Aug
10
So your deck is built, you have playtested it against your friends, the big tournament is coming up. Now is the time to add some bling, and dazzle your opponents with your deck as well as your sparkling play ability. Yes it is time to BLING IT ON! And it is not just those big, bad EX Pokémon that can shine, oh no. Since Legendary Collection first introduced them, Reverse Holofoil Cards have been found in our Pokémon TCG packs giving a shine to even the most humble Pokémon.
Many Pokémon TCG Players like to add some of that sparkle to their decks by using holofoil, reverse holofoil and rare stamped cards to replace the normal cards in their deck. The ultimate aim will be to replace all the cards in the deck with holofoil, reverse holofoil cards and special stamped cards. With the Regional Championships completed by the time this issue goes to print and with UK Nationals looming, we thought we would give you the Pokémon World guide to adding some ‘bling’ to your deck…
Energy Cards…
Now you would think that replacing all the Energy Cards in your deck with Holofoil and Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards is going to be a hard job; after all, that could be up to a third of your deck to find. Well, think again, Holofoil and Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards are some of the easiest ‘bling’ cards to find.
You may not know it yet, but when it comes to Holofoil and Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards you are in fact spoilt for choice. There are the old Wizard of the Coast (WotC) Holofoil Energy Cards that were given out in huge numbers at their final goodbye tournaments. They are still Modified Format Tournament Legal and are highly shiny, though they do look a little outdated. They are cheap to buy too. On eBay, we found some at £4.50 plus postage for 25 Holofoil Energy Cards, that is bargain-priced bling! And there are more WotC-era cards to help you, like the Winners and non-Winners Reverse Holofoil Special Energy card. Then there are the first Nintendo Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards from Ruby and Saphire, these are harder to find as they were not printed in great numbers; however, their flat shiny look is quite classic.
Then, of course, in the EX Emerald Set Nintendo started printing a new generation of Holofoil Energy Cards, they became easier to find and the preceding sets have continued to give us some amazing variations in the look and style of Holofoil Energy Cards. When they were first seen the Matrix Energy Cards from Ex Emerald were hot property and very sought after by players. They have lost their appeal somewhat since then and with a new Holofoil treatment given to the Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards in EX Holon Phantoms, players were soon scrambling to add the newer bling energy cards to their decks. Nintendo quickly followed this up and EX Power Keepers released the Matrix/Phantoms mix effect Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards. But if you really want to impress your opponents with bling in your deck, then the lastest Holofoil Effect Energy Cards from the Pokémon TCG League Player Rewards Program are just the thing. Using the same symbols as the classic energy cards, but with a brand new highly shiny foil treatment, these cards will leave your opponent gasping and asking you just where you got your energy cards from!
Finally, if you really want to be exclusive, you could always go for the Professor Energy Cards. Issued to Pokémon Professors as a reward for all their hard work during the 2004/2005 tournament season, the Professor cards are rarely seen outside the decks of these Pokémon gurus. They don’t have a Holofoil treatment, just a very discrete and classy Professor Program Logo and the words ‘Professor Program 2004-2005’ stamped in silver just below the word ‘Energy’ on the Energy Cards.
A word of warning, though, their rarity is reflected in the cost of these cards. Current prices start from around £7.50 for a set of six and they rarely appear on eBay, if you see them and you can afford them they are well worth grabbing. But if you want to add your Energy Bling on a budget buy the old WotC Promo Reverse Holofoil Energy Cards.
Pokémon Cards…
Okay, so you have sorted out your Energy Cards and now it is time to look at the Pokémon. Now the fun really starts because you can bling your deck the obvious way with Reverse Holofoil Cards and that will look really cool too, just like our Holofoil Machamp line above. But once you have started on the Pokémon bling you can take your deck over the top by adding some very exclusive cards.
How about adding an exclusive Nationals Machamp to your line-up? What if we go one better and make it a Staff Promo! Again we must warn you that Staff promos are very rare cards and prices start from £30 for a good condition staff promo. What about some of the exclusive cards you already have? Maybe you have been to the 10th Anniversary Tour and can use that Pikachu promo in your deck? What about the City Championship Squirtle Promo? Or some of those pre-release stamped cards? As you play in more Pokémon Organised Play Events you can win more bling for your deck! And don’t forget your league rewards, those Pokémon Organised Play Promo Packs contain exclusive Pokémon Cards – okay, they are not shiny holofoils but they are more exclusive than most cards.
Trainer Cards…
Finally, we come to the Trainer Cards, just like the Pokémon and the Energy Cards your choices are endless and with Trainer Cards being reprinted more than most other cards, you will also have an easier time adding that bling. If you want to include something a little more exclusive there are the newer Professor Reward promos like Professor Birch and Professor Elm’s Research that, like the professor Energy Cards, are exclusive to the Pokémon Professor Program and given as rewards to Pokémon Professors.
However you decide to bling up your deck, we hope you have fun doing it and that it adds some sparkle to your play. And if you have not yet participated in a Pokémon Organised Play event or you have to join your local Pokémon TCG League, just remember you are missing out on a chance to bling your deck with some very exclusive and very shiny cards.
I want that flareon !!!!!!
I’ve never played a game of pokemon trading cards neither do I personally own any, yet my friend has some really old ones, I must get him to show me how to play! These ‘holofoil’ cards look like fun, and that Flareon looks beast! CUE research! (yesh, I am sorta nerdy!)
My friends and I have started our own pokemon leauge, and it’s great for kids of any age.
i have 22 EX’s, but they are all pretty bad because you need to give 2 prize cards when it is KO’d, so you’ll lose 2 times faster! if you have the MR. MIME card from the first ever set, it is pretty good, it cannot be effected by damage that is 30 or up!
i have all ledgends in levle ex
OMG I want that flareon card too
I Have Quite A lot Now, But I Need More. I Have Just Got Both Shaymin Sky And Normal, With Giratina Non- Foiled. I Also Have Lugia, Mewtwo X, Mewtwo, Zapdos, Moltres, Rayquaza, Regirock, Kyogre, Palkia and Dialga. If People Get Rid Of There Cards, They Ask Me.
cool VERY BUT GAME WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY BETTER…
All the good cards i have that i can use whit out evolving and my
level.x and ex are
Arcanine G (Team Galactics)
Gallade EF (Elite four
Milotic C (Champions)
Absol G
Bastiodon GL (Gym Leaders)
Flareon EF
Heracross EF
Gengar GL
Mr.Mime EF
Rayquaza C
Hippowdon EF
Machamp GL
Gliscor EF
Ambipom G
Aerodactyl GL
Alakazam EF
Roserade C
Spiritomb C
Electivire FB (Frontier Brains)
Houndoom EF
Walrein EX
Dialga level.X
Rhyperior level.X
Giratina level.X
Lucario level.X
Palkia level.X
Regigigas level.X
Mewtwo level.X
Heatran level.X
Garchomp C level.X
Rayquaza C level.X
Charizard G level.X (American version)
Shaymin level.X
These are some of my pokemon:
infernape lv.x
electivire FB lv.x
rayquaza C lv.x
2 giratina
infernape EL
infernape
mesprit
mewtwo
shaymin
mismagius shiny
mismagius
hippowdon
Geting more next time!
I got flareon EL too.
the rare i got are
heatran lvx x2
drapion lvx
and about ten others igot surfing pikachu
wow…you guys got loads!!!!!!
but i have no lx cards
I have a lot of pokemon cards
Torterra
sceptile
Venasaur
Empoleon x2
Kyogre x3 and 2 are EX
Regice
Latios
Manaphy
Suicune
Articuno
Kingdra
Infrenape
Typlosion
blaziken
Entei
Moltres
Mew EX
Mewtwo EX
Uxie
Jirachi
Sabrinas Alakazam
Claydol EX
Unown x6
Mew
Golem
Dark Tyranitar
Hippowdon
Groudon EX
Regirock EX
Hitmonchan EX
Lucario
Flygon EX 150 hp
Chansey
Salamence
Tauros
Latias
Latios
Rayquaza
Togetic
Electivire
Dragonite
Metagross
Manetric EX
Manetric
Jolteon
Raichu
Raikou
Zapdos
Deoxys
Aggron EX 150 hp
Aggron can do 140 damage
Dialga Lv.X
Scizor
Registeel
I HAVE ALL OF THE THREE REGIS AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF RARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and I have a german Aggron and Abomsnow both Level X !!!!!!
elm is soooo ugly
my Pokemon are Latias snorlax purugly bibarel luxray lanturn diglett
ambipom gliscor chimchar aipom eevee kingler kangaskhan turtwig houndour
feebas pachirisu meowth chatot shellos combusken ralts shuppet seviper
misdreavus riolu croagunk glameow palkia lv.x mawile uxie lv.x bronzor
leafeon jolteon unown f and u bellossom beedrill larvitar darkrai
dialga tyrogue machamp omaster espeon sceptile delcatty regigigas
torterra hypno dusclops heatran rotom altaria noctowl yanmega cradily
probopass glaceon manaphy froslass machop hariyama graveler bagon
porygon-z magnemite electrike exploud zangoose staraptor infernape
giratina gardivor empoleon hippowdon claydol steelix heracross buzil
likitung taillow seadra gligar pineco gulpin piplup grotle skitty
clamperl crawdaunt metang krabby relicanth trapinch porygon2 sentret
jynx ledian fearow spoink ledyba bonsly drifloon nidoran staravia
chansey shinx sharpedo sealeo kirlia snorunt solrock makuhita yanma
weepinbell pikachu oddish monferno hoothoot bulbasuar scyther pupitar
ekans onix squirtle slowpoke spinda luxio pelipper beldum bidoof weedle seaking carvanha shroomish mudkip poochyena spearow starly
stunky metapod tentacruel bunery prinplup kakuna spheal lucario corphish grimer arbok gastrodon cranidos torkoal tauros anorith
skamory and lileep.
Vespiquen
Dusknor
Sneasel
Lopunny
Latios
Staryu
Ching ling
i have 2 lvl x cards……………………………
GIRTINA AND DIALGA!!!!!!
Here are my Lvxs:
Torterra lvx
lucario lvx promo
gardevoir lvx
palkia lvx
heatran lvx promo
drapion lvx
darkrai lvx
rhyperior lvx
mewtwo lvx
floatzel GL lvx
infernape lvx
electivire fb lvx
absol g lvx
rayquaza c lvx promo
blaziken fb lvx
garchomp c lvx promo
heatran lvx
giratina lvx
dusknoir lvx
torterra lvx promo
regigigas lvx promo
shaymin lvx promo
Ooh I VE Got 600 AND 211 Cards!
METAGROSS EX RULES!!!!!!!
Roselia’s Slep Powedr/Powder RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice
Um since everyone’s going on about thier lvl x’s and EX’s well…
I bought 1 FR&LG pack and got a charizard Ex O:
My ex’s and lvX’s are;
Chariard G lvX
Charizard EX
Rayquaza EX
Camerupt Ex
Gallade LvX (lucian’s)
Rayquaza LvX (C)
Sneasel EX
Latios EX (delta)
(I know these are’nt promo but they’re still nice)
Surfing Pikachu
Mistake Jumpluff (holographic sparkles on the outside aswell as the inside)
my lv.xs are
heatran
cynthias raquazza
shaymin(sky forme)
dialga
rhyperior
mewtwo
regigigas
girantina i also have anciant mew and mew star
i have now got a ho-oh level 45,if you attach an rainbow energy to it, its rainbow wing instandly will knock out your oppenents pokemon!
i also now have a ho-oh l.v.45 and a ho-oh ex
and soon i am trading my rhyperoir lv x for a snorlax lv x
I have now got 2 arceus : psychic and lightning
cool! at school once,I traded my bronzong for an empoleon! Now I love my new empoleon! It knows:aqua jet and ice shard! its cool!
my lv x are
Absol Galactic
Charizard galactic
Shaymin
Giratina
Electivire frontier brain
i have soooooooooooo many pokemon card that i can’t say how many.
Also how to you get achent mew
I know have six arceus!!
2x psychic
2x fire
1x lightning
1x omniscient lvx!!!
Find out more at pokebeach.com for info on the different arceus!!
i now have 23 lvx,15 ex,4 reprint rares and 6 ‘sh’ cards!!
Well ‘I love pokemon’ you get ancient mew by going on ebay but if u live in southport go 2 collectors corner and u can get ancient mew 4 a £1!!!!
i have over 400 cards and 18 leval xs they are mostly promos but i do have alot of rare ones too
if every body is talking about there level x’s i have :
ancent mew [rare?]
shaymine [sky form promo]
giratina [promo]
torterra [promo]
palkia G [rare]
dialga [promo]
electivire FB [rare]
charizard [promo]
heatran [promo]
x2rayquaza c [promo and rare version]
absol G [rare]
arceus [promo]
hippowdon [rare]
garchomp c [promo]
drapion [rare]
and ones witch i think are lvx’s
feraligatr [promo]
meganium [promo]
typhlosion [rare
I know have alot of rares, i have:
27 lvxs
13 exs
1 LEGEND
3 primes
7 ‘sh’ cards
Ancient mew
correction 2 wot i said b4:
3 LEGENDs
5 primes
someone change the subject from rare cards!!! I’m not
My Ultra rares are:
Rhyperior LvX
Gardevoir LvX
Dialga LvX
Gliscor LvX
Infernape LvX
Salamance LvX
Typhlosion Prime
Feraligatr Prime
Ampharos Prime
Blissey Prime
Donphan Prime (traded)
Crobat Prime
Kingdra Prime
Ursaring Prime
Steelix Prime
Tyranitar Prime
Lanturn Prime
Slowking Prime
Houndoom Prime
Espeon Prime (traded)
Entei, Suicune Legend top
Entei, Suicune Legend bottom
Raikou, Suicune Legend bottom
Raquaza, Deoxys Legend bottom (traded)
all in all
6 lvX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14 Prime!!!!!!!!!!!
4 Legend!!!!!!!!!
now have 6 legends and 10 primes
i have a an ex delta speices potion
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