TOO MUCH DETAIL

I’m still reeling from thefirstDetective Pikachutrailer. It has a dark, off-kilter, extreme-close-up vibe I didn’t see coming, and while I haven’t completely reconciled the movie’s tone with the property’s usual squeaky clean image, I’m getting there. By the time the movie is in theaters, I’ll have acclimated.

But today is not that day. So when I see thatDetective Pikachuis getting a piece of the Pokémon Trading Card Game pie, I make the same face as when I come across anything related to Garbage Pail Kids.

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While we’re only getting a detailed look at Detective Pikachu, Charizard, and Greninja cards today, there are plans for a total of 26 movie-inspired trading cards. The first wave will start popping up in the United States on April 5. And before you ask, yes: “These cards can be used in Pokémon TCG decks, including at Play! Pokémon competitive events and in thePokémon Trading Card Game Online.”

Here’s the package breakdown:

It’s times like this I’m thankful that I broke my old TCG booster-buying habits and can rest easy. OtherDetective Pikachumerch,including a cap with pika ears, is also in the works this year.

Superman, Elio, and Glordon all looking up

Three characters walking through red water with a massive dinosaur looming over them in jurassic world rebirth next to a boy riding a black dragon in how to train your dragon

Steve, Garrett, and Henry standing on a bridge in front of a Woodland Mansion in A Minecraft Movie.

Five A Minecraft Movie characters standing in a blocky Minecraft forest with a dog.

A Minecraft Movie cast standing together in Minecraft

The Fantastic Four standing in front of a large blue four in Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps film.

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The Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts teams from Marvel