With 30th anniversary celebrations for the Pokémon franchise in full swing, fans are getting treated to some major announcements. Not only can we expect the next mainline entry, Pokémon Winds and Waves, to launch in the new year, but the Pokémon Trading Card Game has also welcomed some stunning new additions in recent months. On top of that, plenty of new merchandise is threatening to permanently damage our bank accounts, and we can only imagine that Game Freak and Nintendo still have some surprises up their sleeves before the year is done.
That includes the news that Pokémon is set to officially redesign Kanto's most legendary birds in order to celebrate 30 years of some of the Pokédex's most iconic residents. This trio of special Pokémon will always hold a place in the hearts of fans who were there at the very beginning. Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno made for some of the original game's most memorable encounters, hidden away at the end of a trio of challenging caves filled with puzzles and fights.
It was back on 16 September that the 30th Anniversary collection for the Pokémon Trading Card Game was released, bringing with it a new Pikachu redesign...
