Pokemon Sun and Moon Latest News: 'TCG Availability And First Global Mission Debacle'

By Jayde Winston - 14 Dec '16 15:30PM

Pokemon Sun and Moon recently released new additions to the game. The introduction of Trading Cards and Global Missions aims to reach an all-time high sales records. Although there are a lot of great things on the way, certain failures cannot be avoided.

Let's start with the good news! The Pokemon Sun and Moon TCG introduces new creatures, strategies, and abilities according to Hardcore gamer. They hype certainly add more life into the game and certain connection between players and Pokemon. It is reported to launch February 3 and expected to have updated versions of already familiar characters.

There are 140 cards ready to be unveiled including a bunch from Alolan forms and legendary Pokemon Lunala and Salgaleo. Alolan forms come with a free attack, while Lunala and Salgaleo come as GX cards.

"Sun & Moon theme decks and booster packs will include an in-pack code card, which unlocks virtual cards from the expansion to use in the Pokemon Trading Card Game Online. The Pokemon TCG Online game is available for iPad via the App Store, and Android tablets via Google Play," according to mmoexaminer.

In the other side of the news, Pokemon Sun and Moon first official Global Mission flops. According to Nintendo Life, Pokemon Sun and Moon failed to collectively catch 100 million Pokemon which was expected by the company. The result grossed Pokemon catch was 16,423,231 only.

According to the investigation of the same source, the main reason why Pokemon Sun and Moon Global Mission was a fail is due to difficulty in signing in. Also, it was suspected that the gaming community was not fully informed about the event. The Pokemon Global Link registration process requires going to a specific area then write down the codes before registering on to the website.