Then there are the 30 Pikachu cards, with one in every pack. On top of that, there’s a new rarity called Futuristic Rare, which appear to be those, er, bold neon designs. The number of these is unknown, but they will “depict Pokémon in striking artwork evocative of hope toward an unknown future.”
The good news is this will be the first time a set launches internationally at the same time as it does in Japan. Usually there’s a two-to-three-month delay, with the more frequently released Japanese sets consolidated into larger sets for the rest of the world. So everywhere should see these cards come September 16.
What’s most surprising is that international versions appear to only have five cards in a booster pack. Japanese sets typically contain just five cards in a pack, while internationally it’s ten. Six cards is a win for Japan, but five will feel extremely paltry everywhere else!