Pokémon Sleeves - Reshiram & Charizard-GX (64 pcs, Japanese)

64 official Japanese Pokémon sleeves featuring Reshiram & Charizard-GX, released by the Pokémon Center for the Japanese set Double Blaze (2019).

Specifications

• Count: 64 sleeves
• Artwork: Reshiram & Charizard-GX
• Origin: Pokémon Center Japan, Double Blaze era (2019)
• Officially licensed Japanese product

Why 64 and not 65

Western sleeve packs contain 65, Japanese ones 64 — a difference that comes purely from the conventions of the two markets. A deck has 60 cards either way, so you end up with a few spares regardless. Just keep in mind that Japanese sleeves are sized for Japanese cards, which are a touch smaller than western ones.

What a Tag Team-GX was

In the Sun & Moon era, a card type appeared featuring two Pokémon together: a Tag Team-GX. These cards had enormous HP and a heavy-hitting attack, but the opponent also took three prize cards for knocking one out instead of one — so you bet everything on it. Reshiram & Charizard-GX was the most famous of them: two fire dragons on one card, and for years one of the strongest decks in the game.

What sleeves are for

Sleeves protect your cards from fingerprints, moisture, and damaged edges, and they let a deck shuffle more smoothly. At tournaments they're effectively mandatory: every card back in your deck has to look identical, so no one can tell from the back which card you're holding.

Other designs featuring Charizard include Flying Charizard and the Deck Shield PRO version. For Reshiram's counterpart Zekrom, there's a western pack.