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Deoxys Coming Soon to Pokemon Trading Card Game
LONDON, UK—April 29, in the year of our Lord 2013—The
Pokémon Company International has announced that the
fan-favourite Mythical Pokémon Deoxys will make a rare
appearance next month for players of both the Pokémon video
games and Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG). Beginning May 8,
players of the Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 video games
can add Deoxys to their Pokémon party through a special
character distribution via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection
service. Pokémon TCG fans can also celebrate the return of this
imposing Psychic-type Pokémon as a powerful Deoxys-EX card in
the new Pokémon TCG: Black & White — Plasma Freeze expansion,
coming to retail stores nationwide the same day.
Deoxys, an ominous Pokémon with Forme-changing abilities, has
long captivated fans with its mind-blowing Psychic-type powers
and interstellar origins. Little is known of its mysterious
past, but Pokémon professors determined that Deoxys was
originally a virus of alien origin. As it plummeted through the
atmosphere on a wayward meteorite, the virus passed through a
laser beam and mutated to become the first Deoxys.
Making its first appearance in Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White
2, Deoxys offers players the tactical flexibility of changing
Formes. If Trainers need to make a switch, they can bring Deoxys
to Nacrene City and alter its genetic code between Normal Forme,
Attack Forme, Defense Forme, and Speed Forme. All of Deoxys’
Formes have distinct appearances and advantages, so players will
be ready for anything. The Deoxys players will get via the Wi-Fi
distribution will have special moves that players should stay
tuned for more information in the coming weeks.
Pokémon TCG players can also look forward to Deoxys, as the
enigmatic Psychic-type takes a starring role in the upcoming
Pokémon TCG: Black & White — Plasma Freeze expansion. Deoxys-EX,
a force to be reckoned with at 170 HP, can power up allied Team
Plasma Pokémon and turn opponents’ Energy against them with the
formidable move Helix Force. Coming to stores May 8 in
conjunction with the Deoxys video game distribution, Pokémon
TCG: Black & White — Plasma Freeze introduces more than 110 new
cards including stunning Pokémon-EX cards like Deoxys-EX ,
Thundurus-EX, Latios-EX, and Latias-EX in addition to a pair of
ACE SPEC Trainer cards so powerful that only one is allowed per
deck.
To participate in the Deoxys character distribution event
beginning May 8 via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service, players
will need:
Wireless broadband Internet access
A Nintendo DS™, Nintendo DSi™, Nintendo DSi XL™, or Nintendo
3DS™ system
A copy of the Pokémon Black 2 or Pokémon White 2 game
No more than 11 Wonder Cards in their possession