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The official Pokémon website has posted the two new LEGEND cards which feature Ho-oh and Lugia. Each Pokémon LEGEND requires two special cards to create one larger completed card. To play a Pokémon LEGEND, you must have both halves of the Pokémon in your hand and you must play them at the same time.

Below is part of the news that was posted on the official site regarding these new cards and the rule changes regarding them.

Pokémon LEGENDs are unique in that, when in play, they are neither Basic Pokémon nor Evolved Pokémon. As such, they can't be played during the set-up phase at the beginning of the game (only Basic Pokémon can be played then). But they also can't be hit by attacks that target Basic Pokémon or Evolved Pokémon specifically. Pokémon LEGENDs are like no Pokémon you’ve ever seen before!

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As mentioned, one of the new Pokémon LEGENDs is Ho-Oh LEGEND. With its enormous fiery wings stretching over the two cards, the extraordinary Ho-Oh LEGEND is truly awe-inspiring. As the first of its kind, Ho-Oh LEGEND lives up to its name: a 140HP difference maker that can find a home in virtually any deck. With the Sacred Rainbow Poké-Body, all of the Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND becomes Fire Energy, making Ho-Oh LEGEND usable now matter what kinds of Energy you have in your deck. Ho-Oh LEGEND can pound the Defending Pokémon with the Bright Wing attack, delivering 100 damage. The attack requires 4 Fire Energy (and you must discard one Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND when you attack); fortunately, with the Sacred Rainbow Poké-Body, it won’t matter what kind of Energy is attached!

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/news/tcg_hgss1_ho-oh-2010-01-12/
logoThe latest Pokémon TCG expansion set: HeartGold & SoulSilver, was officially announced today. The expansion is the English regional version of the HeartGold & SoulSilver set that was released last year in Japan on October 9th, 2009. Below is the press release from the announcement.

Pokémon are the heart and soul of any great Pokémon Trainer, and now is your chance to catch some of the greatest Pokémon of all time with the all-new Pokémon Trading Card Game: HeartGold & SoulSilver! New kinds of cards will change the way you play—like Pokémon Prime and the astonishing Pokémon legends Ho-Oh and Lugia—plus you’ll find lots of Trainer cards that will accelerate your game and select Energy cards with a brand-new look. The HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion will get you started on your journey to greatness!



With more than 120 cards in all, the brand-new Pokémon TCG: HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion will arrive in stores nationwide on February 10, 2010.
* All-new card designs that give the set a unique look
* Introducing 2 dual-card Pokémon LEGENDs (Ho-Oh and Lugia)
* Discover 6 amazing Pokémon Prime (Ampharos, Blissey, Donphan, Feraligatr, Meganium, and Typhlosion)

Source: http://go-pokemon.com/tcg/cards/hgss/01/
The latest Japanese TCG expansion has been announced for release on February 11th, 2010. According to the Scyther card, it would appear that this expansion has 80 standard cards. Pokemon Card Game LEGEND Revived Legends (ポケモンカードゲームLEGEND 「よみがえる伝説」) will feature 2 two 60-card decks: Pokemon Card Game LEGEND Construction Standard Deck Haganeil Steel (ポケモンカードゲームLEGEND 構築スタンダードデッキ ハガネール鋼) and Pokemon Card Game LEGEND Construction Standard Deck Bangiras Darkness (ポケモンカードゲームLEGEND 構築スタンダードデッキ バンギラス悪). Both decks will retail for 1500yen including tax.

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Pokemon Card Game Director Shinji Higuchi and Pokemon Card Illustrator Wataru Kawahara were recently interviewed by weekly.ascii.jp about working on the latest expansion. They talked about their experiences with the card game as well as the creative process used to make the latest cards. The interview features an exclusive concept art picture of a Scyther (ストライク) card the two collaborated on showing the initial concept drawing and the final computer generated image.

Sources: http://shop.surpara.com/search.php?RYMD=20091127 & http://weekly.ascii.jp/elem/000/000/014/14148/