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TCG, McDonalds, and Psypoke Idol [permalink]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 16 Jun 2011 at 10:48am PDT Updated on 16 Jun 2011 at 1:08pm PDT
Sorry for being so late in posting this, but things have been busy. Anyway, for all you statistics-oriented types out there, here's the round up from Idol Round 1 Group 3 last week: Our Top 5 were Swampert with a 4.1779-star average, Blaziken with a 4.0523-star average, Darkrai with a 3.978-star average, Aggron with a 3.9552-star average, and Houndoom with a 3.833-star average. Rounding out the Top 30 are Deoxys (Attack), Gyarados, Quilava, Pikachu, Victini, Wartortle, Notched-Ear Pichu, Ditto, Carracosta, Rhydon, Treecko, Rotom, Ursaring, Genesect (Water), Sneasel, Sharpedo, Magnezone, Blissey, Arceus (Fire), Kingler, Glalie, Porygon2, Politoed, Meloetta (Pirouette), and lastly Prinplup, who had a 2.9454-star average. Just missing out are Kirlia with a 2.9378-star average, Arceus (Flying) with a 2.8602-star average, Beartic with a 2.8528-star average, Beedrill with a 2.8366-star average, and Bagon with a 2.8153-star average. On a purely personal note, Litwick's placement at #36 makes me sad. ;.; The Bottom 5 this week were Unown J with a 1.7439-star average, Unown E with a 1.7197-star average, Burmy (Sandy) with a 1.6933-star average, Unown V with a 1.6707-star average, and Unown L with a 1.6661-star average. Moving on to the real news then, Yahoo! Kids has posted a few images of the upcoming Black & White Emerging Powers TCG set. This includes the Thundurus and Tornadus cards. Emerging Powers' press release was revealed yesterday; the set comes out on August 31, has 98 cards, and will debut over 25 new Unova Pokemon to the English TCG. Most of the cards will come from the Japanese Beginning Set, Black/White Collections and Battle Strength Decks; at least two English-exclusive cards will be the main cards of the theme decks that come out on August 17: Scolipede and Krookodile. Lastly, starting tomorrow you can find Pokemon toys and TCG cards in McDonald's Happy Meals. There are twelve cards (nine of which are exclusive to the promotion) bundled with the eight toys, and they're randomly distributed, so if you want to collect them all, either plan to eat a lot of kids meals, or make friends with a manager. The twelve cards in the promotion are the nine cards from the Japanese Journey Partners sets - Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Munna, Sandile, Blitzle, Pidove, Klink, Zorua - as well as reprints of Alomomola, Maractus and Audino from the English B/W set. The eight toys include the Unova Starters, BW's version mascots, Zorua, Zoroark and Pikachu. Don't forget to vote for Group 4 of Psypoke Idol. Who do you want to see advance this week (no bonus points for guessing my answer)? Are you excited about the new TCG set? Are you going to start up a summer diet of Happy Meals? Let us know!
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Frost (16 Jun 2011 at 1:00pm PDT) Reply
I'm not impressed with the new TCG set. "Over 25 new Unova Pokemon" when we still need 80+ in the English TCG is so blah. And like they're making new English-exclusive cards to fill out this set instead of dipping the newest Japanese set. And I'll be eating two Happy Meals per day until I get all nine of the twelve promo cards that are exclusive to McDonald's. >:(

mudkip eez awsome (16 Jun 2011 at 2:40pm PDT) Reply
@Frost lol i would to if i didnt want to keep my 16% BMI... the cards do make me dissapoint however and i really finnaly got back into the swing of it... +25 my butt >:( Idol wise im happy with swamps standing <3 but full of dissapoint at bliss's

mudkip eez awsome (16 Jun 2011 at 4:31pm PDT) Reply
me smart ol me just thought of this as i ACTION REPLAY my self a larvesta, they need to bring back dual type cards (and not the legends) like back in RSE

PichuPals (16 Jun 2011 at 10:12pm PDT) Reply
Agree with @Frost McDonald's here we come!

DarkAriados (16 Jun 2011 at 10:18pm PDT) Reply
Ew, Happy Meals... :S I'm not surprised the Unown are all getting low marks. The only one that got a decent rating from me was Unown-G.

Spoinkable (17 Jun 2011 at 12:30am PDT) Reply
SPOINK SPOINK SPOINK SPOINK SPOINK OH GOD SPOINK You had ALL better vote for Spoink or I WILL hunt you down and I WILL murder you.

ffLoink (17 Jun 2011 at 4:51am PDT) Reply

Pretty peeved that Kirlia just missed out D:
I'm Irish, so none of these promotion/giveaways ever happen here :(
Not really into the TCG, but the new ones do look fairly cool :)

Kind of annoyed that some of my favourites are in this round, 'cos it lowers the chance that they'll all get through :(
This time, I've given my 5 stars to: Chandelure, Crobat, Cyndaquil, Dugtrio, ESPEON!!, Magmo, RALTS!!, Scizor and Shinx :D
Espy, Ralts, Magmo, and Shinx better get through!

Can't wait to see who wins overall! Not very likely, but my money is hypothetically on Espeon, Giratina Origin and Feraligatr!!
Here's hoping! :D

Emerald Master (17 Jun 2011 at 4:53am PDT) Reply
I'm just extremely glad that Blaziken made it second that round. If it made it that far now, it's bound to make it even further in the future

mudkip eez awsome (17 Jun 2011 at 12:37pm PDT) Reply
@Spoinkable umm... yah... i voted for... him... yup... i suuuuure did... (flees) wow i just realise awesome in my name is spelt wrong...

Dragoon_Tycoon (17 Jun 2011 at 1:34pm PDT) Reply
@Spoinkable I was generous and gave it 1 star :D

Frost (17 Jun 2011 at 3:39pm PDT) Reply
Unfortunately, Spoinkable, the chances of most unevolved Pokemon actually advancing in the prejudiced world of Psypoke Idol are unlikely. I gave it 5/5 though.

zht1997 (17 Jun 2011 at 6:47pm PDT) Reply
im only giving a 5 to the fire types, dragon types, gengar, noctowl, heracross, and tyranitar the starters get a 4 from me and legendarys only get a 2, everything else get a 1

wickedwizerd22 (17 Jun 2011 at 11:00pm PDT) Reply
i only give 5's to the ones i really like, everything else gets a 1. (if i could give all the unknowns lower than that i would XD)

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 8:22am PDT) Reply
Hello I just got an account

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 8:25am PDT) Reply
@Spoinkable I voted for for Spoink.

Sandscraft (18 Jun 2011 at 9:01am PDT) Reply
@Oshachu me too. I prefer grumpig

Sandscraft (18 Jun 2011 at 9:03am PDT) Reply
Oh, instead of voting spoink, do give 5 stars to sandslash as scrafty and banette are already gone...

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 9:05am PDT) Reply
I got the Pikachu toy and Zorua card at Mcdonald's yesterday but I just bought them. I didn't get the Happy Meal :D

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 9:27am PDT) Reply
@Sandscraft I think I gave Sandslash a 3 or 4-star D:

Yog (18 Jun 2011 at 9:58am PDT) Reply
I didn't vote for Spoink. All others got 5 stars.

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 10:19am PDT) Reply
It would be cool if there was a war between Pokemon and Digimon :D

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 2:39pm PDT) Reply
@Sandscraft what is the Sand in your username is it sandile, sandshrew, or sandslash

Oshachu (18 Jun 2011 at 2:43pm PDT) Reply
@Sandscraft would you like to be friend

Sandscraft (19 Jun 2011 at 7:45am PDT) Reply
@Oshachu obviously sand is for sandslash but can be also sandshrew, i don't mind...

DragoBoy (19 Jun 2011 at 9:01am PDT) Reply
@ffLoink Im Irish too and I really wish Pokemon promotion would come out here! I also want to see the movies which never get shown in cinema here :(

Oshachu (19 Jun 2011 at 10:41am PDT) Reply
Vote for Oshawott I'm really glad Pikachu made it :P

dragontamer1021 (19 Jun 2011 at 2:12pm PDT) Reply
@mudkip eez awsome If you hadn't said it I would have never noticed

Oshachu (19 Jun 2011 at 2:55pm PDT) Reply
@mudkip eez awsome I never noticed until you said awsome was wrong

lpd446 (20 Jun 2011 at 1:00pm PDT) Reply
YEESSSSSSSSSS!! chandelure made it thru!! @Spoinkable Ikr spoink is awsome..

Oshachu (20 Jun 2011 at 1:28pm PDT) Reply
@Spoinkable I like Spoink because it is a pig

Yog (21 Jun 2011 at 3:09pm PDT) Reply
I hate Spoink because it is a pig.

1bestking (23 Jun 2011 at 3:55pm PDT) Reply
I already have 9 out of 12 cards.

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