The upcomingTerastal Festivalset inPokémon Trading Card Gameis introducing a bunch of incredible new cards, both in terms of their artwork and capabilities for battle. Even though many will want to get their hands on these cards solely for their beautiful illustrations, there aremany useful cards for competitive players to create fantastic new decks. However, there are also some previously released cards that are making a comeback in this set that will no doubt prove to be very useful during battles against certain opponents.
Terastal Festivalis set to release in Japan on December 6 of this year, and although these cards won’t become available in the West until January, a lot has already been revealed about what they can do. This set primarily focuses onterastalized eeveelution ex cards, but there are also some great new ex cards as well as new alternate arts for thesupporter cards featuring the Team Star leaders. There are so many great upcoming options for competitive players, but there are a few specific cards that they should keep an eye out for.
Eri Can Remove Vital Items From Play
Disrupt The Opponent’s Strategies By Discarding Cards
Eri’s original card was first released as part of thePokémon TCG’sTemporal Forcessetearlier this year, but she now has a new alternative artwork inTerastal Festivalthat depicts hernew look as seen in theScarlet & Violet DLC. Gone is her iconic wild attire, hairstyle, and facepaint that she had at the start of the game. Now, she appears much calmer in her school uniform, feeling confident enough to show her true self.
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Putting Eri’s supporter card in play forces the opponent to reveal their current hand to the player. In that moment, the player is allowed to picktwo item cards and force the opponent to discard them. This, in turn, can allow the player to quickly turn the tides of battle, as they can end up removing vital item cards that the opponent may need to execute their strategies, leaving them struggling if they have no way to recover said discarded items in time.
Mela Can Help Build Up The Eeveelution Exs
Recovering Necessary Fire Energy For Attacks
Much like Eri, Mela also debuted back in theTemporal Forcesset at the beginning of this year. Although her wild, fiery attire is absent in herTerastal Festivalfull art card, her personality still shines through, thanks to her determined pose and expression as she glares at whoever dares to challenge her. This supporter card is particularly useful to players as it allows them totake a Fire-type energy card from their discard pileand attach it to one of their Pokémon if their prior active Pokémon had been knocked out during the opponent’s last turn.
With the terastalized eeveelutions being the primary stars of many upcoming competitive decks, it is vital that competitive players are able to have supporter cards in their decks that will help them during battle. Mela is sure to be especially useful, as many of the eeveelution ex cards will require Fire-type energy to be attached to them in order for them to execute their immensely powerful second attacks. Specifically,Eevee, Flareon, Vaporeon, and Leafeon exwill all benefit from the extra energy that Mela can provide them with.
Bloodmoon Ursaluna Ex Is A Great Counter To Umbreon Ex Decks
Gaining An Advantage As The Opponent Takes More Prize Cards
Bloodmoon Ursaluna inPokémon TCGis a terrifying alternative form to the Hisuian Pokémon Ursaluna that was introduced in theTeal MaskDLC, and its alternative artwork surely makes it incredibly menacing. For competitive players, however, this card stands out primarily because its Blood Moon attack not only deals 240 total damage but alsocosts less energy for every prize cardthe opponent has taken. Considering the fact that Umbreon ex specifically has a move that allows it to take prize cards, this makes Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex the perfect counter to anyone hoping to use the Dark-type eeveelution in their deck.
Ultimately, the Terastal Festival set has many new cards that will be highly sought after by collectors and competitive players alike. Not only is the new artwork incredibly beautiful, but many of these cards have very useful capabilities to help strengthen many decks. There is no doubt that manyPokémon Trading Card Gameplayers will want to get their hands on these cards as soon as they become available next year.
