EX Emerald (TCG)

EX Emerald is the name given to an Expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game released only in English and European languages. It is notable for being composed of several Japanese sub-sets, as opposed to a Japanese expansion.

Set size

• EX Emerald contains 107 cards

File:EX09-Symbol.gif

The symbol for EX Emerald is a cut emerald.

Sequence

• 24th English release

Release date

• 9th May 2005

Prereleases were held on the weekends of 30th April/1st May and 7th/8th May 2005.

Trivia

• EX Emerald was conceived to tie in with the release of Pokémon Emerald, a trend Nintendo have followed since their occupation of the TCG. Since no Japanese set correlated with this, Nintendo used cards from other sources.
• The set contains all of the cards found in the Japanese Quick Construction Packs and the Japanese Deoxys vs Rayquaza Gift Tin. In addition, several Japanese Promotional cards were included, as well as a few cards which were first released in English. All of these cards have since been released in Japan; many as Promotional cards, the rest in Eidolon Forest.
• Since only the Pokémon ex in the Quick Construction Packs were created with competative play in mind, very few cards from EX Emerald see much use by players.
• Before the release of this set, the Japanese producers of the TCG requested a list of popular cards from English players. Pidgeot, Dark Dragonite, Dark Tyranitar and Dark Ampharos were frequently mentioned, leading to belief this was the inspiration behind the production of the Trainer Card Battle Frontier, which restricts these cards' abilities.
• EX Emerald was the first set to be released after the Pokémon TCG website [1] had introduced a new card spoilers feature as a tournament resource. However the file containing information on all the new set was uploaded before the Prereleases, and was discovered and distributed over the internet. The file was then taken down, but not before the data had been copied onto several major fan-sites. Since this incident, new card spoilers are only uploaded after the set is commercially released.
• This is the only EX-series set not to have Pokémon File:Shiningsymbol.gif since they were released.
• This was the first English set to contain holographic Basic Energy cards (popularly called Matrix Energy cards because of their design), which replaced the reverse-holographic card in every third pack.
• The reverse-holographic design for this set features a foil Pokéball pattern with stars and the EX Emerald set logo.
• The secret box-topper for this set is Farfetch'd.
• The Prerelease card for this set is Grumpig.

Theme decks

• Hydrobloom
• Wildfire

Card list

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Blaziken		File:Rare rare.gifH
2	Deoxys [Speed]		File:Rare rare.gifH
3	Exploud		File:Rare rare.gifH
4	Gardevoir		File:Rare rare.gifH
5	Groudon		File:Rare rare.gifH
6	Kyogre		File:Rare rare.gifH
7	Manectric		File:Rare rare.gifH
8	Milotic		File:Rare rare.gifH
9	Rayquaza		File:Rare rare.gifH
10	Sceptile		File:Rare rare.gifH
11	Swampert		File:Rare rare.gifH
12	Chimecho		File:Rare rare.gif
13	Glalie		File:Rare rare.gif
14	Groudon		File:Rare rare.gif
15	Kyogre		File:Rare rare.gif
16	Manectric		File:Rare rare.gif
17	Nosepass		File:Rare rare.gif
18	Relicanth		File:Rare rare.gif
19	Rhydon		File:Rare rare.gif
20	Seviper		File:Rare rare.gif
21	Zangoose		File:Rare rare.gif
22	Breloom		File:Rare uncom.gif
23	Camerupt		File:Rare uncom.gif
24	Claydol		File:Rare uncom.gif
25	Combusken		File:Rare uncom.gif
26	Dodrio		File:Rare uncom.gif
27	Electrode		File:Rare uncom.gif
28	Grovyle		File:Rare uncom.gif
29	Grumpig		File:Rare uncom.gif
30	Grumpig		File:Rare uncom.gif
31	Hariyama		File:Rare uncom.gif
32	Illumise		File:Rare uncom.gif
33	Kirlia		File:Rare uncom.gif
34	Linoone		File:Rare uncom.gif
35	Loudred		File:Rare uncom.gif
36	Marshtomp		File:Rare uncom.gif
37	Minun		File:Rare uncom.gif
38	Ninetales		File:Rare uncom.gif
39	Plusle		File:Rare uncom.gif
40	Swalot		File:Rare uncom.gif
41	Swellow		File:Rare uncom.gif
42	Volbeat		File:Rare uncom.gif
43	Baltoy		File:Rare com.gif
44	Cacnea		File:Rare com.gif
45	Doduo		File:Rare com.gif
46	Duskull		File:Rare com.gif
47	Electrike		File:Rare com.gif
48	Electrike		File:Rare com.gif
49	Feebas		File:Rare com.gif
50	Feebas		File:Rare com.gif
51	Gulpin		File:Rare com.gif
52	Larvitar		File:Rare com.gif
53	Luvdisc		File:Rare com.gif
54	Makuhita		File:Rare com.gif
55	Meditite		File:Rare com.gif
56	Mudkip		File:Rare com.gif
57	Numel		File:Rare com.gif
58	Numel		File:Rare com.gif
59	Pichu		File:Rare com.gif
60	Pikachu		File:Rare com.gif
61	Ralts		File:Rare com.gif
62	Rhyhorn		File:Rare com.gif
63	Shroomish		File:Rare com.gif
64	Snorunt		File:Rare com.gif
65	Spoink		File:Rare com.gif
66	Spoink		File:Rare com.gif
67	Swablu		File:Rare com.gif
68	Taillow		File:Rare com.gif
69	Torchic		File:Rare com.gif
70	Treecko		File:Rare com.gif
71	Voltorb		File:Rare com.gif
72	Vulpix		File:Rare com.gif
73	Whismur		File:Rare com.gif
74	Zigzagoon		File:Rare com.gif
75	Battle Frontier	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
76	Double Full Heal	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
77	Lanette's Net Search	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
78	Lum Berry	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
79	Mr. Stone's Project	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
80	Oran Berry	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
81	PokéNav	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
82	Professor Birch	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
83	Rare Candy	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
84	Scott	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
85	Wally's Training	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
86	Darkness Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gif
87	Double Rainbow Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gif
88	Metal Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gif
89	Multi Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gif
90	Altaria ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
91	Cacturne ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
92	Camerupt ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
93	Deoxys ex [Speed]		File:Rare rare.gifex
94	Dusclops ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
95	Medicham ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
96	Milotic ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
97	Raichu ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
98	Regice ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
99	Regirock ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
100	Registeel ex		File:Rare rare.gifex
101	Grass Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gifH
102	Fire Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gifH
103	Water Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gifH
104	Lightning Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gifH
105	Psychic Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gifH
106	Fighting Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gifH
107	Farfetch'd		File:Rare rare.gifH

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