The latest expansion for the Pokémon trading card game has been announced and it includes a lot of new GX cards. Guardians Rising will be the next set in the Pokémon Sun and Moon era of the TCG and includes new trainer cards and GX versions of Pokémon.
Guardians Rising is set to release on May 5 and includes more than 140 new cards including 12 GX cards. The only confirmed GX cards so far are: Lycanroc, Toxapex, Jangmo-o, Metagross, Vikavolt, Sylveon, Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.
Kahuna Hala and Captain Mallow will also get the trainer card treatment and more Kahunas and Captains will likely join the TCG but we won’t know until the set releases in May.
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If you’re new to the TCG and want to know what GX cards do and what makes them special, here’s a rundown of what they bring to the Pokémon TCG:
- A player can use only one GX attack per game. (That's one total, not one per Pokémon-GX!
- Each Pokémon-GX has a maximum of two attacks in addition to its GX attack.
- Pokémon-GX have strong attacks and high HP, so they can overwhelm the opponent's Pokémon without needing to rely on the GX attack.
- All of this power comes at a price. When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes two Prize cards.
Guardians Rising will release May 5.
Are you excited for the new expansion coming to the Pokémon TCG? Which GX card do you want the most? Let us know in the comments section below.
