25 year anniversary pokemon cards TCG Chinese Sword & Shield Celebrations 25th (s8a) – PokeWayne The Pokémon 25th Anniversary Collection Umbreon Box pays homage to the fan I framed the ENTIRE Celebrations

Pokemon TCG Pocket expansions Genetic Apex Launched on October 30, 2024 (3 pack expansion) Mythical Island Launched on December 17, 2024 (1 pack themed booster set) Space-Time Smackdown Launched on January 30, 2025 (2 pack expansion) Triumphant Light Launched on February 27, 2025 (1 pack themed booster set) Shining Revelry Launches on March 27, 2025 (1 pack themed booster set) Genetic Apex (A1) Release Date: October 30, 2024 Card Numbers: 226 cards + 60 rare cards EX Pokemon Cards: Venusaur, Exeggutor, Charizard, Arcanine, Moltres, Blastoise, Starmie, Articuno, Pikachu, Zapdos, Gengar, Mewtwo, Machamp, Marowak, Wigglytuff Trainer Cards: Erika, Misty, Blaine, Koga, Giovanni, Brock, Sabrina, Lt

Includes 1 pack of Japanese booster pack THE FIRST CHAPTER Story Starts All cards encased in the deck are built from the "Beginning of the Japanese Booster Pack THE FIRST CHAPTER Story"

You get a shield counter with Falco on ETB, and +1/+1 counters are ever prevalent and work, so this could be a decent Bant control commander

Itd be easy to chalk this down to nostalgia, especially as this set isnt just a heap of new cards with returning faces