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MEDIA ALERT: Pokémon Battle Teams Await in Sun & Moon—Team Up, the Latest Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion Releasing February 1

December 7, 2018—Today, The Pokémon Company International revealed a new expansion coming to the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Sun & Moon—Team Up, which will deliver the highly anticipated TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX cards featuring paired-up and powered-up Pokémon.
 
Announced at the 2018 Pokémon World Championships, TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX present a powerful new gameplay mechanic that will offer thrilling battles of high risk and high reward. These cards have unprecedented power and Hit Points, allowing some TAG TEAM GX attacks to Knock Out a Pokémon-GX on the opponent’s Bench with a single blow, but can lead to the opponent taking three Prize cards if a TAG TEAM is Knocked Out.
 
Launching worldwide on February 1, this latest expansion features dynamic battle teams such as Pikachu & Zekrom-GX, plus additional Pokémon-GX like Lycanroc-GX, Hoopa-GX, Cobalion-GX, and more.
 
Sun & Moon—Team Up includes:

  • Over 180 cards
  • Six brand-new TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX
  • Six more Pokémon-GX
  • Four Prism Star cards
  • More than 25 Trainer cards

 
Fans will be able to try out Sun & Moon—Team Up before launch by participating in one of the many Prerelease tournaments taking place in the US from January 19–27. To find the nearest participating independent retailer, visit pokemon.co.uk/locator.
 
More information about the Pokémon TCG can be found at pokemon.co.uk/TCG.