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blurb=Go-Pokemon.com, the official English-language Pokémon Trading Card Game Web site, has begun to reveal cards from the next English-language set, Platinum. According to the site, 10 cards will be revealed before the actual pre-release begins the last weekend of January. Seven cards have been revealed at the moment.}}
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[[Image:PL_01_Pre.JPG|thumb|right|New Lucario card and the Shaymin cameo]]
Go-Pokemon.com, the official English-language {{bp|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} Web site, has begun to reveal cards from the next English-language set, {{TCG|Platinum}}. According to the site, 10 cards will be revealed before the actual pre-release begins the last weekend of January.


Go-Pokemon.com, the English Trading Card Game website, began to reveal cards from the upcoming English set, {{TCG|Platinum}}. According to the site, ten cards will be revealed before the actual prerelease starting the last weekend of January. Only two have been revealed at the moment.
Ten cards have been revealed: {{bp|Giratina (Platinum 10)}}, {{bp|Honchkrow G (Platinum 77)}}, {{bp|Dialga G (Platinum 7)}}, {{bp|Gyarados G (Platinum 30)}}, {{bp|Giratina LV.X (Platinum 124)}}, {{bp|Houndoom G (Platinum 50)}}, and three {{p|Shaymin}}: {{bp|Shaymin (Platinum 14)}} (Land Forme), {{bp|Shaymin (Platinum 15)}} (Sky Forme), and {{bp|Shaymin LV.X (Platinum 126)}}, along with the only Trainer revealed on the site, {{bp|Cyrus's Conspiracy (Platinum 105)}}. Giratina was revealed on Tuesday, with Honchkrow G following two days later. The Giratina card is significant because it is the first English card release of Giratina's Origin Forme. Honchkrow G is the first {{TCG|Pokémon SP}} to be revealed in English. {{bp|Cyrus}}, the leader of {{bp|Team Galactic}}, owns the Honchkrow. Shaymin was later revealed and has been confirmed after having a cameo appearance in a promotional video.  The Sky Forme was revealed one week after its Land Forme.


[[Image:PL_01_Pre.JPG|thumb|right|The secretly released cards]]
Another card has been spotted on the Pokémon Organized Play (POP) Web site: [[bp:Lucario (Platinum 53)|a POP promo pre-release Lucario card]] originating from the {{TCG|Entry Pack DPt}}.


So far, the cards revealed are {{bp|Giratina (Platinum 10)}} and {{bp|Honchkrow G (Platinum 77)}}. Giratina was revealed on January 6th, with Honchkrow G followed two days later. The Giratina card is significant because it is the first English card release of Giratina's Origin Forme. Honchkrow G is also the first {{TCG|Pokémon SP}} to be revealed in English. This Honchkrow's owner is {{bp|Cyrus}}. Also, two cards have been secretly revealed through videos and other sources: a POP promo prerelease Lucario card originating from the {{TCG|Entry Pack DPt}}, and a Shaymin card originating from {{TCG|Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky}}, the Japanese expansion of {{TCG|Stormfront}}.  
The Platinum expansion is expected to contain 133 cards, and it will be released on Feb. 11 in North America.


The Platinum expansion is expected to contain 133 cards, and it will be released on February 11, 2009.
==Information==
* [http://go-pokemon.com/tcg/news/articles/101.html Honchkrow card revelation]
* [http://go-pokemon.com/tcg/news/articles/100.html Giratina card revelation]
* [http://go-pokemon.com/tcg/news/articles/98.html Set release announcement]

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New Lucario card and the Shaymin cameo

Go-Pokemon.com, the official English-language Pokémon Trading Card Game Web site, has begun to reveal cards from the next English-language set, Platinum. According to the site, 10 cards will be revealed before the actual pre-release begins the last weekend of January.

Ten cards have been revealed: Giratina (Platinum 10), Honchkrow G (Platinum 77), Dialga G (Platinum 7), Gyarados G (Platinum 30), Giratina LV.X (Platinum 124), Houndoom G (Platinum 50), and three Shaymin: Shaymin (Platinum 14) (Land Forme), Shaymin (Platinum 15) (Sky Forme), and Shaymin LV.X (Platinum 126), along with the only Trainer revealed on the site, Cyrus's Conspiracy (Platinum 105). Giratina was revealed on Tuesday, with Honchkrow G following two days later. The Giratina card is significant because it is the first English card release of Giratina's Origin Forme. Honchkrow G is the first Pokémon SP to be revealed in English. Cyrus, the leader of Team Galactic, owns the Honchkrow. Shaymin was later revealed and has been confirmed after having a cameo appearance in a promotional video. The Sky Forme was revealed one week after its Land Forme.

Another card has been spotted on the Pokémon Organized Play (POP) Web site: a POP promo pre-release Lucario card originating from the Entry Pack DPt.

The Platinum expansion is expected to contain 133 cards, and it will be released on Feb. 11 in North America.

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