So it’s a really strong card, but it’s also skill-testing for the player using it, in terms of their deck-building and skill at playing the game,” Nagashima explained.Īs you can see in the image gallery above, Hidden Fates will also include cards showcasing Pokemon in their Shiny forms, like Charizard-GX and Lucario-GX. However, while strong, it’s also a card that can be hard to use, in terms of things like needing three types of Energy-Fire, Water and Lightning-to attack, and having to return it to your deck when you use the TAG TEAM GX attack. “As befitting their status as the three Legendary bird Pokémon, Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX are exceptionally strong in just about every trait, including their HP and attack damage. The card was an oversized promo not meant to be played, but while this new version is fully legal, Nagashima designed it to be particularly challenging to use, which feels fitting given this one card is supposed to have the awesome power of three Legendary Pokemon combined. store campaign tied to the release of Pokemon the Movie 2000. The English version followed in July 2000 as part of special Warner Bros. “The new card follows the old one when it comes to effects like returning the Pokémon to your deck when you use your Tag Team GX attack.” The original bird trio card Nagashima mentions was first made available in Japan via purchase of the October 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic. Ever since we first saw that special jumbo card, we had been looking for a chance to have it reappear,” Nagashima said. “This Tag Team is an homage to a ‘special jumbo card’ that was sold in Japan in 1997. Atsushi Nagashima, Game Director of the Pokémon Trading Card Game at Creatures, talked to IGN over email about how the card came to be. Now things look like they’re going to be shaken up again with three famously powerful Pokemon joining together on one card for the first time. Though Tag Team Pokemon GX come at a steep price of three Prize cards, their speed and strength shook up the metagame with extremely powerful combinations that ended up taking top honors at several major tournaments (like in May when Reshiram & Charizard GX secured both first and second at the 480-player Santa Clara Pokemon Regional). In 2018, Tag Team Pokemon GX cards were introduced to the game that featured two Pokemon partnering up on one card. This card with the three Kanto Legendary birds can be found in the new Hidden Fates expansion set releasing on August 23.
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