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The primary issue was the Ho-Oh immersive card, which Pokemon TCG Pocket notes was mistakenly created using incorrect reference materials. However, the immersive Lugia card also featured Ho-Oh in its broader art. So, both cards were removed while the team worked to create new designs not based on fan art. This spawned many entertaining memes as lucky players pulled blank cards indicating “New Art Coming Soon.” But those days are over, as the replacement images for both Lugia and Ho-Oh have arrived in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
Now that the new art has replaced the placeholders, one fan took to the r/PTCGP subreddit to get opinions. And while most players agree the new, non-plagiarized Ho-Oh art is an improvement, Lugia isn’t faring so well.
Pokemon TCG Pocket Players Slam New Lugia Immersive Card Art
Most players are pretty pleased with the updated Ho-Oh card, with some even saying they like it more than the original version. But Lugia, on the other hand, is getting ripped to shreds by fans. The new Lugia card indeed shows the Sinnoh Legendary in an awkward pose that’s very chest-forward. As one Redditor puts it, “it’s chest day.”
The new Lugia art is drawing comparisons to Vegeta going Super Saiyan, with some players wishing it would go back to the placeholder artwork. Others are wondering why it was changed at all, when the immersive animation showing the old Ho-Oh art was the main issue, not Lugia itself. As others have pointed out, as much as this Lugia card looks like a Super Saiyan pose, there’s actually a Pokemon precedent for the look. It bears a striking resemblance to Pokemon Scarlet & Violet‘s Miraidon in its bizarre battle-mode pose.
