🇺🇸 Scarlet & Violet has landed. What you need to know.

Scarlet & Violet is here. Run don't walk. Wherever you find em. For the VMAX fans, scroll down for a bundle special on the Charizard VStar and Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck.

Have a nice end of the weekend and happy collecting from your friends at Mystery Poke Slabs.

Scarlet & Violet is on American soil. USA. USA. USA.

If there is a card shop within 20 minutes of your office with a Taco Bell on the way, we know how you spent your lunch break. If you had a "dentist appointment" today, we know your teeth are still disgusting located in your mouth. The long-awaited Scarlet & Violet set is now live and in color (minus the yellow borders) including 30 secret rares.

If you don't have time to pick it up, PokéBeach came thru fully cataloging all the English versions of the cards.

A quick look at the markets and the leader in the clubhouse is the Miriam Special Illustration Rare #251, but all of that is subject to change once the full community gets their hands on the cards.

Oh, and if that aforementioned card shop happens to be a GameStop, you can get in on this Lechonk promo just in time for April Fools. Happy hunting! For the flying pig and everything in between.

P.S. -- The set is the launch of a bunch of new aesthetics which could initially leave players (and even collectors) a bit confused. We'll leave it to the official Pokémon blog to take you through that.

This artist is taking celebs and making them Pokémon trainers

@Rissox.Taha on Insta has a knack for turning anyone and anything into anime. And they've taken a special interest in turning your favorite celebrities and making them Pokémon trainers.

Whether you're into Ice Spice, Billie Eilish, or even Harry Styles, it doesn't matter because anything can be commissioned. Want a personal anime headshot? They gotchu for $45 🤯. Check out their storefront and get yourself anime'd.

Hype or hot (or both): Daniel Arsham Bulbasaur sells out in minutes

You'll sadly be receiving this two days too late. Kanto's cutest grass-poison monster with a garlic bulb for a tail was rendered in crystal by modern artist Daniel Arsham. 500 of the 15lb characters were produced and they were gone with the quickness.

Arsham clearly a thing for Pokémon, having previously rendered Charizard, Pikachu, and Squirtle among others.

15 of the 500 can already be found on StockX for a whopping $3,499 (at the time of this posting)

That's not particularly accessible for us, so we're curious to know:

🔗 Quick hitters

Already wanted to go to Japan. Now Japan is just taunting me.

Team Rocket is back with some reasonably priced apparel. The Akedo high tops are 🔥.

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Bundle it up while it's at that LOW-LOW

This week we've got a Charizard VStar and Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck for only $89.99. If you choose the Grading Kit Included option you will also receive our discounted Professional Ship Kit! Our grading services are the fastest and simplest around. Our mom said so.

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Video of the Day

from the Pokémon Company themselves. A series of vids on how to take the sexiest TCG pics imaginable. Take that Wiglett on a vacay.

Bye friend 👋