball in Sun & Moon (arguably the chase card in that base set), many collectors and players alike will be hunting for this outlandish secret rare Quick Ball card.Īs well as making its first appearance in the Pokémon TCG since 2007's Mysterious Treasures, this is a far superior version that allows you search your deck for ANY Basic Pokémon for the small requirement of discarding a card. I wasn't excited about Hyper Rares returning, but I'll reserve judgement until I see them in person when our English set launches on February 7th 2020! These rainbows (along with the other secret rare gold Pokémon and Hyper Rares listed below), at least feature a new extra sparkly type of texture which really pop on the cards. These feature the same art but with a similar graphical effect to the Hyper Rares from the Sun & Moon era. What has really split some of the community is the inclusion of Hyper Rare (rainbow) Supporter cards for the first time. My favourite in these base sets being Marnie who has striking pose with a Pokeball and a powerful effect similar to the Judge Supporter card, but instead you get to draw five cards and your opponent only draws four!Ĭollectors will be happy to hear that full art Supporter cards make a return in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

Recently we took a closer look at some of the first English scans of the set but now we've got the full Japanese set list, so let's take a closer look at our top five secret rare cards from this brand new set!įull art Supporters are among the most popular type of cards that Pokémon collectors like to obtain, as they often feature fan-favourite trainers and other characters from the video games with some stunning artwork. Last week Pokémon Sword (s1H) and Pokémon Shield (s1W) released in Japan, and is the start of a new series (or block) of cards featuring Gen 8 Pokémon for the first time.

Pokemon gold cards