Detective Pikachu (character): Difference between revisions

A pair of boxed products became available on April 26, 2019, which saw, among other things, the release of the {{TCG|Great Detective Pikachu}} subset. One of these was the '''Detective Pikachu Special Jumbo Card Pack: Charizard-GX Version''' (Japanese: '''スペシャルジャンボカードパック 名探偵ピカチュウ リザードンGX Ver.''' ''Special Jumbo Card Pack: Great Detective Pikachu: Lizardon-GX Ver.''), which was only available to people who purchased special advance {{movie|Detective Pikachu}} movie tickets from stores with {{wp|Loppi (ticketing system)|Loppi}} ticket dispensers. People who purchased tickets between March 21 and April 14, 2019 could redeem the set from April 26, 2019, while those who purchased tickets between April 15 and May 2, 2019 could redeem the set from May 31, 2019. Each set includes a Detective Pikachu and a {{TCG|Jumbo card|Jumbo}} Charizard-GX promotional card in addition to 6 Great Detective Pikachu booster packs.

The second of two boxed sets available from April 26, 2019 was the '''Detective Pikachu Special Jumbo Card Pack: Mewtwo-GX Version''' (Japanese: '''スペシャルジャンボカードパック 名探偵ピカチュウ ミュウツーGX Ver.''' ''Special Jumbo Card Pack: Great Detective Pikachu: Mewtwo-GX Ver.''). It could be purchased directly at Pokémon Centers and participating {{wp|AEON (company)|ÆON}}, {{wp|Lawson (store)|Lawson}}, and {{wp|Culture Convenience Club|TSUTAYA}} stores. Select cinemas screening {{movie|Detective Pikachu}} also sold the set upon the film's release on May 3, 2019. The set includes 3 Great Detective Pikachu packs, 3 {{TCG|Sky Legend}} packs, a promotional Detective Pikachu card and a {{TCG|Jumbo card|Jumbo}} version of the Mewtwo-GX from the Great Detective Pikachu subset.

April 26, 2019 saw the release of {{TCG|Sky Legend}}, the second subset associated with the {{TCG|Double Blaze}} expansion, as well as the {{TCG|Great Detective Pikachu}} subset, promoting the {{movie|Detective Pikachu}} movie that premiered in Japan the following Friday. A variety of merchandise featuring artwork based on the two subsets was available to purchase from the same day, as were many other items in anticipation of {{wp|Golden Week (Japan)|Golden Week}}, traditionally a busy shopping period and longer in 2019 than usual due to the {{wp|2019 Japanese imperial transition|Japanese imperial transition}}.