I used to have the whole Torchic line when i was little, then i was scamed into trading my holographic Blaziken for a common Ekans... I don't remember what compelled my 7 year old self to do that. If i could go back in time i would slap myself.

How do I know if I've updated X with the 1.2 patch thingie?
I downloaded it from the eShop and I say through the "Download now" animations. Now what do I do?

How do I apply the patch?

Back in my day it was shiny charizard/dark charizard that were the target of scammers. Ahh good times...

The card game is addictive though. I got back into at the start of the year thanks to my cousin. We both collected as kids but never really played (or if we did we made it up as we went along) This time though we had quite a few matches and started playing online. It just sucks that like all card games, it boils down to about 3 decks/strategies that people use. That and I think I have a good deck ( at least good enough to beat my cousin (or friends too if we're talking yugioh) and then get my ass absolutely handed to me by a 10 year old online =p

Anyway... I really should work on finishing my new team...

Ah, the Pokemon TCG. Just 2 years ago I was so hooked I bought hundreds, maybe thousands worth in cards and barely played them. I just wanted the EX cards. :D

Have you guys seen the EX Full Art cards? Lovely things.

I think I remember seeing some you posted once. Victini springs to mind... I have a few myself though and they really are awesome!

Go to the eShop and download the patch. It should be automatically downloaded to your game.
You'll know if you have it when, at the main menu (The Continue/New game screen), you'll see "Version 1.2" at the bottom.

Yeah I did once. I should kindly inform you guys that the odds in the latest set Legendary Treasures of getting Full Arts and EX cards have increased exponentially! Back when a whole box of cards would nab around 3-4 EX's and 1-2 Full Arts at best has now changed to 15+ EX's/Full Arts! It's a decent chance and worth getting now. I just got my Emolga Full Art and it is lovely. :D

A toast to Maya! A real trooper of a shiny Pokemon, winning me a battle against a japanese player, they are hard to beat, it doesn't help that shinies go down easily and she managed to deal the finishing blows. It was awesome.

I really want a full art Reshiram.

There are a few Reshiram. Which did you want? :D

The latest Reshiram is this pretty-boy version:

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/RESHIRAM-RC22...hSgVwP/$_3.JPG

my journey has officially begun. Wish me luck.