Landmark Release of Pokémon TCG: Black & White—Emerging Powers Ushers In New Age of Game Play with Link to Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Wednesday June 15, 2011

It�s the dawn of a new age for fans of the Pok�mon Trading Card Game with the release of Pok�mon TCG: Black & White�Emerging Powers. Coming in August, this landmark expansion will be the first to give Pok�mon TCG players full access to theme decks and booster packs in the new player-versus-player Pok�mon Trading Card Game Online! Pok�mon TCG players who log into www.pokemon.com will have the freedom to battle anytime, anywhere against players from around the globe. The competition intensifies when players purchase Pok�mon TCG: Black & White�Emerging Powers theme decks and booster packs. These products will allow players to build customized decks for online battle with virtual cards unlocked with special in-pack codes! The new Pok�mon TCG: Black & White�Emerging Powers expansion, featuring only Unova region Pok�mon, comes ready for battle, whether playing in the real world or online, with more than 90 cards and brand-new Item cards to revitalize each deck. As players explore the secrets of the Unova region, they�ll discover a legion of 25 astonishing, never-before-seen Pok�mon, including the debut of the Legendary Trio of Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion! Two Pok�mon TCG: Black & White�Emerging Powers theme decks arrive at major retail stores nationwide on August 17. Each theme deck�Power Play and Toxic Tricks�will feature a special foil card! The four booster pack designs, debuting in stores August 31, feature fierce new Pok�mon�Tornadus, Cobalion, Braviary, and Darmanitan�with each booster pack including one guaranteed foil card! Key features of the new Pok�mon TCG: Black & White�Emerging Powers expansion: <li> Free codes to unlock similar virtual cards for the player-versus-player Pok�mon TCG Online <li> Over 25 new Pok�mon from the Unova region <li> Debut of the Legendary Trio of Unova <li>Two new theme decks, Power Play and Toxic Tricks, built around powerful Pok�mon Krookodile and Scolipede <li>Full-card art cards of the Legendary Pok�mon Tornadus and Thundurus <li> Contains more than 90 cards For more information about the Pok�mon TCG: Black & White�Emerging Powers expansion and Pok�mon TCG Online, please visit www.pokemon.com.