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Our gift for day 23 is a booster pack of Destined Rivals! Let’s pick some cards to focus on. I picked out these two: Team Rocket’s Dottler by Scav, and Medicham by Whisker. The Dottler, I found interesting for the detail used in the environment around it. By detailing individual blades of grass, ridges on…
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Today’s gift was this huge Pikachu play coin, which was so shiny and sparkly it baffled my camera a little! Unlike the Alcremie from earlier in the calendar, this one looks perfect! Tomorrow I’ll be combining the last 3 gifts, so it’ll probably be my last post of the year. Although I didn’t start Bear…
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Today, we have a fun pack of Destined Rivals! Coincidentally, all three cards today are Team Rocket’s Pokémon, with Muk by Uta, Pupitar by Izucch, and Porygon2 by Takeshi Nakamura. Through these cards we can see a great unifying choice in the lighting for this set: Team Rocket’s Pokémon are lit with red lighting and…
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On day 20, we get a Journey Together fun pack! Our three cards today all share a similar composition! You may have heard of this compositional trick before: the rule of thirds. This is when you separate the canvas into a 3×3 grid, and there are many ways to utilize it depending on what you’re…
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Today we have this Cryogonal card with the snowflake stamp! Originally from Surging Sparks, this card was illustrated by sui, who is known for their soft, painterly style that puts the Pokémon front and center. That’s on clear display here, with Cryogonal positively glowing against the backdrop of snow-covered trees with muted greys and blues…
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Today we got this wonderful Vanillish illustration! Drawn by Taiga Kayama, this card was originally from Paradox Rift, though of course this version comes with the snowflake stamp. This artwork is wonderfully cartoony, with characters that almost resemble Miis, and the spectacular setting of a Vanillish-themed ice cream parlour! There are so many wonderful little…
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Today we’re matching day 15’s Pikachu with the corresponding Eevee from 151, illustrated by Narumi Sato! Of course, it has the exclusive sparkle holo and snowflake stamp. I love how the highlights on this Eevee’s face and ears are stylized after the early card art and particularly Ken Sugimori’s original style; it’s fitting for a…
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Today’s gift is this jumbo play coin featuring Alcremie! It was kind of hard to photograph with it being so sparkly and reflective, haha. I’m a little disappointed that mine seems to have a printing error with that extra patch of sparkle at the top, and it’s hard to see in the photo but there’s…
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Today’s gift is a promo card! This Pikachu illustrated by Naoyo Kimura is originally from 151, but this version has sparkle holo and a snowflake stamp. There’s not much to say here; it’s just a very charming illustration! Pikachu stands out brightly against the browns and greens of the environment, and the leaning of the…
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Another twofer today! The 13th’s gift was a second sticker sheet! This surprised me as last year’s calendar only had one sheet in my memory, but I appreciate getting stickers of more of the Pokémon featured in the calendar artwork! In this set, I particularly like the Mamoswine as he’s one of my favourites and…
Bear Den TCG 