The initial Idea:
And the Lore Dump:
Its been XX years since the Pokemon fad ended. But the Co has a new idea to take advantage of new tech to revitalize their flagging franchise - VR TCG!!!
And what better way to introduce Pokemon to the kids that with the most recent Pokemon series - Gen1!
That's right. We're back to mining the nostalgia. Base Set 2.0 FTW.
Basically Duelist Kingdom/Battle City Duels. But with Pokemon.
I'm thinking the cards being out for a year with them being a side novelty until a League is started that makes the protag and other players decide to play it for fun, then competitively.
I want this to be kind of a kid's series, like a chapter book? Quick short reads for the kids.
And the Lore Dump:
In 1996, The Pokemon Company released the Pokemon Trade Card Game. While a minor success in Japan, by the time it was introduced in North America three years later, the card game was discontinued. A second attempt was made in 2016 to launch a new card game called GENERATIONS to coincide with their newest generation of Pokemon video games. Unfortunately, it would also be the last generation – both the video game and TCG revival failed to catch on.
Now, 30 years after the discontinuation of the Pokemon ‘Base Set’ card game, The Pokemon Company has launched Base Set 2.0. It is the ultimate fusion of video game and trading card game: using VR headsets to display images of the Pokemon and items used during battles! The TCG includes over 130 cards all based on first series of Pokemon video games.
The TCG started with Starter Set – 30 cards including 10 Trainer cards in three variations: Venasaur Green, Charizard Red, and Blastoise Blue! These decks all shared the same trainer cards but were built around the three starter Pokemon.