The Pokémon Trading Card Game from The Pokémon Company is set to receive a brand new injection of excitement in South Africa very soon with the release of Pokémon Trading Card Game: Black & White, a new expansion for the popular TCG.

The Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion includes three Pokémon TCG: Black & White theme decks, namely Green Tornado, Red Frenzy and Blue Assault, as well as 10-card expansion booster packs.

Each booster will feature images of some of the brand new Pokémon on the packaging (Reshiram, Zekrom, Zoroark and Zebstrika), and you’re guaranteed one parallel foil card in each pack.

Here are some of the features of the Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion:

• Over 70 never-before-seen Pokémon from the brand-new Unova region (including starters Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott, as well as Zoroark, Galvantula and Reuniclus)
• The full Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion comes battle-ready with over 110 cards
• New card frame expands the image of the Pokémon on each card
• Reshiram and Zekrom cards feature a unique foil, and for the first time are given a “full art” treatment covering the entire card
• Three new theme decks - Green Tornado, Red Frenzy and Blue Assault - include a special code to unlock an identical digital deck ready for battle in Pokémon TCGO: Trainer Challenge online game.

Starting tomorrow, May 19th, you’ll be able to find Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion and other Pokémon Trading Card Game products at these South African retailers:

• Toyzone
• Toys R Us
• Reggies
• BT Games

If you’re not au fait with the Pokémon Trading Card Game, here’s a nice synopsis:

“The Pokémon Trading Card Game has also been popular for more than 10 years and is a world-wide leader in the industry. In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, players build decks of paper cards around their favorite Pokémon and then play against each other, sending their Pokémon into battle to prove who the best Pokémon Trainer is.

“Players can begin with theme decks—pre-constructed decks designed to cover the basics of the game. Then, they can augment their card collections with booster packs that provide more cards, letting players develop more diverse decks. With thousands of cards to choose from, the game is never the same twice.

“The Pokémon Company International releases four sets of cards, called ‘expansions,’ each year, so the game continues to evolve and expand for both players and collectors.”