Collectors and players alike could now pull cards featuring the Pokémon owned by certain Gym Leaders from the games and the anime. Misty, Brock, Blaine, Giovanni, Sabrina, Koga, Lt. Surge ...

Then, we get a direct reference to the game in artist Teeziro's Blissey card, which depicts the evolved Pokémon looking ready for a scrap at the top of a Valor-controlled Gym in Pokémon GO.