If you know nothing about Pokémon and are looking for a complete beginner- don't need to hear nerdy specifics- here's your TL;DR (too long, didn't read) review: Yes, the box and cards are in English. Box came in perfect condition. This deck is STRONG as well as includes more "complex" card abilities that might be too much for a brand new beginner. That being said, I bought this deck specifically for my five year old and she, with my help as an experienced player, learned the basic game mechanics within one hour. After a few days of playing the game she's started to memorize what the cards do and needs less help from me with having to read the cards, even the more "complex" abilities- for a beginner- like Path to the Peak. You will want a decently tough deck of your own to play against this deck out of the box because it is that strong. If all your child's friends are playing with basic decks, you can still get them this deck, however I might suggest you grab them a Level One deck to pull out in case they are finding people don't want to go against IceRider Calyrex because they can't possibly beat it with their cards. Now for my Pokémon Nerds: This is a seriously impressive deck right out of the box. It comes with three copies of Sobble, Drizzle, and Intelon, which- if you've been watching Pokemon tournaments the last few years- are in almost every deck you see hit the finals. Sobble is unassuming at first but you realize quickly it's one-energy ability Keep Calling allows you to bring up to three Rapid Strike pokemon right into your hand- which means if you already have or are able to pull a Drizzle (non-rapid strike) you can quickly evolve right into Intelon within four-five turns. This also gives you plenty of time to find and set up your IceRider Calyrex Vmax if you wanted to have that on your bench as a backup. There are so many trainers and pokemon available to be added to this base deck to make it even more competitive, it's a great foundation for someone looking to build their first tournament-level deck. Having a ton of fun putting it against my ShadowRider Calyrex deck, am interested to see how it goes against other levels of decks. Both me, a senior pokemon nerd, and my four year old beginner are having a bunch of fun so far. Read more
Kids liked this pack and has good rare cards. Fun for the kids to play for their age Read more
Grandsons love them. I have no clue about. Read more
This deck is awesome! Such great value for the money, comes with a competitive deck right out of the box. I leaned so much about how to play the game from this deck, and it has improved all my other decks as well! The trainer cards are great and useful in any top tier deck you’d want to build. My favorite part is actually the code card so I can get all of these cards to play online. This deck with a few small tweaks competes with top tier (I’m still a newbie and I win ~70% of my matches with this deck). Cannot wait to pick up the next Level 3 that Pokémon company releases! Read more
Super excited about this deck! I know everyone is excited about Scarlet & Violet, but I’ve still got a lot of fun stuff to pick up. I like to play, and I like the odds of League Decks not being tampered with, as you know what you’re getting. They’ve been fun to use and then tinker with to build you own. Anyway, very excited about the deck, very much a heavy hitter, but there’s a few odd things here. One of the Carlyex V’s had a huge bend in the corner which is a big bummer, the deck box has some bends and tears, there were two inserts holding the v cards in their plastic tray, and a lot of edges feel a little rough. They seem like legit cards luckily, the deck was correct, and everything was included. The outer box looks like it took a bit of a beating but I’m sure that’s Amazon fulfillment center’s doing. The box doesn’t appear to be tampered with at all. So, it’s a bit of a bummer about the bent card especially as it’s a V, though not the most rare of them. It doesn’t quite appear to be tampered with, so idk what’s up, but nonetheless. Excited to play with this deck! Read more
This is a very good, powerful deck for playing, but it’s not the best for collecting. My sons really enjoyed it. Icerider Calyrex Vmax can do 250 damage and has 320 health but other cards, like Inteleon and Icerider Calyrex V, also in this deck, are also good attackers. While Icerider Calyrex V’s main attack makes you discard 2 energies, Melanie can help you get it back. 3-4 duplicates of each card. Exactly 60 cards total. Read more
This pack arrived in great condition and the cards made my godchild very happy!! The cards were great quality. Read more
My son loves this deck. Needed some tweaks, but that's not unusual. If your child plays Pokémon its well worth it. Read more
