Summary
- Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Triumphant Light update adds new Houndoom cards, which have become loved by players.
- Players praise the artwork of the Houndoom cards, recognizing one card’s similarity to the Aquapolis expansion in the physical Pokemon TCG.
Pokemon TCG Pocket players are loving the new Houndoom cards added to the game. They’re part of Triumphant Light, the newest Pokemon TCG Pocket update that has brought dozens of new cards for players to add to their collections.
Triumphant Light is the third major update with new cards for Pokemon TCG Pocket players, following the release of the Space-Time Smackdown expansion and the Mythical Island mini-set. While Mythical Island was themed around Mew, this second mini-set focuses on Arceus, who appears as an ex card. Triumphant Light also works as a continuation of Space-Time Smackdown, because while the cards in the previous set focus on Pokemon from Sinnoh, this one features some characters from Hisui, the region Sinnoh was known as during its discovery. However, one card has been attracting the attention of Pokemon TCG Pocket players, but it dates back to before Gen 4.
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Players are loving the new Houndoom cards added as part of the Triumphant Light mini-set. One of these players is Redditor Piats99, who put the two Pokemon TCG Pocket cards side by side. One is the full art variant, in which the Gen 2 Pokemon appears in a forest in the middle of the night with flames in its mouth and a menacing look. The basic version of the card depicts Houndoom high up in a tree with a red and blue sky in the background, giving the artwork an equally intimidating look.
Pokemon TCG Pocket Presents Cards Familiar to Pokemon TCG Fans
The comments section agreed with the OP and praised the Houndoom cards. Some players even named it one of their favorites, and others remembered the anime Berserk because of the colors of the second card. Other Redditors noted that while the full artwork of the Pokemon from Johto is original to the mobile game, the second card is familiar to Pokemon TCG fans. It originally appeared in the Aquapolis expansion, the second in the e-Card Series, which hit the shelves in 2003 with 186 collectible cards. In the physical version, it has a striking Holofoil variant with bright stars in the sky.
This isn’t the first time players have been impressed by the card art from the game. Previously, the community found a very dark Pokemon TCG Pocket card featuring an innocent Swinub about to be ambushed by Weavile. For players who like to hunt for references, another Redditor found multiple references to other Pokemon games on several of the game’s cards.
