POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME REVEALS SECRET LEGEND IN GREAT ENCOUNTERS EXPANSION

 

Latest Card Release Reveals Powerful Diamond & Pearl Pokémon to Seek, Find, and Catch

BELLEVUE, Wash.—January 9th, 2008—Pokémon USA, Inc., a worldwide leader in the trading card game industry, today announced the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Diamond & Pearl—Great Encounters, will be released on February 13th. The expansion features more than 100 cards, including more brand-new Pokémon cards for players to collect and three legendary Pokémon with powerful new attacks.

 

In Great Encounters, many incredible Pokémon come together to battle in an epic confrontation that will be a triumph for Trainers everywhere. Who will stand victorious? Dialga? Palkia? Or a new Legendary Pokémon who rises up from the darkness? With more brand-new Pokémon cards, more Pokémon LV.X, and a titanic clash of some of the most powerful Pokémon ever, Great Encounters is every player’s chance to encounter greatness.

 

The Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl—Great Encounters expansion will be available in three 60-card theme decks—Eternal Time, Endless Night, and Infinite Space—as well as in booster packs. Theme decks, priced at $11.99, include a unique coin, an updated rulebook, card list, one-player playmat, and damage counters.  Each booster pack, priced at $3.79, features 10 randomly inserted game cards.

 

For more information, visit www.go-pokemon.com.

 

Here is a link to some cards scans that Pokemon has put up for you to view.

 

About Pokémon USA, Inc.

Pokémon USA, Inc., a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia which includes licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the Pokémon Trading Figure Game, an animated TV series, home entertainment, the official Pokémon website, and online retail center www.pokemoncenter.com. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 for play on Nintendo’s Game Boy^® and has since evolved into a global cultural phenomenon. Pokémon was introduced in North America in September 1998 and today is one of the most popular toy and entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.