The next set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game is bringing the game to the Kalos region and with it, more Pokémon for players to use:

• Chesnaught / Grass / HP160
  Stage 2 – Evolves from Quilladin

  Ability: Spiky Shield
  If this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon and is damaged by an attack, put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokemon.

  [G][G][C][C] Touchdown: 90 damage. Heal 20 damage from this Pokemon.

  Weakness: Fire (x2)
  Resistance: none
  Retreat: 4

• Delphox / Fire / HP140
  Stage 2 – Evolves from Braixen

  Ability: Mystical Fire
  Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.

  [C][C][C] Blaze Ball: 50 damage. Does 20 more damage for each [R] Energy attached to Delphox.

  Weakness: Water (x2)
  Resistance: none
  Retreat: 2

• Greninja – Water – HP130
  Stage 2 – Evolves from Frogadier

  Ability: Water Shuriken
  Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a [W] Energy from your hand. If you do, place 3 damage counters on one of your opponent’s Pokemon.

  [W] Mistcutter: 50 damage. This attack isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokemon.

  Weakness: Grass (x2)
  Resistance: none
  Retreat: 1

• M Venusaur-EX / Grass / HP230
  Mega Evolution – Evolves from Venusaur-EX

  Put a Mega Evolution on top of the Pokemon it Mega Evolves from. When you do, your turn ends.

  [G][G][G][C] Crisis Vine: 120 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Poisoned and Paralyzed.

  When Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

  Weakness: Fire (x2)
  Resistance: none
  Retreat: 4

• M Blastoise-EX / Water / HP220
  Mega Evolution – Evolves from Blastoise-EX

  When 1 of your Pokemon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokemon, your turn ends.

  [W][W][W] Hydro Bombard: 120 damage. This attack does 30 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance when damaging the Bench.)

  When Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

  Weakness: Grass (x2)
  Resistance: none
  Retreat: 3

The Mega Pokémon are a nice touch but it is unlikely they will see much play. They are bulky but it seems they would take a while to set up leaving them vulnerable to a quick knock-out. The starters on the other hand are all extremely interesting, Greninja’s quick damaging ability is sure to score some quick knock-outs, Chesnaught’s Spiky Shield could do some reasonable damage combined with the Rocky Helmet and who can say no to 6 cards in had via Delphox’s power.

It seems the newest Pokémon X and Y TCG set is off to a good start, lets hope the rest of the cards are as interesting as these.

What do you think of the first English cards form the Pokémon X and Y set? Would you use any? Or are the not as good as we think?