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: If you were looking for Shining Pokémon found in the Pokémon Games, see [[Alternate coloration]]. | :''If you were looking for Shining Pokémon found in the Pokémon Games, see [[Alternate coloration]].'' | ||
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'''Shining Pokémon''' are a type of [[Pokémon]] found in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] that depict the [[Alternate coloration|alternate color]] variation of a Pokémon. | '''Shining Pokémon''' are a type of [[Pokémon]] found in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] that depict the [[Alternate coloration|alternate color]] variation of a Pokémon. | ||
First introduced in | First introduced in {{TCG|Neo Revelation}}, the Shining Pokémon created quite a stir in the TCG community, both for their rarity and use of multiple Energy-type attacks. They were also bound by a special rule that allowed only 1 Shining Pokémon in a deck. | ||
Perhaps chosen because of their appearences in the [[Pokémon anime]] and [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]], {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p|Gyarados}} were the first Shining Pokémon featured in the TCG, included in Neo Revelation as secret cards. When released in Japan, their prices skyrocketed overseas, with collectors paying $300+ for them each. The odds of finding them in a Booster Pack were stated as 300:1, reflecting the chances of encountering a Shining Pokémon in the games. The prices came down with the release of the set in English, but the cards remained difficult to obtain. | Perhaps chosen because of their appearences in the [[Pokémon anime]] and [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]], {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p|Gyarados}} were the first Shining Pokémon featured in the TCG, included in Neo Revelation as secret cards. When released in Japan, their prices skyrocketed overseas, with collectors paying $300+ for them each. The odds of finding them in a Booster Pack were stated as 300:1, reflecting the chances of encountering a Shining Pokémon in the games. The prices came down with the release of the set in English, but the cards remained difficult to obtain. | ||
Shining Pokémon appeared again in | Shining Pokémon appeared again in {{TCG|Neo Destiny}}, although they no longer featured the alternate coloration. Instead, the character art was given a reflective foil treatment, making the Pokémon literally "shine". The only exception to this is Shining {{p|Mew}}, which was released as a promotional card in Japan only. | ||
The Shining Pokémon in Neo Destiny were once again secret cards and featured a unique rarity symbol of 3 stars. This has never been used again in the TCG. | The Shining Pokémon in Neo Destiny were once again secret cards and featured a unique rarity symbol of 3 stars. This has never been used again in the TCG. | ||
The concept of Shining Pokémon was carried over to the e-Series in the form of | The concept of Shining Pokémon was carried over to the e-Series in the form of {{TCG|Crystal Pokémon}} in the {{TCG|Aquapolis}} and {{TCG|Skyridge}} Expansions, although actual alternate color Pokémon would not be seen in the TCG again until {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} in the form of [[Pokémon Star (TCG)|Pokémon]] {{Star}}. | ||
==List of Sets that contain Shining Pokémon== | ==List of Sets that contain Shining Pokémon== | ||
* | *{{TCG|Neo Revelation}} | ||
* | *{{TCG|Neo Destiny}} | ||
* | *{{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional Cards}} | ||
==Pokémon that have Shining counterparts== | ==Pokémon that have Shining counterparts== |
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