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The other major barrier to Energys return was its lore connections and flavor
There are special illustration cards, hard-to-find movie promos, and even cards used by the Pokemon TCG champions themselves
Given that The Pokemon Company has already based one TCG expansion on a mobile game with Pokemon GO, it's not too far-fetched to assume a Genetic Apex physical set will be released at some point down the line
Earlier sets have likely been excluded for mechanical reasons, ranging from the era of Pok-powers and Pok-bodies to archaic rulings
Some players use a pre-printed monarch token card, while others use dice, coins, or anything small enough to switch hands potentially every turn