Pokemon TCG leak from Japan reveals new Gardevoir, Braixen, and Jirachi cards

Philip Trahan
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The Pokemon Company unveiled the Trading Card Game’s Incandescent Arcana Japanese set, with cards featuring Gardevoir, Braixen, Jirachi, and more.

As is usually the case, The Pokemon Company revealed the next Pokemon Trading Card Game set arriving later this year ahead of overseas territories.

This next set, called the Incandescent Arcana set, features plenty of fan-favorite cards each with gorgeous art of both trainers and Pokemon.

In particular, fans can look forward to a new Gardevoir and Diantha card, a Braixen and Serena card, and a Radiant Jirachi card among others.

The Pokemon Company unveils Incandescent Arcana TCG set

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The Braixen card from the Incandescent Arcana set featuring Serena from Pokemon X and Y.

In terms of artwork, the stars of the set are the trainer and Pokemon cards mentioned above, with beautifully illustrated on each card.

Other noteworthy cards include Radiant Jirachi, Delphox, and an Espurr card featuring the tiny psychic cat recreated as a crochet doll.

Additionally, this set features two Alolan Vulpix cards — Alolan Vulpix V and Alolan Vulpix VSTAR, expanding the ever-growing number of VSTAR Pokemon in the TCG.

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Alolan Vulpix is the next card to get the VSTAR treatment thanks to the Incandescent Arcana set.

The Incandescent Arcana set also features another Zarude card as well as a Reshiram V to go along with Alolan Vulpix V.

In terms of full evolution lines, this new set features the Fenekin line, the Ralts line, the Espurr line, and the Klink line.

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Jirachi received a Radiant card variation in the Incandescent Arcana set.

Finally, the set features a Trainer card in the form of the ‘Switch’ card as well as the ‘Judge’ and ‘Serena’ Supporter cards.

The Incandescent Arcana TCG set will arrive in Japan on September 2, 2022, while fans overseas will likely get the set as part of a larger TCG expansion at an unknown date.

About The Author

Philip is a Staff Writer at Dexerto based in Louisiana, with expertise in Pokemon, Apex Legends, and general gaming industry news. His first job in the games industry was as a reviewer with NintendoEverything.com while attending college. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication focusing on Multimedia Journalism, he worked with GameRant.com for nearly two years before joining Dexerto. When he's not writing he's usually tearing through some 80+ hour JRPG. You can contact him at philip.trahan@dexerto.com.