XY TCG Series merchandise
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The XY Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game began on October 12, 2013 in tandem with the launch of the Generation VI core titles Pokémon X and Y. An array of promotional boxes, play accessories, and other merchandise was made available to players and collectors alike. Below is a chronological list of TCG-related merchandise released during the Series.
Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
Among the first products of the XY Series were the Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters, which comprised three different clamshell blister packs focusing on the Kalos region first partner Pokémon Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. Released October 12, 2013, each blister was packaged with a commemorative collector's pin featuring one of the first partner Pokémon, as well as one booster pack from each of the three Team Plasma-centric Black & White Series expansions: Plasma Storm, Plasma Freeze, and Plasma Blast.
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Chespin—Fennekin—Froakie Figure Boxes
In addition to the Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters, a trio of Figure Boxes made their debut on October 12, 2013. Each Chespin Box, Fennekin Box, and Froakie Box contained a commemorative figure of the titular Pokémon and a corresponding XY Black Star promotional card. Each box also came with three Black & White Series booster packs.
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- Chespin (XY Promo 01; Sheen Holofoil)
- Fennekin (XY Promo 02; Sheen Holofoil)
- Froakie (XY Promo 03; Sheen Holofoil)
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Kalos Starter Set Decks
The Kalos Starter Set was the first main release of the XY Series and was launched simultaneously on November 8, 2013 with its Japanese counterparts, the Beginning Set and Beginning Set for Girls. Cards from the set were available across three Kalos Starter Set Decks—the Chespin Deck, the Fennekin Deck, and the Froakie Deck—and comprised debuts of several Generation VI Pokémon, including a handful supporting the new Fairy type and the evolved forms of the Kalos first partner Pokémon. Each deck included a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a checklist and summary of changes in the XY Series, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online that would unlock digital versions of the respective deck within the game. Deluxe versions of each deck were also made available from the same day, which featured exclusive Sheen Holofoil versions of the Basic and Stage 1 first partner Pokémon, as well as a bonus Black & White Series booster pack (typically Legendary Treasures).
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Sylveon Collection
The Sylveon Collection was released on November 15, 2013 and featured the Pokémon Trading Card Game debut of the Intertwining Pokémon Sylveon. Each collection included a brand new Sylveon promotional card, a Sylveon figure, a single basic Fairy Energy, four Black & White Series booster packs, as well as alternate-art promotional cards depicting Eevee and each of the seven Eeveelutions available at the time. The eight reprints originated from a Japanese Collection File released as part of the Pokémon Center Eevee Collection campaign in November 2012; Eevee is a reprint from Plasma Freeze, while the Eeveelutions are reprints from Dark Explorers.
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- Sylveon (XY Promo 04; Sheen Holofoil)
- Leafeon (BW Promo 87; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Flareon (BW Promo 88; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Vaporeon (BW Promo 89; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Glaceon (BW Promo 90; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Jolteon (BW Promo 91; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Espeon (BW Promo 92; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Umbreon (BW Promo 93; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Eevee (BW Promo 94; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Kalos Starter Collection
Available from December 2013 were the Kalos Starter Collections, which were another option to obtain cards from the Kalos Starter Set. Each collection was packaged with all the cards and accessories from one of the standard Kalos Starter Set Decks, a matching collector's pin initially released in the Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters, plus two Black & White Series booster packs.
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Ultra Pro Kalos accessories
A range of accessories manufactured by Ultra Pro was released shortly after the XY Series began, which collectively focused on the three first partner Pokémon of the Kalos region: Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie, as well as the Kalos Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal. Each product features key artwork as illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Deck boxes: Each deck box can hold a fully sleeved deck with space for things like extra sleeves or cards. Boxes could be secured shut with a self-locking cover and were also packaged with an organizational divider bearing the same design.
- Chespin Full View Deck Box
- Fennekin Full View Deck Box
- Froakie Full View Deck Box
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Playmat: Each Kalos Legends Playmat provided a suitable surface for a single player to conduct a game and retailed at a price of $20.00 in North America.
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Sleeves: Each pack contains 65 card protector sleeves.
- Chespin Sleeves
- Fennekin Sleeves
- Froakie Sleeves
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Binders: A trio of binder styles were available. Four-pocket portfolios could hold up to 80 cards double-loaded; nine-pocket portfolios could hold up to 180 cards double-loaded; and 3-Ring Binders could be used to store large quantities cards using three-ring punched storage pages.
- Kalos 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Kalos 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Kalos 3-Ring Binder
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XY Theme Decks
The first full expansion of the XY Series, XY, was accompanied by a pair of Theme Decks upon its official release on February 5, 2014. The Resilient Life and Destruction Rush Theme Decks feature two Kalos region Legendary Pokémon: the Life Pokémon Xerneas and the Destruction Pokémon Yveltal. Resilient Life comprised both Fairy-type and Psychic-type Pokémon, while Destruction Rush contained Darkness-type and Fighting-type Pokémon. Each deck included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deckbox, and a code card to unlock a digital version of it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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XY Blisters
In addition to the XY Theme Decks, six different XY Blisters made their way to store shelves for release on February 5, 2014. Single Pack Blisters included one XY booster pack, a coin, and an exclusive Cosmos Holofoil print of either Dragon Vault Salamence or Plasma Freeze Dragonite. Two Pack Blisters came with a coin, two XY booster packs, and, much like the Black & White Two Pack Blisters, featured a trio of exclusive Cosmos Holofoil variants. One included Dark Explorers Venusaur, Boundaries Crossed Charizard, and Plasma Blast Blastoise; the other included Dragon Vault Dragonite, and Dragons Exalted Garchomp and Hydreigon. The print of Blastoise erroneously lists the copyright as ©2012, even though the Plasma Blast expansion was released in 2013 and the blister packs in 2014. This was corrected when the six promotional cards were printed again eight months later in the XY Knock Out Collection.
In addition to three XY booster packs and a coin, the Three Pack Blisters featured Cosmos Holofoil prints of either Dragons Exalted Gyarados or Plasma Storm Gallade. These blisters used the plastic clamshell packaging first seen on varieties for the Black & White expansion and were not initially available in North America. It was not until their inclusion on the Pokémon Center online store in August 2014 that prompted their distribution in the North American market. Variations of these blisters with the more traditional paperboard packaging were also made available at a later date.
The coins included within the first release of these blisters were mostly repackaged from Noble Victories, Next Destinies, and Dark Explorers-related merchandise. Different coins were included in waves of Single Pack Blisters that shipped with Garchomp-EX Boxes for release in April 2014. These updated blisters came with Black-backed versions of the Xerneas and Yveltal coins from the XY Theme Decks, as well as Black-backed, Gold Mirror Holofoil Pikachu coins. The Xerneas and Yveltal coins were only available in shipments to Target stores, while the Pikachu coins were more widely available. Another wave of Two Pack Blisters was also shipped with Flashfire products: blisters featuring the evolved Kanto first partner Pokémon included a Large-sized, Black-backed, Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil Deoxys coin; blisters featuring the three Dragon-type Pokémon included a Large-sized, Black-backed, Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil Genesect coin.
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- Salamence (Dragon Vault 8; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dragonite (Plasma Freeze 83; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Venusaur (Dark Explorers 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Charizard (Boundaries Crossed 20; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Blastoise (Plasma Blast 16; ©2012 Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dragonite (Dragon Vault 5; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Garchomp (Dragons Exalted 91; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Hydreigon (Dragons Exalted 98; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gyarados (Dragons Exalted 24; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gallade (Plasma Storm 61; Cosmos Holofoil)
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XY Elite Trainer Box
The XY expansion saw the release of the third installment of the Elite Trainer Box product line, and the first of the XY Series. The XY Elite Trainer Box came in two varieties: one featuring Xerneas and one featuring Yveltal. Compared to the previous iteration, these boxes added five copies of Fairy Energy to the stock of basic Energy for a total of 45 cards. Each box also contained eight XY booster packs, 65 themed card sleeves, two acrylic Special Condition markers, six damage counter dice, one large die for coin flips, four dividers, and an XY Player's Guide that provided an overview of the XY expansion. The boxes could also be used for storage.
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XY Portfolios
Also released with the XY expansion on February 5, 2014 were the expansion's 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios, the second pair released for the XY Series. Both binders feature the expansion's 5ban Graphics promotional artwork of Xerneas and Yveltal; however, the 4-Pocket Portfolio features the booster pack versions while the 9-Pocket Portfolio features the artworks from the XY Theme Decks. Each binder has 10 pages, allowing for the storage of 180 cards in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket.
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XY Collector Pin Three Pack Blisters
A second set of pin blisters was released on February 19, 2014. Each of the XY Collector Pin Three Pack Blisters included an enamel collector's pin featuring either Xerneas or Yveltal plus three booster packs from the XY expansion.
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Xerneas Figure Collection
A pair of Figure Collections focusing on the Legendary Kalos Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal was also released on February 19, 2014. The Xerneas Figure Collection included a collectible figure of the Life Pokémon, as well as an alternate-art Xerneas XY Black Star Promotional card and a selection of four booster packs (typically three from XY and one from Legendary Treasures). The equivalent Xerneas Jumbo Collection was made available outside North America.
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Yveltal Figure Collection
Available alongside the Xerneas Figure Collection on February 19, 2014 was the Yveltal Figure Collection. This product featured the Legendary Destruction Pokémon Yveltal as both an alternate art XY Black Star Promotional card and a collectible figure. Each collection also included three XY booster packs and one Legendary Treasures booster pack.
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Xerneas Jumbo Collection
During the XY Series, collectible figures were not included in products made for sale outside North America, resulting in equivalent lines containing different items. Instead of the Xerneas Figure Collection, the Xerneas Jumbo Collection was made available in other regions overseen by The Pokémon Company International from February 19, 2014. Each of these collections included a copy of the same alternate-art Xerneas XY Black Star Promo card and same quantity of XY booster packs but came with an oversized version of the Xerneas card instead of the figure.
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Yveltal Jumbo Collection
Complimenting the Xerneas Jumbo Collection on February 19, 2014 in Western regions outside North America was the Yveltal Jumbo Collection. This promotional box featured the Destruction Pokémon Yveltal as both a regular-sized and a Jumbo-sized XY Black Star Promo card. Each collection also included three XY booster packs.
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Legends of Kalos Tins
In the month following the release of the XY expansion, specifically on March 12, 2014, a pair of Legends of Kalos Tins was released. Featuring two members of the Kalos region's aura trio, these tins included alternate-art reprints of the Xerneas-EX and Yveltal-EX cards from the XY expansion. Also included in each tin were four booster packs as well as a code card for unlocking the promos in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Xerneas-EX (XY Promo 07)
- Yveltal-EX (XY Promo 08)
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XY Trainer Kit
- Main article: XY Trainer Kit (TCG)
Trainer Kits were first conceived in the EX Series as a way to introduce prospective players to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The XY Trainer Kit was the first iteration of the XY Series and was released on March 12, 2014. Each kit was packaged with two pre-constructed Half Decks featuring Sylveon and Noivern, with the Sylveon Half Deck focusing on Fairy-type Pokémon and the Noivern Half Deck focusing on Darkness and Psychic-types. None of the cards have rarity symbols and each feature a collection number and set symbol exclusive to the kit. The cards are numbered in such a way to allow them to be played in the kit's example battle; cards could also be easily reset if the decks were accidentally shuffled prior to conducting an example battle.
In addition to the Half Decks, the XY Trainer Kit also contained two booklets to guide players through the game, an exclusive deck box, a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, a coin featuring the Kalos first partner Pokémon, a playmat, and a code card to unlock the cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Redeeming the code card also unlocked the digital Mindbind Theme Deck, a combination of both Half Decks into a full 60-card deck.
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Garchomp-EX Box
Released April 1, 2014 was the Garchomp-EX Box. This promotional box came with standard-sized and Jumbo-sized Garchomp-EX cards as well as a selection of four booster packs: three from the XY expansion, and one sourced from the Black & White Series.
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- Garchomp-EX (XY Promo 09)
- Garchomp-EX (XY Promo 09; Jumbo)
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Flashfire Theme Decks
The next installment of Theme Decks was released alongside the Flashfire expansion on May 7, 2014. Brilliant Thunder featured Fire-type and Lightning-type Pokémon, focusing on the Generator Pokémon Heliolisk, while Mystic Typhoon featured Water-type and Psychic-type Pokémon, centering on the Constraint Pokémon Meowstic. The decks included exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil prints of their central Pokémon, in addition to a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deckbox, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Flashfire Blisters
Flashfire featured its own set of blister packs, which were released alongside the expansion on May 7, 2014. Four different blister packs were available: a pair of Three Pack Blisters and a pair of Single Pack Checklane Blisters. The Three Pack Blisters, available in North America for the first time since Boundaries Crossed, featured the original paperboard-backed packaging instead of the plastic clamshell first utilized in the range of Black & White Blisters. As the name suggests, three Flashfire booster packs were available in each blister, along with a coin and either a Haxorus or a Machamp Cosmos Holofoil variant sourced from the Plasma Blast expansion.
The Single Pack Blisters featured one Flashfire pack, a coin, and either a Skiddo or Honedge Cosmos Holofoil XY Black Star Promotional card. The coin designs typically packaged in these blisters were large-sized, Black-backed, Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil ones featuring either Xerneas or Yveltal, though some included repackaged coins from earlier Theme Decks.
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- Skiddo (XY Promo 11; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Honedge (XY Promo 12; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Haxorus (Plasma Blast 69; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Machamp (Plasma Blast 49; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Flashfire Portfolios
The third enstallment of portfolios were released with the Flashfire expansion on May 7, 2014. The 9-Pocket Portfolios feature the promotional 5ban Graphics artwork of both Mega Charizard forms; the 4-Pocket Portfolios feature the promotional pack artwork of Mega Kangaskhan and Pyroar. Each binder has 10 fixed pages, allowing up to 180 cards to be displayed in the 9-Pocket Portfolio and up to 80 cards in the 4-Pocket Portfolio.
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Charizard-EX Box
- Not to be confused with the Charizard-EX Box—Fire Blast.
The Charizard-EX Box was available from May 7, 2014, the same day as the Flashfire expansion. Like the Garchomp-EX Box, this product contained a promotional Pokémon-EX card in both standard and Jumbo sizes, this time Charizard-EX, in addition to a TCGO code card and four booster packs, at least two of which were of the Flashfire expansion.
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- Charizard-EX (XY Promo 17)
- Charizard-EX (XY Promo 17; Jumbo)
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Kalos Power Tins
The next set of tins to be released centered around Pokémon-EX versions of the Kalos region's final first partner Pokémon evolutions: Chesnaught, Delphox, and Greninja. Released June 12, 2014, the Kalos Power Tins contained an exclusive promotional print of each Pokémon-EX, four booster packs (one Flashfire, one XY, one Plasma Blast, and one Plasma Freeze), and a code card for the online TCG game.
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- Chesnaught-EX (XY Promo 18)
- Delphox-EX (XY Promo 19)
- Greninja-EX (XY Promo 20)
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Pyroar Box
The Royal Pokémon Pyroar was the feature of June's Pyroar Box. This box, released on June 25, 2014, contained an exclusive Holofoil Pyroar XY Black Star Promo, as well as three booster packs from the XY Series, Holofoil variant prints of the Flashfire Trainer cards Fiery Torch and Blacksmith, a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and a Quick Guide for players to utilize when incorporating Fire-types in a deck. Retailer images of the box displayed Flashfire Pyroar instead of the actual XY Promo.
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- Pyroar (XY Promo 26; Sheen Holofoil)
- Blacksmith (Flashfire 88; Sheen Holofoil)
- Fiery Torch (Flashfire 89; Sheen Holofoil)
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Pikachu 1" D-Ring Binder
The online Pokémon Center released an assortment of stationery on July 9, 2014 that featured a basic design with corporate art of Pikachu in different poses. Among these was a Pikachu 1" D-Ring Binder that could hold 3-ring pocket pages for TCG card display.
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Krookodile-EX Box
Following the trend set by the Garchomp-EX Box and the Charizard-EX Box, the Krookodile-EX Box was released July 2014. This product featured the Intimidation Pokémon Krookodile as both a standard-sized and a oversized promotional Pokémon-EX card and included four booster packs and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card. Typical booster pack selections comprised two Flashfire and two XY.
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- Krookodile-EX (XY Promo 25)
- Krookodile-EX (XY Promo 25; Jumbo)
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Mega Evolution Collector Pin Three Pack Blisters
- Not to be confused with the Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters.
Being skipped for the Flashfire expansion, a trio of Mega Evolution-themed Pin Blisters was released in July 2014 to celebrate Mega Charizard and Mega Lucario, featured Pokémon for the two nearby sets, Flashfire and Furious Fists. According to retailer material, the blisters were originally planned for an August 2014 release, presumably to coincide with the launch of Furious Fists, and were set to contain three booster packs from each of the first three XY Series expansions. The earlier release resulted in the blisters including one XY pack and two Flashfire packs. The blisters were packaged with one of three possible pin designs: Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, or Mega Lucario.
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Furious Fists Theme Decks
The Furious Fists expansion, released on August 13, 2014, featured its own pair of Theme Decks. The Dark Hammer Theme Deck focused on the Daunting Pokémon Pangoro plus an assortment of Fighting and Darkness-types; the Enchanted Echo Theme Deck featured the Intertwining Pokémon Sylveon and numerous Grass and Fairy-types. These decks included a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card, a coin, a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deckbox, and a paperboard sheet containing damage counters and status markers.
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Furious Fists Blisters
Several sets of blister packs were released alongside the Furious Fists expansion on August 13, 2014. The Three Pack Blisters were packaged with either a Trevenant or a Slurpuff Cosmos Holofoil XY Promo, three Furious Fists booster packs, and one large-sized coin. The Checklane Single Pack Blisters contained either a Cosmos Holofoil Gogoat XY Promo or a Cosmos Holofoil variant of Zoroark from Legendary Treasures, a repackaged large-sized coin, and one booster pack from the expansion.
At the beginning of September 2014, a pair of Two Pack Blisters was released, each containing two packs from the expansion, a repackaged coin, and three different Cosmos Holofoil promotional cards sourced from Boundaries Crossed. The blisters contained either Electivire, Dusknoir, and Scizor or Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott. All these cards remain exclusive to this product except for the Dusknoir, which was also available in the Psychic Gym Collector Pack.
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- Trevenant (XY Promo 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Slurpuff (XY Promo 15; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gogoat (XY Promo 16; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Zoroark (Legendary Treasures 90; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Serperior (Boundaries Crossed 13; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Emboar (Boundaries Crossed 26; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Samurott (Boundaries Crossed 41; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Electivire (Boundaries Crossed 54; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dusknoir (Boundaries Crossed 63; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Scizor (Boundaries Crossed 94; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Furious Fists Elite Trainer Box
The fourth Elite Trainer Box was released with the Furious Fists expansion on August 13, 2014. It featured Mega Lucario and included the same type of contents as the XY Elite Trainer Box: a stock of 45 basic Energy cards, 65 themed card sleeves, two acrylic Special Condition markers, six damage counter dice, one large die for coin flips, four themed dividers, a Furious Fists Player's Guide, and eight Furious Fists booster packs.
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Furious Fists Launch Kit
A brand-new product that debuted with the Furious Fists expansion went by the name of Furious Fists Launch Kit. This kit contained two booster boxes worth of booster packs (72 in total), four copies of each Furious Fists Theme Deck, and a sealed pack of 16 promotional cards: eight each of Trevenant and Slurpuff available in the Furious Fists Blisters. The Furious Fists Launch Kit cost significantly more than most products due to the volume of items included and was intended more for places like card shops instead of for personal purchase.
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Furious Fists Portfolios
The Furious Fists expansion also brought with it a pair of portfolios featuring the expansion's promotional artwork created by 5ban Graphics. Mega Lucario and Mega Heracross are respectively featured on the front and back of the 9-Pocket Portfolio, while Hawlucha and Tyrantrum are printed on the front and back of the expansion's 4-Pocket Portfolio. Each binder includes 10 fixed pages to display cards.
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Mega Charizard Collections
In a similar vein to the earlier released Xerneas Figure Collection and Yveltal Figure Collection, a pair of figure boxes was released featuring the two different forms of Mega Charizard. In August 2014, this four-booster pack box contained a Cosmos Holofoil Legendary Treasures Charizard card and a figure depicting either Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y.
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- Charizard (Legendary Treasures 19; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Mega Charizard Box
In August 2014, a pair of boxes was made available in Western regions outside North America in place of the Mega Charizard Collection due to safety concerns with the promotional figures. These boxes contained a Cosmos Holofoil Legendary Treasures Charizard card and an oversized card depicting either Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y from the Flashfire expansion. The boxes also included one less booster pack compared to the North American version for a total of three.
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- Charizard (Legendary Treasures 19; Cosmos Holofoil)
- M Charizard-EX (Flashfire 13; Jumbo)
- M Charizard-EX (Flashfire 69; Jumbo)
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Elite Trainer Deck Shields
In response to a survey held on The PokéGym, The Pokémon Company International designed a product named the Elite Trainer Deck Shields. These additions to the Elite Trainer Series of products were metal tins suitable for carrying around a deck, which incorporated a storage compartment in the lid to hold small accessories such as dice and damage counters. The Deck Shields became available to purchase in late August 2014 and came in two designs: one featured Xerneas and Yveltal; the other featured Mega Charizard X and Y. Each Deck Shield was also packaged with two XY Series booster packs.
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Ancient Power Box
The Ancient Power Box was released at the start of September 2014. Featuring several Pokémon first introduced in the Furious Fists expansion, this promotional box contained special Cosmos Holofoil variant prints of cards relating to Fossil Pokémon: Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Amaura, and Aurorus, in addition to the new Supporter card, Fossil Researcher. Each box came with three booster packs (two Furious Fists and one Flashfire), and a Quick Guide to help players with the Restored Pokémon mechanic.
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- Amaura (Furious Fists 25; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Aurorus (Furious Fists 26; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Tyrunt (Furious Fists 61; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Tyrantrum (Furious Fists 62; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Fossil Researcher (Furious Fists 92; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Gym Collector Packs
Released within the shipment of Ancient Power Boxes was a new series of blister packs exclusive to Target stores called the Gym Collector Packs. Each Gym Collector Pack came with one pack of Flashfire and 20 cards of a particular type, two of which were exclusive Cosmos Holofoil prints of previously-released cards. Four types were represented: Grass-type, Water-type, Lightning-type, and Psychic-type, with the exclusive cards being XY Meadow Vivillon, Gogoat, and Raichu; Boundaries Crossed Dusknoir; Dragons Exalted Sigilyph and Milotic; Next Destinies Luxray, and Emerging Powers Beartic.
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Grass Gym Collector Pack
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Water Gym Collector Pack
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Lightning Gym Collector Pack
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September 2014 Professor Store merchandise
With the start of the 2014-2015 Play! Pokémon tournament season, Pokémon.com's Professor Store reopened on September 23, 2014, providing Professors the opportunity to purchase exclusive merchandise with Professor Points earned from judging Organized Tournaments. The merchandise included both new items for 2014, as well as older ones from previous years that were still relevant to Play! Pokémon:
- An Energy Pack containing 10 copies of each basic Energy card (Unnumbered ©2013 print). It was available for 15 Professor Points.
- A Judge Shirt, the uniform used for National Championships from 2012 until 2015. It was initially added to the Professor Store on March 30, 2012. It could be purchased for 50 Professor Points.
- A heavy-duty plastic Professor Carrying Case with three dividers designed to carry cards around. It was initially added to the Professor Store on March 30, 2012. It cost 35 Professor Points.
- A set of four Professor Coins bearing the Professor Program stylized Poké Ball design. These coins were originally handed out at the 2014 National Championships' Professor Cups but were available in the store for 15 Professor Points.
- A Professor Deckbox, an exclusive smoke-colored deckbox with a single card divider. It was initially added to the Professor Store on July 18, 2013. It was available for 25 Professor Points.
- A set of five Professor Dice, translucent six-sided dice with the Professor logo on the 1. It was initially added to the Professor Store on September 4, 2011. Each pack cost 20 Professor Points.
- A white Professor Lab Coat with the Professor Program logo embroidered on the breast and back. It was initially added on September 1, 2009. It was available for 75 Professor Points.
- A 7×10 inch ring-bound Professor Journal with 100 pages. It was initially added on January 3, 2013. It could be purchased for 30 Professor Points.
- A pack of 65 Titanium tournament Professor Sleeves featuring black Professor Program logos. It was initially added July 18, 2013. Packs were available for 25 Professor Points.
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Mega Lucario Collection
Originally announced for October 2014, the Mega Lucario Collection was a figure box that came out in mid- to late September 2014. This collection featured the Aura Pokémon as both a Mega Evolution figure and a special Cosmos Holofoil Lucario promotional card from the Legendary Treasures expansion. Four booster packs from the XY Series were also included.
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- Lucario (Legendary Treasures 80; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Autumn 2014 Regional Championships merchandise
The Autumn 2014 Regional Championships were the first large-scale events of the 2014-2015 Play! Pokémon tournament season. Six Regional Championships were held across North America over three consecutive weekends, beginning the weekend of October 4, 2014 and concluding on the weekend of October 18. These events offered exclusive merchandise to participants, winners, and staff. With the upcoming releases of both Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and the Phantom Forces expansion, the merchandise featured the Hoenn first partner Pokémon Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip, as well as Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric.
Available by means of raffles, side-events, and more, a new playmat featuring the Mega Gengar Phantom Forces artwork by 5ban Graphics was released. Awarded to the Top 8 finishers of each age division was an exclusive Top 8 playmat featuring the 5ban Graphics artwork of Mega Manectric. This playmat has a Top 8 stamp in the bottom left corner. Staff of the event were given a Staff-stamped print of the same Mega Manectric playmat. Top finishers were also awarded packs of 65 exclusive Mega Gengar Play! Pokémon sleeves, as well as a Play! Pokémon deckbox featuring artwork of the two Mega Pokémon. Additionally, a trio of hats were made available in raffles, side-events, etc. These hats featured artwork of either Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip. Each player was given an exclusive Crosshatch Holofoil print of Honedge from the XY expansion, with staff given a Staff-stamped print of the card for their services.
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EX Power Trio Tins
Early October 2014 brought to the Pokémon Trading Card Game a new trio of Pokémon-EX Tins, this time named the EX Power Trio Tins. These products featured prints of the Kanto first partner Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise with alternate artwork to those originating from the Japanese Collection X (Venusaur-EX), Collection Y (Blastoise-EX), and Wild Blaze expansion (Charizard-EX). Each tin contained two Furious Fists booster packs, one Flashfire booster pack, one Plasma Blast booster pack, and a Pokémon TCG Online code card.
These tins received a re-release near the end of the XY Series during the holiday season. While the promotional cards remained the same, the pack selections were updated to include two Evolutions, one Fates Collide, and one BREAKpoint. The TCGO code cards similarly remained the same, providing only the promotional Pokémon-EX card and no additional special deck, unlike other tin code cards available at the time.
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- Venusaur-EX (XY Promo 28)
- Charizard-EX (XY Promo 29)
- Blastoise-EX (XY Promo 30)
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Gengar Spirit Link 2-pack
Exclusive to GameStop stores starting October 13, 2014 was the Gengar Spirit Link 2-pack, a product that coincided with the beginning of a Shiny Gengar distribution for Pokémon X and Y. Each pack included a Sheen Holofoil variant print of the Gengar Spirit Link Trainer card from the Phantom Forces expansion plus two booster packs, one from Flashfire and one from Furious Fists.
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- Gengar Spirit Link (Phantom Forces 95; Sheen Holofoil)
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Battle Arena Decks: Xerneas vs. Yveltal
- Main article: Battle Arena Decks: Xerneas vs. Yveltal (TCG)
The Battle Arena Decks: Xerneas vs. Yveltal were the first entry in a new product line that launched on October 22, 2014. Each box contained two 60-card decks themed around aura trio members Xerneas or Yveltal, both of which were featured on never-before-seen promotional cards. The decks collectively contained 20 Sheen Holofoil cards. The product also came with two metallic coins, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, a code card to play these decks on the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, two deckboxes, two sets of damage counters, and a Quick Guide to help players bolster their strategies.
Of the two coins, only the Blue Confetti Holofoil Xerneas coin was exclusive to the product. Additionally, included were multiple copies of six exclusive cards: XY Promo Xerneas, Yveltal, and Trevor, Holofoil versions of the Unnumbered ©2013 prints of both Fairy Energy and Darkness Energy, and an exclusive Non Holofoil print of Flashfire Carbink.
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- Xerneas (XY Promo 31; Sheen Holofoil)
- Yveltal (XY Promo 32; Sheen Holofoil)
- Trevor (XY Promo 33; Sheen Holofoil)
- Carbink (Flashfire 68; Non Holofoil)
- Fairy Energy (Unnumbered ©2013; Sheen Holofoil)
- Darkness Energy (Unnumbered ©2013; Sheen Holofoil)
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XY Knock Out Collection
Initially released in Canadian Wal-Marts, and then to Rite-Aids in the United States, the XY Knock Out Collection promotional boxes each contained two booster packs, a coin, and three Cosmos Holofoil variant cards. The cards were the same as February 2014's XY Two Pack Blisters: the first features Dark Explorers Venusaur, Boundaries Crossed Charizard, and Plasma Blast Blastoise, while the second features Dragon Vault Dragonite, and Dragons Exalted Garchomp and Hydreigon. The booster packs came from XY and Flashfire, and the included coin was repackaged. The Blastoise, however, was printed with the correct copyright date of ©2013, while the original Cosmos Holofoil print listed ©2012.
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- Venusaur (Dark Explorers 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Charizard (Boundaries Crossed 20; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Blastoise (Plasma Blast 16; ©2013 Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dragonite (Dragon Vault 5; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Garchomp (Dragons Exalted 91; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Hydreigon (Dragons Exalted 98; Cosmos Holofoil)
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XY Variety Blisters
Along with the XY Knock Out Collections, the XY Variety Blisters were also released in stores quietly sometime during October 2014. These blister packs contained three random booster packs from any Black & White Series or XY Series expansion, though booster packs from earlier series could also appear, as well as any repackaged Holofoil card released previously.
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2014 World Championships Decks
The 2014 World Championships Decks were released in late October/early November 2014, a few months after the 2014 World Championships. These four decks were chosen from the twelve Quarter-Finalists across the three represented age groups, each representing a different winning deck archetype used in the tournament. Each deck came with a Worlds 2014-themed Deckbox, a booklet about the championships, a non-tournament-legal print of the 60-card deck, and a 2014 World Championships pin.
The four decks comprised those used by the champions of each age division, with the fourth being Masters Division Michikazu Tsuda's third-place deck Crazy Punch, based on the Pokémon-EX Toolbox archetype. The other three decks were Junior Division champion Haruto Kobayashi's Team Plasma deck named Plasma Power, Senior Division champion Trent Orndorff's Trevenant/Accelgor deck named Trevgor, and Masters Division champion Andrew Estrada's Virizion/Genesect deck named Emerald King.
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Phantom Forces Theme Decks
The fourth expansion of the XY Series, Phantom Forces, released with two new Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Available starting November 5, 2014 were the Talonflame-centric Theme Deck Burning Winds, which featured Fire and Lightning-type Pokémon, as well as the Galvantula Theme Deck Bolt Twister, which covered Grass and Psychic-types. Each deck included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their cardinal Pokémon, in addition to a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a Mega Gengar coin, a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deckbox, and a code for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Phantom Forces Blisters
In addition to the Phantom Forces Theme Decks, four Phantom Forces Blisters made their debut alongside the expansion on November 5, 2014. The two Three Pack Blisters featured Darkrai and Shiftry, while the Single Pack Blisters featured Talonflame and Greninja. The pair of Three Pack Blisters contained three Phantom Forces booster packs, a coin, and either XY Black Star Promotional Shiftry, a card that originated as a Japanese Pokémon Card Gym promo, or Darkrai, a card first available in Japan to those who preordered tickets for the seventeenth movie in theaters. The pair of Single Pack Blisters contained one Phantom Forces booster pack, a coin, and either XY Black Star Promotional Greninja, a card that originated as a Japanese Lizardon Mega Battle redemption promo, or an exclusive Cosmos Holofoil print of Talonflame from the XY expansion. The coins contained in the blister packs were repackaged from earlier releases.
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- Darkrai (XY Promo 22; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Shiftry (XY Promo 23; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Greninja (XY Promo 24; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Talonflame (XY 28; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Phantom Forces Elite Trainer Box
The success of the Elite Trainer Box product line saw the fifth installment release alongside the Phantom Forces expansion, making it the first to release over consecutive sets. The Phantom Forces Trainer Box featured the Mega Evolution of Gengar and was packaged with the same assortment of items as its previous counterparts: eight Phantom Forces booster packs, 65 Mega Gengar-themed card sleeves, 45 basic Energy cards, a Phantom Forces Player's Guide, six damage-counter dice, one coin-flip die, and two acrylic Special Condition markers. The box itself could also be used for storage and came with four Mega Gengar-themed dividers to aid organization.
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Phantom Forces Launch Kit
The second installment in the Launch Kit line was released for the Phantom Forces expansion. Each kit contained 72 booster packs, four copies of each Phantom Forces Theme Deck, and a sealed transparent pack containing eight copies each of XY Black Star Promos Darkrai and Shiftry. The Launch Kit catered more for places like card shops than for personal purchase, which was reflected in its price point.
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Phantom Forces Collector's Album
The Phantom Forces expansion also saw the release of a themed Collector's Album with capacity to display up to 60 cards. The cover features both Mega Lucario and Mega Gengar; each album was packaged with one pack from the expansion.
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Phantom Forces Portfolios
Released with the Phantom Forces expansion on November 5, 2014 was the set's 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios. The 9-Pocket Portfolio features 5ban Graphics's booster pack artwork of Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric, while the 4-Pocket Portfolio utilizes the Galvantula and Talonflame artwork created for the Phantom Forces Theme Decks. Each binder has 10 pages, allowing for the storage of 180 cards in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket.
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Collector Chest
Among the products released in November was the first in another new product line—the Collector Chest (also known as the Treasure Tin), which contained a variety of items not seen before in other TCG merchandise. Released on November 14, 2014, it was the first TCG product to promote Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and featured the super-ancient Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre in their debut Primal forms. Each Collector Chest was packaged with five booster packs, three foil preview cards featuring Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip, a coin, two sticker sheets including Legendary Pokémon, a mini album to store cards, a Pokémon notepad, four pencils with a unique Pokémon design, and a bonus code card for the Pokémon TCG Online.
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- Treecko (Primal Clash 6; Sheen Holofoil)
- Torchic (Primal Clash 25; Sheen Holofoil)
- Mudkip (Primal Clash 33; Sheen Holofoil)
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Hoenn Collection
- If you were looking for the DVD collection of Hoenn episodes of the Pokémon anime, see Pokémon Hoenn Collection.
The second TCG product to promote Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire was the Hoenn Collection, which became available to purchase from November 19, 2014. The Hoenn Collection featured a Jumbo print of either Primal Groudon-EX or Primal Kyogre-EX from the upcoming Primal Clash expansion, three promotional cards of Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip with alternate artwork to their forthcoming Primal Clash prints, a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, three XY Series booster packs, and a collector's pin featuring the Hoenn first partner Pokémon.
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- Treecko (XY Promo 36; Sheen Holofoil)
- Torchic (XY Promo 37; Sheen Holofoil)
- Mudkip (XY Promo 38; Sheen Holofoil)
- Primal Kyogre-EX (Primal Clash 55; Jumbo)
- Primal Groudon-EX (Primal Clash 86; Jumbo)
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Mega Metagross-EX Premium Collection
The Mega Metagross-EX Premium Collection was officially released on November 24, 2014 shortly after Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in most regions. As a reference to the special Shiny Beldum that could be downloaded upon Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's release, the collection featured promotional cards depicting Shiny Metagross-EX and Shiny Mega Metagross-EX. In addition to the two promos, the collection included eight booster packs (two from each of the first four XY Series expansions), a Shiny Mega Metagross playmat, a silver Metagross coin, an oversized copy of the Mega Metagross-EX card, and a TCGO code card to unlock digital versions of the promos. Later shipments of the collection from around April 2015 replaced the silver Metagross coin with a teal one.
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- Metagross-EX (XY Promo 34)
- M Metagross-EX (XY Promo 35)
- M Metagross-EX (XY Promo 35; Jumbo)
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XY Trainer Kit: Bisharp & Wigglytuff
- Main article: XY Trainer Kit: Bisharp & Wigglytuff (TCG)
Following the March 2014 XY Trainer Kit, the next beginner product to see release was the XY Trainer Kit: Bisharp & Wigglytuff later that November. This XY Trainer Kit comprised two pre-constructed Half Decks featuring Bisharp and Wigglytuff. The Bisharp Half Deck contained mostly Metal-type Pokémon and the Wigglytuff Half Deck primarily featured Fairy-types. None of the included cards have rarity symbols and all have deck-specific collection numbers and set symbols that are exclusive to the kit.
In addition to the Half Decks, the XY Trainer Kit: Bisharp & Wigglytuff also contained two booklets to guide players through the game, an exclusive deck box, a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, a Large-sized, Silver Sheen Holofoil Pikachu coin, a playmat, and a code card to unlock the cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Redeeming the code card would also unlock the combined Claw Barrage Theme Deck.
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XY Nine-Pocket Pro-Binders
November 2014 brought the release of two new Nine-Pocket Pro-Binders by Ultra Pro, the first to be themed specifically around Pokémon. Much like their more generic solid-color binders, these two binders are made out of black web material, have side-loading pockets, and an elastic strap to keep the binder shut. Available in two designs, one exclusively features Pikachu; the other features many different type symbols and colored Pokémon silhouettes.
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Phantom Forces Mini Packs
A new variation of the traditional 10-card booster pack was made available exclusively at Dollar Tree stores from mid-December 2014: 3-card Mini Packs. These packs were sold at a price point of one dollar and contained three cards from the Phantom Forces expansion, as well as a promotional insert advertising various aspects of the Pokémon franchise. Although similar, the configuration of these packs was different to the 3-card Fun Packs available in other markets overseen by The Pokémon Company International. The first card in every pack was a Common and the last Pokémon card in each pack was an Uncommon. The middle card was able to be any other card from the expansion, anywhere from Commons to Reverse Holofoils, Ultra Rares, or Secret cards. The promotional insert was one of a possible four, advertising Pokémon.com, Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, or the Pokémon anime on the front, and the Phantom Forces Theme Decks on the back.
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Mega Diancie-EX Premium Collection
The Mega Diancie-EX Premium Collection was a special collection originally announced for release on February 4, 2015, but was available early, along with the Gallade-EX Box, exclusively at Target stores starting January 5. Featuring the Mythical Jewel Pokémon Diancie, the Mega Diancie-EX Premium Collection contained an exclusive Diancie-EX promotional card, a regular-sized and oversized M Diancie-EX promotional card, a Diancie collector's pin, six booster packs from recent expansions, a Mega Diancie coin, and a code card for the online game.
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- Diancie-EX (XY Promo 43)
- M Diancie-EX (XY Promo 44)
- M Diancie-EX (XY Promo 44; Jumbo)
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Gallade-EX Box
Following in the footsteps of the Krookodile-EX Box, the Gallade-EX Box was announced for release on February 5, 2015, but was released early at Target stores with the Mega Diancie-EX Premium Collection on January 5, 2015. This box contained the Gallade-EX promotional card from Japan's third Pokémon Card Gym pack as both a regular-sized card and a Jumbo card, plus four XY Series booster packs and a bonus code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Gallade-EX (XY Promo 45)
- Gallade-EX (XY Promo 45; Jumbo)
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Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
- Not to be confused with the Mega Evolution Collector Pin Three Pack Blisters.
Originally announced for February 4, 2014 with the Primal Clash expansion, the Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters were released early starting January 5, 2015. Featuring the Mega Gengar and Mega Kangaskhan, each blister contained an exclusive pin and three booster packs from recent XY Series expansions.
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Ultra Pro Pikachu Sleeves
Available late January 2015 were new packs of 65 card protector sleeves by Ultra Pro that featured the Ken Sugimori artwork of Pikachu against a background pattern comprising Poké Ball symbols, Lightning-type symbols, and Pikachu silhouettes.
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Primal Clash Theme Decks
The fifth expansion of the XY Series, Primal Clash, saw the release of two more Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Available starting February 4, 2015, Ocean's Core and Earth's Pulse featured the two mascot Pokémon for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, with Groudon's deck focusing mostly on Fighting and Lightning-types, and Kyogre's deck supporting Water and Fire-types. Each deck included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon plus a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin depicting either Primal Kyogre or Primal Groudon, a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deckbox, and a TCGO code card.
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Primal Clash Blisters
Four new blister packs were made available alongside the Primal Clash expansion on February 4, 2015. The pair of Three Pack Blisters featured Furfrou and Ditto, with the Furfrou card being a reprint from the XY expansion and the Ditto card being one of the XY Black Star Promos. The two Single Pack Blisters featured Rhyperior and Zoroark, which were Cosmos Holofoil reprints from the XY expansion. Introduced with these blister packs were three new Large-sized, Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil coins featuring the Kalos region first partner Pokémon Chespin, Fennekin, or Froakie.
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- Rhyperior (XY 62; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Zoroark (XY 73; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Furfrou (XY 114; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Ditto (XY Promo 40; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Primal Clash Elite Trainer Box
Primal Clash brought the sixth installment of the Elite Trainer Box, which, like the XY Elite Trainer Box, featured two separate designs: Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. Each Primal Clash Elite Trainer Box came with packs of 65 card sleeves and a set of four organizational dividers bearing the appropriate Legendary Pokémon, 45 basic Energy cards, two acrylic Special Condition markers, six damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, and a Primal Clash Player's Guide that provided an overview of the expansion. New to the box for this expansion was the addition of code card that would unlock a deck box and the Kyogre or Groudon sleeves in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Primal Clash Launch Kit
The Primal Clash Launch Kit came with two booster boxes worth of cards (72 booster packs), four of each Primal Clash Theme Deck (Ocean's Core and Earth's Pulse), and eight copies of each promotional card that were also included in the Primal Clash Three Pack Blisters: Furfrou and Ditto.
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Primal Clash Portfolios
Released with the Primal Clash expansion on February 4, 2015 was a pair of associated card display portfolios. The 9-Pocket Portfolio can hold up to 180 cards and features Ryota Murayama's booster pack artwork of Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon. The 4-Pocket Portfolio utilizes the artist's Mega Gardevoir and Mega Aggron artwork used as the final two booster packs and could hold up to 80 cards.
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Hoenn Collector's Album
With the return to the Hoenn region, a new 60-card Collector's Album was released alongside the Primal Clash expansion on February 4, 2015. The cover features famous Hoenn region Pokémon and was packaged with one pack from the expansion.
The album was accidentally made available in Target stores over a month earlier than the Primal Clash release date of February 4, 2015, causing the whole expansion to be known sooner than intended.
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Primal Reversion Collector's Pin Three Pack Pin Blisters
The wave of Primal Clash merchandise on February 4, 2015 also included a pair of Pin Blisters. Each blister was packaged with three booster packs from recent XY Series expansions, as well as a collector's pin featuring either Primal Groudon or Primal Kyogre.
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Winter 2015 Regional Championships merchandise
As with every large high-tiered event, the Winter 2015 Regional Championships offered a number of exclusive items to participants, winners, and staff. Starting the weekend of February 14, 2015, there were three Regional Championships held across North America for three weekends until the weekend of February 28. With the recent release of the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire-themed Primal Clash expansion, new merchandise featuring the mascots Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre was added to the prize pool, which also comprised leftover items from the Autumn 2014 Regional Championships merchandise featuring Hoenn first partner Pokémon Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip, as well as Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric.
Available by means of raffles, side-events, and more, were new playmats featuring Primal Groudon or Primal Kyogre artwork by Ryota Murayama. Awarded to the Top 8 finishers of each age division was an exclusive Top 8 playmat featuring the Primal Groudon artwork. This playmat has a Top 8 stamp in the bottom left corner. Staff of the event were given a Staff-stamped print of the Primal Kyogre playmat. Top finishers were also awarded packs of 65 exclusive Mega Gengar Play! Pokémon sleeves, as well as a Play! Pokémon deckbox featuring the artwork of Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric. Additionally, a trio of hats was made available again in raffles, side-events, etc. These hats featured artwork of either Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip. Each player was given an exclusive Crosshatch Holofoil print of Doublade from the XY expansion; event staff were also given a Staff-stamped print of the card for their services.
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Ultra Pro Pikachu Deck Box
The Ultra Pro Pikachu Deck Box was a deck box released during February 2015. It bears a similar design to the Ultra Pro Pikachu Sleeves, featuring Ken Sugimori Pikachu artwork. It can hold more than 80 sleeved cards.
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Primal Clash Mini Packs
Like the previous expansion, Primal Clash had 3-card Mini Packs sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores, starting in March 2015. For only one dollar, the packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Primal Clash expansion, along with an advertisement card. These cards promoted the Primal Clash Theme Decks on one side and either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime on the other.
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Primal Kyogre Collection
Released on March 4, 2015, the Primal Kyogre Collection contained a figure of Primal Kyogre. The box features the Sea Basin Pokémon as one of the XY Black Star Promos and was packaged with four booster packs from recent expansions.
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Primal Groudon Collection
Released on March 4, 2015 alongside the Primal Kyogre Collection, the Primal Groudon Collection featured the Continent Pokémon Groudon as a Black Star Promotional card and a figure, the latter depicting its Primal form. The box also included four booster packs from recent expansions.
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Legends of Hoenn Tins
Released on March 11, 2015, the Legends of Hoenn Tins featured two of the Hoenn region's Super-ancient Legendary Pokémon: Kyogre and Groudon through alternate artwork reprints of Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX from Primal Clash. Each tin also contained four booster packs from XY Series expansions and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online that unlocked a full 60-card deck. The code from the Kyogre-EX tin unlocked Great Wave (Kyogre-EX Deck) and the code from the Groudon-EX tin unlocked Earthshaker (Groudon-EX Deck).
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- Kyogre-EX (XY Promo 41)
- Groudon-EX (XY Promo 42)
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Kyogre Box
Continuing the trend of releasing Jumbo card boxes for audiences not able to receive Figure Collections, the Kyogre Box was made available starting March 19, 2015, alongside the Groudon Box. This 3-booster pack promotional box contained a Kyogre XY Promo as both a regular-sized card and an exclusive Jumbo card. It was not distributed in North America, with the Primal Kyogre Collection taking its place.
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Groudon Box
Paired with the Kyogre Box, the Groudon Box, was made available starting March 19, 2015. Each box came with a regular-sized and Jumbo-sized Groudon XY Promo reprint from Primal Clash, plus three booster packs. It was not distributed in North America, with the Primal Groudon Collection taking its place.
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Ultra Pro Pikachu Playmat
During the month of March 2015, a Pikachu-themed playmat was released by Ultra Pro. Featuring the same Ken Sugimori design as the Ultra Pro Pikachu Sleeves and Ultra Pro Pikachu Deck Box, this playmat cost $19.99 in the North American market.
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2015 State•Province•Territory Championships merchandise
The State•Province•Territory Championships for the 2014-2015 season started the weekend of March 21, going on for the following three weekends until the weekend of April 11. Held in 41 states, four Canadian provinces, and Puerto Rico, a slew of merchandise was available to participants, winners, and staff of the events. As the most recent expansion released for the Pokémon Trading Card Game was Primal Clash, the Championships featured an exclusive playmat featuring the Ryota Murayama artwork of Mega Gardevoir, which was awarded to winners and available via side-events. Also available to top finishers were leftover items from the Autumn 2014 Regional Championships merchandise and Winter 2015 Regional Championships merchandise: packs of 65 exclusive Mega Gengar Play! Pokémon sleeves, Play! Pokémon deckboxes featuring the artwork of Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric from Phantom Forces, and hats featuring one of the three Hoenn first partner Pokémon. Each player was given an exclusive Crosshatch Holofoil print of Combusken from the Furious Fists expansion, with staff given a Staff-stamped print of the card for their services.
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- Combusken (Furious Fists 13; Crosshatch Holofoil)
- Combusken (Furious Fists 13; Staff Crosshatch Holofoil)
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Double Crisis Blisters
The special Double Crisis subset was launched on March 25, 2015 and cards could only be obtained from Double Crisis Blisters. Each blister pack had an MSRP of $12.99 in North America and came with four 7-card booster packs, a coin, and a pin. Two varieties of blister pack were available, each focusing on one of the villainous teams from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Team Magma blisters included a red pin and coin featuring the stylized Team Magma emblem, while Team Aqua blisters contained a blue pin and coin featuring the Team Aqua emblem.
Starting August 19, 2015, the blisters began to include two coins featuring the same design, but different Holofoil patterns: the Magma coin in Cracked Ice Holofoil and the Aqua coin in Confetti Holofoil.
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Goodra Mini Album blister pack
In early April 2015, a Goodra Mini Album blister pack was made available, featuring an exclusive Cosmos Holofoil print of Goodra from Phantom Forces, a mini collector's album featuring Goodra, and two booster packs from recent XY Series expansions.
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- Goodra (Phantom Forces 77; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Flygon-EX Box
Taking off from where the Gallade-EX Box left was the Flygon-EX Box. Featuring the promotional Pokémon-EX card from the most recent Japanese Pokémon Card Gym pack at the time, the Flygon-EX Box contained both a normal-sized and Jumbo-sized copy of the titular Pokémon-EX, a TCGO code card, and four XY Series booster packs. It was available starting April 15, 2015.
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Primal Clash Elite Trainer Deck Shields
Due to the success of the first run of Elite Trainer Deck Shields, a second run was released on April 15, 2015 alongside the Flygon-EX Box. The new tins came in two designs, one featuring Kyogre and Groudon in their Primal forms, and the other featuring Mega Gengar and Mega Lucario. Each metal tin was designed to carry a full deck and a storage compartment in the lid was capable of holding items such as dice and damage counters. The product also was packaged with two Primal Clash booster packs.
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XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios
- Main article: XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios (TCG)
Trainer Kits were released throughout the XY Series as a means to introduce newcomers to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The third of the Series was the XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios and was sold from April 29, 2015. Each kit included two pre-constructed Half Decks that featured the Eon duo Latias and Latios, both of which appeared as Psychic-type Pokémon for the first time since their debut, and both of which were initially exclusive to the TCG outside Japan. The Latias Half Deck also contained Grass-type Pokémon and the Latios Half Deck featured the Fighting-types. As with prior releases, none of the cards feature rarity symbols and each have a collection number and set symbol exclusive to the kit.
In addition to the Half Decks, the XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios also came with two booklets to guide players through the game, an exclusive cardboard deck box, a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, a Large-sized, Silver Sheen Holofoil Hoenn first partner Pokémon coin, a playmat, and a code card to unlock the cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Redeeming the code card also unlocked the Eon Strike Theme Deck, which combines both Half Decks into a full 60-card deck.
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Roaring Skies Theme Decks
Another pair of Theme Decks was released alongside the sixth XY Series expansion, Roaring Skies, on May 6, 2015, and were built around two of the three legendary birds: Zapdos and Articuno. Lightning and Grass-type Pokémon are featured in the Storm Rider Theme Deck; Water and Fire-type Pokémon are featured in the Aurora Blast Theme Deck. Each deck also contained the typical sheet of damage counters and status markers, coin, 2-player playamt and rulesheet, card checklist and summary sheet, deckbox, and code card for the TCGO.
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Roaring Skies Blisters
Joining the Roaring Skies Theme Decks alongside the expansion on May 6, 2015 was a pair of Three Pack Blisters and a pair of Single Pack Blisters. The Three Pack Blisters featured the Fighting-type XY Black Star Promos Regirock and Pangoro, while the Single Pack Blisters featured Heliolisk and Meowstic. Each blister pack contained packs from the Roaring Skies expansion, a coin, and one of the aforementioned promo cards. The Kalos first partner Pokémon were among the three coin designs initially included in the blisters, each of which were Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil. Later shipments featured a Silver Sheen Holofoil Pikachu coin, as well as the two Mega Rayquaza coins from the Storm Rider and Aurora Blast Theme Decks.
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- Heliolisk (XY Promo 47; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Meowstic (XY Promo 48; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Regirock (XY Promo 49; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Pangoro (XY Promo 50; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Roaring Skies Elite Trainer Box
The Roaring Skies Elite Trainer Box was made available with the Roaring Skies expansion on May 6, 2015 and features the Sky High Pokémon Rayquaza in its Mega Evolved state. Colored green, the box included eight Roaring Skies booster packs, 45 basic Energy cards, a pack of 65 Mega Rayquaza sleeves, a pair of acrylic Special Condition markers, six damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, four Mega Rayquaza dividers, a Roaring Skies Player's Guide, and a code card that would unlock digital versions of the sleeves and an exclusive deckbox if redeemed in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Roaring Skies Launch Kit
The Launch Kit for the Roaring Skies expansion released on the same day as said expansion, May 6, 2015. Intended more for card shops than individuals, the kit contained 72 booster packs, four copies of both the Storm Rider and Aurora Blast Theme Decks, and a sealed pack of 16 Black Star Promotional cards (eight copies each of Regirock and Pangoro from the Roaring Skies Three Pack Blisters).
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Roaring Skies Portfolios
Roaring Skies brought with it another set of 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios. These albums have 10 pages apiece, allowing 180 cards to be kept in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket. Utilizing Ryota Murayama's booster pack artwork, the 9-Pocket features Mega Rayquaza and Mega Gallade, while Mega Latios and Deoxys are featured on the 4-Pocket.
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Plasma Storm Rerelease Blisters
Distributed with the Roaring Skies expansion were two pairs of Three Pack Blisters, featuring the four Holofoil promotional cards from the Plasma Storm Blisters originally released in February 2013: Next Destinies Wigglytuff, and BW Black Star Promos Drifblim, Ninetales, and Ampharos. These blisters marked the first time Ninetales and Ampharos were made available in North America. Each of the four blister packs contained a pack of Next Destinies, Plasma Storm, and Plasma Freeze, one of the four promotional cards, and a coin (either a Large Cracked-Ice Holofoil Genesect or a Large Sheen Holofoil Pikachu).
Packs in these blisters were newly printed for May 2015 and included updated code cards with the generic backing first distributed in Phantom Forces boosters. Additionally, the four promotional cards feature the Smooth Cosmos Holofoil paper that began to appear on promotional cards released in the Legendary Treasures Blisters, with the original 2013 prints utilizing the original Pixel style Cosmos Holofoil.
Promotional cards:
- Drifblim (BW Promo 64; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Wigglytuff (Next Destinies 79; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Ninetales (BW Promo 66; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Ampharos (BW Promo 67; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
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XY Kanto Two Pack Blisters
Much like the Plasma Storm Rerelease Blisters, the XY Kanto Two Pack Blisters featured previously released promotional cards with a new assortment of booster packs and coins. Including the Next Destinies legendary birds and the final evolutions of the Kanto first partner Pokémon, these blisters contained two packs in any combination of Next Destinies, Plasma Storm, or Plasma Freeze, and a Silver Sheen Holofoil Pikachu coin. Unlike the Plasma Storm Rerelease Blisters, however, the six promotional cards in these packs were not exclusive, as their original release was after the change in Cosmos Holofoil paper for the Legendary Treasures expansion. The only card released prior to the change was Moltres in the Plasma Freeze Single Pack Blisters.
Promotional cards:
- Moltres (Next Destinies 14; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil)
- Articuno (Next Destinies 27; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Zapdos (Next Destinies 41; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Venusaur (Dark Explorers 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Charizard (Boundaries Crossed 20; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Blastoise (Plasma Blast 16; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Roaring Skies Mini Packs
Roaring Skies, much like Phantom Forces and Primal Clash before it, had 3-card Mini Packs sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores. Available starting May 6, 2015 for only one dollar, the packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, any other one card from the Roaring Skies expansion, along with an advertisement card. These promotional advertisements featured the Roaring Skies expansion on one side, with the other side promoting one of four things: Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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XY Series Mini Packs
Alongside the Roaring Skies Mini Packs, Mini Packs for the first three XY Series expansions were also distributed to Dollar Tree stores. For only one dollar, the XY, Flashfire, and Furious Fists packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, and one card of any rarity from the relevant expansion. Each of these packs also included a generic card, one side of which featured a TCG advertisement utilizing cards from the XY and Primal Clash expansions, with the other side promoting one of four things: Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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Roaring Skies Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
The Roaring Skies Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters were a pair of blister packs that featured two of the three Mega Evolution Pokémon from the Roaring Skies expansion. Released May 13, 2015, each blister pack contained three booster packs from recent XY Series expansions, as well as either a Mega Latios pin or a Mega Rayquaza pin.
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Spring 2015 Regional Championships merchandise
The 2014-2015 tournament season awarded exclusive merchandise at every large tournament throughout the year, and the Spring 2015 Regional Champions were no different. Held at eight locations throughout North America on the weekends of May 16–17, May 23–24, and May 30–31, 2015, the featured expansion for the tournament series was Roaring Skies. A variety of playmats were created for the tournament, which made use of Ryota Murayama's Roaring Skies booster pack art. Standard versions of Mega Gallade, Mega Latios, and Deoxys playmats were available at venues; Staff-stamped versions of the Mega Latios playmat were given to event personnel and Top 8-stamped versions of the Mega Gallade playmat were given to the top finishers in each age division.
Also available to top finishers were leftover items from the Autumn 2014 Regional Championships merchandise and Winter 2015 Regional Championships merchandise featuring Hoenn first partner Pokémon Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip, as well as Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric. Participants at each event were given an exclusive Crosshatch Holofoil print of Aegislash from the XY expansion; event staff were likewise given a Staff-stamped print of the card for their services.
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Ultra Pro Pikachu Binders
Ultra Pro released a range of TCG binders in mid-May 2015: a 4-Pocket Portfolio, a 9-Pocket Portfolio, and a 3-Ring Binder. They were the fourth group of products to feature the Ken Sugimori Pikachu design previously used for the Ultra Pro Pikachu Sleeves, Ultra Pro Pikachu Deck Box, and Ultra Pro Pikachu Playmat.
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Mega Absol-EX Premium Collection
The Mega Absol-EX Premium Collection was a large-sized collection released on May 29, 2015. Each collection included exclusive Absol-EX and M Absol-EX promotional cards, the latter coming in regular and Jumbo sizes, as well as a collector's pin and coin depicting Mega Absol, six booster packs from recent expansions, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online.
The first shipments of the collection typically included two Roaring Skies packs, two Primal Clash packs, and two Phantom Forces packs. Shipments for distribution in early November 2016 included updated contents, typically coming with two Fates Collide packs, two Steam Siege packs, and two Evolutions packs. These later collections also included a Pixel Holofoil Mega Absol coin—initial ones were packaged with Cracked Ice Holofoil coins.
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- Absol-EX (XY Promo 62)
- M Absol-EX (XY Promo 63)
- M Absol-EX (XY Promo 63; Jumbo)
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Hoenn Power Tins
Available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores starting June 1, 2015, and distributed elsewhere on June 17, 2015, the Hoenn Power Tins featured the fully evolved Hoenn first partner Pokémon Sceptile, Blaziken, and Swampert as XY Promos. Blaziken-EX and Swampert-EX originated as Japanese XY-P Promotional cards available through Rayquaza Mega Battle-related merchandise, while Sceptile-EX had not been revealed for Japanese audiences at the time of the tins' release. Each tin also contained four XY Series booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online that unlocked a full 60-card deck. The code from the Sceptile-EX tin unlocked the Overgrown Forest (Sceptile-EX Deck), the code from the Blaziken-EX tin unlocked the Fiery Focus (Blaziken-EX Deck), and the code from the Swampert-EX tin unlocked the Hydro Stomper (Swampert-EX Deck).
Promotional cards:
- Sceptile-EX (XY Promo 53)
- Blaziken-EX (XY Promo 54)
- Swampert-EX (XY Promo 55)
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Rayquaza-EX Box
Celebrating the Sky High Pokémon Rayquaza, the Rayquaza-EX Box, released on June 3, 2015, was the next in the long series of Jumbo card promo boxes. Sporting an exclusive Rayquaza-EX promotional card different from the two included in the Roaring Skies expansion, the Rayquaza-EX Box contained four booster packs from recent expansions, a TCGO code card, plus regular and Jumbo-sized releases of the promotional card.
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- Rayquaza-EX (XY Promo 66)
- Rayquaza-EX (XY Promo 66; Jumbo)
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Mega Rayquaza Collection
Made available starting June 17, 2015 was the Mega Rayquaza Collection. The collection contained an exclusive Mega Rayquaza figure, a Rayquaza promotional card, a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online, and four XY Series booster packs. The enclosed promotional card was Rayquaza from the Japanese Illust Collection. It was only available in North America, with the Rayquaza Box taking its place in other TPCi markets.
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Dragonite Collector's Pin Blister
Exclusive to GameStop stores, the Dragonite Collector's Pin Blister was available in tandem with a special Dragonite event distribution that began on June 22, 2015. Each blister came with three booster packs (typically two Roaring Skies and one Primal Clash) and an exclusive Dragonite pin.
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Rayquaza Box
Much like many of the previous promotional boxes of the XY Series, the Rayquaza Box, released June 25, 2015, introduced an exclusive promotional Jumbo card featuring the Legendary Sky High Pokémon Rayquaza. Containing three booster packs (typically one each of Roaring Skies, Primal Clash, and Phantom Forces), the box paired with the Mega Rayquaza Collection, containing the same Rayquaza promo, but in both normal and jumbo sizes, and a TCGO code card. It was only available in Europe as a substitute for the North American figure promotional box.
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2015 US National Championships merchandise
Available at the 2015 Pokémon National Championships, held July 3–6, was a wide array of exclusive merchandise awarded for participating, winning, or staffing. For the Video Game Championships, each entrant was given a special Rayquaza and Deoxys-themed playmat, printed with a competitor stamp. The same playmat design was available in side events without any stamp printed on it. The artwork is one of the promotional artworks made for the Delta Episode of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
For those who entered the main TCG event, a Kyogre and Groudon-themed competitor mat was provided. The quarter-finalists of each age division were awarded with a Top 8-stamped Roaring Skies Deoxys playmat; the overall champions were given a Champion-stamped Roaring Skies Rayquaza playmat. Those who placed far enough were also awarded Hoenn first partner Pokémon hats, trophies, packs of Roaring Skies, and the Mega Gengar and Mega Manectric deckbox available in previous events for the season. Unstamped prints of the Rayquaza and Deoxys playmats were available to winners of specific side events. Each participant also received the promotional Nationals-stamped Blaziken from Furious Fists.
Staff for the events were presented with a Staff print of the Blaziken promotional card, a Staff-stamped Rayquaza playmat, a Staff-stamped VG playmat, as well as a copy of the two-player playmats featuring Kyogre and Groudon used on the play areas of the tournament. Other unused merchandise from the main events were also presented to them for their efforts.
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- Blaziken (Furious Fists 14; Crosshatch Holofoil)
- Blaziken (Furious Fists 14; Staff Crosshatch Holofoil)
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2015 North American Professor Cup merchandise
Every year at the National Championships, a side event was held for Professors for volunteering their time throughout the Pokémon Play! season for the good of the players and fans. This side event is known as the Professor Cup and offers a number of exclusive promotional items themed around Pokémon Play! and the Professor Program, for both participating and finishing in the top places. A trophy was given to each of the Top 4 finishers. The top 16 finishers of the tournament each received an OGIO Metro Backpack with the Professor Program logo embroidered on the front pocket. For both winning and losing matches, booster packs were handed out to each participant. Other items, such as Professor Program iron-on patches, hats, and coins were given out at random. A very small number of Professor Program playmats were given out as raffle prizes throughout the duration of the tournament. Every item except for the backpacks were given a wider release in the Professor Store from August 2015.
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Ultra Pro Pikachu Gray Bordered Sleeves
Once again utilizing Ken Sugimori's art of Pikachu, another set of Ultra Pro deck sleeves were released in June 2015. This 65-count pack of sleeves differs from the Ultra Pro Pikachu Sleeves by having a gray section in the bottom left corner and gray border on them.
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Mega Latios Collection
Only one month after the release of the Mega Rayquaza Collection figure box, the Mega Latios Collection made its way into stores from July 15, 2015. The box contained a Mega Latios figure, a Latios promotional card, four booster packs, and a TCGO code card. The promotional card was an alternate-art reprint of the Latios previously featured in the XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios.
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August 2015 Professor Store merchandise
With the start of the 2015-2016 Play! Pokémon tournament season, Pokémon.com's Professor Store reopened on August 4, 2015, providing Professors with exclusive merchandise available to purchase with Professor Points earned from judging Organized Tournaments. The merchandise included both new merchandise from 2015, as well as older merchandise from previous years. The merchandise available for early in the 2015-2016 tournament season comprised:
New merchandise:
- A bowling-style Judge Shirt, which was the uniform for tournament staff in 2015 onward. It was available to purchase for 50 Professor Points.
- An Original 151 Professor Playmat featuring artwork of the original Kanto Pokémon. It was available for 40 Professor Points.
- A Professor Ball Cap featuring the Professor Program logo on the front. Available for 35 Professor Points.
- An iron-on Professor Patch bearing the Professor Program logo. It could be purchased for 20 Professor Points.
- A sealed pack containing two copies of Professor Program-stamped Crosshatch Holofoil Professor Sycamore cards. Available for 5 Professor Points.
Returning merchandise:
- An Energy Pack containing 10 copies of each basic Energy card (Unnumbered ©2013 print). It was available for 15 Professor Points.
- A heavy-duty plastic Professor Carrying Case with three dividers. It was initially added to the Professor Store on March 30, 2012. It cost 35 Professor Points.
- A set of four Professor Coins bearing the Professor Program logo. These coins were originally handed out at the 2014 National Championships' Professor Cups but were added to the store on September 22, 2014. Each set cost 15 Professor Points.
- A Professor Deckbox, initially added to the Professor Store on July 18, 2013. It was available for 25 Professor Points.
- Packs of five Professor Dice, initially added to the Professor Store on September 4, 2011. Available for 20 Professor Points.
- A 7×10 inch ring-bound Professor Journal with 100 pages. It was initially added on January 3, 2013. Available for 30 Professor Points.
- A pack of 65 Titanium tournament Professor Sleeves featuring black Professor Program logos. It was initially added July 18, 2013. Packs were available for 25 Professor Points.
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Ancient Origins Theme Decks
The two Theme Decks for the Ancient Origins expansion were available to purchase from August 12, 2015. The Iron Tide deck centered on Metagross, featuring Metal and Water-type Pokémon, while Regirock's Stone Heart deck featured Grass and Fighting-type Pokémon. Each Theme Deck also contained a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deckbox, and a code card to unlock a digital version of it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The enclosed coin could be one of three possible designs: Silver Primal Kyogre, Silver Primal Groudon, or Silver Mega Rayquaza.
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Ancient Origins Blisters
Released with the Ancient Origins expansion on August 12, 2015 were five different blister packs. There were two Three Pack Blisters, two Single Pack Blisters, and one Two Pack Blister. The Three Pack Blisters featured either a Malamar or Salamence XY Black Star Promo, while the Single Pack Blisters contained either a Blissey or Fearow promo. Each blister pack also contained one of three Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil coins that featured one of the Kalos first partner Pokémon. The Two Pack Blister included one pack from Roaring Skies, one pack from Ancient Origins, and exclusive Cosmos Holofoil prints of the Kalos first partner Pokémon final evolutions from the XY expansion.
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- Blissey (XY Promo 56; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Fearow (XY Promo 57; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Malamar (XY Promo 58; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Salamence (XY Promo 59; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Chesnaught (XY 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Delphox (XY 26; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Greninja (XY 41; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Ancient Origins Elite Trainer Box
Continuing the established product line, the Ancient Origins Elite Trainer Box was made available alongside the Ancient Origins expansion on August 12, 2015. The boxes feature Hoopa Unbound and, like previous XY Series Elite Trainer Boxes, came with eight booster packs of the relevant expansion, 65 themed card sleeves, 45 basic Energy cards, six damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, a player's guide for the expansion (the Ancient Origins Player's Guide), four themed dividers, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Ancient Origins Launch Display
Launch kits for the Ancient Origins expansion, now renamed Launch Displays, were released in time for its release on August 12, 2015 and contained the standard fare of materials for card shops. Included were 72 booster packs, 8 Theme Decks, and 8 pairs of promotional cards comprising Malamar and Salamence.
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Ancient Origins Collector's Album
The Ancient Origins Collector's Album is a small binder able to fit 60 cards. It features Mega Sceptile, Mega Ampharos, and Mega Tyranitar on the covers and came with one pack from the expansion.
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Ancient Origins Portfolios
Released on August 12, 2015 with the Ancient Origins expansion were 4-Pocket and 9-Pocket Portfolios featuring illustrations from the expansion's four booster packs. The 4-Pocket Portfolio has the artwork for Shiny Mega Rayquaza and Shiny Primal Groudon, while the 9-Pocket Portfolio is adorned with the artwork for Hoopa Unbound and Mega Tyranitar.
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Shiny Rayquaza-EX Box
Following the Rayquaza-EX Box, the Shiny Rayquaza-EX Box was made available from August 19, 2015 and featured normal-sized and oversized promotional cards. Unlike previous boxes, the two cards were not the same: the regular card was the Shiny print of Rayquaza-EX, released in Japan as part of a mail-in campaign held around the release of Emerald Break, while the Jumbo card was one of the three Shiny Evolved Pokémon-EX from the Ancient Origins expansion. Boxes were also packaged with four booster packs and a TCGO code card.
The Jumbo card variations were exclusive to certain stores in different markets. In Australia, only the Primal Kyogre-EX and Primal Groudon-EX releases were available, both of which were exclusive to EB Games. In the United States, the box containing Primal Kyogre-EX was available exclusively at Toys "R" Us, while the Primal Groudon-EX version was exclusive to GameStop. The M Rayquaza-EX version was distributed to any other store carrying the product.
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- Rayquaza-EX (XY Promo 69)
- Rayquaza-EX (XY Promo 69; Jumbo)
- Primal Kyogre-EX (Ancient Origins 96; Jumbo)
- Primal Groudon-EX (Ancient Origins 97; Jumbo)
- M Rayquaza-EX (Ancient Origins 98; Jumbo)
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Ancient Origins Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
Released one week after the expansion on August 19, the Ancient Origins Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters included either a Mega Tyranitar or a Shiny Mega Rayquaza pin. Each blister also came with three booster packs from the expansion.
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September 2015 Pokémon Center accessories
A pair of 3-ring binders ideal for trading card storage became available from the Pokémon Center online store from September 2, 2015:
- The Eevee Doodle 1" D-Ring Binder features headshots of Eevee and its numerous evolutions with hand-drawn-style scribbles of their names and appropriate symbols.
- The artwork of the It's Berry Pikachu 1" D-Ring Binder features Pikachu surrounded by an array of berry silhouettes in different colors. Other merchandise using the art was available in the It's Berry Pikachu Collection.
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Tyrantrum-EX Box
Available September 9, 2015 was the Tyrantrum-EX Box Jumbo card collection. The featured Tyrantrum-EX card was first released in Japan as a Pokémon Card Gym promo and marked the first Dragon-type print of the Despot Pokémon. The box also contained a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online and four booster packs from recent XY Series expansions, with an emphasis on Ancient Origins.
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- Tyrantrum-EX (XY Promo 70)
- Tyrantrum-EX (XY Promo 70; Jumbo)
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Autumn 2015 Regional Championships merchandise
The first Premier Events of the 2015-2016 Play! Pokémon season were the Autumn Regional Championships. In the United States, these were held in six locations starting the weekend of October 3–4, 2015. The merchandise for this set of tournaments was centered on the newly revealed Mythical Pokémon Hoopa and the Ancient Origins expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Two different playmat designs were made available: one featuring the Ryota Murayama Ancient Origins pack artwork of Mega Tyranitar and the other of Shiny Primal Groudon. Unstamped versions of the playmats were awarded based on the Premier Tournament Organizer's discretion, while those who finished in Top 8, Top 4, Finalist, and Champion ranks were awarded an appropriately-stamped version of the Shiny Primal Groudon playmat. Other prizes included two different versions of Hoopa Confined sleeves, a Hoopa-themed deckbox, and Hoenn first partner Pokémon hats left over from the previous season. Changes this year included only awarding the Champion with a trophy, instead of multiple top finishers. Each participant also received a promotional Regional-stamped Mirror Holofoil Ace Trainer from Ancient Origins.
Staff for the events were presented with a Staff print of the Ace Trainer promotional card and a Staff-stamped Mega Tyranitar playmat; other unused merchandise from the main events were also presented to them for their efforts.
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- Ace Trainer (Ancient Origins 69; Mirror Holofoil)
- Ace Trainer (Ancient Origins 69; Staff Mirror Holofoil)
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Powers Beyond Tins
The Powers Beyond Tins were released on October 7, 2015 and featured reprints of three Pokémon-EX with alternate artwork: Hoopa-EX from Ancient Origins, as well as Latios-EX and Rayquaza-EX from Roaring Skies. Each tin also contained four XY Series booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online that unlocked a full 60-card deck. The code from the Hoopa-EX tin unlocked the Scoundrel Djinn (Hoopa-EX Deck), the code from the Latios-EX tin unlocked the Eon Pulse (Latios-EX Deck), and the code from the Rayquaza-EX tin unlocked the Dragon Striker (Rayquaza-EX Deck).
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- Hoopa-EX (XY Promo 71)
- Latios-EX (XY Promo 72)
- Rayquaza-EX (XY Promo 73)
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Ancient Origins Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Ancient Origins expansion, sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores, were available midway through October 2015. For only one dollar, the packs contained one Common card, one Uncommon card, a card of any rarity from the expansion, and an advertisement card. These promotional advertisements featured the Ancient Origins expansion on one side, with the other side promoting one of four things: Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime. The packs for this expansion featured a redesigned front, with text shifted around the front of the packaging.
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Battle Arena Decks: Mewtwo vs. Darkrai
- Main article: Battle Arena Decks: Mewtwo vs. Darkrai (TCG)
Released October 21, 2015 was the second iteration of the Battle Arena Decks, the Battle Arena Decks: Mewtwo vs. Darkrai. Like the first set of decks, this product included two 60-card decks, one featuring Next Destinies Mewtwo-EX and the other Dark Explorers Darkrai-EX. Additionally, it contained eight Holofoil Energy cards (Psychic or Darkness), two coins, two sets of damage counters, a two-player playmat, a card guide, two deckboxes, and a code card for the TCGO. All prints of the Pokémon-EX utilize the Sheen Holofoil typical of the XY Series instead of their original Mirror Holofoil. The coins included in the decks feature Zoroark.
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- Mewtwo-EX (Next Destinies 54; Sheen Holofoil)
- Darkrai-EX (Dark Explorers 63; Sheen Holofoil)
- Zoroark (Black & White 71; Non Holofoil)
- Zoroark (Legendary Treasures 90; Non Holofoil)
- Psychic Energy (Unnumbered ©2013; Sheen Holofoil)
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Ancient Origins Elite Trainer Deck Shields
Available October 21, 2015 on the same day as the Battle Arena Decks: Mewtwo vs. Darkrai were the Ancient Origins Elite Trainer Deck Shields. The new tins came in two designs, one featuring Latios and Rayquaza, and the other featuring Hoopa in both its forms, Hoopa Confined and Hoopa Unbound. Each metal tin has room for carrying around a deck plus a storage compartment in the lid to hold dice and damage counters. Each product was also packaged with two Ancient Origins booster packs and—as a new addition—a sealed brick of 45 basic Energy cards comprising five copies of the nine supported types at the time.
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BREAKthrough Theme Decks
The release of the BREAKthrough expansion on November 4, 2015 marked a shift in focus for the Pokémon Trading Card Game as the Pokémon BREAK mechanic was introduced. The equivalent Blue Shock and Red Flash dual expansion in Japan similarly marked the beginning of a distinct XY BREAK Era.
Respectively featuring Raichu and Noivern, the Burning Spark and Night Striker Theme Decks that accompanied the expansion were loosely based on the Japanese Raichu BREAK and Noivern BREAK Evolution Packs. Burning Spark included Fire and Lightning-type Pokémon, while Night Striker included Psychic and Darkness-type Pokémon. Each Theme Deck also contained the typical sheet of damage counters and status markers, coin, 2-player playamt and rulesheet, card checklist and summary sheet, deckbox, and TCGO code card. The coin designs available in both decks featured Mega Mewtwo.
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BREAKthrough Blisters
The BREAKthrough expansion also had two pairs of promotional blister packs launch alongside it: Single Pack Blisters and Three Pack Blisters. For the first time since Primal Clash, not all the cards included were XY Black Star Promos. Each Three Pack Blister came with a coin, three booster packs, and one of two promotional cards: XY Promo Sableye or Celebi. The Single Pack Blisters came with one booster pack, a coin, and one of two cards: XY Promo Jirachi or Furious Fists Hawlucha.
Released later during the holiday season were three additional blister packs for the BREAKthrough expansion. Two of these featured a three-stage evolutionary line, one booster pack, and a coin; one featured a trio of fully evolved Dragon-type Pokémon, two booster packs, and a coin. These Single Pack Blisters included an exclusive Cosmos Holofoil print of either Phantom Forces Chandelure or Primal Clash Eelektross. The Two Pack Blister contained Furious Fists Noivern, Phantom Forces Hydreigon, and Primal Clash Flygon. The enclosed coin in both waves of products could be one of several possible designs from prior XY Series merchandise.
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- Hawlucha (Furious Fists 63; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Jirachi (XY Promo 67)
- Sableye (XY Promo 92)
- Celebi (XY Promo 93)
- Litwick (Phantom Forces 41)
- Lampent (Phantom Forces 42)
- Chandelure (Phantom Forces 43; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Tynamo (Primal Clash 62)
- Eelektrik (Primal Clash 63)
- Eelektross (Primal Clash 65; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Noivern (Furious Fists 77; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Hydreigon (Phantom Forces 74; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Flygon (Primal Clash 110; Cosmos Holofoil)
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BREAKthrough Elite Trainer Box
The BREAKthrough expansion featured two different Elite Trainer Box designs, one for each Mega Evolution of the Genetic Pokémon Mewtwo. Mega Mewtwo X boxes featured purple and blue-colored accessories, while Mega Mewtwo Y boxes featured maroon and red-colored ones. Each Elite Trainer Box came packaged with eight BREAKthrough booster packs, sets of 65 card sleeves and four dividers emblazoned with the relative Mega Evolution, a stock of 45 basic Energy cards, six damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of acrylic Special Condition markers, a BREAKthrough Player's Guide, and a Pokémon TCG Online code card.
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BREAKthrough Launch Display
The Launch Display for the BREAKthrough expansion also became available starting November 4, 2015. Each display contained four of each Theme Deck—Burning Spark and Night Striker—as well as 72 booster packs from the expansion, and eight each of the two promotional cards included in the BREAKthrough Three Pack Blisters: Sableye and Celebi.
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BREAKthrough Collector's Album
The BREAKthrough expansion prompted the release of another Collector's Album on November 4, 2015. Included with each album was one booster pack from the expansion. The album features artwork of Hoopa in both of its forms and Regigigas.
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Mega Mewtwo Collector's Album
In addition to the BREAKthrough Collector's Album, a Mega Mewtwo Collector's Album was released on November 4, 2015. Like its counterpart, it could hold up to 60 cards and was packaged with one BREAKthrough booster pack. The album features both of Mewtwo's Mega Evolved forms on the front cover and Chesnaught on the reverse.
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BREAKthrough Portfolios
Released on November 4, 2015 with the BREAKthrough expansion was a pair of portfolios featuring the four artworks created for the set's booster wrappings. The 4-Pocket Portfolio features artwork of Mega Houndoom and Zoroark BREAK, while the 9-Pocket Portfolio features artwork of Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y.
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Zoroark Collector's Pin Blister
As part of the North American promotion for the BREAKthrough expansion, a special Zoroark began distribution for players of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire on November 4, 2015. GameStop stores also began to sell Zoroark Collector's Pin Blisters from this date, which were packaged with three BREAKthrough booster packs and an exclusive Zoroark pin.
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Mega Blaziken-EX Premium Collection
One of two Premium Collections officially released on November 4, 2015 with the BREAKthrough expansion, the Mega Blaziken-EX Premium Collection featured the Hoenn region Blaziken as a variety of different promotional items. Included within each collection were eight booster packs (two each from Primal Clash, Roaring Skies, Ancient Origins, and BREAKthrough), a playmat featuring Mega Blaziken, XY Black Star Blaziken-EX and M Blaziken-EX cards, a Jumbo M Blaziken-EX card, a coin featuring Mega Blaziken, and a TCGO code card.
The Mega Blaziken-EX and Mega Swampert-EX Premium Collections were released early in Target stores on October 19, 2015. This caused a frenzy within the Pokémon community due to the included BREAKthrough packs, as Prerelease events did not begin until the weekend of October 24 and 25, 2015.
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- Blaziken-EX (XY Promo 54)
- M Blaziken-EX (XY Promo 86)
- M Blaziken-EX (XY Promo 86; Jumbo)
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Mega Swampert-EX Premium Collection
The second of two Premium Collections officially released on November 4, 2015 was the Mega Swampert-EX Premium Collection. Similar to its counterpart, the collection featured a variety of Swampert-related items, including XY Promotional Swampert-EX and M Swampert-EX cards (the latter available in regular and Jumbo sizes), a Mega Swampert playmat, and a Mega Swampert coin. Each collection was also enclosed with a Pokémon TCG Online code card and eight booster packs, typically comprising two each from Primal Clash, Roaring Skies, Ancient Origins, and BREAKthrough.
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- Swampert-EX (XY Promo 55)
- M Swampert-EX (XY Promo 87)
- M Swampert-EX (XY Promo 87; Jumbo)
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2015 World Championships Decks
The 2015 World Championships Decks were released on November 18, 2015 following the results of the 2015 World Championships held in August. Four decks were selected from top-placing individuals across the tournament's three age divisions, each of which employed different play strategies. These included Masters Division champion Jacob Van Wagner's HonorStoise, Senior Division champion Patrick Martinez's Punches 'n' Bites, Junior Division champion Rowan Stavenow's The Flying Hammer, and Junior Division runner-up Alejandro Ng-Guzman's Primal Groudon. Each product included a deck box featuring visuals created for the tournament, a booklet detailing the events of the weekend, a non-legal recreation of one of the finalist's 60-card decks, and a 2015 World Championships pin.
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BREAKthrough Collector Chest
Shortly after the BREAKthrough expansion, the BREAKthrough Collector Chest was released on November 18, 2015. Much like the first Collector Chest released one year prior, the BREAKthrough Collector Chest features a metal clasp and plastic carrying handle and is emblazoned with a design that covers the circumference of the tin. This design features Mega Rayquaza and Hoopa Unbound. Each chest contained five booster packs, three promotional cards featuring Hoopa, Pikachu, and Chespin, a coin, two sticker sheets featuring Legendary Pokémon, a mini album to store cards, a Pokémon notepad with four pencils, and a bonus code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Three Mega Evolution Collector's Pins Three Pack Blisters
Also available on November 18, 2015 were Three Mega Evolution Collector's Pins Three Pack Blisters. Included were three booster packs from the BREAKthrough expansion, as well as the three pins originally available in the Mega Evolution Collector Pin Three Pack Blisters: Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Lucario. There was no difference between the enclosed pins and the earlier release.
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BREAKthrough Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
A pair of Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters associated with the BREAKthrough expansion was amongst the merchandise available from November 18, 2015. Each blister pack came with an enamel pin depicting either Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y plus three BREAKthrough booster packs (contrary to retailer images, which displayed two BREAKthrough packs and one Ancient Origins pack).
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Pikachu-EX Legendary Collection
The Pikachu-EX Legendary Collection was one of two Legendary Collections released on November 18, 2015. This product included five booster packs from recent expansions, a Pikachu pin, a Pikachu-EX XY Black Star Promo, and five promotional Full Art cards. Together with the complementary Hoopa-EX Legendary Collection, all ten Full Arts cards from the Japanese Legendary Shine Collection could be collected by audiences outside Asia.
Promotional cards:
- Palkia (XY Promo 75)
- Zekrom (XY Promo 76)
- Latias (XY Promo 78)
- Black Kyurem (XY Promo 80)
- Regigigas (XY Promo 82)
- Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 84)
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Hoopa-EX Legendary Collection
The Hoopa-EX Legendary Collection was the second of two Legendary Collections released on November 18, 2015. Like its counterpart, it came with five XY Series booster packs, a collector's pin, and a selection of six XY Black Star Promos—one Pokémon-EX and five Full Art cards. The pin and Pokémon-EX card featured the Mythical Mischief Pokémon Hoopa; the Full Art cards featured Reshiram, Dialga, Latios, White Kyurem, and Arceus.
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- Reshiram (XY Promo 74)
- Dialga (XY Promo 77)
- Latios (XY Promo 79)
- White Kyurem (XY Promo 81)
- Arceus (XY Promo 83)
- Hoopa-EX (XY Promo 85)
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Mega Mewtwo Collection
Another pair of promotional boxes released on November 18, 2015 was the Mega Mewtwo Collections. Featuring the Genetic Pokémon Mewtwo, each Mega Mewtwo Collection contained four XY Series booster packs, one of two exclusive Mewtwo XY Black Star Promotional cards, and a figure detailing either Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y. Boxes in Toys "R" Us stores featured exclusive pearlescent versions of these figures. Due to safety concerns, this pair of promotional boxes was not available in Europe, with the Mega Mewtwo Boxes taking their place.
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Mega Mewtwo Box
The last pair of products released on November 18, 2015 was the two Mega Mewtwo Boxes. Each box was packaged with one of two promotional Mewtwo cards, as well as three booster packs and a Jumbo card depicting either Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y—M Mewtwo-EX 63/162 or M Mewtwo-EX 64/162. Due to safety concerns, this pair of promotional boxes was available in Europe in place of the North American Mega Mewtwo Collections.
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- Mewtwo (XY Promo 100)
- Mewtwo (XY Promo 101)
- M Mewtwo-EX (BREAKthrough 63; Jumbo)
- M Mewtwo-EX (BREAKthrough 64; Jumbo)
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2015 City Championships merchandise
The City Championships for the 2015-2016 Play! Pokémon season were held throughout North America from November 27, 2015 to January 18, 2016. The merchandise for this set of tournaments continued to feature Hoopa sleeves in both gold and black, and were handed out to the top finishers and runners-up. Also available to each age division's Champion was an exclusive Champion-stamped playmat featuring PLANETA's Zoroark BREAK artwork in place of a Champion trophy. Each participant also received a promotional City-stamped Mirror Holofoil Parallel City from BREAKthrough.
Staff for the events were presented with a Staff print of the Parallel City promotional card; other unused merchandise from the main events were also presented to them for their efforts.
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- Parallel City (BREAKthrough 145; Mirror Holofoil)
- Parallel City (BREAKthrough 145; Staff Mirror Holofoil)
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Premium Ultra Pro Pikachu accessories
Ultra Pro released two TCG products featuring debossed images of Ken Sugimori's key Pikachu art in late November 2015.
Flip Box: Each leatherette Pikachu Flip Box can hold 100 sleeved cards and is secured shut with a magnet.
Binder: Each Pikachu Premium Pro Binder is made of the same leatherette material and can hold and display up to 360 cards.
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Ultra Pro Charizard accessories
Ultra Pro released numerous TCG storage and protection solutions in early December 2015, each of which feature key artwork of the Flame Pokémon Charizard by Ken Sugimori.
Deck box: Each Charizard Full View Deck Box can hold a full 60-card deck and comes packaged with 2 dividers.
Playmat: Each single-player Charizard Playmat provides a secure surface for people to play a TCG game.
Sleeves: Packs of Charizard Sleeves contain 65 copies of the same design.
Binders: Four different binders were available at this time:
- The Charizard 4-Pocket Portfolio contains ten fixed pages that can store a maximum of 80 cards.
- The Charizard 9-Pocket Portfolio also contains ten fixed pages and can hold up to 180 cards.
- The Charizard 9-Pocket Pro Binder contains 20 fixed pages with an embossed low-friction black backing material and capacity to hold 360 cards.
- The Charizard 3-Ring Binder features reinforced 2" D-rings able to accommodate approximately 200 nine-pocket pages.
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December 2015 Pokémon Center accessories
For the first time since their increased feature as tournament prizes and collectible merchandise, The Pokémon Company International commissioned their own TCG accessories for retail release. These items collectively feature artwork originating from Japanese products, including the Ryota Murayama illustrations of Hoopa Unbound and Shiny Mega Rayquaza (also used on Ancient Origins products), as well 5ban Graphics artwork of Mega Charizard in its X and Y forms.
Deck boxes: Each deck box can hold a full 60-card deck, have a snap hook-and-loop closure, and come with 2 dividers.
- Hoopa Unbound Deck Box
- Shiny Mega Rayquaza Deck Box
- Mega Charizard Deck Box
Playmats: Each single-player playmat is made of 3mm-thick neoprene, providing a stable surface for players to position their cards.
- Hoopa Unbound Playmat
- Shiny Mega Rayquaza Playmat
Sleeves: Each pack contains 65 card sleeves.
- Hoopa Unbound Sleeves
- Shiny Mega Rayquaza Sleeves
- Mega Charizard Sleeves
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BREAKthrough Mini Packs
BREAKthrough Mini Packs were sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores from mid-December 2015. Each pack contained three BREAKthrough cards, as well as an advertisement card promoting various aspects of the Pokémon franchise. The first and third card in each pack was always a Common and an Uncommon, respectively, while the second could be of any rarity. The advertisement card featured a generic TCG image on one side and one of four things on the other: Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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Mega Blaziken and Mega Swampert Three Pack Pin Blisters
The first products of the new year were a pair of pin blisters, featuring Mega Blaziken and Mega Swampert. Released January 4, 2016, each blister came with three XY Series booster packs along with one of the two pin designs.
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Mega Aerodactyl-EX Premium Collection
A brand new Premium Collection focusing on the Prehistoric Pokémon Aerodactyl was available exclusively at Target stores from January 3, 2016 before becoming more widely available on January 20, 2016. The Mega Aerodactyl-EX Premium Collection contained promotional Aerodactyl-EX, Aerodactyl Spirit Link, and M Aerodactyl-EX cards, the latter both as a regular-sized card and as a Jumbo card, a code card for the TCGO, a Mega Aerodactyl coin and pin, and six XY Series booster packs.
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- Aerodactyl-EX (XY Promo 97)
- M Aerodactyl-EX (XY Promo 98)
- M Aerodactyl-EX (XY Promo 98; Jumbo)
- Aerodactyl Spirit Link (XY Promo 99)
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Aurorus-EX Box
Available at Target stores from January 3, 2016 and other stores from January 20, 2016 was the Aurorus-EX Box. The featured Aurorus-EX card was first available in Japanese Pokémon Card Gym Promotional Card Packs that began distribution in November 2015. The box also contained a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and four booster packs from recent XY expansions, with an emphasis on BREAKthrough.
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- Aurorus-EX (XY Promo 102)
- Aurorus-EX (XY Promo 102; Jumbo)
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BREAK Evolution Box
The BREAK Evolution Box was released on January 4, 2016 and was the first in a line of boxed collections to feature promotional prints of the new Pokémon BREAK. Each box included Pokémon BREAK that were released in Japan as XY-P Promotional cards: Empoleon BREAK was given away as a redemption point prize at Battle Festa events, Beheeyem BREAK was included in copies of CoroCoro Ichiban!, and Noctowl BREAK was given to top finishers of special Pokémon Card Gym events. Each box also included a Jumbo copy of Empoleon BREAK, five booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Empoleon BREAK (XY Promo 134)
- Empoleon BREAK (XY Promo 134; Jumbo)
- Beheeyem BREAK (XY Promo 135)
- Noctowl BREAK (XY Promo 136)
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January 2016 Pokémon Center accessories
In mid-January 2016, the online Pokémon Center introduced a number of both previously Japanese-exclusive and English-exclusive TCG accessories to North American audiences. Included in the release were playmats, sleeves, deck boxes, and 3-ring binders, some of which were part of larger collections of merchandise available on the store.
Deck boxes: Two new English-exclusive deck boxes were made available for purchase in January 2016.
- The We're Goomy Deck Box features a trio of Goomy with different personality traits. This item was one of several that made up the We're Goomy Collection, which was based on a Japanese Pokémon Center merchandise campaign that began in early 2015.
- The Team Magma and Team Aqua Deck Box features a largely grey and black design with emblems of the Generation III villainous teams, Team Magma and Team Aqua.
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Playmat: The only playmat newly available for January was the English-exclusive Goomy playmat from the We're Goomy Collection. The playmat displays Goomy in a number of decorated scenarios with various other Pokémon.
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Sleeves: The majority of sleeve packs released by the Pokémon Center in January 2016 were originally released in Japan. For the English release, each pack contained 65 card sleeves, and sold for a price of $7.99. Each sleeve received minor tweaks to the copyrights and design from its Japanese counterparts.
- The We're Goomy Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド ヌメラだもの。 Deck Shield: Numera's Stuff.), a part of the We're Goomy Collection, were originally available in Japanese Pokémon Centers on March 14, 2015. For their English release, The Japanese text ヘイヘイ was translated into the English Hey Hey, and the Japanese collection name was omitted completely, being replaced with more star graphics.
- The Pikachu Tails Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド ピカチュウのしっぽ Deck Shield: Pikachu's Tail) were initially released in Japan on January 17, 2015. The design features a completely yellow background with Pikachu's stripes and tail. The English release modifies the copyright running across the bottom border.
- The Poké Ball Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド モンスターボール柄 Deck Shield: Poké Ball Design) were released alongside the Pikachu Tails Sleeves in Japan on January 17, 2015. They sport the silhouettes of various Pokémon behind a basic Poké Ball design. The English release modifies the text along the bottom border.
- The Team Magma and Team Aqua Sleeves are the only set of sleeves in the group that did not have a Japanese release. Featured in the design are the logos for Team Aqua and Team Magma, as well as silhouettes of Kyogre and Groudon.
- Originally released to Japanese Pokémon Centers one year prior on January 17, 2015, the Flygon Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド 天体観測 Deck Shield: Celestial Observation) feature various Hoenn Pokémon staring up at a starry night sky. The illustration was drawn by sui. The only differences between the two prints are copyrights.
- Released in Japan on March 14, 2015, the Dragonite Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド カイリュー Deck Shield: Kairyu) were the last of the sleeves available via the English Pokémon Center website in mid-January 2016. The scene portrayed is of Dragonite flying above a bed of flowers with Altaria and Bagon. The illustration was drawn by Kanako Eo. The only difference between the English and Japanese prints is the copyright information.
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Binder: Much like the playmat for January 2016, the only binder newly available for January was the English-exclusive Goomy 3-ring binder from the We're Goomy Collection. The binder displays the trio of Goomy in a number of vignettes interacting with other Pokémon.
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BREAKpoint Theme Decks
The Wave Slasher and Electric Eye Theme Decks were released on February 3, 2016 alongside the BREAKpoint expansion. Wave Slasher featured Water-type and Grass-type Pokémon, focusing on Greninja, while Electric Eye features Lightning-type and Psychic-type Pokémon, with the spotlight on Luxray. Each deck was enclosed with a deck box (formatted with the space as of this release), a 2-player playamt and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a Mega Gyarados coin, and a code card for the TCGO.
From May 2, 2016, shipments of the two Theme Decks began to contain new Mega Gyarados coins: Wave Slasher contained a Large-sized, Red Confetti Holofoil coin, while Electric Eye contained a Large-sized, Silver Cracked Ice Holofoil coin.
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BREAKpoint Blisters
Released concurrently with the BREAKpoint expansion were two pairs of blisters. The Single Pack Blisters contained a booster pack, a coin, and either an XY Promo Pikachu or a Phantom Forces Hydreigon promotional variant. The Three Pack Blisters came with three booster packs of the expansion, a coin, and either a promotional version of Phantom Forces Pyroar or XY Promo Umbreon. These blister packs introduced four new Pokémon coins: a Silver Pixel Holofoil Pikachu, a Blue Cracked Ice Holofoil Deoxys, an Orange Rainbow Holofoil Victini, and a Silver Pixel Holofoil Genesect.
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- Pyroar (Phantom Forces 12; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Hydreigon (Phantom Forces 74; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Pikachu (XY Promo 95)
- Umbreon (XY Promo 96)
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BREAKpoint Elite Trainer Box
The BREAKpoint expansion brought with it another installment in the Elite Trainer Box product line. Each box included eight BREAKpoint booster packs, 65 card sleeves featuring Shiny Mega Gyarados, 45 basic Energy cards, a coin-flip die, a pair of acrylic Poison and Burn markers, six damage-counter dice, a BREAKpoint Player's Guide, and a code card for use with the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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BREAKpoint Collector's Album
A Collector's Album was made available on February 3, 2016 to accompany the newly released BREAKpoint expansion. The BREAKpoint Collector's Album features Luxray on the front and Greninja on the back and can hold up to 60 cards. Each Collector's Album also came with one BREAKpoint booster pack.
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BREAKpoint Portfolios
Ultra Pro released a pair of portfolios for the BREAKpoint expansion in February 2016. The 4-pocket portfolio features the Greninja BREAK and Luxray BREAK artwork from the expansion's booster packs, while the 9-pocket portfolio features the booster artwork of Shiny Mega Gyarados and Mega Scizor.
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Mega Scizor and Shiny Mega Gyarados Three Pack Pin Blisters
Two different BREAKpoint pin blisters were released on February 17, 2016, featuring either Mega Scizor or Shiny Mega Gyarados. Each blister contained three BREAKpoint booster packs in addition to the pin.
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Mew
To celebrate the Pokémon 20th Anniversary, several TCG products based on Mythical Pokémon were released throughout 2016 under the title of Mythical Pokémon Collections to coincide with scheduled event distributions. The first of these products featured Mew and was released February 22, 2016. This collection was the first product to include Generations booster packs, which could only be found in 20th Anniversary-branded merchandise and not in booster boxes. This release model saw a large demand for the Mew and subsequent Celebi collections, causing many retailers to increase their sale price. In addition to the two booster packs, the collection included a Full Art promotional Mew card, a Mew pin, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Shiny Mega Gyarados Collection
The Shiny Mega Gyarados Collection was released on February 24, 2016. The collection was packaged with four booster packs from recent expansions, a promotional Shiny Gyarados card, a figure of Shiny Mega Gyarados, and a TCGO code card. Like previous figure boxes, this product was not sold in Europe and was substituted with the Shiny Mega Gyarados Box.
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Shiny Mega Gyarados Box
The Shiny Mega Gyarados Collection was replaced in Europe by the Shiny Mega Gyarados Box and was released on February 24, 2016. It featured promotional cards depicting the Shiny versions of Gyarados and Magikarp, a Jumbo M Gyarados-EX card, three XY Series booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Gyarados (XY Promo 109)
- Magikarp (XY Promo 143)
- M Gyarados-EX (BREAKpoint 27; Jumbo)
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Celebi
The Mythical Pokémon Collection—Celebi was the second of several products based around Mythical Pokémon that celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon. This product features the Time Travel Pokémon Celebi and was released on March 1, 2016. Included were two booster packs of the special Generations expansion, a promotional Full Art Celebi card, a Celebi pin, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online.
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Triple Power Tins
Released on March 9, 2016, the Triple Power Tins featured alternate artwork reprints of Generation I Pokémon-EX from recent expansions: Machamp-EX from Ancient Origins, Mewtwo-EX from BREAKthrough, and Gyarados-EX from BREAKpoint. Each tin contained a copy of the showcased card, four XY Series booster packs, and a code card that would unlock a 60-card deck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The Gyarados-EX tin code unlocked the Magikarp's Revenge (Gyarados-EX Deck), the Mewtwo-EX tin code unlocked the Psychic Staredown (Mewtwo-EX Deck), and the Machamp-EX tin code unlocked the Four-Armed Fury (Machamp-EX Deck).
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- Gyarados-EX (XY Promo 106)
- Mewtwo-EX (XY Promo 107)
- Machamp-EX (XY Promo 108)
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March 2016 Pokémon Center accessories
The Legendary Pokémon Pattern line of TCG merchandise was released exclusively through the Pokémon Center online shop on March 9, 2016. The products feature silhouettes of every Legendary Pokémon from the first six generations of the franchise.
- Legendary Pokémon Pattern Deck Box
- Legendary Pokémon Pattern Playmat
- Legendary Pokémon Pattern Sleeves
- Legendary Pokémon Pattern 1" D-Ring Binder
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Charizard-EX Red & Blue Collection
Several larger-size TCG products were released as part of the ongoing Pokémon 20th Anniversary celebrations in 2016, most of which focused on the evolved forms of the first partner Pokémon from Pokémon Red & Blue. The Charizard-EX Red & Blue Collection was the first of these, becoming available to purchase from March 19 in a number of markets overseen by The Pokémon Company International. Collections sold in North America contained four Generations booster packs, a promotional Charizard-EX card, and a sculpted Charizard figure; those sold in Europe came with largely the same contents, but featured a Jumbo version of the Charizard-EX promotional card instead of the figure. Both versions of the collection also included a code card that would unlock a digital Charizard-EX card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Charizard-EX (XY Promo 121)
- Charizard-EX (XY Promo 121; Jumbo)
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Jirachi
The Mythical Pokémon Collection—Jirachi was the third product in the Mythical Pokémon Collection line, released as part of the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon celebrations. It was available from April 1, 2016 and included two Generations booster packs (only obtainable through 20th Anniversary-related merchandise), a promotional Full Art Jirachi card, a Jirachi pin, and a code card for the TCGO.
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BREAKpoint Mini Packs
Dollar Tree stores began to sell BREAKpoint 3-card Mini Packs from early April 2016. These packs contained an advertisement card, one Common card, one Uncommon card, and any other one card from the BREAKpoint expansion. These advertisements featured the TCG on one side and one of four things on the other: Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
Ash-Greninja-EX Box
The Ash-Greninja-EX Box was released on April 13, 2016 and featured a promotional Pokémon-EX card depicting Ash-Greninja as first seen in the anime. The card was originally given away in Japan to people who visited the Pokémon booth at the 43rd Next Generation World Hobby Fair. Each box came with a regular copy and an oversized copy of Ash-Greninja-EX, four XY Series booster packs, and a TCG Online code card.
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- Ash-Greninja-EX (XY Promo 133)
- Ash-Greninja-EX (XY Promo 133; Jumbo)
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Fates Collide Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Fates Collide Prerelease Kit (TCG)
Prerelease Tournaments have been a regular fixture of the TCG calendar since Organized Play was officially structured in 2003, during which attendees are given the opportunity to obtain and play with cards from the latest expansions before their official release. In Prereleases held prior to the Fates Collide expansion, participants were given six booster packs and were required to use cards from them to build a 40-card deck (basic Energy cards were also provided at venues). New for the Fates Collide Prereleases, however, were the introduction of Prerelease Kits, which included four Fates Collide booster packs and a sealed 23-card Prerelease pack for players to source their cards, as well as a Prerelease tip sheet. Prerelease packs comprised a random configuration of cards from predetermined pools, one of which supported the enclosed promotional card. A total of four Prerelease promotional cards were available in the kits, each of which featured alternate artwork to their in-set print and a stamp bearing the Fates Collide expansion logo. Each Prerelease pack also included a TCGO code card. Fates Collide Prereleases were held on the weekends of April 23–24, and April 30-May 1, 2016.
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- Moltres (XY Promo 127)
- White Kyurem (XY Promo 128)
- Zygarde (XY Promo 129)
- Tyranitar (XY Promo 130)
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XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune
- Main article: XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune (TCG)
The final beginner-level Trainer Kit to be released during the XY Series was the XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune on April 27, 2016. Each kit contained two 30-card Half Decks built around Pikachu Libre and Suicune, in addition to a number of accessories and guides to aid TCG newcomers: an instruction sheet, two step-by-step booklets, an exclusive deck box, damage counters and status counters, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, and a Pikachu coin. Kits also included a code card that would unlock digital versions of the Half Decks in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, as well as access to the combined Swift Current Theme Deck.
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Darkrai
A fourth Mythical Pokémon Collection featuring the Pitch-Black Pokémon Darkrai was released on May 1, 2016, coinciding with beginning of its 20th Anniversary distribution for the Pokémon games. Each Mythical Pokémon Collection—Darkrai included two Generations booster packs, a Full Art Darkrai promotional card, a Darkrai pin, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Mega Mawile-EX Premium Collection
Released on May 2, 2016 was another Premium Collection focusing on the Fairy-type Pokémon, Mawile. With the same array of merchandise as the Mega Aerodactyl-EX Premium Collection, the Mega Mawile-EX Premium Collection contained six XY Series booster packs, a Mega Mawile coin and pin, a code card for the TCGO, a Mawile-EX promotional card, Mawile Spirit Link, and a M Mawile-EX promo as both a regular card and Jumbo card.
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- Mawile-EX (XY Promo 103)
- M Mawile-EX (XY Promo 104)
- M Mawile-EX (XY Promo 104; Jumbo)
- Mawile Spirit Link (XY Promo 105)
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Fates Collide Theme Decks
The Battle Ruler and Sky Guardian Theme Decks were released on May 2, 2016 alongside the Fates Collide expansion. Battle Ruler featured Zygarde and various supporting Fighting and Grass-type Pokémon, while Sky Guardian featured Lugia and a selection of Fire and Fairy-type Pokémon. Each deck came with a deck box, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online.
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Fates Collide Blisters
Released concurrently with the Fates Collide expansion were two pairs of blisters. The Single Pack Blisters contained a booster pack, a coin, and either an XY Promo Pansear or Gastly promotional card. The Three Pack Blisters came with three booster packs of the expansion, a coin, and a promotional card depicting either Vivillon or Froakie.
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Fates Collide Elite Trainer Box
The Fates Collide Elite Trainer Box accompanied the Fates Collide expansion on May 2, 2016 and featured one of its central Pokémon, Mega Alakazam. Each box came packaged with eight Fates Collide booster packs, 65 Mega Alakazam sleeves, 45 basic Energy cards, a coin-flip die, acrylic Special Condition markers, damage-counter dice, a Fates Collide Player's Guide, four Mega Alakazam dividers, and a TCGO code card.
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Fates Collide Portfolios
Also released on May 2, 2016 was a pair of card portfolios featuring the four booster pack artworks from the Fates Collide expansion. The 4-Pocket Portfolio features the booster pack artwork for Mega Alakazam and Delphox BREAK, while the 9-Pocket Portfolio features the artwork for Zygarde Complete Forme and Lugia BREAK.
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Shiny Kalos Tins
The Shiny Kalos Tins were released on May 4, 2016 and featured the Kalos region's Legendary Aura trio: Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde through alternate artwork reprints of Xerneas-EX and Yveltal-EX from XY and Zygarde-EX from Fates Collide. The launch of the tins coincided with distributions of the three Pokémon, during which Xerneas and Yveltal could be legitimately obtained in their Shiny forms for the first time. Each tin also contained four XY Series booster packs and a code card that would unlock a 60-card deck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Codes from the Xerneas-EX tin unlocked Rainbow Team (Xerneas-EX Deck), codes from the Yveltal-EX tin unlocked Night Prowl (Yveltal-EX Deck), and codes from the Zygarde-EX tin unlocked Power Arsenal (Zygarde-EX Deck).
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- Xerneas-EX (XY Promo 149)
- Yveltal-EX (XY Promo 150)
- Zygarde-EX (XY Promo 151)
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Mega Alakazam and Zygarde Three Pack Pin Blisters
A pair of Fates Collide-related blisters was released on May 18, 2016, which featured enamel collector's pins depicting Mega Alakazam and Zygarde. Each blister contained one of the pins and three Fates Collide booster packs.
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Blastoise-EX Red & Blue Collection
The Blastoise-EX Red & Blue Collection was the second of four Generation I-centric collections celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon. This product features Blastoise and was released on May 18, 2016. As with the initial Charizard Collection, this one had a North American version and European version. Both regional variants came packaged with four Generations booster packs, a promotional Blastoise-EX card, and a TCGO code card. The North American version featured a Blastoise figure; the European version substituted the figure for a Jumbo Blastoise-EX promotional card.
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- Blastoise-EX (XY Promo 122)
- Blastoise-EX (XY Promo 122; Jumbo)
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May 2016 Pokémon Center accessories
Two more lines of exclusive TCG merchandise were made available on the Pokémon Center website from May 18, 2016.
Day & Night merchandise: The items in this line feature outlines of Espeon and Umbreon set against a black background. The two Pokémon are accompanied by murals that depict the sun and moon.
- Day & Night Deck Box
- Day & Night Playmat
- Day & Night Sleeves
- Day & Night 1" D-Ring Binder
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Pikachu Comic-Style merchandise: These items feature black and white line illustrations of Pikachu and a variety of items. Some of the Pikachu have comic book-style onomatopoeic words. Merchandise utilizing the same artwork was later released in the Sword & Shield Series.
- Pikachu Comic-Style Double Deck Box
- Pikachu Comic-Style Playmat
- Pikachu Comic-Style Sleeves
- Pikachu Comic-Style 1" D-Ring Binder
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Manaphy
The Mythical Pokémon Collection—Manaphy was the fifth 20th Anniversary product to center on one of the Mythical Pokémon distributed as part of the yearlong celebration. The collection was released on June 1, 2016 and included two Generations booster packs, a promotional Full Art Manaphy card, a Manaphy pin, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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June 2016 Pokémon Center accessories
An assortment of 20th Anniversary-related TCG accessories became available to purchase in June 2016 through the Pokémon Center online store. Each feature a full-color version of the 20th anniversary logo. Deck boxes and sleeves were released on June 2; playmats and binders followed on June 15.
- Pokémon 20th Deck Box
- Pokémon 20th Sleeves
- Pokémon 20th Playmat
- Pokémon 20th 1" D-Ring Binder
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Pokémon Champions Tins
Released in early June 2016, the Pokémon Champions Tins featured Cosmos Holofoil variants of Machamp from Furious Fists, Gengar from BREAKthrough, and Gyarados from Ancient Origins. Each tin also contained three booster packs from recent expansions and a TCGO code card.
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- Machamp (Furious Fists 46; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gengar (BREAKthrough 60; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gyarados (Ancient Origins 20; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Zygarde Collection
The Zygarde Collection was released on June 15, 2016 and contained four XY Series booster packs, a promotional Zygarde card, a sculpted figure of Zygarde Complete Forme, and a TCGO code card. Like previous figure boxes, this product was not sold in Europe, being replaced by the Zygarde Box.
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Zygarde Box
While North American audiences could purchase the Zygarde Collection from June 15, 2016, those in Europe could instead purchase the Zygarde Box. It included a promotional Zygarde card, a Jumbo Zygarde-EX card portraying its Complete Forme, three XY Series booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online.
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- Zygarde (XY Promo 152)
- Zygarde-EX (Fates Collide 54; Jumbo)
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Fates Collide Mini Packs
Three-card Mini Packs for the Fates Collide expansion were available exclusively at Dollar Tree stores from mid-June 2016. Sold at a price point of one dollar, packs included one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Fates Collide expansion, along with a promotional advertisement. These promotional advertisements featured the TCG on one side and either the Play! Pokémon program, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime on the other.
Mythical Pokémon Collection—Shaymin
The sixth Mythical Pokémon Collection features Shaymin and was available from July 1, 2016 to coincide with its 20th Anniversary distribution. Each box contained two limited Generations booster packs, a promotional Full Art Shaymin card, a Shaymin pin, and a TCGO code card.
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Generations Elite Trainer Box
The Generations expansion was the first special expansion to have an associated Elite Trainer Box and was available first online at the Pokémon Center store from July 1, 2016. Sold at a higher price point than previous Elite Trainer Boxes, it came with ten booster packs instead of the usual eight (all Generations) and an exclusive Shaymin-EX promotional card that featured the same aesthetics as cards from Generations' Radiant Collection. Boxes also included 65 black-and-gold card sleeves featuring the Pokémon 20th logo, five copies of each basic Energy card from the Generations expansion (45 cards total), two acrylic Special Condition markers, a coin-flip die, six damage-counter dice, a Generations Player's Guide, four dividers, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card. It was subsequently made available through other retailers from September 2016.
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- Shaymin-EX (XY Promo 148)
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Generations Portfolio
An Ultra Pro 4-Pocket Portfolio featuring the four booster pack artworks from the Generations expansion was released in July 2016. Each portfolio can display up to 80 cards.
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BREAK Evolution Box Featuring Ho-Oh and Lugia
Released on July 13, 2016, the BREAK Evolution Box Featuring Ho-Oh and Lugia was the second product to carry promotional cards supporting the Pokémon BREAK mechanic. Each box contained two Pokémon BREAK promotional cards (Ho-Oh BREAK and Wobbuffet BREAK), two other Pokémon promotional cards (Ho-Oh and Lugia), a Jumbo copy of Ho-oh BREAK, five booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Ho-Oh (XY Promo 153)
- Ho-Oh BREAK (XY Promo 154)
- Ho-Oh BREAK (XY Promo 154; Jumbo)
- Wobbuffet BREAK (XY Promo 155)
- Lugia (XY Promo 156)
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Venusaur-EX Red & Blue Collection
The Venusaur-EX Red & Blue Collection was another boxed collection released as part of the ongoing Pokémon 20th Anniversary celebrations. It was made available in North America and Europe from July 13, 2016, although the enclosed items differed between the two regions. Both products featured the Seed Pokémon Venusaur as a Full Art XY Promotional card and included a code card to unlock it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, as well as four Generations booster packs. The North American version also included an exclusive Venusaur figure, while the European version included an oversized copy of the Venusaur promotional card.
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- Venusaur-EX (XY Promo 123)
- Venusaur-EX (XY Promo 123; Jumbo)
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Steam Siege Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Steam Siege Prerelease Kit (TCG)
Prereleases for the eleventh XY Series expansion, Steam Siege, were held on the weekends of July 23–24, and 30-31, 2016. Attendees were given a Steam Siege Prerelease Kit and were tasked to build a 40-card deck using its contents (additional basic Energy cards were available if required). Each box contained a Prerelease tip sheet, four Steam Siege booster packs, and a sealed 23-card pack (now branded "Evolution pack") that contained groups of predetermined cards, one of which was an exclusive Prerelease promotional card. Each Evolution pack also included a TCGO code card.
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Arceus
Released as part of the Mythical Pokémon Collection product line on August 1, 2016 was the Mythical Pokémon Collection—Arceus. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the franchise, this item contained two booster packs from the special Generations expansion, a promotional Full Art Arceus and pin featuring the Alpha Pokémon Arceus, and a code card for the TCGO.
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August 2016 Pokémon Center accessories
The Pokémon Company International made a number of TCG accessories created in-house available for sale starting August 10, 2016. Some of these lines utilized the artwork of Japanese merchandise available early in the XY Era.
Mega Lucario merchandise: These items feature the Mega Evolved form of the Aura Pokémon Lucario and feature the same designs as accessories released in time with the Japanese Rising Fist expansion.
- Mega Lucario Deck Box
- Mega Lucario Sleeves
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Mega Gengar merchandise: The two items in this line feature a colorful pattern with Mega Gengar front and center. The accessories were first released in Japan together with the Phantom Gate expansion.
- Mega Gengar Deck Box
- Mega Gengar Sleeves
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Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y merchandise: These items recycle booster pack art from the BREAKthrough expansion featuring the two Mega Evolved forms of the Legendary Genetic Pokémon Mewtwo.
- Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y Deck Box
- Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y Playmat
- Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y Sleeves
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Shiny Mega Gyarados merchandise: These accessories feature a Shiny Mega Gyarados thundering through the sky. The same artwork was one of the booster pack designs for the BREAKpoint expansion.
- Shiny Mega Gyarados Deck Box
- Shiny Mega Gyarados Playmat
- Shiny Mega Gyarados Sleeves
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Just My Type merchandise: These items feature a design consisting of colored squares primarily in shades of green, red, and blue. The evolutionary lines of all first partner Pokémon from Generations I through VI are dotted across the pattern, the size of square correlating with the stage in their respective line. Pikachu is also featured in an area of negative space in the pattern.
- Just My Type (Grass) Deck Box
- Just My Type (Fire) Deck Box
- Just My Type (Water) Deck Box
- Just My Type Playmat
- Just My Type (Grass) Sleeves
- Just My Type (Fire) Sleeves
- Just My Type (Water) Sleeves
- Just My Type 1" D-Ring Binder
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Other sleeves: A standalone sleeve design was also available at this time—Bellossom Tropics Sleeves. These sleeves used the same art as items from the Bellossom Tropics Collection, which feature an outline of Bellossom superimposed on a pattern of leaves and flowers. Each pack contained 65 sleeves.
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Steam Siege Theme Decks
The Gears of Fire and Ring of Lightning Theme Decks were released on August 3, 2016 alongside the Steam Siege expansion. Gears of Fire featured Fire-type and Metal-type Pokémon, centering on the Mythical Steam Pokémon Volcanion, while Ring of Lightning featured Psychic-type and Lightning-type Pokémon, focusing on the Mythical Djinn Pokémon Hoopa. The decks included exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil prints of their showcased Pokémon, in addition to a deck box, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Steam Siege Blisters
Two types of blister pack were among the merchandise released to complement the Steam Siege expansion on August 3, 2016. The Single Pack Blisters contained a booster pack, a coin, and either an XY Black Star Promo Floette or Lucario. The Three Pack Blisters contained three booster packs of the expansion and either Rayquaza or Azelf XY Black Star Promos. Retailer images for both sets of blisters featured a Fennekin coin; however, this design was not included in the selection of six ultimately available. At least six more designs were included in later shipments of the blister packs.
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Steam Siege Elite Trainer Box
The Steam Siege Elite Trainer Box formed part of the product line-up for the Steam Siege expansion on August 3, 2016. Volcanion adorned the box and several of its enclosed accessories, which comprised eight Steam Siege booster packs, a pack of 65 card sleeves, 45 basic Energy cards, six damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, four organizational divider plates, a Steam Siege Player's Guide, and a TCGO code card.
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Steam Siege Collector's Album
The Steam Siege Collector's Album was released on August 3, 2016. It included an album containing one pack from the expansion and features key art of Volcanion and Xerneas on the front and Yveltal and Gardevoir on the back.
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Steam Siege Portfolios
Released on August 3, 2016 together with Steam Siege was also 4-Pocket and 9-Pocket Portfolios featuring the expansion's booster pack art. The 4-Pocket Portfolio is decorated with artwork of Shiny Mega Gardevoir and Yveltal BREAK, while the 9-Pocket Portfolio features Volcanion and Xerneas BREAK.
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Steam Siege Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
Two blister packs were released on August 24, 2016 featuring focal Pokémon from the Steam Siege expansion. Each one was packaged with three Steam Siege booster packs and either a Volcanion pin or a Shiny Mega Gardevoir pin.
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Victini
A special Victini was available to download through the Nintendo Network from September 1, 2016. Available from the same day was the Mythical Pokémon Collection—Victini, which included a promotional Victini card with a Full Art illustration, a unique Victini pin, a code card for the TCGO, and two Generations booster packs.
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Steam Siege Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Steam Siege expansion began to appear in Dollar Tree stores in early September 2016. These packs, which retailed for $1, contained one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Steam Siege expansion. Packs also included an advertisement card that came in four varieties, promoting either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
XY BREAK Knock Out Collection
Another set of Knock Out Collections received a limited release in September 2016. Each box came packaged with two early XY Series booster packs, one of three random coins featuring the Kalos first partner Pokémon, and three Cosmos Holofoil variant cards. The showcased card in each box was secured in a plastic display tray, while the other two were sealed in transparent wrapping. All variant cards with the exception of Druddigon were available in prior products.
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- Druddigon (Flashfire 70; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Noivern (Furious Fists 77; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Hydreigon (Phantom Forces 74; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Chesnaught (XY 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Delphox (XY 26; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Greninja (XY 41; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Pikachu-EX Red & Blue Collection
The Pikachu-EX Red & Blue Collection was the fourth and final Red & Blue Collection, one of numerous products released in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon. Two different collections featuring Pokémon Yellow mascot Pikachu were available from September 14, 2016: one version was sold in North America; the other was sold in Europe. Both versions included four Generations booster packs, a promotional Pikachu-EX card, and corresponding TCGO code card. The North American version included a sculpted Pikachu figure, whereas the European version included a Jumbo Pikachu-EX card.
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- Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 124)
- Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 124; Jumbo)
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Super-Premium Collection—Mew and Mewtwo
The Super-Premium Collection—Mew and Mewtwo was a deluxe product released as part of the ongoing Pokémon 20th Anniversary merchandise campaign. It was first available at participating Barnes & Noble stores from September 14, 2016 before a more general release starting October 3, 2016. The collection included ten Generations booster packs, promotional Mewtwo-EX and Mew-EX cards, a sculpted figure of Mewtwo and Mew, a book exploring the art of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, three collector boxes featuring outlines of the Kanto first partner Pokémon's final forms, and a TCGO code card. This product was not available outside North America.
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Battle Heart Tins
Released on September 16, 2016, the Battle Heart Tins featured two Mythical Pokémon, Magearna and Volcanion, as well as series mascot, Pikachu through alternate artwork reprints of Magearna-EX and Volcanion-EX from Steam Siege and a brand new Pikachu-EX XY Promo. Each tin contained one Pokémon-EX promotional card, four XY Series booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online that unlocked a full 60-card deck. Codes from Volcanion-EX tins unlocked the Mountain's Fury (Volcanion-EX Deck), codes from Pikachu-EX tins unlocked the Thunder's Crash (Pikachu-EX Deck), and codes from Magearna-EX tins unlocked the Heart's Shield (Magearna-EX Deck).
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- Volcanion-EX (XY Promo 173)
- Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 174)
- Magearna-EX (XY Promo 175)
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Two Pack Pin Blisters
In September 2016, Walgreens and Rite Aid stores began to sell blister packs containing early XY Series booster packs and pins released in prior products. Four varieties were available: the Xerneas and Yveltal pins were previously released in the XY Three Pack Pin Blisters, while the Mega Gengar and Mega Kangaskhan pins were previously released in the Mega Evolution Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters. Each blister pack came with an XY booster pack and either a Furious Fists or Phantom Forces booster pack. The official Pokémon Center website also began selling these packs at a later date. Versions of these blister packs containing a BREAKpoint and a Fates Collide booster pack were subsequently available at Walgreens and Rite Aid stores in early 2017.
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Battle Arena Decks: Rayquaza vs. Keldeo
- Main article: Battle Arena Decks: Rayquaza vs. Keldeo (TCG)
The Battle Arena Decks: Rayquaza vs. Keldeo was the third entry in the Battle Arena Deck line and was available to purchase from September 21, 2016. This product included two 60-card decks built around Dragons Exalted Rayquaza-EX and Boundaries Crossed Keldeo-EX, in addition to a number of other accessories: two Mirror Holofoil coins featuring either Rayquaza or Blastoise, a pair of uniquely-designed deck boxes, two sheets of damage counters and status markers, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a code card to unlock both decks and the coins in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and a Quick Guide. The two decks featured cards that synergized well with their main attackers, including Noble Victories Dynamotor Eelektrik for Rayquaza-EX and Boundaries Crossed Deluge Blastoise for Keldeo-EX, as well as other popular staple cards from the time.
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- Non Holofoil print (×1) of Noble Victories Victini (previously Tinsel Holofoil)
- Sheen Holofoil print (×2) of Dragons Exalted Rayquaza-EX (previously Mirror Holofoil)
- Sheen Holofoil print (×2) of Boundaries Crossed Keldeo-EX (previously Mirror Holofoil)
- Non Holofoil/Non Stamped print (×2) of BW Black Star Promo N (previously Mirror Holofoil)
- Non Holofoil print (×1) of Legendary Treasures Victini (previously Tinsel Holofoil)
- Non Holofoil print (×1) of Legendary Treasures Zapdos (previously Tinsel Holofoil)
- Non Holofoil print (×2) of XY Raichu (previously Sheen Holofoil)
- Non Holofoil print (×1) of BREAKthrough Octillery (previously Sheen Holofoil)
- Exclusive release (×2) of XY Black Star Promo Karen
- Sheen Holofoil print (×4) of ©2013 Fire Energy
- Sheen Holofoil print (×8) of ©2013 Water Energy
- Sheen Holofoil print (×4) of ©2013 Lightning Energy
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Zygarde and Volcanion Elite Trainer Deck Shields
The Zygarde and Volcanion Elite Trainer Deck Shields were released on September 23, 2016 in Europe and Latin America. The tins were available in two designs, featuring either Zygarde or Volcanion, and, unlike previous Elite Trainer Deck Shields, had the same design on the front and back. Each tin was packaged with two booster packs and five copies of each basic Energy card. The tins themselves could carry a 60-card deck and a compartment in their lids could hold accessories such as dice and damage counters.
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Legendary Birds Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
The Legendary Birds Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters were released in September 2016 and came in three varieties: each one included an enamel pin featuring either Articuno, Zapdos, or Moltres, in addition to three XY Series booster packs.
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Mega Gyarados Collection
The Mega Gyarados Collection was released in October 2016. The collection contained four XY Series booster packs, a promotional Gyarados variant card, a figure of Mega Gyarados, and a TCGO code card. The Mega Gyarados figure was the same as the one included in the Shiny Mega Gyarados Collection, but featured its regular coloration instead of its Shiny one.
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- Gyarados (Ancient Origins 21; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Keldeo
The Mythical Pokémon Collection—Keldeo was the ninth Mythical Pokémon Collection released as part of the yearlong Pokémon 20th Anniversary celebrations, becoming available to purchase from October 1, 2016 to coincide with its digital distribution. Each collection featured a Full Art Keldeo promotional card, a Keldeo pin, a code card for the TCGO, and two Generations booster packs.
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Articuno Legendary Battle Deck
- Main article: Articuno Legendary Battle Deck (TCG)
The Articuno Legendary Battle Deck was the first of three special decks to center on the legendary bird Pokémon-EX originally released in the Plasma Storm expansion. It was released on October 15, 2016 and focused primarily on 
type Pokémon, many of them Team Plasma Pokémon, and included a selection of helpful Trainer cards. Like other Theme Decks, the Articuno Legendary Battle Deck came with a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playmat/rulesheet, a TCGO code card, and a deck box.
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Zapdos Legendary Battle Deck
- Main article: Zapdos Legendary Battle Deck (TCG)
The Zapdos Legendary Battle Deck was among the decks available from October 15, 2016 that collectively focused on the legendary bird Pokémon-EX from the Plasma Storm expansion. It included a number of 
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type Pokémon and supporting Trainer cards with an overarching Team Plasma theme. Each deck was packaged with a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playmat/rulesheet, a TCGO code card, and a deck box.
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Moltres Legendary Battle Deck
- Main article: Moltres Legendary Battle Deck (TCG)
The Moltres Legendary Battle Deck was the third of three legendary bird-centric decks released on October 15, 2016. It included various 
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type Pokémon with particular focus on Moltres-EX and other Team Plasma Pokémon. Similarly, to other Theme Decks, the Moltres Legendary Battle Deck was enclosed with a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playmat/rulesheet, a TCGO code card, and a deck box.
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Evolutions Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Evolutions Prerelease Kit (TCG)
In the build-up to the launch of the Evolutions expansion on November 2, 2016, Prerelease Tournaments were held at participating locations on the preceding two weekends: October 22–23 and October 29–30. All entrants were given an Evolutions Prerelease Kit upon paying an entry fee and were required to use whatever cards they acquired to construct 40-card decks. Each kit was packaged with four Evolutions booster packs, a Prerelease tip sheet, and a sealed 23-card Evolution pack that included one of four possible promotional variant cards and a TCGO code card.
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- Charizard (Evolutions 11; Evolutions logo)
- Gyarados (Evolutions 34; Evolutions logo)
- Mewtwo (Evolutions 51; Evolutions logo)
- Machamp (Evolutions 59; Evolutions logo)
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Charizard-EX Box—Fire Blast
- Not to be confused with the Charizard-EX Box.
Five new Pokémon-EX boxes were announced for late 2016, many of them featuring straight reprints from earlier XY Series expansions. Three of these were released in October, among which was another Charizard-EX Box. It came with a regular and oversized Charizard-EX from the Flashfire expansion, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Charizard-EX (Flashfire 11)
- Charizard-EX (Flashfire 11; Jumbo)
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Kangaskhan-EX Box
The Kangaskhan-EX Box was one of three boxed products released in October 2016 to feature a previously-released Pokémon-EX card. Each one came with a normal-sized and oversized Kangaskhan-EX from the Flashfire expansion, four XY Series booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Kangaskhan-EX (Flashfire 78)
- Kangaskhan-EX (Flashfire 78; Jumbo)
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Dragonite-EX Box
The Dragonite-EX Box was released in October 2016. It was packaged with regular and Jumbo prints of Dragonite-EX from the Furious Fists expansion, four XY Series booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Dragonite-EX (Furious Fists 74)
- Dragonite-EX (Furious Fists 74; Jumbo)
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Genesect
The Mythical Pokémon Collection—Genesect was the penultimate product in the Mythical Pokémon Collection line and became available for sale on November 1, 2016. The collection included a XY Promotional Full Art card and collectible pin featuring the Paleozoic Pokémon Genesect, as well as two Generations booster packs, and a code card to unlock Genesect in the Pokémon TCG Online.
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Mega Beedrill-EX Premium Collection
Released on November 1, 2016 was another Premium Collection that focused on the Grass-type Pokémon Beedrill—the Mega Beedrill-EX Premium Collection. Each of these products was packaged with six booster packs from the XY Series, a Mega Beedrill coin and pin, a code card for the TCGO, a Beedrill-EX promotional card, Beedrill Spirit Link, and a M Beedrill-EX promo in both regular and Jumbo sizes.
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- Beedrill-EX (XY Promo 157)
- M Beedrill-EX (XY Promo 158)
- M Beedrill-EX (XY Promo; Jumbo)
- Beedrill Spirit Link (XY Promo 159)
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Evolutions Theme Decks
The Pikachu Power and Mewtwo Mayhem Theme Decks were released on November 2, 2016 alongside the final expansion of the XY Series—Evolutions. The Pikachu Power Theme Deck comprised mostly Lightning and Grass-type Pokémon, while the Mewtwo Mayhem Theme Deck consisted of Psychic and Fighting-type Pokémon. Each deck featured exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil prints of their titular Pokémon, plus a sheet of damage counters and status markers, a coin, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, a card checklist and summary sheet, a deck box, and a TCGO code card.
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Evolutions Blisters
Released concurrently with the Evolutions expansion were two pairs of blisters. The Three Pack Blisters contained three booster packs of the expansion, a coin, and a either a Braixen or a Black Kyurem XY Black Star Promo. The Single Pack Blisters contained an Evolutions booster pack, a coin, and either a Weezing or a Greninja XY Black Star Promotional card.
Promotional cards:
- Black Kyurem (XY Promo 160)
- Braixen (XY Promo 161)
- Greninja (XY Promo 162)
- Weezing (XY Promo 163)
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Evolutions Elite Trainer Box
A pair of Evolutions Elite Trainer Boxes was released together with the Evolutions expansion on November 2, 2016, featuring either Mega Charizard Y or Mega Blastoise. Both varieties were enclosed with eight Evolutions booster packs, four divider plates and a pack of 65 card sleeves decorated with the appropriate Mega Pokémon, 45 basic Energy cards, a set of damage-counter and coin-flip dice, two acrylic Special Condition markers, an Evolutions Player's Guide, and a code card for use with the TCGO.
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Evolutions Launch Display
The Launch Display for the Evolutions expansion also became available from November 2, 2016. Each display included four copies of each Evolutions Theme Deck, Pikachu Power and Mewtwo Mayhem, two Evolutions booster boxes, and eight copies of each promotional card that were also packaged in the Evolutions Three Pack Blisters. A new addition to the display for this expansion was deck boxes—each one came with five flat-packed copies of three different designs.
Promotional cards:
- Black Kyurem (XY Promo 160)
- Braixen (XY Promo 161)
Evolutions Collector's Album
Also released with the Evolutions expansion was the Evolutions Collector's Album. It features Pikachu and Mewtwo on the front and Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Blastoise on the back. Each album has 60 single-pocket pages to hold cards and came with an Evolutions booster pack.
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Evolutions Portfolios
Last to be released with the Evolutions expansion were 4-Pocket and 9-Pocket Portfolios manufactured by Ultra Pro. Both utilize art from the Evolutions booster packs, with 4-Pocket folders featuring the Mega Evolved forms of Venusaur and Blastoise, and the 9-Pocket folders featuring Mega Charizard Y and Raichu. Both have 10 pages.
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2016 World Championships Decks
The 2016 World Championships Decks were released on November 9, 2016 and represented different winning deck archetypes from the 2016 edition of the competition. Three decks were those used by the champions of each age division, which comprised Junior Division champion Shunto Sadahiro's Black Dragon Deck, Senior Division champion Jesper Eriksen's Bebe Deck, and Masters Division champion Shintaro Ito's Magical Symphony Deck. The fourth deck was that of Masters Division runner-up Cody Walinski, who reached the final with his Ninja Blitz Deck. Each 60-card deck came with a Worlds 2016-themed deck box, a booklet about the championships, and a 2016 World Championships pin. As with previous iterations, all cards featured non-legal backs, a silver border, and signatures of the chosen players.
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Mega Venusaur and Mega Blastoise Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
The Mega Venusaur Collector's Pin Three Pack Blister and Mega Blastoise Collector's Pin Three Pack Blister were released on November 16, 2016. Each came with three booster packs, and either a Mega Venusaur or Mega Blastoise pin.
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Collector Chest 2016
The Autumn 2016 Collector Chest was released on November 18, 2016. This edition features Volcanion and Magearna on the front, and contained five booster packs, three promotional cards featuring Volcanion, Magearna, and Shiny Mega Gengar, a coin, two sticker sheets, a mini card album, a notepad, four pencils, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Volcanion (XY Promo 164)
- Magearna (XY Promo 165)
- M Gengar-EX (XY Promo 166)
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Mega Salamence-EX Premium Collection
Two Dragon type-themed Premium Collections were released on November 18, 2016. One of these was the Mega Salamence-EX Premium Collection, which included eight booster packs, a playmat and coin featuring Mega Salamence, a copy of XY Black Star Salamence-EX, M Salamence-EX, and Salamence Spirit Link promotional cards, a Jumbo copy of M Salamence-EX, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Salamence-EX (XY Promo 170)
- M Salamence-EX (XY Promo 171)
- M Salamence-EX (XY Promo 171; Jumbo)
- Salamence Spirit Link (XY Promo 172)
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Mega Garchomp-EX Premium Collection
The other product released parallel to the Mega Salamence-EX Premium Collection on November 18, 2016 was the Mega Garchomp-EX Premium Collection. Each collection included Garchomp-EX, M Garchomp-EX, and Garchomp Spirit Link XY Black Star Promos, an oversized version of M Garchomp-EX, a playmat and coin featuring Mega Garchomp, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Garchomp-EX (XY Promo 167)
- M Garchomp-EX (XY Promo 168)
- M Garchomp-EX (XY Promo 168; Jumbo)
- Garchomp Spirit Link (XY Promo 169)
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Gengar-EX Box
Two more Pokémon-EX boxes were released in November 2016, one of which was the Gengar-EX Box. Each product was packaged with a straight reprint of Gengar-EX from the Phantom Forces expansion, a Jumbo version of the same card, four XY Series booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Gengar-EX (Phantom Forces 34)
- Gengar-EX (Phantom Forces 34; Jumbo)
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Mewtwo-EX Box
The Mewtwo-EX Box was also released in November 2016. Of the five Pokémon-EX boxes released around this time, it was the only one not to feature a straight reprint from an earlier expansion, coming with an alternate-art Mewtwo-EX XY Black Star Promo. Each box included regular and oversized copies of the card, plus four booster packs from the XY Series, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Mythical Pokémon Collection—Meloetta
The final TCG product released as part of the Pokémon 20th Anniversary merchandise campaign was the Mythical Pokémon Collection—Meloetta, which coincided with the distribution of the final 20th Anniversary event Pokémon on December 1, 2016. Each collection included two Generations booster packs, a promotional Full Art Meloetta card, a Meloetta pin, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Giratina Three Pack Blister
The Giratina Three Pack Blister was released on December 1, 2016. It was packaged with three XY Series booster packs, a Kyogre or Groudon coin, and a Giratina promotional card.
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Evolutions Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Evolutions expansion, sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores, were released midway through December 2016. For one dollar, the packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Evolutions expansion. Packs also included an advertisement card, which featured a generic TCG advert on one side, and a promotion for one of four things on the other: Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
Ultra Pro Eevee 133 accessories
A series of TCG accessories manufactured by Ultra Pro were released at some point in 2016 focusing on Eevee. They feature key Ken Sugimori art along with colored silhouettes of Eeveelutions on a black background. It also featured Eevee's name along with its Pokédex number, #133.
Deck boxes: The Eevee #133 Full View Deck Box has a self-locking cover and can carry a fully-sleeved 60-card deck plus extras. Boxes came packaged with one card divider.
Playmat: The single-player Eevee #133 Playmat has a fabric-lined top and a non-slip rubber backing.
Sleeves: Each pack of Eevee #133 Sleeves contains 65 card protectors.
Binders: Four binder varieties were made, each able to hold a different amount of cards:
- Eevee #133 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Eevee #133 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Eevee #133 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Eevee #133 2" Album
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BREAK Evolution Box Featuring Arcanine
Released on January 6, 2017, the BREAK Evolution Box Featuring Arcanine was the third item of merchandise to have promotional prints of Pokémon BREAK, and like the primary iteration of this product line, featured only Pokémon BREAK. Each box included Pokémon BREAK that were originally Japanese XY-P Promotional cards: Arcanine was a CoroCoro Ichiban! insert promo, Crobat was given to top finishers of special Pokémon Card Gym events, and Mandibuzz was a gift with purchase promo. Each box also includes a Jumbo version of Arcanine BREAK, five booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon TCG Online.
Promotional cards:
- Arcanine BREAK (XY Promo 180)
- Arcanine BREAK (XY Promo 180; Jumbo)
- Crobat BREAK (XY Promo 181)
- Mandibuzz BREAK (XY Promo 182)
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Volcanion Mythical Collection
The Volcanion Mythical Collection was one of two Mythical Collections released on January 20, 2017, each of which featured cards sourced from the Japanese Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection that had not already been released in the Pokémon 20th Anniversary Mythical Pokémon Collections. This product included Regular prints of Celebi, Jirachi, Darkrai, Victini, and Keldeo, a Full Art print of Volcanion, five booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Volcanion (XY Promo 185)
- Celebi (XY Promo 187)
- Victini (XY Promo 189)
- Keldeo (XY Promo 191)
- Darkrai (XY Promo 194)
- Jirachi (XY Promo 195)
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Magearna Mythical Collection
The Magearna Mythical Collection was the other Mythical Collection released on January 20, 2017. It was packaged with seven XY Black Star Promotional cards, six of which were Regular versions of cards released at various points in 2016 (Mew, Manaphy, Shaymin, Arceus, Genesect, and Meloetta), and one of which was a Full Art version of a Collector Chest card (Magearna). Each collection also came with five XY Series booster packs and a code card that would unlock the promotional cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Magearna (XY Promo 186)
- Shaymin (XY Promo 188)
- Manaphy (XY Promo 190)
- Mew (XY Promo 192)
- Meloetta (XY Promo 193)
- Genesect (XY Promo 196)
- Arceus (XY Promo 197)
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