Pokémon Trading Card Game has revealed the first of its upcoming Japanese Unova sets, Black Bolt and White Flare, and not everyone is thrilled about the Serperior ex. The upcoming sets, which were revealed in November, will be similar to the Scarlet & Violet - 151 set, but with a focus on generation-5 Pokémon.
Black Bolt and White Flare will bring Pokémon from the Black & White games into a new comprehensive TCG set, and the first cards have been revealed at Japan’s Champions League tournament, reports PokéBeach. The reveal provides a first glimpse at the evolutionary lines of the region's starters, Oshawott, Snivy, Tepig. Despite an overall positive reception, many fans are disappointed that Serperior is the only one of the starters to get an ex version.
Serperior's newest ex card reveal was met by disappointment from many fans, who were hoping to see the other Unova final evolutions get the ex treatment instead. The last time Serperior had a regular card in the TCG was in the X & Y set from 2016, Fates Collide. Since then, there have been eight Serperior cards released, and each one has been a special type of card (an ex, V, or VSTAR...