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MEDIA ALERT: Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sun & MoonLost Thunder Expansion Now Available, Latest Legendary Video Game Distribution Features Lugia and Ho-Oh

November 2, 2018Starting today, Pokémon Trading Card Game fans will be able to grab the latest expansion, Sun & Moon—Lost Thunder, available in booster packs, theme decks, and special collections. Fusing the new with the traditional, Sun & Moon—Lost Thunder features Prism Star cards for Celebi and Ditto, plus new Pokémon-GX including Blacephalon-GX, Lugia-GX, Tyranitar-GX, and the newest Mythical Pokémon, Zeraora-GX.
 
The expansion includes:

  •  Over 210 cards
  • Seven powerful Prism Star cards, including three Stadium cards
  • 13 Pokémon-GX and four Ultra Beasts
  • More than 20 Trainer cards

 
For more information about Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon—Lost Thunder, please visit pokemontcg.com/en-gb/

In addition, Lugia and Ho-Oh will be the next Pokémon featured in the yearlong celebration of Legendary Pokémon. Starting 2 November until 25 November, players can receive either Lugia in their Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Sun game or Ho-Oh in their Pokémon Ultra Moon or Pokémon Moon game. Trainers will be able to pick up distribution codes from GAME in the UK and GameStop in Ireland.
 
Lugia’s wings pack devastating power, and even a light fluttering of them can blow apart regular houses. As a result, this Pokémon chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.
 
Lugia will be distributed with the following characteristics:
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Lv. 100
Ability: Pressure
Held Item: Gold Bottle Cap
Moves: Aeroblast, Earth Power, Psychic, Tailwind
 
Pokémon Sun
Lv. 60
Ability: Pressure
Moves: Skill Swap, Aeroblast, Extrasensory, Ancient Power
 
Said to live at the foot of a rainbow, Ho-Oh has a coat of feathers that glow in seven colors depending on the angle light strikes them.
Ho-Oh will be distributed with the following characteristics:
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Lv. 100
Ability: Pressure
Held Item: Gold Bottle Cap
Moves: Sacred Fire, Brave Bird, Earthquake, Tailwind
 
Pokémon Moon
Lv. 60
Ability: Pressure
Moves: Burn Up, Sacred Fire, Extrasensory, Ancient Power
 
For more details on how to receive these Legendary Pokémon distributions, please visit game.co.uk/ or gamestop.ie/.
Further information on the year of Legendary Pokémon can be found at pokemonlegendary.com/en-gb/