{"id":29764,"date":"2013-06-19T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T15:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=29764"},"modified":"2013-06-19T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T15:12:38","slug":"pokemon-tcg-black-white-plasma-blast-video-game-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=29764","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG: Black &#038; White\u2014Plasma Blast &#8211; VIDEO GAME NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=29764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22679\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"pokemon header1\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pokemon-header1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Pok\u00e9mon TCG:\u00a0<em>Black &amp; White\u2014Plasma Blast<\/em>\u00a0is the latest expansion to the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game franchise and will be\u00a0<strong>available in stores on August 14, 2013<\/strong>, bringing over\u00a0<strong>100 new cards<\/strong>\u00a0to collect and play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG:\u00a0<em>Black &amp; White\u2014Plasma Blast<\/em>Expansion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Team Plasma cards<\/strong>\u2014A unique blue border and Team Plasma shield adorn each Team Plasma card<\/li>\n<li><strong>Six new Pok\u00e9mon-<em>EX<\/em>\u00a0cards and five full-art Pok\u00e9mon-<em>EX<\/em>\u00a0rare Ultra cards<\/strong>\u2014New, powerful Pok\u00e9mon-<em>EX\u00a0<\/em>include Genesect-<em>EX<\/em>, Kyurem-<em>EX,<\/em>Palkia-<em>EX<\/em>, and Dialga-<em>EX<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Four new\u00a0<em>ACE SPEC<\/em>\u00a0cards<\/strong>\u2014Incredibly powerful Trainer cards. Only one<em>ACE SPEC<\/em>\u00a0card is allowed in each player\u2019s deck<\/li>\n<li><strong>Booster packs<\/strong>\u2014Packs of 10 additional cards selected from the expansion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme decks<\/strong>\u201460-card pre-constructed decks are designed to introduce players to the Pok\u00e9mon TCG by enabling them to play right away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Black &amp; White\u2014Plasma Blast<\/em>\u00a0theme decks and booster packs include an in-pack code card that unlocks virtual cards from the\u00a0<em>Black &amp; White\u2014Plasma Blast<\/em>expansion for play in the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Online at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pokemon.co.uk\/tcgo\" target=\"_new\">www.pokemon.co.uk\/tcgo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game (TCG) is a best-selling collectible and competitive trading card game. In the competitive Pok\u00e9mon TCG, each player constructs a deck of 60 cards and uses it to battle against other players in fast-paced, strategy-oriented play. Since the debut of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG in 1996, more than 20 billion cards have been shipped to 73 countries around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Play! Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Play! Pok\u00e9mon provides opportunities for Pok\u00e9mon TCG and video game players to enjoy their favourite games together\u2014from casual Pok\u00e9mon League gatherings to competitive events that make up the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Series. The Championship Series culminates each year in the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships, where players from more than 30 countries battle for the title of Pok\u00e9mon World Champion in three different age divisions. The 2013 Pok\u00e9mon World Championships will take place this August in Vancouver, B.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New to Play! Pok\u00e9mon?<\/strong>\u00a0Check out a Pok\u00e9mon League in your area! Pok\u00e9mon Leagues are strong communities of Pok\u00e9mon TCG and video game players around the world, and groups can be found in cities and towns in many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and others. Pok\u00e9mon Leagues are a great way to play casually and trade with others! During 2012, nearly 40,000 people participated in over 1,100 Pok\u00e9mon League locations across the globe. For more information about Play! Pok\u00e9mon and finding a Pok\u00e9mon League in your area, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/play\" target=\"_new\">pokemon.co.uk\/play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon TCG:\u00a0Black &amp; White\u2014Plasma Blast\u00a0is the latest expansion to the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game franchise and will be\u00a0available in stores on August 14, 2013, bringing over\u00a0100 new cards\u00a0to collect and play. Key Features of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG:\u00a0Black &amp; White\u2014Plasma BlastExpansion: Team Plasma cards\u2014A unique blue border and Team Plasma shield adorn each Team Plasma card [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[532,5498,2590],"class_list":["post-29764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-news","tag-pokemon","tag-video-game"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29764"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}