An eagle-eyedPokémon Trading Card Game Pocketplayer spotted an Easter egg in the Spearow card, allowing them to find the exact location depicted in the illustration. The card in question can be pulled from the Charizard pack in the Genetic Apex set, which is the first set available in the mobile version of theTCG.

Pokémon TCG Pocketadapts some existing cards into a digital form, butmany cards are unique to the mobile title. The Spearow card is one of the brand new ones, with an illustration that has never appeared in the physical card game. Reddit userasch_winnoticed something about the scene behind the Spearow in the card’s drawing, which was illustrated by Shiburingaru. Thanks to a few key pieces of background evidence, the player was able to pinpoint the spot that the illustration is most likely depicting.

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Background Details In Pokémon TCG Pocket Spearow Card Point To Its Location

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Behind Spearow can be seen some trees and a purple building that’s distinct enough to be recognized as the Celadon City Department Store. From there, asch_win used other background details like a fence, some grass, and a green building, to find the exact location where this illustration is set. It turns out thatthe Spearow is most likely standing in a fenced-in patch of grass just outside Celadon City along Route 16in the originalPokémon Fire Redgame.

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The detail is praised by many in the comments as being acoolTCGEaster eggand evidence of just how much care and attention goes into the creation ofTCGcards. RedditorVolkiharVanHelsingbrings up the waythe card shows how Pokémon and people coexist,by placing the bird Pokémon in an actual location from the game. “[It’s] kinda wild that it’s mostly through Pokémon TCG we actually see how people live [with] Pokémon there,” says the Redditor.

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They bring up the sets of cards from theTCGthat show Pokémon growing up and evolving alongside their trainers. They also write about the cards where Pokémon are doing mundane things like when the “full art Weezing is doing its function of sucking up pollution in [the] neighborhood.” Thanks to these cards,fans can see how the Pokémon world might realistically look.

The New Pokémon TCG Pocket Cards Carry On The Spirit Of The Real-World Cards

Some Will Hopefully Come To The Physical Game

The new cards inTCG Pocketwere specially created for the mobile title. However, they carry the spirit of the physical cards to the virtual realm, right down to the Easter eggs.Several real-world cards hide secretsonly to be discovered by dedicated fans, likecontinuous background art that extends to multiple cards. This attention to detail makes the cards even more desirable, especially when they function as a set.

Many fans of both the mobile and real-worldTCGare hoping that the Pokémon Company will eventually adapt at least some of the new cards into the physical game. The new cards have some beautiful art and would be highly collectible if they were made into actual cards. In fact, some fans have started printing the cards themselves as unofficial placeholders until (or if) the cards are adapted to the real world. There’s no question that thePokémon Trading Card Game Pocketcards would be right at home in any collector’s deck or binder.

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