Friday: Pokémon TCG - Shining Legends
06-10-2017 15:25 BST / 10:25 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:20: Pokkén Tournament Code | Edit @ 17:05: VGC 2018 Ruleset
In The Games Department
Pokémon VGC 2018
The VGC 2018 ruleset has finally been confirmed. Transitioning at January 1st 2018, the new rules are as follows
Battles will be Double Battles played using Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon
Almost all Pokémon within the National Pokédex are allowed provided they have the Alola Black Clover symbol. The standard Legendary Pokémon bans such as Mewtwo, Groudon etc. continue. No Mythical Pokémon or Ash-Greninja are allowed
Duplicate Pokémon are not allowed.
All items are allowed, but duplicate items are not allowed
All Pokémon are set to Lv. 50, including Pokémon below Lv. 50
Player time is 5 minutes
This matches previous rulesets following on from the Regional Pokédex and will run through until World Championships in August and then likely continue on until the early part of the 2018/2019 Circuit
In The Games Department
Pokkén Tournament DX
Two new special codes have been announced for Pokkén Tournament DX. These codes unlock a special Training outfit. For female trainers the code is ABZMNSU8D7QN and for male players the code is 8RMGLXANVZ3R and will work in all regions
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Sun & Moon - TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the special Pokémon TCG Set, Shining Legends. This set contains 78 cards of various Pokémonwith a focus on Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon, with many of them having Shiny variants. Our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set