Wednesday, September 3, 2025

TCGP: A Visit to the Secluded Springs

TCGP meanwhile continues, seemingly unfazed by the last expansion and the debacle that it furnished, to deliver yet another expansion within a month's time. This current one continues the spirit of that and takes players to a hidden yet vibrant place where Pokémon species can roam free, and ones selected by players can serve them well in their advances in the game. And then there are the usual niceties that any expansion provides, but that's to be discussed a little later in the post.

"Secluded Springs" is the title of this expansion, which is dubbed as a Themed Booster Pack and is thus a minor expansion. Like the previous major expansion, many of the Pokémon are composed of those from the Johto region, with a handful from other regions. The three Legendary beasts from the primary region of concern are all present as ex cards, and Suicune - also being the highlight Pokémon of the expansion - is present as an "immersive" card, and a pretty nice one to look into. 

As for the rest of the minor expansion or Themed Booster Pack, it has 71 numbered cards in all. The overnumbered section contains 34 cards, bringing the overall total of the cards here to 105. As usual, this section is where the "immersive" card resides as well as a number of cards for those with full art and certainly Shiny Pokémon. It's a decent size for a minor expansion, and players should be easily able to go back and forth between this one and the last major expansion to get at their cards.

With the three Legendary beasts being what they are, they will certainly be the cards to get from this minor expansion, but particularly so for Suicune with its "immersive" card. Aside from these, there is yet another assortment of Trainer cards with new and possibly interesting functions, ones that players will also may need to look into once they get them. At the least, the "booster pack" quality is evident with them. 

If the imagery of this minor expansion or Themed Booster Pack is one of a hidden yet vibrant place, then it might be sensible to consider that the cards in the group are part of the continued effort to shed light on other possible Pokémon (cards) that might join the fray of the game and do what they can do. The vibrancy of that then lies in the continued collection and play efforts to present the place through the cards.

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