Just came across this article today, and thought it was worth a share here: How New Pokémon Cards Are Made.
Summary of the three steps:
- Pick the Pokémon that are being part of this set (based on the current games at first and personal preference for the rest).
- Make the illustrations
- Simultaneously with step 2: full-time play-testing (where they use real cards with stickers of the new WIP cards on top of it).
I never played the game myself, but I think some of you wouldn’t mind a full-time job as play-tester?
Greetz,
Quuador