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==In the TCG== | ==In the TCG== | ||
[[File:ArctozoltShiningFatesSV46.jpg|200px|thumb|{{TCG ID|Shining Fates|Arctozolt|SV46}}'s silver color stands out behind a stark white background, a common trait among Shiny Pokémon printed in special sets such as Shining Fates]] | |||
{{main|List of cards featuring Shiny Pokémon}} | |||
Many cards in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] feature Shiny Pokémon. Most of these cards are regular cards. Usually, they have especially high [[Rarity]] compared to cards that do not have Shiny Pokémon, assuming they are not released as a [[Black Star Promo]]. Sometimes, that means they are released as {{TCG|secret card}}s, cards with a collection number greater than the listed number of cards in the set itself. In certain cases, mostly seen in older sets like {{TCG|Stormfront}}, that instead meant giving them a unique set of collectors numbers with the special prefix of SH or SL. Other times, it means that they have dedicated "shiny" rarities. Either way, these cards are generally harder to obtain than they would be otherwise. Furthermore, the high rarity also usually means the cards are available exclusively as [[holofoil]] cards, giving the cards a physical sparkle to match the ones seen in the video games. | |||
Shiny Pokémon were major parts of the {{TCG|Hidden Fates}}, {{TCG|Shining Fates}}, and {{TCG|Paldean Fates}} sets, with the prior two sets having a subset named Shiny Vault dedicated to the Shiny Pokémon cards. These sets also introduce a convention of having Shiny Pokémon artwork consist of the Pokémon on a white background with star and sparkle visuals, which is always followed within these sets and on promotional cards related to these sets. Hidden Fates and Shining Fates cards additionally use action lines. The {{TCG|Pokémon VMAX}} cards in Shining Fates instead use a background with a rainbow gradient. Said VMAX exclusive background is sometimes drawn with a swirl. | |||
[[File:RadiantGardevoirLostOrigin69.jpg|200px|thumb|{{TCG ID|Lost Origin|Radiant Gardevoir|69}}, an example of a Radiant Pokémon]] | [[File:RadiantGardevoirLostOrigin69.jpg|200px|thumb|{{TCG ID|Lost Origin|Radiant Gardevoir|69}}, an example of a Radiant Pokémon]] | ||
There are also mechanics in the TCG that involve Shiny Pokémon. All Pokémon cards that use mechanics are {{TCG|Basic Pokémon}}, even if the species would normally be printed as [[Evolution#In the TCG|Evolution Pokémon]], and are generally restricted to 1 per deck. | |||
* {{TCG|Shining Pokémon}}, introduced in the {{TCG|Neo Revelation}} expansion. There may be only 1 Shining Pokémon with the same name in a deck. The costs of {{TCG|attack}}s of these cards include {{TCG|Energy}} of multiple types. | * {{TCG|Shining Pokémon}}, introduced in the {{TCG|Neo Revelation}} expansion. There may be only 1 Shining Pokémon with the same name in a deck. The costs of {{TCG|attack}}s of these cards include {{TCG|Energy}} of multiple types. | ||
**Later reintroduced in the {{TCG|Shining Legends}} expansion, but no longer with the rule restricting the number of copies played nor costs including multiple Energy types.. | **Later reintroduced in the {{TCG|Shining Legends}} expansion, but no longer with the rule restricting the number of copies played nor costs including multiple Energy types.. | ||
* {{TCG|Pokémon ☆|Pokémon}} {{Star}}, introduced in the {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} expansion. Only 1 Pokémon {{Star}} is allowed to be in a deck total. This means that no other Pokémon {{Star}} can be in the deck. | * {{TCG|Pokémon ☆|Pokémon}} {{Star}}, introduced in the {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} expansion. Only 1 Pokémon {{Star}} is allowed to be in a deck total. This means that no other Pokémon {{Star}} can be in the deck. | ||
* {{TCG|Radiant Pokémon}}, introduced in the {{TCG|Astral Radiance}} expansion. They have the Radiant Pokémon rule, contained within a {{TCG|Rule Box}}, which only allows for 1 Radiant Pokémon to be in a deck total. This means that no other Radiant Pokémon can be in the deck. | * {{TCG|Radiant Pokémon}}, introduced in the {{TCG|Astral Radiance}} expansion. They have the Radiant Pokémon rule, contained within a {{TCG|Rule Box}}, which only allows for 1 Radiant Pokémon to be in a deck total. This means that no other Radiant Pokémon can be in the deck. | ||
The Dual-type Pokémon cards featured in the {{TCG|Steam Siege}} expansion feature Shiny Pokémon, except for {{TCG ID|Steam Siege|Volcanion-EX|26}}. This group of cards is not associated with Shiny Pokémon otherwise, use normal evolutionary stages, and do not have a restriction on number of copies per deck. | |||
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