With the hotly-discussed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet hitting the shelves last year and news of Ash and Pikachu leaving the anime for good, it is sometimes easy to forget that Pokémon cards are one of the most enduring elements of the franchise. While some will have fallen off the collecting bandwagon as the years have gone by, this returning storytelling feature was enough to make us consider getting back to the packs.
Noted on Twitter by YouTuber @Purplecliffe, some of the latest Pokémon cards tell a heartwarming little story when a 'mon's evolutions are put side by side. In the example given below, we see little Ralts and its young owner spend their lives together through moving house, childbirth and old age. Check out the following images for yourself, we've got a little something in our eye...
It's true, this might not be the most dramatic three act structure we have ever seen, but we can certainly imagine some Pixar producer out there noting this all down as prime pre-movie emotional damage material.
This is not the first time that evolutionary cards have been used to tell a story either. The Legendary Treasures collection got us similarly misty eyed with its Tepig/Pignite/Emboar trio and the Radiant Collection used Charmander's evolution in a similarly heartwarming manner. Seeing Ralts join the club is a nice touch, even if we weren't expecting to be 'aww'-ing over some Pokémon cards today.
What do you make of this returning device? Let us know your favourite novelty Pokémon cards in the comments!
[source twitter.com]
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That’s pretty cute, I have to say!
The plant grows up too 🪴
I do wonder how much time passes between cards.
I don't follow the TCG anymore, but I hope the illustrations without the text surface one day.
@HammerGalladeBro the first one seems to depict a pair of newly wed people moving into a new house, then it goes to them having their first baby, and then it makes a hyper jump to them being a somewhat older couple. I’d say maybe it goes from like mid 20’s, to early 30’s to late 50’s?
And I thought my pokemon evolved slowly. But jokes aside, this is a lovable sequence indeed!
I showed that to my wife. It gave her a case of the d'aawwws.
Cute and wholesome
I really like that.
Also, as someone that hasn’t played the trading card game since Gen 2. Omg… the HP… what a tank…
I love seeing Pokemon in everyday scenarios. It makes them feel like part of the world, like animals are to our world.
Oh my, this is awesome and beautiful!!!
Really a interesting way to tell a history.
I'm not crying 😭😭😭😭😭
Those are super great. I remember the one with the tepig family.
@somnambulance Two reasons for that. First, comparing my old set (some starter pack from the first gen games) to newer starter packs, I see the HP of pokemon just in general being higher than in the past. Secondly, that Gardevoir is an "EX" card. It has stronger moves and much more HP, but when it's knocked out the opponent gets 2 prize cards instead of one.
That's creative and wholesome.
I like it and think it's a neat idea, but also find it so funny how slow and many years the evolutions takes.😆
Would like more and more variety with the card arts like this!
Do anybody know what booster pack this is I collect Pokemon cards bit obsessive with them lol
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