Stormfront (TCG): Difference between revisions

The expansion introduces several other features that will remain prominent inclusions throughout the subsequent Platinum Series. [[Shiny Pokémon]] return to the card game after last being featured at the end of the [[Generation III]] EX Series expansions. The three Shiny Pokémon cards are featured at the end of the expansion with their own numbering (starting at SH1) that continued throughout the {{TCG|Platinum}}, {{TCG|Supreme Victors}}, and {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Arceus}} expansions. The Japanese prints featured Starlight Holofoil, while the English prints came in Mirror Reverse Holofoil. Also included were the first releases of {{TCG|retro card}}s, a series of reprinted cards from the Original Series updated to the current standards of the [[Generation IV]]. In this expansion, re-releases of [[Mitsuhiro Arita]]'s {{TCG|Base Set}} {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charmander|46}}, {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charmeleon|24}}, and {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charizard|4}} were included with updated illustrations, card layout, and card text for the current standards. This feature continues through the Platinum Series, but ends with Supreme Victors. They are included in the English expansion as {{TCG|Secret card}}s. Stormfront marks the end of [[held item]]s appearing the the TCG, but introduces {{TCG|Trainer card}}s with a + at the end of their name, which each have a different effect depending on whether the player uses one or two of the same card at a time.