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'''Pokémon TCG: ''Platinum – Rising Rivals''''' (Japanese: '''時の果ての絆''' ''Bonds to the End of Time'') is the name given to the second expansion of cards of the | '''Pokémon TCG: ''Platinum – Rising Rivals''''' (Japanese: '''時の果ての絆''' ''Bonds to the End of Time'') is the name given to the second expansion of cards of the Platinum era of the Trading Card Game. | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
Rising Rivals is the second expansion in the Platinum series and the second set based on {{game|Platinum}} and, more specifically, its redesigned [[Gym Leader]] and [[Elite Four]] lineups. | |||
The Pokémon featured in the set, unlike in | The Pokémon featured in the set, unlike in Platinum, are based on Pokémon owned by Sinnoh's Gym Leaders and Elite Four members. The set and its deck kit also introduce two new types of {{TCG|Pokémon SP}}: Pokémon {{SP|GL}} and Pokémon {{SP|4}}. Pokémon {{SP|GL}} are classified as "Gym Leader's Pokémon" and Pokémon {{SP|4}} are classified as "Elite Four's Pokémon" and are all Pokémon that are seen as part of [[Gym Leader]] and [[Elite Four]] lineups in Pokémon Platinum. | ||
Other expansions before this to feature Gym Leader's Pokémon are {{TCG|Gym Heroes}}, {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} and {{TCG|Pokémon VS}}, but only Pokémon VS and {{TCG|EX Power Keepers}} previously featured Pokémon of the Elite Four. | |||
{{Setlist/header|title=Additional cards|tablecol=0068BB|bordercol=002D4C|cellcol=E58E00|promo=yes|symbol=no}} | {{Setlist/header|title=Additional cards|tablecol=0068BB|bordercol=002D4C|cellcol=E58E00|promo=yes|symbol=no}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*With nine | *With nine {{TCG|Pokémon LV.X}}, this set includes more than any other English set. | ||
*While sets have included the {{special|Metal Energy|special Metal Energy}} and {{special|Darkness Energy|special Darkness Energy}} despite the introduction of their {{OBP|Metal Energy|Basic|basic}} {{OBP|Darkness Energy|Basic|forms}}, the Japanese version of the set is the first expansion that includes both the basic and special variations. | *While sets have included the {{special|Metal Energy|special Metal Energy}} and {{special|Darkness Energy|special Darkness Energy}} despite the introduction of their {{OBP|Metal Energy|Basic|basic}} {{OBP|Darkness Energy|Basic|forms}}, the Japanese version of the set is the first expansion that includes both the basic and special variations. | ||
*This set's prerelease sleeve is {{p|Rotom}} and its [[List of Pokémon with form differences|5 forms]]. | *This set's prerelease sleeve is {{p|Rotom}} and its [[List of Pokémon with form differences|5 forms]]. | ||
*As with | *As with {{TCG|Pokémon VS}}, one artist illustrated all of the cards for each Gym Leader's Pokémon, excepting LV.X cards: [[Suwama Chiaki]] (Roark), [[Kanako Eo]] (Gardenia), [[Kagemaru Himeno]] (Maylene and Bertha), [[Midori Harada]] (Crasher Wake), [[Naoyo Kimura]] (Fantina), [[Hajime Kusajima]] (Byron), [[Atsuko Nishida]] (Candice), [[Kouki Saitou]] (Volkner and Aaron), [[Masakazu Fukuda]] (Flint) and [[Mitsuhiro Arita]] (Lucian). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
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{{Project TCG notice}} | {{Project TCG notice}} | ||