{"id":21168,"date":"2021-01-25T05:10:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/?p=21168"},"modified":"2021-01-25T05:10:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T13:10:19","slug":"pokemons-will-released-the-first-tcg-packs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/25\/pokemons-will-released-the-first-tcg-packs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon&#8217;s will released the First TCG Packs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Pokemon franchise is officially turning 25 in 2021 and to celebrate,\u00a0the TCG is taking a look back at all previous generation starter \u2018mon\u00a0with the First Partner packs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon-product-working-3.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game will release a series of special packs containing oversized cards of each region\u2019s three starter Pok\u00e9mon with their original art and card text. Called First Partner Packs, a new trio will be highlighted each month in 2021 and also contain two regular booster packs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes as part of a flurry of announcements from The Pok\u00e9mon Company regarding plans to celebrate 25 years of the series\u2019 global cultural dominance across games, anime, toys and collectible cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The First Partner Pack promotion stretches through October 2021 by highlighting one region to a time. For the unfamiliar, each new generation of Pok\u00e9mon games take place in a geographically and culturally separate place within the same shared universe. The Pok\u00e9mon Company will be working backwards through the series\u2019 history, starting with the Galar region from the most recent Sword and Shield video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means fans and players can nab First Partner packs containing Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble next month. Apologies to any staunch adherents to the original 151: your standard bearers &#8211; Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur &#8211; won\u2019t show up in packs until October. Below is a list of dates for each pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Feb. 26th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Collector\u2019s Binder<\/li><li><strong>March 5th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Galar)<\/li><li><strong>April 2nd<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Alola)<\/li><li><strong>May 7th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kalos)<\/li><li><strong>June 4th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Unova)<\/li><li><strong>July 9th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Sinnoh)<\/li><li><strong>Aug. 6th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Hoenn)<\/li><li><strong>Sept. 3rd&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Johto)<\/li><li><strong>Oct. 8th<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kanto)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/pokemon_25th_regional_journey_logo.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February\u2019s Collector\u2019s Binder is designed to house all of the oversized First Partner cards from the commemorative series and comes with an oversized Pikachu in its original (and superior) chunky art from 1995. The binder and the First Partner Packs will cost $9.99, including the two regular boosters packaged with each trio of oversized cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u00a0<a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/press.pokemon.com\/en\/releases\/POKEMON-CELEBRATES-25-YEARS-WITH-MASSIVE-MUSIC-PROGRAM-AND-ACTIVATIONS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>\u00a0from The Pok\u00e9mon Company mentioned further celebratory products for Pok\u00e9mon TCG players later in the year but did not offer any concrete details at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starter Pok\u00e9mon have been an important part of how fans interact with the series since the first handheld video games. For many, the art on those original cards could be the foundations of cherished memories. The First Partner packs enshrine that nostalgia alongside an invitation to crack open a couple of boosters, if only for old times\u2019 sake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Alola)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620661\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Alola20210123-74-vv6j1t.jpg?1611445386\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620661\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Alola)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Galar)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620660\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Galar20210123-74-zyl91c.jpg?1611445383\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620660\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Galar)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Sinnoh)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620664\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Sinnoh20210123-74-1nbfceb.jpg?1611445394\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620664\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Sinnoh)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Unova)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620663\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Unova20210123-74-1ag6b1.jpg?1611445392\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620663\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Unova)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Johto)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620666\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Johto20210123-74-1lxdex4.jpg?1611445400\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620666\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Johto)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Kalos)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620662\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Kalos-120210123-74-ov96wv.jpg?1611445389\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620662\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Kalos)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Hoenn)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620665\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Hoenn-559x102420210123-74-ktjrp7.jpg?1611445397\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620665\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Hoenn)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Kanto)<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6620667\/large\/Pokemon_TCG_First_Partner_Pack_Kanto20210123-74-cwwk94.jpg?1611445402\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6620667\" data-product-name=\"Pokemon TCG: First Partner (Kanto)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t forget to pre-order today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pokemon franchise is officially turning 25 in 2021 and to celebrate,\u00a0the TCG is taking a look back at all previous generation starter \u2018mon\u00a0with the First Partner packs. The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game will release a series of special packs containing oversized cards of each region\u2019s three starter Pok\u00e9mon with their original art and card &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/25\/pokemons-will-released-the-first-tcg-packs\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pokemon&#8217;s will released the First TCG Packs<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,815],"tags":[185,111],"class_list":["post-21168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catalog","category-board-games","tag-boardgames","tag-pokemon-tcg"],"crystal_rest_feed":{"author":"Eena","id":21168,"featured_image":{"original":null,"medium":null,"large":null,"thumb":null},"title":"Pokemon&#8217;s will released the First TCG Packs","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/25\/pokemons-will-released-the-first-tcg-packs\/","date":"2021-01-25T05:10:17","content":"\nThe Pokemon franchise is officially turning 25 in 2021 and to celebrate,\u00a0the TCG is taking a look back at all previous generation starter \u2018mon\u00a0with the First Partner packs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game will release a series of special packs containing oversized cards of each region\u2019s three starter Pok\u00e9mon with their original art and card text. Called First Partner Packs, a new trio will be highlighted each month in 2021 and also contain two regular booster packs.\n\n\n\nThis comes as part of a flurry of announcements from The Pok\u00e9mon Company regarding plans to celebrate 25 years of the series\u2019 global cultural dominance across games, anime, toys and collectible cards.\n\n\n\nThe First Partner Pack promotion stretches through October 2021 by highlighting one region to a time. For the unfamiliar, each new generation of Pok\u00e9mon games take place in a geographically and culturally separate place within the same shared universe. The Pok\u00e9mon Company will be working backwards through the series\u2019 history, starting with the Galar region from the most recent Sword and Shield video games.\n\n\n\nThat means fans and players can nab First Partner packs containing Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble next month. Apologies to any staunch adherents to the original 151: your standard bearers &#8211; Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur &#8211; won\u2019t show up in packs until October. Below is a list of dates for each pack.\n\n\n\nFeb. 26th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Collector\u2019s BinderMarch 5th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Galar)April 2nd&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Alola)May 7th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kalos)June 4th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Unova)July 9th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Sinnoh)Aug. 6th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Hoenn)Sept. 3rd&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Johto)Oct. 8th&nbsp;&#8211; Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kanto)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary\u2019s Collector\u2019s Binder is designed to house all of the oversized First Partner cards from the commemorative series and comes with an oversized Pikachu in its original (and superior) chunky art from 1995. The binder and the First Partner Packs will cost $9.99, including the two regular boosters packaged with each trio of oversized cards.\n\n\n\nA\u00a0press release\u00a0from The Pok\u00e9mon Company mentioned further celebratory products for Pok\u00e9mon TCG players later in the year but did not offer any concrete details at this time.\n\n\n\nStarter Pok\u00e9mon have been an important part of how fans interact with the series since the first handheld video games. For many, the art on those original cards could be the foundations of cherished memories. The First Partner packs enshrine that nostalgia alongside an invitation to crack open a couple of boosters, if only for old times\u2019 sake.\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Alola)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Galar)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Sinnoh)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Unova)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Johto)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Kalos)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Hoenn)\n\n\n\nPokemon TCG: First Partner (Kanto)\n\n\n\nDon&#8217;t forget to pre-order today!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHappy Gaming!\n","excerpt":"The Pokemon franchise is officially turning 25 in 2021 and to celebrate,\u00a0the TCG is taking a look back at all previous generation starter \u2018mon\u00a0with the First Partner packs. The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game will release a series of special packs containing oversized cards of each region\u2019s three starter Pok\u00e9mon with their original art and card &hellip;\n  Pokemon&#8217;s will released the First TCG Packs Read More &raquo;\n","categories":[{"name":"Board games","slug":"board-games"},{"name":"Catalog","slug":"catalog"}],"comments":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}