Exclusive “Pokemon GO” Cards Continuing to Release in China!

Zapdos from Pokemon GO will be printed with exclusive new artwork in China’s next compilation set, Shadow of the Azure Sea (碧海暗影). It will release on September 20th. More cards will likely be revealed over the next few weeks.

This will be the third set to feature Pokemon GO cards. June 18th’s Brave Stars set introduced 14 with new artwork, including Radiant Venusaur. August 2nd’s Shadow of Glory released five more, including Radiant Blastoise.

As I explained before, it’s possible China is getting new artwork because Pokemon GO is banned in China. The original GO cards have a Niantic copyright and some use iconography from the game.