ThePokemon Trading Card Gamecommunity has been exploding in popularity on social media as of late. Thanks in part to influencerLogan Paul making videos aboutPokemon TCGcollecting, thePokemoncard community has seen a vast increase in interest.
Live streams of people opening trading card packs on platforms like YouTube and Twitch are getting high view counts, as viewers hope to see streamers pull rare cards. However, sometimes viewers see something else, like a disturbing detail in the artwork of a Shedinja card found in the new Vivid VoltagePokemon TCGexpansion set.
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ThePokemon TCGhas been around since 1996, and the recentVivid Voltage expansion setmarked the 90th overall expansion release in thePokemon TCG, showing just how far the trading cards have come since the late 90s. Throughout its history, thePokemon TCGhas showcased a variety of artwork on its cards, including some beautiful designs and references to the largerPokemonworld. Though, some of those references might actually make people’s skin crawl when the focus of the card happens to be one of the spookier Pokemon that the series has to offer.
Recently, one of those small details was found by a streamer going by the username Tahk0. Specifically, one of his viewers brought the detail to his attention during his stream. The card centers around the Pokemon Shedinja, which is based off of a discarded shell of the real-life cicada insect.
Shedinja is a Bug and Ghost-type Pokemon, with anabundance of horrifying Pokedex entriesmentioning that the Pokemon is nothing but an empty husk that can steal the life force away from unsuspecting trainers. Now, one card in the Vivid Voltage expansion pack seems to show this ability, as what looks like a dead person can be seen in the background of Shedinja’s artwork.
The detail is small, but once readers notice it’s hard to miss. The card shows Shedinja floating downward, with a person slumped over in the background with X’s over their eyes. Clearly, this is an allusion to Shedinja’sGhost typing and creepy nature. Seeing asPokemonusually only alludes to the unsettling nature of Ghost-type Pokemon, it’s surprising to see an overt portrayal of death in officialPokemonartwork. Still, some of the most fun Pokemon to learn about are Ghost-types and the disturbing position they hold in the overall lore of thePokemonworld.
This one detail will surely go on toset this Shedinja card apart from othersin the Vivid Voltage set. While it probably won’t end up being highly valued by collectors, it may hold some personal value to some. It’s not every day that players get to see such creepy details brought to life in officialPokemonmaterial. Those opening Vivid Voltage packs should keep their eyes peeled for this creepy Shedinja card in thePokemon TCG.
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