“Ruler of the Black Flame” Trademark Filed for the Pokemon TCG!

[Water Pokémon Master]

A new trademark for Ruler of the Black Flame (黒炎の支配者) has been filed by Pokemon. It’s under the same terms as trademarks used for set names in the past.

We usually discover trademarks four to six months before they go into use, so this should release in the late summer.
The name could be referring to Chi-Yu of the “Treasures of Ruin” Legendaries. It’s a Dark/Fire-type Pokemon.

Chi-Yu



We previously discovered trademarks for Snow Hazard and Clay Burst, which we speculated were referring to Chien-Pao and Ting-Lu of the same Legendary group. If all...

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[DMYSYS]

what the heck are any of those things? they look even less like pokemon than ultra beasts or anything from gen 9 did. no wonder they have to keep bringing back older cards and pokemon back

 

[Hami_moeblob]

what the heck are any of those things?

Chinese market friends

 

[HershelLayton]

 

[WillyCharizard]

what the heck are any of those things? they look even less like pokemon than ultra beasts or anything from gen 9 did. no wonder they have to keep bringing back older cards and pokemon back

Well Ting-lu is clearly a Molcajete (Mexican tool to make salsa)

 

[EspeonMaster]

Ok I love Chi-yu so I am very excited for this. Hope it gets a good playable card!

 

[DMYSYS]

Well Ting-lu is clearly a Molcajete (Mexican tool to make salsa)

the ability to identify the design inspiration is tangential to the fact it's a terrible monster design

 

[SilverBorderHoarder]

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I would watch this live stream. I can imagine it watching pokedrama in pladea. Maybe even novelas.

 

[Diego Lima]

I actually like the designs of these 4, I think they're some of the most inspired from gen 9. Ting-Lu gives me the vibe of a colossus from Shadow of the Colossus.

 

[Grass-Type Farm Owner]

Aw, Wo-Chien is my favorite of the 4. It deserves better.

 

[ZestyGan]

what the heck are any of those things? they look even less like pokemon than ultra beasts or anything from gen 9 did. no wonder they have to keep bringing back older cards and pokemon back

1. designs change over time. cope.
2. they're based on chinese myths, of course they look abnormal
3. they're bringing older cards bacm because soyboys like you will buy that crap.

 

[Raigetsu]

I'd probably like these better if they didnt look so out of place with this generation. -whispers- almost like they where shoehorned in to break into a specific market...

 

[ProfessorZ]

what the heck are any of those things? they look even less like pokemon than ultra beasts or anything from gen 9 did. no wonder they have to keep bringing back older cards and pokemon back

Well they aren't natural pokemon. They are cursed objects given life through the evil enfused within them.

 

[ProfessorZ]

Your

the ability to identify the design inspiration is tangential to the fact it's a terrible monster design

Your the kind of person who thinks muk and voltorb are good designs just cause their gen 1 aren't you

 

[DMYSYS]

they're bringing older cards because because soyboys like you will buy that crap.

actually, you are the soy switch owner and i am the chad gen 1 enjoyer

 

[TheNidoKing]

what the heck are any of those things? they look even less like pokemon than ultra beasts or anything from gen 9 did. no wonder they have to keep bringing back older cards and pokemon back

Chinese "Five Phases", or five elements (fire, wood, metal, water, earth)

Chi-Yu : Fire fish (flame body)
Wo-Chien: Wood snail (leaves, vines, wooden slats)
Chein-Pao: Water weasel (ice crystals on body, watery fu-manchu mustache)
Ting-Lu: Earth moose / elk (rock striations in body, rock crushing pestle antlers)
??? : Metal (???)

 

[Mr. Trips]

I guess the question is: why chinese mythology in the Spain region of all things?

 

[GooMister]

I guess the question is: why chinese mythology in the Spain region of all things?

i gave up trying to understand game freak's decisions after they put the swords of justice, three musketeers-inspired legendaries, in the region based off new york city

 

[PartTimeTCGCollector]

what the heck are any of those things? they look even less like pokemon than ultra beasts or anything from gen 9 did. no wonder they have to keep bringing back older cards and pokemon back

New business strategy: If the new product sucks, Nostalgia is Plan B.

 

[PartTimeTCGCollector]

I believe the real ruler of black flame is......Charizard ex. Ah!!