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The Pokémon Company is celebrating the upcoming movie, Detective Pikachu, with today’s launch of a new expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The new expansion includes 22 brand new cards featuring Pokémon from the movie. The packaging for the new expansion is inspired by the look of Ryme City. The press release says there will also be five additional cards available via special promotions or other yet to be released products. The original 22 new cards can be found in the following collections:

Collection Contains
Pokémon TCG: DP Case File
  • One promo card featuring Detective Pikachu
  • One metallic coin inspired by the movie
  • Two Detective Pikachu booster packs
  • One additional Pokémon TCG booster pack.
Pokémon TCG: DP Charizard-GX Case File
  • One foil promo card
  • One foil oversize card featuring Charizard-GX
  • Four Detective Pikachu booster packs
  • Two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Pokémon TCG: DP Greninja-GX Case File
  • One foil promo card
  • One foil oversize card featuring Greninja-GX
  • One pin featuring Greninja
  • Five Detective Pikachu booster packs
  • Two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Pokémon TCG: DP Mewtwo-GX Case File
  • One foil promo card
  • One foil oversize card featuring Mewtwo-GX
  • Four Detective Pikachu booster packs
  • Two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Pokémon TCG: DP Collector Chest
  • Seven Detective Pikachu booster packs
  • Two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs
  • One collector’s pin inspired by the movie
  • One Pokémon notepad and sticker sheet

(all of this comes in a sturdy metal case)

 

 

In addition, The Pokémon Company has also launched some new merchandise inspired by the movie on PokemonCenter.com. This includes previously revealed apparel inspired by settings and themes in the movie, as well as new items. For example, fans can get an Unown T-shirt like the one seen in the movie. That T-shirt actually comes in two variants, too: Unown O and Unown H. Here are some of the things that are available now at that website:

Item Description
Detective Pikachu Plush Ears Hat A detective hat with Pikachu ears.
Hi-Hat Cafe Apparel and Accessories There are a number of Hi-Hat Cafe themed items from T-Shirts to mugs, and more.
Ryme City Police Department Apparel and Accessories These items have the Ryme City Police Department logo on them, again ranging from T-Shirts, to mugs, and more.
Ryme City 10-Year Anniversary Parade Apparel These T-shirts celebrate the Ryme City 10-year anniversary.
Pin Set, Patch Set, Sticker Set, and Tin Signs They have a bunch of pins, patches, stickers, and signs available sporting various things from the movie.
Unown O and Unown H T-Shirts T-shirts that feature Unown H and Unown O, and are based on the T-shirt seen in the movie.

 

You can find out more about the Pokémon Trading Card Game, its new expansion, and the new merchandise at the link’s below:

PokemonTCG.com

PokemonCenter.com

Michael Fontanini
Michael is a veteran gamer in his late 30s, who grew up around video games, with fond memories of the oldies like the NES, SNES, and N64 among others. He loves Nintendo, but also plays a lot of games on his PC. Michael also enjoys going for walks/bike rides, loves animals, and enjoys thunderstorms (and science in general). I love Nintendo but I also play a lot of game's on PC, many of which are on steam. My favorite Nintendo game's include Zelda, Metroid, and Smash Bros to name a few. On PC I love the Half-Life games, as well as most all of the Source Engine games just to name a few.