List of Pokémon Trading Card Game sets
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This is a list of expansion sets for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
[edit] Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast published the Pokémon TCG from 1999 until the release of Legendary Collection.
[edit] Base Set
The Base Set was the first one to come out and is thus one of the few sets to have the complete lineup of Basic Energy cards and, unlike the other more specialized sets, contains a well-rounded lineup of Pokémon, including Chansey, Gyarados, and Pikachu.
This set has 102 cards, including the basic Energy cards. It is the only set to come out with four pre-constructed decks (60-cards pre-arranged by the producers meant for dueling), called Zap!, Brushfire, Overgrowth, and Blackout, as well as a Starter pack starring Machamp. It is the only set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game to not have a symbol. This set comes immediately before Jungle.
[edit] Jungle
Jungle was the second set to come out; it comes after the Base Set and before Fossil. Its symbol is the rafflesia flower.
This set had only 64 cards, very small for an expansion set in the card game, with the exception of promotional sets (though "Fossil," the following set, would have even fewer cards). It also had the biggest emphasis on the Pokémon themselves, with room for only one Trainer card. It was the first set in which Wizards of the Coast made an identical "Rare" group of cards to the "Holographic Rare" group, something not practiced in the Japanese version. Though the Japanese version also possessed "Rare" and "Holographic Rare" segments, each rarity class contained different cards. This practice would continue until Nintendo bought back the rights to the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
[edit] Fossil
Fossil was the third set to come out; it comes after the Jungle and before Base Set 2. Its symbol is the skeletal structure of an Aerodactyl's foot.
One intention of this set is to complete the 151 species of Pokémon from the first generation. This might explain why Fossil contains the fewest cards of any standard set in the card game. Future sets would often use a gimmick to differentiate its cards from other sets.
This set is named for the Pokémon that, in the video games, must be brought to life from fossils: Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl. The card game follows a similar path in that the card "Mysterious Fossil" must be played before any fossil Pokémon can be played.
[edit] Base Set 2
The Base Set 2 is a set of cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This was the fourth set to come out; it comes after the Fossil set and before Team Rocket. Its symbol is a Poké Ball with a number 2 behind it to indicate that it is a sequel to previous sets in the card game, particularly the Base Set.
This set is a reprint of most of the cards in the Base Set and Jungle expansion set (but not the Fossil set), including the Energy cards. This is because by the time it was released, those two sets were considered "too old" and unusable in tournaments. Not every card was reprinted, excluding certain cards from competitive play, such as Mr. Mime. Also, since every card in this set has been previously printed, it lacks a special stamp reading "1st edition" during its initial run.
[edit] Team Rocket
There is a set of cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game named after Team Rocket, a trio (or organization, depending on one's definition) from the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow. While it has some devotion to the trio known as Jessie, James, and Meowth, who relentlessly follow the protagonists in the anime, most of this set refers to the criminal organization they belong to. This is the fifth set, coming after Base Set 2 and before Gym Heroes. Its symbol is the R, which is the Team Rocket organization's symbol and can be seen on practically everything that comes from them.
This set introduced the Dark Pokémon, Pokémon controlled by the Team Rocket organization. Dark Pokémon in this set are able to use low amounts of Energy to attack but suffer from low hit points--that is, they're quick to power up but can just as quickly be brought down. This proved unpopular with competitive play, and Dark Pokémon would not show a strong presence until the set's sequel released many years later, Team Rocket Returns, with its Hit Points problem fixed.
This is also the first set to include a card exclusive to the English language version. As part of a promotion, an American-only Dark Raichu can be found in this set, though it is the rarest card. The card number for Dark Raichu states "83/82".
[edit] Gym Heroes
Gym Heroes is the sixth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Team Rocket and before Gym Challenge. Its symbol is an amphitheatre with a black stage and white tiers. Its name comes from the Gym Leaders it focuses around and how these Gym Leaders have relatively optimistic and carefree personalities compared to those featured in Gym Challenge.
This is the first set to have Owner's Pokémon, the owners being the Gym Leaders of the various Pokémon Gyms around Kanto. While all eight Gym Leaders are represented, the most attention is paid to the first four met in the video games: Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, and Erika. Each of their Pokémon reflect their favorite Pokémon types, as well as Pokémon they have been seen carrying in the TV show. For example, Brock specializes in the Rock-type, so a lot of his cards in the card game would be Rock Pokémon. However, in the anime, he also carried a Vulpix, a Fire-type, which is also included in this set.
Owner's Pokémon must be evolved from a Pokémon of the same owner, which also proved to be unpopular, as the element of mixing and matching cards from different sets is lost. Additionally, some of the "Rare" cards had little or no value in play, such as Misty's Tentacool, which is incapable of doing damage and is overshadowed by a better version of "Uncommon" rarity. However, Owner's Pokémon have been sporadically released in Japan, though except for those within EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua, none have been translated into English.
[edit] Gym Challenge
Gym Challenge is the seventh set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Gym Heroes and before Neo Genesis. Its symbol is an amphitheatre with a white stage and black tiers. Its name comes from the Gym Leaders it focuses on. Unlike those featured in Gym Heroes, these Gym Leaders tend to have more serious personalities and more dubious intentions.
This is the second set to prominently feature Owner's Pokémon. It features the last four Pokémon Gyms in Kanto encountered in the video games and the Gym Leaders who own them: Sabrina, Koga, Blaine, and Giovanni, though all of that region's Gym Leaders have some degree of representation in this set. Each of their Pokémon reflect their favorite Pokémon types, as well as any other Pokémon they might be associated with. For example, Giovanni prefers the Ground-type, so many of Giovanni's Pokémon would be of the Ground type. However, he is often seen in the anime petting a Persian, which is also included in this set (as well as "Giovanni's Meowth," which it evolves from). This set also added "Rocket's Pokémon." While Team Rocket is not a Gym Leader, Giovanni runs the Team Rocket organization, which likely explains its presence in this set.
Owner's Pokémon must be evolved from a Pokémon of the same owner, which also proved to be unpopular, as the element of mixing and matching cards from different sets is lost. However, Owner's Pokémon have been sporadically released in Japan, though except for those within EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua, none have been translated into English.
[edit] Neo Genesis
Neo Genesis is the eighth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Gym Challenge and before Neo Discovery. Its symbol is a pair of stars, one in front of the other. Neo is Latin for "new", and Genesis is Greek for "beginning". Neo Genesis features second-generation Pokémon that come from the region of Johto and is the first set to do so. With it comes two new Pokémon types: Darkness and Metal, each with their own Energy cards.
The design on the cards have also changed, now looking closer to the Japanese version. The hit points displayed on the upper-right is now smaller, and its color has changed from red to black. The statistics on the bottom of the card now have dune-shaped indentations in the background immediately behind each stat. The text reading "Basic Pokémon" is now directly under the HP (Hit Points) instead of the upper-left corner. The information about the Pokémon directly below the illustration is now in a parallelogram instead of a rectangle.
[edit] Neo Discovery
Neo Discovery is the ninth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Neo Genesis and before Southern Islands. Its symbol is a Mayan temple. The Neo part of its name is Latin for "new," since this set features Pokémon considered new during its release. The Discovery part probably implies the discovery of the mysterious Unown in the Ruins of Alph in Johto. While the architectural structure of the ruins is ambiguous in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Crystal, in Pokémon 3: The Movie, they seem to be of Central or South American origin.
The Unown are a Pokémon themed on the English alphabet. At the time of Neo Discovery's release, there were 26 types, one for each letter. (Later, Unown ? and Unown ! would be introduced, bringing the total to 28.) Neo Discovery introduced these Pokémon into the card game with nine letters: A, D, E, F, I, M, N, O, and U. Each could affect the game in different ways related to a word starting with the letter the Unown represents. Unown "O" (as seen in the picture) is associated with the word observe, and this application in the card game is done through "observing" the opponent's deck.
Neo Discovery also premieres many second-generation Pokémon into the card game, such as Smeargle, Politoed, and Wobbuffet. In a way, this makes it a counterpart to the Jungle set (which introduced another third of the original 150 Pokémon).
[edit] Southern Islands
Southern Islands is a set of cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Though it is often considered the tenth set, it was actually a promotional set, sold as a complete collection in the form of a specially-packaged box (rather than as nine-card booster packs). It comes after the Neo Discovery and before Neo Revelation. The mini-set only contained a total of 17 cards.
When arranged in the correct way, every illustration used in this set forms a single larger image.
[edit] Neo Revelation
Neo Revelation is the eleventh set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Southern Islands and before Neo Destiny. Its symbol is a representation of the departure of Suicune, Entei and Raikou from the Burned Tower. The Neo part of its name is Latin for "new," since this set features Pokémon considered new during its release. The Revelation part refers to the Bible's Book of Revelation, the final book, as this set completes the second-generation Pokémon's representation in the card game.
As of the release of this set, there would be at least one card of each of the 251 Pokémon, including the elusive Celebi. This set finishes the second generation with Pokémon like Porygon2, Misdreavus, and Raikou. In a way, this makes it a counterpart to the Fossil set (which rounded out the original set of 150 Pokémon). It also includes three more of the Unown introduced in Neo Discovery: B, K, and Y.
Most importantly, this set was the debut of the Shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon are extremely powerful, but no more than one of each kind is allowed in a deck. This tradition was short-lived, however, as the Shiny Pokémon were present only until the following set, Neo Destiny. However, Pokémon-star cards, which function almost identically to Shiny Pokémon, were introduced in a later set known as EX Team Rocket Returns.
[edit] Neo Destiny
Neo Destiny is the twelfth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Neo Revelation and before Legendary Collection. Its symbol is a blue sparkle above a white sparkle, possibly referring to the Dark and Light Pokémon within this set. The Neo part of its name is Latin for "new," since this set features Pokémon considered new during its release. The Destiny part implies this set is beyond prophecy--that is, beyond Neo Revelation.
This set is the second set with an emphasis on Dark Pokémon, though unlike its predecessor, Team Rocket, these Dark Pokémon don't seem to have any influences. In this set and only this set, they are counterbalanced by Light Pokémon. Whereas Dark Pokémon have low hit points (health) and do a lot of damage, Light Pokémon have high Hit Points and have attacks and other abilities that revolve around support, such as healing damage.
Perhaps the reason why Light Pokémon have not seen an appearance after this set is because many of its moves benefit the user and the opponent equally, thus requiring the user to set the situation up for maximum gain while preventing the opponent from doing so. Also, Light Pokémon do not normally inflict much damage, a disadvantage in a game whose objective is to cause as much damage as possible. However, a counterpart to Dark Pokémon known as Delta Pokémon has recently been introduced and could be a descendant of Light Pokémon.
This set completes the Unown alphabet started in Neo Discovery with twelve letters: C, G, H, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X, and Z. (Unown "J" was released between sets.) This is the first set since the Base Set to have not have identical "Holographic Rare" cards and "Rare" cards in its English version.
[edit] Legendary Collection
The Legendary Collection is the thirteenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Neo Destiny and before the Expedition Pokémon-e base set.
The Legendary Collection is the sequel to Base Set 2: It is made up entirely of reprints from the first four sets: Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket. Its purpose is to make these cards legal in tourmanent play; otherwise, these cards would be considered "too old." Thus, some people call this "Base Set 3." The Legendary Collection is the first set to have a parallel set whose only difference is that shiny foil is printed on the entire front of the card except for its illustration. (This isn't done in the regular set.) Strangely, even though this set is an amalgamation of four sets, this set contains fewer cards than any of the following three.
This set is the last to be owned by Wizards of the Coast, due to Nintendo regaining the rights to the Pokémon TCG. However, they allowed Wizards to publish the following 3 sets (Expedition, Aquapolis, and Skyridge) before Nintendo began publishing the game in North America on their own.
[edit] Expedition
Expedition is the fourteenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Legendary Collection and before Aquapolis. Its symbol is a Poké Ball drawn to look like a lower-case "e."
It is the first to use the e-Reader: By scanning a dot code found on the bottom of all of the cards and the sides of some, the e-Reader can display patterns, produce sounds, or other various novelties. (This may be the reason why cards in the Expedition set are noticeably thicker than previous sets.) However, none of these features are required for play. At 165 cards (330 if its parallel set is included), Expedition is the largest set ever in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Because of its completely new format, this was thought to be a good time to balance the card game with less powerful versions of previously printed cards. For example, Energy Removal 2 (pictured above) serves an identical purpose to Energy Removal from the Base Set, except a coin must be flipped to determine if the effects are successful. However, this set also introduces the Supporter card, a type of Trainer card that now dominates competitive play.
[edit] Aquapolis
Aquapolis is the fifteenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Expedition and before Skyridge. Its symbol is a skyline within a water droplet.
This set is the second of three to extensively use the e-Reader: By scanning a dot code found on the bottom of all of the cards and the sides of some, the e-Reader can display patterns, produce sounds, or other various novelties. (This may be the reason why cards in the Aquapolis set are noticeably thicker than sets before Expedition.) However, none of these features are required for play. Aquapolis introduces minigames playable by scanning in dot codes from multiple cards (in any order). These mini-games will usually be very simple, and more often than not, each Pokémon whose card has been scanned in will play some role in the mini-game.
While Technical Machines were dabbled upon in Expedition, Aquapolis is the set to make use of them. Technical Machines would be released sparingly from this point onward.
[edit] Skyridge
Skyridge is the sixteenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Aquapolis and before the EX Ruby and Sapphire. Its symbol is a pair of mountains with a halo around the taller one.
This set is the last of three to extensively use the e-Reader: By scanning a dot code found on the bottom of all of the cards and the sides of some, the e-Reader can display patterns, produce sounds, or other various novelties. (This may be the reason why cards in the Skyridge set are noticeably thicker than sets before Expedition.) However, none of these features are required for play. Skyridge continues Aquapolis's tradition of minigames playable by scanning in dot codes from multiple cards (in any order). These mini-games usually be very simple, and more often than not, each Pokémon whose card has been scanned in will play some role in the mini-game.
This is the last set published by Wizards of the Coast.
[edit] Nintendo
[edit] EX Ruby and Sapphire
EX Ruby and Sapphire is the seventeenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Skyridge and before the EX Sandstorm. Its symbol is a jewel with a brilliant cut, viewed from above. It is named after the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The EX part comes from the Pokémon-ex present in this set.
This set is the first set to be adapted into English by Nintendo after Nintendo bought the card game's rights back from Wizards of the Coast. This set introduces third-generation Pokémon and continues to be scannable by the e-Reader. However, the dot codes on the left side of the card is gone, replaced with a single dot code on the bottom. Unlike the cards in Expedition, Aquapolis, and Skyridge, however, this dot code produces only where to find the Pokémon in the video games instead of completely original Pokédex information. This set yet again changes the layout of the cards; except for the dot code at the bottom (which is now absent), it is exactly the same as the Japanese layout and is the format used up to this day.
This set is also the first to have Pokémon-ex, Pokémon who are stronger than usual, but the rewards are doubled if a player can take one down. During its release, these Pokémon were exceedingly useful, but as more cards were released, the card game became increasingly stacked against Pokémon-ex. Today, while they are still commonly used, many expert decks no longer have them.
[edit] EX Sandstorm
EX Sandstorm is the eighteenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after EX Ruby and Sapphire and before EX Dragon. Its symbol is a pair of fossils: The Claw Fossil and the Root Fossil from the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The EX part comes from the Pokémon-ex present in this set. The Sandstorm part comes from the fact that the player must retrieve these fossils in the video game from within a sandstorm.
This set brings back the Mysterious Fossil from the Fossil set and expands on it with the Claw Fossil, which can be made into Anorith, and the Root Fossil, which can be made into Lileep. Both of these Pokémon are from the third generation. The Mysterious Fossil plays the same role as before, which is to evolve it into Omanyte, Kabuto, or Aerodactyl. EX Sandstorm also continues to introduce third-generation Pokémon into the card game, with many desert-themed Pokémon, such as Cacnea and Vibrava, as well as completely unrelated Pokémon, such as Zangoose and Sableye. Pokémon from older generations return, such as Xatu from the second generation and Psyduck from the first.
EX Sandstorm takes the Pokémon-ex and makes them even more powerful by introducing them in the form of stage one and stage two evolved Pokémon.
[edit] EX Dragon
EX Dragon is the third Pokémon Trading Card Game set by Pokémon USA Inc. Its main emphasis is on Dragon Pokémon, which usually appear as Colorless-type Pokémon. However, they tend to use two or more different types of Energy (an example is Salamence, which uses Fire and Water Energy). The set's symbol is a crosshair.
Many of the Pokémon in EX Dragon made their debut in the set, which consists mainly of Dragon Pokémon. Salamence, Flygon and Altaria are three of the Dragon Pokémon in the set - others, such as Latios, Latias, Dragonite and Rayquaza appear as Pokémon-ex.
EX Dragon is the first set in the third generation of the Pokémon Trading Card Game to be based on Dragon Pokémon. The other set, EX Dragon Frontiers, is the final set of the same generation.
[edit] EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua
EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua is the twentieth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after EX Dragon and before EX Hidden Legends. Its symbol is a cross-shaped scar, half of it red (Groudon) and the other half blue (Kyogre). The EX part comes from the Pokémon-ex present in this set. The rest of its title refers to the ecoterrorist groups Team Aqua and Team Magma and how they are constantly in conflict with each other.
This set marks the return of Owner's Pokémon (Pokémon who belong to somebody or something) outside of the Japanese version, not seen since Gym Challenge. Almost all of the Pokémon in this set are owned by either Team Magma or Team Aqua. Introduced in this set are dual-type Pokémon, Pokémon with two different Pokémon types, though they are exclusively some of the stronger Pokémon in this set with the Darkness type mixed in. In a way, this is a sequel to the Team Rocket set early into the card game's history, as Team Aqua and Team Magma are Hoenn's equivalent to Team Rocket.
[edit] EX Hidden Legends
EX Hidden Legends is the twenty-first set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua and before EX FireRed & LeafGreen. Its symbol is a large dot with six equally-spaced smaller dots surrounding it. This entire setup is within a solid white irregular hexagon. The EX part comes from the Pokémon-ex present in this set. The Hidden Legends part refers to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel, Legendary Pokémon hidden away in stone structures. Its symbol refers to Registeel's face, which is seven dots arranged in such a way.
This set revolves around three concepts: Regirock, Regice, and Registeel, as mentioned above; Jirachi, a Legendary Pokémon with the power of wishes; and Pokémon 4Ever with the presence of Dark Celebi. Dark Celebi is the first Dark Pokémon within the "EX" sets and the only one to be a basic Pokémon. This set also continues to introduce Pokémon into the card game. In addition to the Pokémon above, Beldum and its evolution line makes its debut.
[edit] EX FireRed & LeafGreen
EX FireRed & LeafGreen is the twenty-second set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after EX Hidden Legends and before EX Team Rocket Returns. Its symbol is a black Poké Ball with white outlines, possibly referring to the symbol of Base Set 2. The EX part comes from the Pokémon-ex present in this set. The FireRed & LeafGreen part refers to the video games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Because Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are remakes of Pokémon Red and Blue (the Blue version is called the Green version in Japan, hence the "LeafGreen" portion), it follows that the cards in this set would be remakes of the cards during Pokémon Red and Blue's era. Every Pokémon from this set are from the first generation, completely ignoring the second and third. It also features Pokémon characters from the Red and Blue era, such as Professor Oak and Bill.
Most importantly, many of the cards in this set play alike, but never exactly alike their counterparts from the card game's first three sets: Base Set, Jungle, and Fossil. For example, Exeggutor in this set (see above) has the "Big Eggsplosion" attack, which it shares with its Jungle counterpart.
However, like the video games, it brings the first-generation Pokémon and characters up to date, possessing newer innovations like Supporter cards and Pokémon-ex. It also makes use of new characters, items, and places in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, such as Celio.
[edit] EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Team Rocket Returns is the twenty-third set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after EX FireRed & LeafGreen and before EX Deoxys. Its symbol is an emblem of Team Rocket, a shield-like shape with a black bold R in the center. This emblem for Team Rocket is unusual as it appears nowhere else; the purpose of this emblem is probably to distinguish this set from the former Team Rocket set. The EX part of this set's title comes from the presence of Pokémon-ex in the set. Team Rocket as a criminal organization--its members, the Pokémon it controls, and the techniques it uses for world domination are all part of this set's theme. The Returns part is an indication that it's a sequel set to the Team Rocket set released four years earlier. This set introduced star pokemon, they are Pokémon that are shiny just like those of the Neo Revelations set. Only one of these Pokémon with the star symbol on the card next to the name may be present in a deck.
As of June 2006, EX Team Rocket Returns is the last set released to be deemed "too old" and thus unplayable in tournaments starting September 1, 2006.[citation needed]
[edit] EX Deoxys
EX: Deoxys is the eighth set by Pokémon USA, Inc., after the company took over from Wizards of the Coast in 2003. This is overall the twenty-fourth set. The set's symbol is a shooting star, and the set is based on the Pokémon Deoxys, and also loosely on Rayquaza. Both of these were the featured legendary Pokémon in the seventh Pokémon movie, Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys.
[edit] EX Emerald
EX Emerald is the twenty-fifth set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after EX Deoxys and before EX Unseen Forces, conciding with the release of its complement video game Pokémon Emerald in May 2005. Its symbol is a gemstone, presumably an emerald. The EX part of its title comes from the presence of Pokémon-ex in the set, and the Emerald part obviously comes from the title of the game it represents.
[edit] EX Unseen Forces
EX: Unseen Forces is the tenth set by Pokémon USA, Inc., after the company took over the Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast in 2003. The set, which in Japan was named "GoldenSky and SilverSea", is set in Johto, and is the first set by Pokémon USA to mainly consist of Pokémon from the Pokémon Gold and Silver games, released in 2001. The set's official symbol is a black silhouette of Ho-Oh's wing, superimposed on a white silhouette of Lugia's wing.
[edit] EX Delta Species
EX Delta Species is the eleventh set by Pokémon USA, Inc., after the company took over the Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast in 2003. The set, which in Japan was named "Researching Tower of Holon", is set in the research centre, Holon. Due to a mix-up with translations, this was supposed to be released after EX Legend Maker, but that was delayed until February 2006 in English-language territories. This set is disliked by some people because of the complexity of Delta Species Pokémon. The set's official symbol is Holon Tower. The tower has a tall cylindrical body, what looks like a massive roof, and two buttresses at its base.
[edit] EX Legend Maker
EX: Legend Maker is the twelfth set by Pokémon USA, Inc., after the company took over the Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast in 2003. The set, which in Japan was named "Eidolon Forest", is set in a forest in the middle of nowhere. Due to a mix-up with translations, this was supposed to be released before EX Delta Species, but was delayed until February 2006 in English-language territories. This is considered by many to be a very good set, for several reasons - possibly for its similarity with Jungle and Fossil original expansions, or possibly for its exclusion of the complicated Delta Species Pokémon. Its symbol is a stylized forest, a white egg-shaped area with three black acute isosceles triangles to represent the trees (or possibly Regirock, Regice, and Registeel). It received the name Legend Maker due to the inclusion of Mew.
[edit] EX Holon Phantoms
EX Holon Phantoms is the thirteenth set by Pokémon USA, Inc., after the company took over the Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast in 2003. The set, which in Japan was named "Holon Phantom", is set in an undeveloped area of Holon. It marks the return of Delta Species Pokémon, after they debuted in EX Delta Species last December (November in some regions). The set symbol is the Holon symbol, with three triangles around the sides.
[edit] EX Crystal Guardians
EX Crystal Guardians is the fourteenth set by Pokémon USA, Inc., after the company took over the Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast in 2003. The set, which in Japan was named "Miracle Crystal", is set on an unknown island inhabited by Pokémon and Delta Species Pokémon. It marks the return of Delta Species Pokémon, after they debuted in EX Delta Species last December (November in some regions), and then returned in EX Holon Phantoms in May 2006. The set symbol is a crystal. This set was released on August 30 in North America and Europe.
[edit] EX Dragon Frontiers
EX Dragon Frontiers is the thirty-first Pokémon Trading Card Game set released by Pokémon USA. The set is based on an unknown set of islands far away, inhabited primarily by Dragon Pokémon (thus making it likely that these islands are the Dragon Frontiers). It marks the final appearance of Delta Species Pokémon, after they debuted in EX Delta Species and returned in EX Holon Phantoms and EX Crystal Guardians.
[edit] EX Power Keepers
EX Power Keepers is the sixteenth Pokémon Trading Card Game set released by Pokémon USA. It also the first set since Legendary Collection to be released only outside of Japan, and the first since EX Unseen Forces not to include Delta Species Pokémon. The set is very loosely based on the Hoenn Elite Four, as all four members (Drake, Glacia, Phoebe and Sidney) have their own Stadium cards. The set also consists of several reprints of cards from older sets, and is the last third-generation set.
[edit] Promotional & Other Cards
Throughout the course of the whole tcg, there have been many promotional card giveaways. There have also been many error cards as well. Promotional cards have a star that indicates that they are promotional. The five-pointed black star has the word "PROMO" written across it in white ink.
