While on the subject of TCGP, it seems that the game just couldn't wait for "the next big thing" that I had mentioned in a post dealing with a pertinent condition of the game. It is, after all, within the game's first anniversary, so it seems to make sense. Meanwhile, that "next big thing" isn't just big - it's Mega, and thus it also fits with the current momentum of the latest Legends: Z-A game and the Mega Evolution resurgence that it brings along with it. For that purpose, TCGP then delivers its own take on that.
And that take is a new expansion, which is appropriately titled "Mega Rising". It's a full-on expansion with three sub-expansions, and it's also the first expansion of the B series cards (all cards up to the Deluxe Pack ex have been part of the A series) - which is why I call it "the next big thing". Its structure is certainly a callback to the very first expansion, and it is very much apropos in starting the next series of cards, which many players would have expected - even if it seems it may come a bit too soon.
The focus of the new expansion is certainly on Mega Evolution; its three sub-expansions are represented by Mega Gyarados, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Altaria. There are also a few other Mega Evolution forms for species of a few other types for some variety, and some other Legendary Pokémon strewn about to pad out the cards. The species also run the gamut of several generations, which makes for a great deal of diversity - which is even more so, considering the total number of cards it has.
In the numbered section, there are 226 cards, while in the overnumbered section, there are 105 cards for 331 cards in total. One of the latter is an "immersive" card for Mega Blaziken ex, which makes for a fascinating target for that sub-expansion. Meanwhile, the 105 cards in the overnumbered section is a lot, and many are not expected to be gotten quickly, but they may just tide players for a bit of time, at least until the next members of the B series cards come about - hopefully not too soon.
Now that Mega Evolution has also pervaded TCGP, it too continues its recent "parade" through various Pokémon games and other realms for its resurgence. Coupled with the "rising" subtitle, it also becomes something to be had in the game by its climb to prominence, furthermore as "the next big thing" that starts off its big run and certainly would have other "rising" things of its own. With that, Mega Evolution isn't too bad as a starting point, and its presence defines itself for other potentially big things.
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