Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Terastallization Could be a Unique Opportunity For the Trading Card Game

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Pokemon Scarlet andViolet are among the most highly anticipated games of the year, and for good reason, as they are the first new mainline Pokemon titles to come out in three years. If Pokemon Legends: Arceus' sales are an indicator of how popular the franchise is, Pokemon Scarlet andViolet could even end up topping the sales of popular games such asElden Ring. The hype surrounding the upcoming release of Gen 9 is mainly built on the foundations of the three trailers for Pokemon Scarlet andViolet that have been released thus far, with the third one revealing more about the region and the games' features than the other ones.

With Gen 9 games, new Pokemon merchandise is already being released online for pre-orders, including the plushies for Pokemon Scarlet andViolet's starters. As part of the franchise's natural progression, fans will likely be able to soon get their hands on a new Pokemon Trading Card Game set that's all about Gen 9, and The Pokemon Company could make it a very special one thanks to a specific feature — Terastallization. This feature allows Pokemon to change their types to a Tera Type, and the Pokemon Trading Card Game can use this in creative ways to make rather unique cards for at least the next three years without changing much about how the game is played.

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In the Pokemon Trading Card Game, cards like V Pokemon and VMax have been a staple for quite some time, and they were made to work with the Dynamax and Gigantamax mechanics of Pokemon Sword and Shield. V Pokemon or equivalent cards could stay in the game and basically function as they do now, but then they could evolve into Tera V Pokemon that are actually the same critter