Sun & Moon TCG Series merchandise
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Merchandise for the Pokémon Trading Card Game ranges from products containing cards themselves to a multitude of accessories that can personalize a player's or a collector's experience. November 2016 saw the start of the Sun & Moon TCG Series with the release of the seventh generation of core series video games, Pokémon Sun and Moon, and the introduction of material promoting new Pokémon and new mechanics to the game. The following is a chronological list of all TCG-related items made available during the Series.
Alola Collection
The first product of the Sun & Moon TCG Series was the Alola Collection. It received an early release at North American Target stores on November 13, 2016 and was followed by a more general release on November 18. It was released in Europe on November 23, mirroring the release dates of Pokémon Sun and Moon in each region. The Alola Collection came in two varieties, each of which focused on one of the game mascot Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala. The collection also featured the three Alola first partner Pokémon Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio.
The contents of the collections differed depending on their region of release. The North American versions included a collector's pin and sculpted figure of either Solgaleo or Lunala, as well as five booster packs. The European versions did not contain a figure, came with three booster packs instead of five, and included a different pin depicting the Alolan first partner Pokémon. The showcased cards however, remained the same across the regional variants. The Solgaleo Alola Collection included Water Web Holofoil prints of Rowlet and Popplio from the then upcoming Sun & Moon expansion, a Black Star Promo Litten, and a Jumbo Solgaleo-GX. The Lunala Alola Collection included Water Web Holofoil print of Sun & Moon Litten, Black Star Promos Rowlet and Popplio, and a Jumbo Lunala-GX. The Jumbo cards differed from the versions that would eventually feature in the Sun & Moon expansion by lacking their HP, Evolution Stage, and Attack Costs.
Promotional cards:
- Rowlet (SM Promo 1)
- Litten (SM Promo 2)
- Popplio (SM Promo 3)
- Rowlet (Sun & Moon 9; Water Web Holofoil)
- Litten (Sun & Moon 24; Water Web Holofoil)
- Popplio (Sun & Moon 39; Water Web Holofoil)
- Lunala-GX (Sun & Moon 66; Jumbo)
- Solgaleo-GX (Sun & Moon 89; Jumbo)
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Alola Collector's Pin 2-Pack Blister
Available from November 18, 2016 was the Alola Collector's Pin 2-Pack Blister, which contained two booster packs, an XY Promotional Cosmos Holofoil Absol, and a collector's pin featuring the Alolan first partner Pokémon. This pin design was previously featured as part of the European Alola Collections. The two booster packs comprised Phantom Forces and Evolutions.
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Snorlax-GX Box
The next item of Sun & Moon Series merchandise was the Snorlax-GX Box and became available to purchase from December 14, 2016. Each box included regular and Jumbo versions of Snorlax-GX, a promotional Snorlax card evoking the Original Series layout, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Snorlax (XY Promo 179)
- Snorlax-GX (SM Promo 5)
- Snorlax-GX (SM Promo 5; Jumbo)
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Sun & Moon Theme Decks
The Sun & Moon Theme Decks were released on January 20, 2017, two weeks ahead of the main expansion, and provided a platform for new players to experience the new rules and mechanics introduced in the Sun & Moon Series. The three 60-card decks, titled Forest Shadow, Roaring Heat, and Bright Tide, centered on one of the evolutionary lines of the Alola first partner Pokémon and included an array of accessories to play a game. These comprised a cardboard sheet containing damage counters, status markers, and a new GX marker to identify if a player had used their single-use GX attack, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a card checklist, a coin, a deck box, and a code card to unlock a digital version of the deck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Sun & Moon Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Sun & Moon Prerelease Kit (TCG)
The two weekends following the first release of the Sun & Moon Theme Decks also saw participating locations host Prerelease Tournaments for the expansion. These events required participants to pay an entry fee, upon which organizers would provide them with a Sun & Moon Prerelease Kit to use throughout. These kits included four Sun & Moon booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack comprising different card selections, which included one exclusive alternate-art SM Black Star Promo card. Participants were required to build a 40-card deck using these cards in addition to any quantity of basic Energy cards, which were provided at each event if necessary.
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Sun & Moon Blisters
With the release of the Sun & Moon expansion on February 3, 2017 came two pairs of blister packs. The Single Pack Blisters contained either a SM Black Star Promotional Rockruff or Pikipek, which both originally came from the Japanese Rockruff Full Power Deck, as well as a coin. The Three Pack Blisters included Litten (also from the Rockruff Full Power Deck) or Togedemaru (one of the SM-P Promotional cards in Japan) and a coin.
Two Pack Blisters associated with the Sun & Moon expansion were scheduled to be released alongside the Guardians Rising expansion, but were instead released early on April 17, 2017. Exclusive Holofoil reprints of the fully evolved Johto first partner Pokémon were packaged with two booster packs (one Steam Siege and one Sun & Moon), along with a Genesect coin.
Promotional cards:
- Rockruff (SM Promo 6)
- Pikipek (SM Promo 7)
- Litten (SM Promo 8)
- Togedemaru (SM Promo 9)
- Feraligatr (Phantom Forces 17; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Typhlosion (BREAKthrough 20; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Meganium (BREAKpoint 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Box
Available alongside the Sun & Moon expansion were a pair of Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Boxes that depicted either Solgaleo or Lunala. These boxes offered aspiring and veteran players a platform to improve their play experience by including eight Sun & Moon booster packs, a stock of basic Energy cards featuring a revised Sun & Moon Series design, a pack of 65 card protector sleeves, and a Sun & Moon Player's Guide that examined key cards from the expansion. Each box also included six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, an acrylic GX marker, four organizational dividers, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Sun & Moon Launch Display
Launch Displays contained multiples of other products and catered more for retail locations rather than individuals, thus were sold at a much higher price point. The Sun & Moon Launch Display was released together with the Sun & Moon expansion on February 3, 2017 and included 72 Sun & Moon booster packs, four each of the Forest Shadow, Roaring Heat, and Bright Tide Theme Decks for a total of twelve, eight copies of each promotional card from the Sun & Moon Three Pack Blisters, and a selection of promotional deck boxes with different designs.
Promotional cards:
- Litten (SM Promo 8)
- Togedemaru (SM Promo 9)
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Sun & Moon Collector's Album
Also released on February 3, 2017 was the Sun & Moon Collector's Album. The album has 30 single-pocket pages and features members of the Light trio: Solgaleo and Lunala. It also came with one Sun & Moon booster pack.
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Zygarde Complete Forme Pin Collection
Coinciding with the release of the Sun & Moon expansion was the Zygarde Complete Forme Pin Collection. The box included three booster packs, a Holofoil SM Black Star Promotional print of Zygarde, a pin depicting Zygarde in its Complete Forme, and a TCGO code card.
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February 2017 Pokémon Center accessories
Three sets of merchandise that included TCG accessories were released throughout February 2017 on the Pokémon Center website.
Pokémon-Amie Substitute Collection: This collection features numerous Pokémon interacting with a substitute doll and utilizes artwork created for an equivalent line of merchandise released in Japan on May 14, 2016. The following TCG accessories were available from February 8:
- Pokémon-Amie Substitute Deck Box
- Pokémon-Amie Substitute Playmat
- Pokémon-Amie Substitute Sleeves
- Pokémon-Amie Substitute 1" D-Ring Binder
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Mythical Mania Collection: The Mythical Mania Collection was released on November 16, 2016 to commemorate the year of distributions of Mythical Pokémon for the Generation VI games. On February 8, 2017, the following items were added to the collection:
- Mythical Mania Playmat
- Mythical Mania Sleeves
- Mythical Mania 1" D-Ring Binder
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Lapras Surf Collection: Released February 15, 2017, the items in this collection feature artwork of the Transport Pokémon Lapras and a mock license plate reading "HM03'S UP" ("Surf's Up").
- Lapras Surf Deck Box
- Lapras Surf Playmat
- Lapras Surf Sleeves
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Sun & Moon Portfolios
On February 17, 2017, Ultra Pro released four and nine-pocket portfolios utilizing art from the booster packs of Sun & Moon. The four-pocket folders have a maximum capacity of 80 cards and feature the Alola first partner Pokémon final evolutions Decidueye and Incineroar, while the nine-pocket folders can hold up to 180 cards and feature Solgaleo and Lunala.
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Lycanroc-GX Box
Also released on February 17, 2017 was the Lycanroc-GX Box, featuring the Midday Form of the eponymous Lycanroc. Hailing from the Rockruff Full Power Deck in Japan, the Black Star Promo Lycanroc-GX was included as regular and Jumbo cards, as were four booster packs and code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Lycanroc-GX (SM Promo 14)
- Lycanroc-GX (SM Promo 14; Jumbo)
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Ultra Pro Poké Ball accessories
Ultra Pro released a new line of merchandise in February 2017 featuring a stylized Poké Ball design.
Deck box: Each Poké Ball Full View Deck Box has a full flap cover and can hold approximately 80 cards placed in sleeves. Each box also includes one card divider.
Playmat: Each rubber Poké Ball Playmat can provide an adequate surface for one player to set their cards for a game.
Sleeves: Each pack of Poké Ball Sleeves includes 65 card sleeves.
Binders: A range of binders for storing card collections were released. Four and nine-pocket binders included fixed pages, while the 2" album could be used to hold multiple 3-ring punched pages, sold separately.
- Poké Ball 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Poké Ball 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Poké Ball 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Poké Ball 2" Album
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March 2017 Pokémon Center accessories
The Gengar Smirk Collection became available to purchase from the Pokémon Center online store on October 5, 2016. Two TCG items, a Gengar Smirk Playmat and a pack of Gengar Smirk Sleeves were added to the collection on March 8, 2017. They feature the word "GENGAR", through which the Shadow Pokémon's signature grin can be seen.
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Sun & Moon Mini Packs
The Pokémon Company International continued to produce three-card Mini Packs to be sold in Dollar Tree stores as the TCG transitioned into the Sun & Moon Series. These packs began to appear from mid-March 2017 and included one Common card, one Uncommon card, any other one card from the Sun & Moon expansion, and an advertisement card. 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.
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Legends of Alola Tins
The Legends of Alola Tins were released on March 17, 2017 and feature two of the Alola region's light trio of Legendary Pokémon: Solgaleo and Lunala. Each tin included alternate-artwork prints of Solgaleo-GX and Lunala-GX from the Sun & Moon expansion, four booster packs, and a code card that would unlock a full 60-card deck when used in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Codes from the Solgaleo tin would unlock the Solar Wing deck; codes from the Lunala tin would unlock the Lunar Howl deck.
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- Solgaleo-GX (SM Promo 16)
- Lunala-GX (SM Promo 17)
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Xerneas and Yveltal Three Pack Blisters
A pair of blister packs focusing on the Life Pokémon Xerneas and the Destruction Pokémon Yveltal was released on March 7, 2017. Each blister included a Cosmos Holofoil variant of one of the Legendary Pokémon from the BREAKthrough expansion, three booster packs (typically one each of Roaring Skies, Steam Siege, and Evolutions), and a collectible coin. Initial product shots of the two blisters displayed Xerneas and Yveltal coins, but the physical products came with Pikachu coins.
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- Yveltal (BREAKthrough 94; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Xerneas (BREAKthrough 107; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Kingdra-EX Box
The Kingdra-EX Box was released on March 24, 2017. A reprint of the Dragon Pokémon from Fates Collide was included in the box, one regular-sized and one Jumbo-sized, as were four booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Kingdra-EX (Fates Collide 73)
- Kingdra-EX (Fates Collide 73; Jumbo)
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Spring 2017 Collector Chest
The Sun & Moon Series' first iteration of the Collector Chest product line was released on March 31, 2017 exclusively at Target stores and on April 7, 2017 everywhere else. Featuring Solgaleo and Lunala, each case contained five booster packs, a notepad, four pencils, two sticker sheets, a mini album, a coin, three SM Black Star Promos, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Mega Camerupt-EX Premium Collection
Two Premium Collections were released at Target stores and the online Pokémon Center on March 31, 2017 and later April 7, 2017 for other retailers. One of these was the Mega Camerupt-EX Premium Collection, which featured the Eruption Pokémon as a Pokémon-EX; a regular and Jumbo-sized M Pokémon-EX, a pin, and a coin. The Camerupt Spirit Link Trainer card, six booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO were also included.
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- Camerupt-EX (Primal Clash 29)
- M Camerupt-EX (XY Promo 198)
- M Camerupt-EX (XY Promo 198; Jumbo)
- Camerupt Spirit Link (XY Promo 199)
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Mega Sharpedo-EX Premium Collection
The other Premium Collection released March 31, 2017 at Target and the Pokémon Center (April 7, 2017 elsewhere) was the Mega Sharpedo-EX Premium Collection. It included six booster packs, a Sharpedo-EX card, an M Sharpedo-EX card (regular and Jumbo), a Sharpedo Spirit Link card, a Mega Sharpedo pin and coin, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Sharpedo-EX (Primal Clash 91)
- M Sharpedo-EX (XY Promo 200)
- M Sharpedo-EX (XY Promo 200; Jumbo)
- Sharpedo Spirit Link (XY Promo 201)
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Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Deck Shields
The first set of deck shields for the Sun & Moon Series were the Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Deck Shields and were available from April 7, 2017. One tin features Solgaleo while the other features Lunala. They included a pair of booster packs (one XY Series pack and one Sun & Moon pack) and a sealed block of 45 basic Energy cards. Each tin also contained a removable tray that could be used to store smaller accessories, such as coins, dice, damage counters, or markers.
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Mimikyu Pin Collection
Another product released on April 7, 2017 was the Mimikyu Pin Collection. It came with a Black Star Promotional card and a pin featuring the titular Disguise Pokémon Mimikyu, three booster packs and a Pokémon TCGO code card.
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Scizor-EX Box
The final product available from April 7, 2017 was the Scizor-EX Box, which included regular and oversized versions of the Pincer Pokémon Scizor sourced from the BREAKpoint expansion. The box also came with four booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Scizor-EX (BREAKpoint 76)
- Scizor-EX (BREAKpoint 76; Jumbo)
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April 2017 Pokémon Center accessories
The Pokémon Center-exclsuive Rotom Mystery Room Collection was released on April 12, 2017, which included a TCG Rotom Mystery Room Playmat in the range of items. It features a Rotom emerging from a television; its various forms are silhouetted against the window in the background.
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Sun & Moon Collector's Album 2-Pack Blister
Available from April 17, 2017 was a blister pack containing the previously released mini album for the Sun & Moon expansion. In addition to the album, it included two booster packs (typically one Steam Siege and one Sun & Moon), a Togedemaru promotional card, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Togedemaru (SM Promo 44)
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Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu
- Main article: Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu
Trainer Kits provided a platform for new TCG players to experience play. The first to be released during the Sun & Moon Series was the Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu, which became available from April 21, 2017. Each kit included a pair of Half Decks that focused on the Midnight Form of Lycanroc and Alolan Raichu, as well as a pair of step-by-step guides, an exclusive deck box, a rulebook, damage counters, Special Condition markers, an Alolan Raichu coin, a playmat, and a code card to unlock digital versions of the cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Redeeming the code card also unlocked the Midnight Surfer Theme Deck, a combined version of the two Half Decks.
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Guardians Rising Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Guardians Rising Prerelease Kit (TCG)
Locations in the Prerelease Program held Prerelease Tournaments for the Guardians Rising expansion on the weekends April 22–23 and 29-30, 2017. Participants of these tournaments were given a Guardians Rising Prerelease Kit that contained four Guardians Rising booster packs and a 23-card Evolution pack as a base to construct a 40-card deck. Each Evolution pack contained different card selections based on the enclosed promotional card. Kits also contained an information sheet with deck-building tips.
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- Alolan Sandslash (SM Promo 18)
- Oricorio (SM Promo 19)
- Mudsdale (SM Promo 20)
- Drampa (SM Promo 21)
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Legacy Evolution Pin Collection
The Legacy Evolution Pin Collection was released on April 24, 2017. It focused on six Johto cross-generational Evolutions and included reprints of cards from previous expansions—all except Steelix-EX were Cosmos Holofoil. The Pin Collection came also came packaged with a Crobat pin, five booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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- Steelix-EX (Steam Siege 67)
- Politoed (Furious Fists 18; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Crobat (Phantom Forces 33; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Blissey (Phantom Forces 81; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Bellossom (Ancient Origins 4; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Slowking (BREAKpoint 21; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Volcanion-EX Challenge Box
A new product line was released in late April 2017: Challenge Boxes. Two iterations were released, one of which was the Volcanion-EX Challenge Box. The box contained a Volcanion-centric Gears of Fire Theme Deck, a regular and Jumbo version of the Pokémon as a Pokémon-EX, and two booster packs from XY Series expansions.
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- Volcanion-EX (Steam Siege 26)
- Volcanion-EX (Steam Siege 26; Jumbo)
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Hoopa-EX Challenge Box
The other Challenge Box released late April was the Hoopa-EX Challenge Box. It included a Ring of Lightning Theme Deck, regular and oversized versions of Hoopa-EX from Ancient Origins, and two booster packs.
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- Hoopa-EX (Ancient Origins 36)
- Hoopa-EX (Ancient Origins 36; Jumbo)
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Legendary Beasts Collector's Pin 3-Pack Blisters
In a similar vein to the legendary birds products released during the XY Series, the Legendary beasts also received a set of pin blisters. Raikou, Entei, and Suicune were each featured on a pin within separate three-pack blisters. They were all set to release on May 5, 2017, but were released early, with the Entei blister available on May 1 and the other two on May 3.
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Guardians Rising Theme Decks
The Guardians Rising expansion was released on May 5, 2017, and with it came a pair of Theme Decks: Steel Sun and Hidden Moon. The two decks respectively focused on Solgaleo and Lunala. Each 60-card deck included an exclusive Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, in addition to damage counters, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a card checklist, a deck box, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Guardians Rising Blisters
Released concurrently with the expansion, the Guardians Rising Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters were available on May 5, 2017. The Single Pack Blister came with either a Lurantis or Tsareena promotional card, while the Three Pack Blisters came with either a Vikavolt or Turtonator promotional card. Lurantis originated from the Sun & Moon subset, while the remaining cards originated as SM-P Promotional cards in Japan.
A Two Pack Blister associated with the expansion was later released on July 3, 2017, which included Cosmos Holofoil variants of the Legendary beasts as well as a collectible coin. A second set of Single Pack Blisters containing Cosmos Holofoil versions of Sun & Moon Gigalith and Sharpedo were subsequently released on August 18, 2017. Another set of Single Pack Blisters were released October 6, 2017, dubbed Spooky Blisters. They featured Crobat and Alolan Persian cards, and a Zoroark coin.
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- Lurantis (SM Promo 25)
- Tsareena (SM Promo 26)
- Turtonator (SM Promo 27)
- Vikavolt (SM Promo 28)
- Gigalith (Sun & Moon 71; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Sharpedo (Sun & Moon 82; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Crobat (Sun & Moon 56; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Alolan Persian (Sun & Moon 79; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Entei (Ancient Origins 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Raikou (BREAKthrough 55; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Suicune (BREAKpoint 30; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Guardians Rising Elite Trainer Box
Featuring the guardian deity Tapu Koko, the Guardians Rising Elite Trainer Box was released alongside the Guardians Rising expansion on May 5, 2017. It came with eight booster packs, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of Special Condition markers, a GX marker, 65 card sleeves, four dividers, a Guardians Rising Player's Guide, a stock of basic Energy cards, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Guardians Rising Launch Display
The Guardians Rising Launch Display was a large product that contained numerous copies of other Guardians Rising merchandise and complemented the expansion on May 5, 2017. Each display came with 72 Guardians Rising booster packs, four of each Guardians Rising Theme Deck (Steel Sun and Hidden Moon), 16 promotional deck boxes featuring either Tapu Koko or Midnight Form Lycanroc, and eight copies each of the two promotional cards from the Guardians Rising Three Pack Blisters: Turtonator and Vikavolt.
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- Turtonator (SM Promo 27)
- Vikavolt (SM Promo 28)
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Guardians Rising Collector's Album
Also released on May 5, 2017 was the Guardians Rising Collector's Album. It features the Land Spirit Pokémon Tapu Koko and 30 single-pocket pages. A Guardians Rising booster pack was packaged with it.
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Guardians Rising Portfolios
Last to be released on May 5, 2017, Ultra Pro released four-pocket and nine-pocket portfolios utilizing art from the booster packs of Guardians Rising. The four-pocket folders feature Kommo-o and Lycanroc in its Midnight Form, while the nine-pocket folders feature Tapu Koko and Alolan Ninetales. Both folders have 10 fixed pages.
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Lugia Legendary Battle Deck
- Main article: Lugia Legendary Battle Deck (TCG)
Like the legendary birds before, the tower duo became the focus of another pair of Theme Decks in the Legendary Battle Deck product line. The Lugia Legendary Battle Deck was released on May 5, 2017 and consisted of reprints sourced from the Black & White and XY Series. Each deck consisted of 60 cards focusing on Psychic and Colorless-type Pokémon and came packaged with a two-player playmat, a deck box, a Quick Guide, damage counters and Special Condition markers, a code card for the TCGO, and a coin.
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- Lugia-EX ×2 (Ancient Origins 68; Sheen Holofoil)
- Blissey ×2 (Dark Explorers 82; Non Holofoil)
- Sigilyph (Dragons Exalted 52; Non Holofoil)
- Psychic Energy ×8 (Glossy, Sheen Holofoil)
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Ho-Oh Legendary Battle Deck
- Main article: Ho-Oh Legendary Battle Deck (TCG)
The Ho-Oh Legendary Battle Deck was the other Legendary Battle Deck available to purchase from May 5, 2017. The deck focused on the Rainbow Pokémon Ho-Oh and included cards representing every type in the TCG at the time. Each deck included a sheet of damage counters and Special Condition markers, a deck box, a two-player playmat, a Quick Guide, a coin, and a TCGO code card.
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Battle Origins Tins
Released exclusively at Walmart stores in May 2017 were the Battle Origins Tins, which featured straight reprints of Darkrai-EX from BREAKpoint, Mewtwo-EX from BREAKthrough, and Rayquaza-EX from Roaring Skies. Each tin came with four booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Rayquaza-EX (Roaring Skies 75)
- Mewtwo-EX (BREAKthrough 62)
- Darkrai-EX (BREAKpoint 74)
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Mega Powers Collection
The Mega Powers Collection became available to purchase from May 19, 2017. Its main selling point was the inclusion of four Full Art reprints of XY Series cards first released in the Japanese The Best of XY subset. Instead of making these promotional cards, The Pokémon Company International opted to retain the expansion symbol of the initial print, add an "a" to their initial card number, and label them with a yellow A symbol. This ensured that similar reprints would retain the same legality of their original print in the current Standard format. As such, the M Lucario-EX and M Manectric-EX cards from the collection remained unplayable in the Standard format, as their initial prints rotated at the start of the 2016-17 season. The other featured cards—Jolteon-EX, Zygarde-EX, and Lucario Spirit Link—would remain Standard-legal up to the end of the following season. The collection also included a Jumbo version of M Lucario-EX, a selection of eight booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- M Lucario-EX (Furious Fists 55a; Alternate art)
- M Lucario-EX (Furious Fists 55a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
- Lucario Spirit Link (XY Promo 211)
- M Manectric-EX (Phantom Forces 24a; Alternate art)
- Jolteon-EX (Generations 28a; Alternate art)
- Zygarde-EX (Fates Collide 54a; Alternate art)
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Tapu Koko Figure Collection
The Tapu Koko Figure Collection was also released on May 19, 2017 and featured the Land Spirit Pokémon Tapu Koko as a collectible figure (sculpted by Enoki Tomohide) and as a promotional card. Each collection also included four booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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Tapu Koko Box
The Tapu Koko Box was released in May 2017 outside of North America due to safety concerns with the promotional figure included in the Tapu Koko Figure Collection. It came with the same Tapu Koko promotional card as its North American counterpart and substituted the figure for an oversized version of Tapu Koko-GX from Guardians Rising. Each box also included three booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Tapu Koko (SM Promo 30)
- Tapu Koko-GX (Guardians Rising 47; Jumbo)
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Island Guardians Tins
Among the products released on May 19, 2017 were the Island Guardians Tins, which featured guardian deities Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu. The tins included either a new Tapu Bulu-GX card or an alternate-art Tapu Koko-GX, plus four booster packs, and a code card for use with the TCGO. Redeeming a code would unlock a digital 60-card deck—the Abundant Fury deck could be obtained from the Tapu Bulu tin, while the Electric Mischief deck could be redeemed from the Tapu Koko tin.
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- Tapu Bulu-GX (SM Promo 32)
- Tapu Koko-GX (SM Promo 33)
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Tapu Koko Pin Collection
Another Tapu Koko-based product was released on June 2, 2017—the Tapu Koko Pin Collection. The collection included an alternate-art version of the promotional card included in the North American Tapu Koko Figure Collection and International Tapu Koko Box from earlier in 2017, as well as a Tapu Koko pin. Three booster packs and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card were also included.
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Mega Tyranitar-EX Premium Collection
Available from June 2, 2017 was the Mega Tyranitar-EX Premium Collection, which featured regular and oversized copies of M Tyranitar-EX, a copy of Tyranitar-EX, and a copy of Tyranitar Spirit Link, all of which were originally released in the Ancient Origins expansion. The collection also included a Mega Tyranitar coin, a Mega Tyranitar pin (previously available in the Ancient Origins Pin Blisters), six booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Tyranitar-EX (Ancient Origins 42)
- M Tyranitar-EX (Ancient Origins 43)
- M Tyranitar-EX (Ancient Origins 43; Jumbo)
- Tyranitar Spirit Link (Ancient Origins 81)
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Bewear-GX Box
Released concurrently with the Mega Tyranitar-EX Premium Collection on June 2, 2017 was the Bewear-GX Box. Like similar boxes, it included the showcased Pokémon as a regular and Jumbo-sized card, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Guardians Rising Mini Packs
Mini Packs for the Guardians Rising expansion, sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores, were available in early June 2017. Each pack contained three Guardians Rising cards, as well as a promotional insert advertising 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 promotional insert came in four varieties, advertising either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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June 2017 Pokémon Center accessories
A number of TCG accessories were released on the online Pokémon Center store during the month of June in 2017.
Ditto As Collection: The Ditto As Collection was launched on June 7, 2017 and consisted of numerous items featuring Ditto disguising itself as Pichu, Umbreon, Espeon, Vulpix, and Raichu. Among the TCG items were a playmat, a deck box, a card binder, and a set of card sleeves. Two other similar playmat designs were available later in 2018.
- Ditto As Deck Box
- Ditto As Playmat
- Ditto As Raichu Sleeves
- Ditto As 1" D-Ring Binder
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Charizard Crimson merchandise: A set of Charizard-themed TCG items featuring a prominent red and black design were released on June 7, 2017. It included the following items:
- Charizard Crimson Deck Box
- Charizard Crimson Playmat
- Charizard Crimson Sleeves
- Charizard Crimson 1" D-Ring Binder
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A stand-alone pair of card sleeves was also released June 7, 2017. One design, the Pikachu Pixel Card Sleeves, feature a close-up of the Generation VI Pikachu menu sprite. This design originated from a Japanese product released during the XY BREAK Era. The other design, called Berry Snorlax Card Sleeves, feature corporate art of Pikachu, Snorlax, Sudowoodo, Munchlax, and various berries.
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Decidueye-GX Premium Collection
Released on June 16, 2017 were a trio of Premium Collections focusing on the final evolutions of the Alola first partner Pokémon. One box, the Decidueye-GX Premium Collection, featured Decidueye as both a regular and an oversized Full Art Pokémon-GX. The box also came with Cosmos Holofoil versions of Rowlet and Dartrix from Sun & Moon, six booster packs, a pin and a coin bearing Decidueye, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Rowlet (Sun & Moon 9; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dartrix (Sun & Moon 10; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Decidueye-GX (SM Promo 37)
- Decidueye-GX (SM Promo 37; Jumbo)
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Incineroar-GX Premium Collection
Another Premium Collection available from June 16, 2017 was the Incineroar-GX Premium Collection. This product focused on the evolutionary line of Incineroar, featuring promotional Full Art copies of Incineroar-GX in both regular and Jumbo sizes, plus Cosmos Holofoil variants of Litten and Torracat from the Sun & Moon expansion. Each collection also included six booster packs, an Incineroar pin, an Incineroar coin, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Litten (Sun & Moon 24; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Torracat (Sun & Moon 25; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Incineroar-GX (SM Promo 38)
- Incineroar-GX (SM Promo 38; Jumbo)
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Primarina-GX Premium Collection
The Primarina-GX Premium Collection was among the three Premium Collections released on June 16, 2017. Similar to its counterparts, this box contained regular-sized and Jumbo-sized copies of a promotional Full Art Primarina-GX, Popplio and Brionne Cosmos Holofoil promotional variants, six booster packs, a pin and a coin depicting Primarina, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Popplio (Sun & Moon 39; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Brionne (Sun & Moon 40; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Primarina-GX (SM Promo 39)
- Primarina-GX (SM Promo 39; Jumbo)
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Battle Arena Decks: Black Kyurem vs. White Kyurem
- Main article: Battle Arena Decks: Black Kyurem vs. White Kyurem (TCG)
Released June 16, 2017 was the fourth iteration of the Battle Arena Decks—the Battle Arena Decks: Black Kyurem vs. White Kyurem. The set included two 60-card decks that featured copies of Black Kyurem-EX and White Kyurem-EX from Boundaries Crossed and Plasma Storm, Yellow A Alternate art versions of Professor Sycamore from XY and Trainers' Mail from Roaring Skies, as well as eight Holofoil prints of various Energy cards. The set was also packaged with two coins featuring the titular Pokémon, a set of damage counters, two deck boxes, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a TCGO code card to unlock both decks, and a Quick Guide.
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XY Premium Checklane Blisters
Two varieties of Premium Checklane Blisters received a limited release in June 2017. The XY6 blister included a Roaring Skies booster pack, standard prints of Psychic-type Ralts and Kirlia, and a Cosmos Holofoil variant print of Gallade, all from the BREAKthrough expansion. The XY11 blister included a Steam Siege booster pack, standard prints of Fairy-type Ralts and Kirlia, and a Cosmos Holofoil variant print of Gardevoir, each sourced from the Ancient Origins expansion. Both blisters also included a silver Genesect coin and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Ralts (BREAKthrough 68)
- Kirlia (BREAKthrough 69)
- Gallade (BREAKthrough 84; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Ralts (Ancient Origins 52)
- Kirlia (Ancient Origins 53)
- Gardevoir (Ancient Origins 54; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Summer 2017 Pokémon Center accessories
Several items were sold on the online Pokémon Center throughout the summer of 2017, beginning June 28.
- The Alola Friends Playmat was released as part of the Alola Friends Collection and prominently features a male and female Pikachu in Hawaiian-inspired outfits atop a surfboard. Other Alola Pokémon dot the image, including Alolan Exeggutor, Pa'u Style Oricorio, Togedemaru, and Bounsweet. The artwork was first used on sleeves released in Japan in mid-June 2017.
- Released as part of the Snoozing Snorlax Collection on July 19 was the Snoozing Snorlax Playmat. It features Snorlax asleep seemingly dreaming of food. A "Route 12" sign references one of the locations Snorlax can be encountered in several core series titles.
- Three playmats were later released August 2. One of these was the Alolan Marowak Fire Spinner Playmat, which features Alolan Marowak against a background of Hawaiian-inspired patterns and Alolan Exeggutor silhouettes.
- The artwork of the Pikachu & Mimikyu Playmat features two sections—one with a lone Pikachu amongst a cluster of Mimikyu, and one with a Mimikyu surrounded by many Pikachu. The design was derived from sleeves first released in Japan in mid-June 2017.
- The Pikachu Scroll Painting Playmat features several different Pokémon evoking the style of Japanese emakimono, picture scrolls, and contains traditional motifs such as clouds, waves, and trees.
Binders matching the two Pikachu-based playmats were released September 13.
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Guardians Rising Collector's Album 2-Pack Blister
Another mini album blister was released on July 3, 2017. The album features the Alola first partner Pokémon on one side and their final evolutions on the other. The blister also included two booster packs, a TCGO code card, and an Alolan Meowth promotional card, which originated as a Japanese Pokémon Card Gym promo.
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- Alolan Meowth (SM Promo 51)
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Sun & Moon Knock Out Collection
Released July 7, 2017 were two new iterations of the Knock Out Collection. One collection focused on Metal and Darkness-type Pokémon, including Cosmos Holofoil variants of BREAKthrough Zoroark, Fates Collide Lucario, and Steam Siege Bisharp, the latter of which featured dual-typing. The other collection focused on Grass and Darkness-type Pokémon, featuring Cosmos Holofoil versions of BREAKthrough Vivillon, Fates Collide Tyranitar, and Steam Siege Shiftry, the latter of which also had dual-typing. Each collection was packaged with two booster packs, a collectible coin, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
Promotional cards:
- Zoroark (BREAKthrough 91; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Lucario (Fates Collide 63; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Bisharp (Steam Siege 64; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Vivillon (BREAKthrough 15; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Tyranitar (Fates Collide 56; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Shiftry (Steam Siege 11; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Triple Effect Tins
Released early July 2017 were a trio of tins featuring the original three Eeveelutions: Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. Each tin came with three booster packs, a TCGO code card, and a Cosmos Holofoil variant of the featured Pokémon sourced from the Ancient Origins expansion.
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- Flareon (Ancient Origins 13; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Vaporeon (Ancient Origins 22; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Jolteon (Ancient Origins 26; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Espeon-GX Premium Collection
Another pair of Premium Collections were released on July 14, 2017, one of which was the Espeon-GX Premium Collection. It featured the Sun Pokémon Espeon on a number of items, comprising regular and oversized copies of a promotional Pokémon-GX card, a coin, and a pin. The collection also included a straight reprint of Sun & Moon Umbreon-GX, a Cosmos Holofoil variant of Sun & Moon Eevee, six booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Espeon-GX (SM Promo 35)
- Espeon-GX (SM Promo 35; Jumbo)
- Eevee (Sun & Moon 101; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Umbreon-GX (Sun & Moon 80)
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Umbreon-GX Premium Collection
The other Premium Collection available from July 14, 2017 was the Umbreon-GX Premium Collection. This collection similarly included a promotional Pokémon-GX card featuring the Moonlight Pokémon Umbreon, both in regular and Jumbo sizes, as well as a straight reprint of Sun & Moon Espeon-GX and a Cosmos Holofoil version of Sun & Moon Eevee. Each collection also included an Umbreon coin and pin, six booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Umbreon-GX (SM Promo 36)
- Umbreon-GX (SM Promo 36; Jumbo)
- Eevee (Sun & Moon 101; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Espeon-GX (Sun & Moon 61)
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Shiny Tapu Koko-GX Box
The Shiny Tapu Koko-GX Box was another product released on July 14, 2017. It came with a normal-sized and Jumbo-sized Shiny Tapu Koko-GX promotional card, plus four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Tapu Koko-GX (SM Promo 50)
- Tapu Koko-GX (SM Promo 50; Jumbo)
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Burning Shadows Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Burning Shadows Prerelease Kit (TCG)
As a buildup to the release of the Burning Shadows expansion on August 4, 2017, Prerelease Tournaments were held at participating locations on the preceding two weekends: July 22–23 and 29-30. All entrants were given a Burning Shadows Prerelease Kit upon paying a fee and were required to use whatever cards they acquired to build a 40-card deck to use throughout the tournament. Each kit was packaged with four Burning Shadows booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack that included one of four possible SM Black Star Promos.
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- Seviper (SM Promo 46)
- Crabominable (SM Promo 47)
- Zygarde (SM Promo 48)
- Bewear (SM Promo 49)
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Mega Evolution Two Pack Pin Blisters
A pair of pin blisters was released on August 2, 2017 featuring Mega Blaziken and Mega Swampert. These pins had been previously released in the Mega Blaziken and Mega Swampert Pin Blisters. A second pair of blisters containing Mega Alakazam and Mega Scizor pins was released on September 1, 2017. The Mega Scizor pin was originally available in the BREAKpoint Pin Blisters, while the Mega Alakazam pin originated from the Fates Collide Pin Blisters. Each blister came with one Roaring Skies booster pack and one Steam Siege booster pack.
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Pikachu-EX Challenge Box
The next pair of Challenge Boxes was released at the beginning of August 2017, both of which focused on the Evolutions expansion. The Pikachu-EX Challenge Box included a copy of the Pikachu Power Theme Deck, two Evolutions boosters, a TCGO code card, plus regular and Jumbo copies of a Pikachu-EX promotional card. The Pikachu-EX was originally released in the Battle Hearts Tins.
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- Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 174)
- Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 174; Jumbo)
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Mewtwo-EX Challenge Box
The Mewtwo-EX Challenge Box was also released in early August 2017. This box included a copy of the other Evolutions Theme Deck, Mewtwo Mayhem, plus two Evolutions booster packs, a regular and oversized copy of Mewtwo-EX from the BREAKthrough expansion, and a code card for use in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Mewtwo-EX (BREAKthrough 61)
- Mewtwo-EX (BREAKthrough 61; Jumbo)
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Burning Shadows Theme Decks
Numerous items of merchandise became available with the official release of the Burning Shadows expansion on August 4, 2017. Among these items was a pair of Theme Decks, Rock Steady and Luminous Frost, which respectively focused on Midday Form Lycanroc and Alolan Ninetales. Each deck included an exclusive Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, in addition to a set of counters and markers, a collectible coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box featuring the respective Pokémon, a card checklist, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Burning Shadows Blisters
Released alongside the Burning Shadows expansion on August 4, 2017 were varieties of Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters. Single Pack Blisters came with either a Jangmo-o or Komala SM Black Star Promo and a Lucario coin, while Three Pack Blisters came with either a Cosmog or Alolan Meowth promotional card and either a Lucario or Metagross coin.
Two Pack Blisters were later released on January 5, 2018 featuring Cosmos Holofoil variants of three Alolan Pokémon: Dugtrio, Muk, and Golem. These blisters also included a Metagross coin. All Burning Shadows blister packs came packaged with a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Jangmo-o (SM Promo 40)
- Komala (SM Promo 41)
- Cosmog (SM Promo 42)
- Alolan Meowth (SM Promo 43)
- Alolan Muk (Sun & Moon 58; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Alolan Dugtrio (Sun & Moon 87; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Alolan Golem (Guardians Rising 42; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Burning Shadows Elite Trainer Box
The Burning Shadows Elite Trainer Box was released in tandem with the launch of the Burning Shadows expansion on August 4, 2017. The Legendary Prism Pokémon Necrozma adorns the box and a number of its enclosed accessories, which comprised six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of Special Condition markers, a GX marker, 65 card sleeves, and four dividers. Each box also came with eight Burning Shadows booster packs, a block of basic Energy cards, a Burning Shadows Player's Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Burning Shadows Launch Display
The Launch Display for Burning Shadows released on the same day as the expansion—August 4, 2017. Intended more for environments such as hobby shops rather than individuals, each display contained two booster boxes worth of cards from the expansion (72 packs), four each of the Rock Steady and Luminous Frost Theme Decks, 16 promotional cards sourced from the Burning Shadows Three Pack Blisters, and 16 promotional deck boxes featuring either Ho-Oh or Necrozma.
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- Cosmog (SM Promo 42)
- Alolan Meowth (SM Promo 43)
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Burning Shadows Collector's Album
Also released on August 4, 2017 was the Burning Shadows Collector's Album. The album has 30 single-pocket pages and features Necrozma, Midday Lycanroc and Alolan Ninetales. It was also packaged with a Burning Shadows booster pack.
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Burning Shadows Portfolios
Coinciding with Burning Shadows on August 4, 2017, Ultra Pro released 4-pocket and 9-pocket portfolios that utilized art from the expansion's booster packs. The 4-pocket folders feature the stars of the twentieth move Ho-Oh and Marshadow, while the 9-pocket folders feature Necrozma and Tapu Fini. Both portfolios have 10 fixed pages.
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Tsareena-GX Box
The Tsareena-GX Box was released on August 18, 2017, featuring the Fruit Pokémon Tsareena as both a regular and Jumbo Pokémon-GX. The box also came with four booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Tsareena-GX (SM Promo 56)
- Tsareena-GX (SM Promo 56; Jumbo)
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General Mills Sun & Moon Mini Packs
Starting August 22, 2017, specially-marked General Mills cereals contained Sun & Moon Mini Packs for a limited time. Each of these packs contained three cards instead of the ten in regular booster packs, as well as a checklist/advertisement insert. Two of these cards were straight reprints from the Sun & Moon expansion, while the third was a reprint of a SM Black Star Promo with an exclusive Sequin Holofoil pattern. Possible Sun & Moon reprints included Cosmog, Crabrawler, Sandygast, Alolan Meowth, Cutiefly, Pikipek, Yungoos, and Stufful. Four SM Promo reprints were available. Participating cereals included Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, and Golden Grahams.
A second promotion began in mid-February 2018 that saw Mini Packs distributed in boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups and Pokémon Fruit Flavored Snacks. These packs contained two cards from a Sun & Moon Series expansion and one of four possible Sequin Holofoil SM Promo cards. The in-set cards were: Alolan Diglett, Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Vulpix, Alolan Geodude, Charmander, Magikarp, Riolu, and Jigglypuff.
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Premium Ultra Pro Poké Ball accessories
Following on from the Poké Ball items released in February 2017, two premium products were made available in August of the same year. These two accessories are designed with padded leatherette look.
Deck box: The Poké Ball Alcove Flip Box can hold up to 100 double-sleeved cards and is securely shut utilizing a number of magnets.
Binder: The Poké Ball Premium 9-Pocket Pro-Binder includes 40 fixed nine-pocket pages backed with a black web material, capable of holding up to 360 cards.
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Burning Shadows Mini Packs
Dollar Tree stores began to sell 3-card Mini Packs for the Burning Shadows expansion in late August 2017. These packs contained one Common card, one Uncommon card, and any other one card from the Burning Shadows expansion, along with an advertisement card. 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. Burning Shadows was the first expansion where these Mini Packs were available in either long pack or short pack variants.
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Kommo-o-GX Box
The Kommo-o-GX Box was released on September 15, 2017, featuring the Scaly Pokémon as both a regular and oversized Kommo-o-GX promo, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Kommo-o-GX (SM Promo 71)
- Kommo-o-GX (SM Promo 71; Jumbo)
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Island Guardians Deck Shields
The Island Guardians Deck Shields were the second iteration of deck shields to be released during the Sun & Moon Series and were available to purchase from September 15, 2017. The two tins utilize booster pack art from Guardians Rising and Burning Shadows expansions and feature either Tapu Koko or Tapu Fini. Each tin included one Guardians Rising booster pack, one Burning Shadows booster pack, and 45 basic Energy cards.
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Battle Arena Decks: Landorus vs. Genesect
The Battle Arena Decks: Landorus vs. Genesect was originally scheduled to be released September 15, 2017 but was ultimately canceled. Had it seen release, it would have been the fifth set of Battle Arena Decks and contained two 60-card decks centering on Landorus-EX from Boundaries Crossed and Genesect-EX from Plasma Blast. In addition to the titular Pokémon, the decks were set to feature Yellow A Alternate versions of Delinquent and Professor's Letter, as well as eight Holofoil basic Energy cards. The alternate-art cards were eventually released in the Mega Charizard X and Mega Blastoise Battle Arena Decks in 2018. The product was also set to include a pair of coins and deck boxes featuring Therian Forme Landorus and Genesect, a set of damage counters, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a TCGO code card, and a Quick Guide.
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Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box
The Shining Legends expansion was officially released on October 6, 2017 exclusively through special products. However, the Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box, one of the first four products to contain boosters for the expansion, was available early through the online Pokémon Center on September 22, 2017. It included a promotional card depicting Shiny Ho-Oh, ten Shining Legends booster packs, multiple copies of the nine Sun & Moon Series basic Energy cards, a set of 65 card sleeves, four dividers for card organization, two Special Condition markers, a GX marker, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a Shining Legends Player's Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Shining Ho-Oh (SM Promo 70)
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Charizard-GX Premium Collection
The Charizard-GX Premium Collection was available on September 24, 2017 as a timed exclusive at Target stores in North America before becoming being released at retailers elsewhere from October 13, 2017. The collection included a Full Art print of Charizard-GX removed from Burning Shadows expansion during localization (as both a normal-sized and oversized card), Cosmos Holofoil variants of Burning Shadows Charmander and Charmeleon, a Charizard coin, a Charizard pin, six booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Charmander (Burning Shadows 18; Water Web Holofoil)
- Charmeleon (Burning Shadows 19; Water Web Holofoil)
- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 60)
- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 60; Jumbo)
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Pikachu Sidekick Collection
Sidekick Collections were a new line of products that first saw release on September 27, 2017. Two versions were available at this time, one of which was the Pikachu Sidekick Collection. Each collection included a promotional Pikachu card, a Pikachu clip-on dangler, three booster packs, and a code card to use in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Mimikyu Sidekick Collection
The other product released September 27, 2017 was the Mimikyu Sidekick Collection. This boxed set included a clip-on dangler and promotional card featuring the Disguise Pokémon Mimikyu, as well as three booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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Mysterious Powers Tins
A set of three Mysterious Powers Tins was released on October 5, 2017. They featured Ho-Oh, Necrozma, and Marshadow Pokémon-GX cards with alternate artwork to their Burning Shadows counterparts. Each tin was packaged with four booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon TCGO that would unlock a digital 60-card deck when redeemed. The code from the Ho-Oh tin allowed players to use the Wings of Fire deck, the Dark Prism deck could be obtained from the Necrozma tin, and the Marshadow tin code unlocked the Shadow Strike deck.
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- Ho-Oh-GX (SM Promo 57)
- Necrozma-GX (SM Promo 58)
- Marshadow-GX (SM Promo 59)
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Shining Legends Pin Collection—Pikachu
A pair of pin collections was among the Shining Legends products released on October 6, 2017. One of them was the Shining Legends Pin Collection—Pikachu, which featured Pikachu as both a pin and a promotional card. The collection also included three Shining Legends booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Shining Legends Pin Collection—Mewtwo
The other pin collection released October 6, 2017 was the Shining Legends Pin Collection—Mewtwo, which featured the Genetic Pokémon Mewtwo. Each collection included a Mewtwo pin, a Mewtwo promotional card, three Shining Legends booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection
The Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection was initially released on October 6, 2017 through the online Pokémon Center before becoming available to purchase through other retailers on October 20. Each collection included four promotional cards: Pikachu, Shining Lugia, Shining Celebi, and a Rainbow Rare print of Ho-Oh-GX. A sculpted Ho-Oh figure was also included, as were a number of other items: ten Shining Legends booster packs, three collector's boxes bearing Arceus, Zoroark, and Genesect designs, four analogous card dividers for each box, a neoprene playmat featuring the Shining Pokémon of the expansion, a special booklet with a behind-the-scenes look at the art from the expansion, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. This product was replaced with the Shining Legends Premium Powers Collection in Western markets outside North America and Canada.
Promotional cards:
- Shining Celebi (SM Promo 79)
- Ho-Oh-GX (SM Promo 80)
- Pikachu (SM Promo 81)
- Shining Lugia (SM Promo 82)
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Shining Legends Premium Powers Collection
Like products in the XY Series featuring figures, the Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection was replaced by a similar product outside North America and Canada: the Shining Legends Premium Powers Collection. Released on October 20, 2017, it contained the same four promotional cards as its counterpart but, instead of a Ho-Oh figure, included a Jumbo version of the Rainbow Rare Ho-Oh-GX card and, instead of the playmat, included a poster featuring the same artwork. The collection also came with eight Shining Legends booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Shining Celebi (SM Promo 79)
- Ho-Oh-GX (SM Promo 80)
- Ho-Oh-GX (SM Promo 80; Jumbo)
- Pikachu (SM Promo 81)
- Shining Lugia (SM Promo 82)
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Team Skull Pin Collection
The Team Skull Pin Collection also became available to purchase from October 20, 2017. The collection included alternate-art Pokémon-GX cards featuring Golisopod and Salazzle, the signature Pokémon respectively of Team Skull Boss Guzma and Team Skull Admin Plumeria in the Pokémon games, as well as Holofoil reprints of their pre-evolutions Wimpod and Salandit from Guardians Rising. Each collection also came with a pin bearing the Team Skull emblem, five booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Wimpod (Guardians Rising 8; Water Web Holofoil)
- Salandit (Guardians Rising 15; Water Web Holofoil)
- Golisopod-GX (SM Promo 62)
- Salazzle-GX (SM Promo 63)
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Premium Trainer's XY Collection
Approved stores in the Prerelease Program were able to sell the Premium Trainer's XY Collection from October 20, 2017 in the run-up to the release of the Crimson Invasion expansion; other retailers began selling it from November 17, 2017. It contained the remaining thirteen Full Art cards from the Japanese The Best of XY subset plus a Full Art Jirachi card from a Japanese Premium Champion Pack purchase campaign that had yet to be localized. All cards were labeled as Yellow A Alternate cards. The collection also included a metal Pikachu coin, two sets of 65 card sleeves, a double deck box featuring Xerneas and Yveltal, two sets of tournament-ready dice, two XY Series booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The box itself could be used to store a large amount of cards.
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Crimson Invasion Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Crimson Invasion Prerelease Kit (TCG)
Crimson Invasion Prerelease events were held on the weekends of October 21–22 and 28-29, 2017 and offered participants a preview of the expansion before its general release. Attendees were given a Crimson Invasion Prerelease Kit to create a 40-card deck to use in the event. Each kit comprised four Crimson Invasion booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack that included one of four possible promotional cards with alternate artwork.
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- Alolan Raichu (SM Promo 72)
- Salazzle (SM Promo 73)
- Regirock (SM Promo 74)
- Registeel (SM Promo 75)
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Alolan Raichu Box
The Alolan Raichu Box was released in October 2017 outside North America. It included an Alolan Raichu SM Black Star promotional card, a Jumbo version of the card, three booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon TCGO. The product's equivalent for the North American market, the Alolan Raichu Figure Collection, was delayed to January 2018.
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- Alolan Raichu (SM Promo 65)
- Alolan Raichu (SM Promo 65; Jumbo)
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Crimson Invasion Theme Decks
The fourth main expansion of the Sun & Moon Series, Crimson Invasion, was released on November 3, 2017. Two Theme Decks were among the products made available for sale on this date: Destruction Fang, which focused on the Brutal Pokémon Hydreigon, and Clanging Thunder, which featured the Scaly Pokémon Kommo-o. Each 60-card deck included a set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, and Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Crimson Invasion Blisters
Two types of blister pack were released alongside the Crimson Invasion expansion on November 3, 2017: Single Pack and Three Pack Blisters. The Single Pack Blister came with either a Golisopod or Dhelmise SM Black Star Promo and a coin, while the Three Pack Blisters came with either a Decidueye or Lucario promotional card and a coin. All packs included a code card that would unlock a digital version of the relevant promotional card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Retailer images of the Single Pack Blisters featured a Palkia coin, whereas the actual products could include Manaphy or Deoxys coins. Similarly, retailer images of the Three Pack Blisters displayed a Dialga coin, whereas the actual release contained a Shaymin coin. Later shipments of the Three Pack Blisters contained a Zoroark coin.
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Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box
The Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box accompanied the release of the Crimson Invasion expansion on November 3, 2017. Each box contained eight Crimson Invasion booster packs, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of Special Condition markers, a GX marker, 65 card sleeves, four dividers, a Crimson Invasion Player's Guide, a stock of basic Energy cards, and a code card for the TCGO. The box and a number of the accessories feature the Synthetic Pokémon Silvally.
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Crimson Invasion Collector's Album
The Crimson Invasion Collector's Album was released on the same day as the Crimson Invasion expansion. The cover features the Ultra Beasts from the expansion in addition to Silvally. The album has 30 pages and came packaged with one Crimson Invasion booster pack.
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Crimson Invasion Portfolios
Ultra Pro released 4-pocket and 9-pocket portfolios on November 3, 2017, both of which utilize art from Crimson Invasion booster packs. The 4-pocket folders feature Silvally and Buzzwole, while the 9-pocket folders feature Guzzlord and Kartana. Both portfolios have 10 pages.
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Ultra Beasts GX Premium Collection—Pheromosa & Celesteela
The Crimson Invasion expansion introduced Ultra Beasts to the TCG. Of the seven introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon, four debuted in Crimson Invasion, while the remaining three were brought forward from the Ultra Prism expansion and debuted as promotional cards in separate products. One of these was the Ultra Beasts GX Premium Collection—Pheromosa & Celesteela, which accompanied the release of Crimson Invasion on November 3, 2017. Each collection included Pheromosa-GX and Celesteela-GX cards, a Jumbo version of Pheromosa-GX, eight Crimson Invasion booster packs, a playmat, a coin, and a TCGO code card.
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- Pheromosa-GX (SM Promo 66)
- Pheromosa-GX (SM Promo 66; Jumbo)
- Celesteela-GX (SM Promo 67)
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Ultra Beasts GX Premium Collection—Buzzwole & Xurkitree
The Ultra Beasts GX Premium Collection—Buzzwole & Xurkitree, also released on November 3, 2017, included a Xurkitree-GX card and a Buzzwole-GX card featuring different artwork to its Crimson Invasion counterpart. The collection also came with a Jumbo version of Buzzwole-GX, eight Crimson Invasion booster packs, a playmat, a coin, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Xurkitree-GX (SM Promo 68)
- Buzzwole-GX (SM Promo 69)
- Buzzwole-GX (SM Promo 69; Jumbo)
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Shining Legends Special Collection—Zoroark-GX
The Shining Legends Special Collection—Zoroark-GX was another item of Shining Legends merchandise, and was released on November 3, 2017 alongside the Crimson Invasion expansion. The collection included regular and Jumbo-sized copies of a promotional Full Art Zoroark-GX, a prerequisite Zorua promotional card, plus five Shining Legends booster packs, a Zoroark coin, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Zorua (SM Promo 83)
- Zoroark-GX (SM Promo 84)
- Zoroark-GX (SM Promo 84; Jumbo)
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Shining Legends Collector Chest
Numerous TCG products became available to purchase from November 17, 2017, among which was another item in the suite of Shining Legends merchandise—the Shining Legends Collector Chest. Each chest was packaged with three Holofoil promotional cards featuring Pikachu, Latias, and Latios, five Shining Legends booster packs, a Mew coin, a TCGO code card, and a number of miscellaneous accessories featuring Pikachu, Mewtwo, and other Shiny Pokémon: four pencils, a pair of sticker sheets, a notepad, and a mini card album.
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Shiny Silvally-GX Box
During the distribution period of a Shiny Silvally in multiple Western regions, which itself promoted the Crimson Invasion expansion, a Shiny Silvally-GX Box was made available from November 17, 2017. This box included a promotional reprint of Silvally-GX from Crimson Invasion featuring its Shiny form, both in normal and Jumbo sizes, as well as four booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon TCGO.
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- Silvally-GX (SM Promo 91)
- Silvally-GX (SM Promo 91; Jumbo)
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Silvally Figure Collection
Another boxed collection focusing on the Synthetic Pokémon Silvally was made for sale in North America and Canada on November 17, 2017—the Silvally Figure Collection. Each product included a sculpted Silvally figure, a Silvally promotional card, plus four booster packs and a code card for use in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Marshadow Figure Collection
The Marshadow Figure Collection was distributed alongside the Silvally collection in North America and Canada from November 17, 2017. It featured a sculpted figure of Marshadow in its Zenith form and an alternate-art Marshadow promotional card. It also included four booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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Silvally Box
The Silvally Box was released on November 17, 2017 for Western regions outside North America and Canada. This product included the same Silvally promotional card as its counterpart but substituted the figure for an oversized copy of Silvally-GX from Crimson Invasion. It also came with three booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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- Silvally (SM Promo 64)
- Silvally-GX (Crimson Invasion 90; Jumbo)
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Marshadow Box
In a similar fashion to the Silvally products, a Marshadow Box was released in European countries on November 17, 2017 in place of the Marshadow Figure Collection. It featured the same promotional Marshadow card plus a Jumbo version of Burning Shadows Marshadow-GX, three booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Marshadow (SM Promo 85)
- Marshadow-GX (Burning Shadows 80; Jumbo)
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2017 World Championships Decks
The 2017 World Championships Decks were also released on November 17, 2017 following the conclusion of the 2017 World Championships in August of the same year. Four decks were selected from top-placing individuals across the tournament's three age groups, each representing a different deck archetype. These included Masters Division champion Diego Cassiraga's Infinite Force, Masters Division runner-up Naoto Suzuki's Golisodor, Senior Division champion Zachary Bokhari's Ice Path FTW, and Junior Division semi-finalist Kabu Fukase's Samurai Sniper. Each 60-card deck came with a Worlds 2017-themed deck box, a booklet about the championships, and a 2017 World Championships pin. As with previous entries in the World Championships Decks product line, none of the cards were legal for use in official tournaments.
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November 2017 Pokémon Center accessories
Several TCG accessories were released on the online Pokémon Center store from November 22, 2017.
Rotom Dex merchandise: These items feature a vibrant design with different patterns along with the Rotom Pokédex in its two configurations.
- Rotom Dex Playmat
- Rotom Dex 1" D-Ring Binder
Vulpix & Alolan Vulpix merchandise: The items available in this line feature both forms of the Fox Pokémon Vulpix accompanied by patterns representing fire and ice.
- Vulpix & Alolan Vulpix Playmat
- Vulpix & Alolan Vulpix 1" D-Ring Binder
Triple Threat Collection: Items in this collection feature two-color depictions of Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon surrounded by ornate patterns that include silhouettes of their heads. Only one TCG item was released as part of the collection—a Triple Threat Playmat.
Kuttari Cutie merchandise: The Kuttari Cutie Playmat was the sole TCG item sold as part of the line of Pokémon Center plush toys. It is decorated with pastel-colored scenes and features more than two dozen sleepy, smiley Pokémon.
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Shining Legends Pin Collection—Zoroark
Another Shining Legends product was released on December 1, 2017: the Shining Legends Pin Collection—Zoroark. The Illusion Fox Pokémon Zoroark was depicted on a promotional card and a collectible pin. Each collection also came with three Shining Legends booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Crimson Invasion Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Crimson Invasion expansion were released at participating Dollar Tree stores in late December 2017. For one dollar, the packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, any other one card from the Crimson Invasion expansion, as well as an advertisement card. These cards featured a generic TCG advertisement on one side, with the other side promoting either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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Shining Legends Special Collection—Raichu-GX
The Shining Legends Special Collection—Raichu-GX was another item in the Shining Legends product group and became available to purchase from January 5, 2018. The collection included normal-sized and Jumbo-sized Full Art Pokémon-GX cards featuring Raichu, an exclusive Holofoil variant Pikachu, a Raichu coin, plus five Shining Legends booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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- Pikachu (Shining Legends 28; Water Web Holofoil)
- Raichu-GX (SM Promo 90)
- Raichu-GX (SM Promo 90; Jumbo)
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Guzzlord-GX Box
The Guzzlord-GX Box was released on January 5, 2018 and featured an alternate-art version of the Junkivore Pokémon originally included in the Japanese GX Battle Boost subset. The box included regular and Jumbo copies of Guzzlord-GX in addition to four booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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- Guzzlord-GX (Crimson Invasion 63a; Alternate art)
- Guzzlord-GX (Crimson Invasion 63a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
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Alolan Raichu Figure Collection
Originally intended to be released in October 2017, the Alolan Raichu Figure Collection was eventually released on January 15, 2018 in North America and Canada. It included an an Alolan Raichu SM Black Star promotional card, four booster packs, and a TCGO code card. Unlike its European equivalent, the Alolan Raichu Box, it also included a sculpted Alolan Raichu figure.
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- Alolan Raichu (SM Promo 65)
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Shining Legends Pin Collection—Marshadow
Another Marshadow-centric product was released on January 19, 2018, this time incorporated into the suite of Shining Legends products: Shining Legends Pin Collection—Marshadow. Each collection included an exclusive SM Black Star Promotional card and pin featuring the Mythical Gloomdweller Pokémon, three Shining Legends booster packs, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Ultra Prism Prerelease Kit
- Main article: Ultra Prism Prerelease Kit (TCG)
Ultra Prism Prerelease Kits were given to people participating in Prerelease Tournaments for the Ultra Prism expansion, which took place on the weekends of January 20–21 and 27-28, 2018. These tournaments were Limited format events that required players to use whatever cards they obtained from their kit and create a 40-card deck, though additional basic Energy cards were supplied by organizers to players that required them. Each kit contained four Ultra Prism booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack that, among supporting Pokémon and Trainer cards, included a special SM Black Star promotional card.
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- Wash Rotom (SM Promo 94)
- Lucario (SM Promo 95)
- Heatran (SM Promo 96)
- Gumshoos (SM Promo 97)
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Basic Energy Box
Basic Energy Boxes were first distributed to approved locations in the Prerelease Program in time for Ultra Prism Prereleases held between January 20 and 28, 2018. A single Basic Energy Box included 50 copies of each Sun & Moon Series basic Energy card for a total of 450 cards, plus a code card that would unlock the same quantities of Energy cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Tournament Organizers were to keep these on hand during events and loan Energy to players where necessary. Boxes subsequently became available in retail stores in early April 2018.
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Ultra Prism Theme Decks
February 2, 2018 marked the official release date of the Ultra Prism expansion and the start of the second year of the Sun & Moon Series. The entry-level merchandise associated with the expansion comprised two 60-card Theme Decks: Mach Strike and Imperial Command, which respectively centered on the Emperor Pokémon Empoleon and the Mach Pokémon Garchomp. Each deck included a set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, a card checklist, and a TCGO code card.
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Ultra Prism Blisters
Two pairs of blister packs were included in the range of Ultra Prism products released on February 2, 2018. Each featured Yellow A Alternate prints of cards from prior Sun & Moon Series expansions. Single Pack Blisters contained one Ultra Prism booster pack, a pink Cracked Ice Holofoil Palkia coin, and one of two cards: Alolan Sandshrew or Kirlia. Three Pack Blisters included three Ultra Prism booster packs, a blue Cracked Ice Holofoil Dialga coin, and either an Alolan Vulpix card or a Porygon-Z card.
Promotional cards:
- Alolan Sandshrew (Guardians Rising 19a; Alternate art)
- Kirlia (Burning Shadows 92a; Alternate art)
- Alolan Vulpix (Guardians Rising 21a; Alternate art)
- Porygon-Z (Burning Shadows 105a; Alternate art)
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Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Box
A pair of Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Boxes was released alongside the Ultra Prism expansion on February 2, 2018, which featured the fused forms of Necrozma that debuted in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Both designs included eight Ultra Prism booster packs, 65 sleeves and four dividers decorated with the relevant Necrozma form, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, an acrylic GX marker, quantities of basic Energy cards, an Ultra Prism Player's Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Ultra Prism Collector's Album
Also released on February 2, 2018 was the Ultra Prism Collector's Album. The album has 30 single-pocket pages and its cover features Necrozma's merged forms with Lunala and Solgaleo. Each album was packaged with one Ultra Prism booster pack.
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Ultra Prism Portfolios
The final items available from February 2, 2018 were 4-pocket and 9-pocket 10-page portfolios by Ultra Pro. The 4-pocket folders feature Giratina and Leafeon, while the 9-pocket folders feature the Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings forms of Necrozma. The same artwork was used on Ultra Prism booster packs.
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February 2018 Pokémon Center accessories
A variety of differently-decorated TCG accessories became available to purchase from the online Pokémon Center store on February 21, 2018.
Faces of Eevee merchandise: These items feature profiles of Eevee and its evolved forms superimposed on motifs referencing their method of evolution.
- Faces of Eevee Playmat
- Faces of Eevee 1" D-Ring Binder
Other playmat designs were released at the same time:
- The Litten's Playhouse Playmat features Litten and several other feline Pokémon interacting with yarn in an array of vignettes.
- The All-Time Favorites Line Art Playmat features outlines of many Pokémon from across the first seven generations.
- Celebrating the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from Johto, the Ho-Oh & Lugia Playmat prominently features the Rainbow Pokémon Ho-Oh and the Diving Pokémon Lugia in pop art-style artwork. Their respective core series cries of "Shaoooh!" and "Gyaaas!" are featured in separate panels, as is the Time Travel Pokémon Celebi and the Legendary beasts Raikou, Entei and Suicune.
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Shining Legends Figure Collection—Shiny Darkrai-GX
The final products associated with the special Shining Legends expansion were released in different regions on different dates. The Shining Legends Figure Collection—Shiny Darkrai-GX was available in North America and Canada from February 23, 2018 and featured the Shiny version of Darkrai as both a figure and a Pokémon-GX Yellow A Alternate card. Each collection was also packaged with four Shining Legends booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Shining Legends Collection—Shiny Darkrai-GX
The final Shining Legends product to be released in Europe was the Shining Legends Collection—Shiny Darkrai-GX. Available from March 9, 2018, this collection included largely the same items as its counterpart: a promotional card featuring Shiny Darkrai, four Shining Legends booster packs, and a TCGO code card. The Darkrai figurine was substituted in this collection for a Jumbo version of the enclosed Darkrai promotional card.
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- Darkrai-GX (Burning Shadows 88a; Alternate art)
- Darkrai-GX (Burning Shadows 88a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
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Lucario-GX Box
The Lucario-GX Box was released on March 9, 2018 and featured the Aura Pokémon Lucario as both a regular and Jumbo Pokémon-GX cards. The box also came with four booster packs and a code card to unlock it in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Lucario-GX (SM Promo 100)
- Lucario-GX (SM Promo 100; Jumbo)
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Necrozma Prism Tins
On March 16, 2018, a pair of Necrozma Prism Tins featuring the Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings forms of Necrozma was released. Each tin contained four booster packs, a promotional card of the showcased Pokémon with different artwork to its initial Ultra Prism print, and a code card for the TCGO. Each code would unlock an exclusive digital deck when used in-game—the Wings of Dawn deck could be obtained from the Dawn Wings Necrozma tin, while the Roar of Dusk deck could be obtained from the Dusk Mane Necrozma tin.
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- Dawn Wings Necrozma-GX (SM Promo 101)
- Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX (SM Promo 102)
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Spring 2018 Collector Chest
The Sun & Moon Series' third iteration of the Collector Chest product line, Spring 2018 Collector Chest was released on March 23, 2018. Featuring Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma, each chest contained three promotional cards, a collectible coin, five booster packs, four pencils, a notepad, two sticker sheets, a mini album, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Lycanroc (SM Promo 105)
- Dawn Wings Necrozma (SM Promo 106)
- Dusk Mane Necrozma (SM Promo 107)
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Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Deck Shields
The final entry in the Elite Trainer Deck Shield product line was a pair of Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Deck Shields. Released on March 23, 2018, each tin featured one of the fused forms of Necrozma and came packaged with two booster packs: one Ultra Prism and one Crimson Invasion. Unlike previous deck shields, these ones did not include any Energy cards.
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Legends of Johto GX Premium Collection
To coincide with the distribution of Raikou and Entei as part of the yearlong celebration of Legendary Pokémon, the Legends of Johto GX Premium Collection was released in North America and Canada on April 6, 2018. Legendary beasts Raikou and Entei were included as promotional Pokémon-GX cards, while Suicune was represented by a pin and a coin. The trio were also featured together on an exclusive Jumbo unnumbered promotional card that took inspiration from an Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos card released in 2000. Each collection was also packaged with six booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Entei-GX (Shining Legends 10a)
- Raikou-GX (SM Black Star Promos 121)
- Raikou, Entei & Suicune (Miscellaneous Promo; Jumbo)
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Legends of Johto GX Collection
For unknown reasons, the Legends of Johto GX Premium Collection was substituted in European countries with the Legends of Johto GX Collection. This version included the same Raikou-GX and Entei-GX promotional cards, as well as the same Raikou, Entei & Suicune Jumbo card, but lacked the Suicune coin and pin. The collection also included five booster packs and a TCGO code card.
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- Entei-GX (Shining Legends 10a)
- Raikou-GX (SM Black Star Promos 121)
- Raikou, Entei & Suicune (Miscellaneous Promo; Jumbo)
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Ultra Pro Snorlax accessories
Ultra Pro launched a range of accessories in April 2018 featuring the Sleeping Pokémon Snorlax.
Deck box: The Snorlax Full View Deck Box has a full flap cover and can hold 82 cards in deck protector sleeves. Each box also comes with a card divider.
Playmat: The Snorlax Playmat provides a surface for one player. It has a fabric top to prevent damage to cards and a rubber backing to prevent shifting during use.
Sleeves: Each pack of Snorlax Sleeves includes 65 card sleeves.
Binders: Four types of binder were available to cater for different collection needs.
- Snorlax 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Snorlax 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Snorlax 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Snorlax 2" Album
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Ultra Prism Mini Packs
Three-card Mini Packs for the Ultra Prism expansion were available exclusively at Dollar Tree stores from mid-April 2018. Sold at a price point of one dollar, packs included one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Ultra Prism 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.
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Forbidden Light Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Forbidden Light Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Prerelease Kits were rebranded as Build & Battle Boxes starting with merchandise associated with the Forbidden Light expansion as part of a change to their distribution method. Forbidden Light Build & Battle Boxes were still available first at Prerelease events, which took place on the weekends of April 21–22 and 28-29, 2018, but were also later made available to purchase as a normal retail item from June 15, allowing audiences unable or unwilling to attend the events a chance to obtain them. Each box came with a 23-card Evolution pack, which included one of four alternate-art SM Black Star Promos, as well as four Forbidden Light booster packs, and a deck-building tip sheet.
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Forbidden Light Theme Decks
Tropical Takedown and Twilight Rogue were the two Theme Decks released alongside the Forbidden Light expansion, which officially became available to purchase on May 4, 2018. Tropical Takedown featured numerous Alolan Pokémon and had Alolan Exeggutor as its lead, while Twilight Rogue was built around Fighting and Psychic-type Pokémon and had Dusk Form Lycanroc as its primary attacker. Each 60-card deck included an exclusive Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, in addition to damage counters, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a card checklist, a deck box, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Forbidden Light Blisters
With the release of the Forbidden Light expansion on May 4, 2018 came two different pairs of blister packs. Single Pack Blisters were packaged with one Forbidden Light booster pack, either an Exeggcute or Rockruff SM Black Star Promo, and a red Mirror Holofoil Yveltal coin. Three Pack Blisters included two Forbidden Light booster packs, one Burning Shadows booster pack, either a Garbodor or Regigigas Yellow A Alternate card, plus a blue Mirror Holofoil Xerneas coin. All packs also included a code card that would unlock a digital version of the enclosed promotional card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Exeggcute (SM Promo 119)
- Rockruff (SM Promo 120)
- Garbodor (Guardians Rising 51a; Alternate art)
- Regigigas (Crimson Invasion 84a; Alternate art)
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Forbidden Light Elite Trainer Box
The Forbidden Light Elite Trainer Box was also released alongside the expansion on May 4, 2018. The box and a number of its contents are emblazoned with an Ultra Necrozma design, one of the expansion's focal Pokémon and a plot-centric opponent in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Each one included eight Forbidden Light booster packs, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of Special Condition markers, a GX marker, 65 card sleeves, four organizational dividers, a Forbidden Light Player's Guide, a stock of basic Energy cards, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Forbidden Light Launch Display
After an apparent two-set absence, Launch Displays were once again added to the line of merchandise available for the Forbidden Light expansion. Each Forbidden Light Launch Display contained four copies of each Theme Deck (Tropical Takedown and Twilight Rogue) as per previous iterations, but included a reduced quantity of 36 booster packs (compared to the previous 72) and lacked the promotional cards and deck boxes.
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Forbidden Light Collector's Album
Also released on May 4, 2018 was the Forbidden Light Collector's Album. Each album can store up to 60 cards double-loaded and feature the Ultra form of Necrozma on its front cover and Complete Forme Zygarde on its back. Each album was packaged with a single Forbidden Light booster pack.
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Forbidden Light Portfolios
Two Ultra Pro portfolios were released together with the Forbidden Light expansion on May 4, 2018. Both have ten pages to store cards, with one portfolio having 4-pocket pages and the other having 9-pocket pages. The 4-pocket portfolio features Naganadel and Greninja, while the 9-pocket portfolio features Ultra Necrozma and Complete Forme Zygarde.
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Dusk Mane Necrozma Premium Collection
Two Premium Collections focusing on the amalgamated forms of Necrozma complemented the Forbidden Light-branded merchandise available from May 4, 2018. The Dusk Mane Necrozma Premium Collection contained a figure and pin of the eponymous Pokémon, promotional cards featuring Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma, a Jumbo version of Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX from Ultra Prism expansion, five booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Dawn Wings Necrozma (SM Promo 123)
- Dusk Mane Necrozma (SM Promo 124)
- Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX (Ultra Prism 90; Jumbo)
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Dawn Wings Necrozma Premium Collection
The companion product to the Dusk Mane Necrozma Premium Collection was the Dawn Wings Necrozma Premium Collection. It featured the same two SM Black Star Promos, a Jumbo version of Ultra Prism Dawn Wings Necrozma-GX, a figure and pin of the featured Necrozma form, five booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Dawn Wings Necrozma (SM Promo 123)
- Dusk Mane Necrozma (SM Promo 124)
- Dawn Wings Necrozma-GX (Ultra Prism 63; Jumbo)
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Dusk Mane Necrozma Box
In Europe, due to safety concerns regarding the figures, the Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma Premium Collections were substituted for similar products. These boxes, one of which was the Dusk Mane Necrozma Box, only included a SM Black Star Promo of the titular Necrozma form as opposed to both, featured no pin, and were packaged with three booster packs instead of five. The TCGO code card similarly only unlocked a digital version of the enclosed promotional card; however, the boxes retained the respective Jumbo Pokémon-GX card.
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- Dusk Mane Necrozma (SM Promo 124)
- Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX (Ultra Prism 90; Jumbo)
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Dawn Wings Necrozma Box
Like its counterpart, the Dawn Wings Necrozma Box replaced the Dawn Wings Necrozma Premium Collection in Europe. It contained a Dawn Wings Necrozma SM Black Star Promo, a Dawn Wings Necrozma-GX Jumbo card, three booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Forbidden Light Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Forbidden Light expansion, sold exclusively at Dollar Tree stores, were available in late May 2018. Each pack included one Common, one Uncommon, any other one card from the Forbidden Light expansion, and a promotional advertisement. These advertisements promoted the TCG 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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Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Alolan Sandslash & Alolan Ninetales
The second iteration of Trainer Kit for the Sun & Moon series was released on June 1, 2018. It contains the standard items of a Trainer Kit: two Half Decks based around the featured Pokémon, damage counters, status markers, a playmat, a coin, two booklets to guide the players through a game, and a TCGO code card. Unlike the previous installment, the titular Pokémon were SM Black Star Promos instead of being part of a numbered set unique to the kit.
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- Alolan Sandslash (SM Promo 127)
- Alolan Ninetales (SM Promo 128)
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Shiny Zygarde-GX Box
Also released June 1, 2018 was the Shiny Zygarde-GX Box, which coincided with the Shiny Zygarde distribution as part of the yearlong celebration of Legendary Pokémon. It contained a Zygarde-GX promo both in regular and Jumbo sizes, four booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Zygarde-GX (SM Promo 122)
- Zygarde-GX (SM Promo 122; Jumbo)
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June 2018 Pokémon Center accessories
The online Pokémon Center released another two TCG-related items in June 2018.
The Pokémon Pop Collection was launched on June 6, 2018, which comprised clothing, bags, mugs, pin packs, and a sole TCG accessory—a Pokémon Pop 1" D-Ring Binder. The artwork was created for a Japanese merchandise campaign of the same name that began on April 29, 2017 and features stylized Pokémon with large eyes.
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A Legendary Year Playmat became available through the store from June 20, 2018. It was based on the yearlong celebration of Legendary Pokémon and features those distributed throughout 2018.
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Forces of Nature GX Premium Collection
To coincide with the distribution of Tornadus and Thundurus as part of the yearlong Legendary Pokémon distributions, a box featuring the forces of nature was released on July 6, 2018. Thundurus and Tornadus were featured as Pokémon-GX promotional cards, while Landorus was featured as a pin and a coin. The trio was featured together on a Jumbo unnumbered promotional card as well, continuing the revisited concept from an earlier Premium Collection. Each box also came with six booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Thundurus-GX (SM Promo 133)
- Tornadus-GX (SM Promo 134)
- Tornadus, Thundurus & Landorus (Miscellaneous Promo; Jumbo)
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Celestial Storm Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Celestial Storm Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Approved locations in the Prerelease Program held Prerelease Tournaments for the Celestial Storm expansion on the weekends of July 21–22 and 28-29, 2018. Participants of these events were given a Celestial Storm Build & Battle Box upon entry, which contained a deck-building tip sheet, four Celestial Storm booster packs, and an Evolution pack with varying selections of cards—including an exclusive Prerelease promotional card. Participants were then challenged to construct a 40-card deck to use throughout the tournament. The boxes were later available to purchase regularly from August 17, 2018.
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- Kyogre (SM Promo 129)
- Manectric (SM Promo 130)
- Celesteela (SM Promo 131)
- Delcatty (SM Promo 132)
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Ultra Pro Ultra Ball accessories
A second wave of Poké Ball-themed products was released by Ultra Pro on July 31, 2018. This wave of items featured an Ultra Ball design.
Deck box: Each Ultra Ball Full View Deck Box is designed to hold up to 80 cards in sleeves and comes with a card divider to aid organization.
Playmat: Each Ultra Ball Playmat provides a surface for a single player to set their cards.
Sleeves: Each pack of Ultra Ball Sleeves contains 65 card sleeves.
Binders: Binders capable of storing different amounts of cards were released during this wave.
- Ultra Ball 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Ultra Ball 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Ultra Ball 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Ultra Ball 2" Album
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Celestial Storm Theme Decks
The Celestial Storm expansion was made available for general sale on August 3, 2018. Accompanying the seventh main entry of the Sun & Moon Series were two 60-card Theme Decks: Leaf Charge and Hydro Fury, which respectively featured Sceptile and Swampert. Each deck was packaged with a set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, and a code card for use in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Celestial Storm Blisters
A variety of blister packs were released alongside the Celestial Storm expansion on August 3, 2018. Three Pack Blisters included two Celestial Storm booster packs, one Guardians Rising booster pack, either a Shiny Tapu Koko Yellow A Alternate promo or a Tapu Lele SM Black Star Promo, a TCGO code card, and a Kyogre coin. Single Pack Blisters contained one Celestial Storm booster pack, either a Tapu Bulu or Tapu Fini SM Black Star Promo, a TCGO code card, and a Groudon coin.
Two Pack Blisters, which included Cosmos Holofoil variants of the legendary giants from Crimson Invasion, were released on the same day. These blisters came packaged with Celestial Storm and BREAKthrough booster packs in addition to a reissued Rowlet coin.
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- Tapu Bulu (SM Promo 61)
- Tapu Fini (SM Promo 92)
- Tapu Koko (SM Promo 30a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Lele (SM Promo 45)
- Regice (Crimson Invasion 28; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Regirock (Crimson Invasion 53; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Registeel (Crimson Invasion 68; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Celestial Storm Elite Trainer Box
Released in tandem with the Celestial Storm expansion on August 3, 2018 was the Celestial Storm Elite Trainer Box. It features the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza and included eight Celestial Storm booster packs, 65 card sleeves, four dividers, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of Special Condition markers, a GX marker, a Celestial Storm Player's Guide, a stock of basic Energy cards, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Celestial Storm Portfolios
Ultra Pro released a pair of portfolios on August 3, 2018 to complement the Celestial Storm expansion. The 4-pocket folders utilize the Jirachi and Stakataka Celestial Storm booster pack artwork on their covers, while the 9-pocket folders similarly feature Blaziken and Rayquaza. Both portfolios contain 10 fixed pages.
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August 2018 Pokémon Center accessories
Four playmats were released on the online Pokémon Center on August 3, 2018. Two of them were additions to the ongoing Ditto As Collection and feature Ditto disguised as various Pokémon. The Power Line Pokémon Playmat features Pikachu and the electric rodents, while the Faceted Vaporeon, Jolteon & Flareon Playmat features wireframes of the heads of the Generation I Eeveelutions.
Another playmat accompanied the range of Boss Costume Pikachu merchandise upon its Pokémon Center launch on August 15, 2018. This playmat features various Pikachu dressed up as villainous team leaders from the core series games. The artwork, illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma,[1] originated from products released as part of the Japanese Team Rainbow Rocket's Ambition campaign in January 2018.
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Figure Two Pack Blisters
Blister packs containing sculpted figures available in prior boxed collections began to appear in Walmart stores from mid-August 2018. Three varieties were available: one contained a Silvally figure, first released in the Silvally Figure Collection; one contained a Marshadow figure, first released in the Marshadow Figure Collection; another contained an Alolan Raichu figure, which was originally released in the Alolan Raichu Figure Collection. Each blister was packaged with a Guardians Rising booster pack and a Celestial Storm booster pack.
Another trio of Two Pack Blisters was seen in Walmart stores beginning mid-December 2018. Possible varieties included a Shiny Darkrai figure, first released in the Shining Legends Figure Collection—Shiny Darkrai-GX, as well as figures depicting Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma, which were originally released in the Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma Premium Collections, respectively. Each of these blisters also included a Burning Shadows booster pack and a Lost Thunder booster pack.
Thundurus-GX Box
The primary contents of the Forces of Nature GX Premium Collection were split into two separate promotional boxes for Western regions outside North America and Canada. One of these was the Thundurus-GX Box, which saw general release on August 24, 2018. Each box included a Thundurus-GX card, a Jumbo card featuring the forces of nature, four booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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Tornadus-GX Box
The Tornadus-GX Box was available alongside the Thundurus-GX Box from August 24, 2018 in European countries. Each box included a Tornadus-GX promotional card, an oversized Tornadus, Thundurus & Landorus promotional card, four booster packs, and a code card that could be scanned to redeem content in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Decidueye-GX Challenge Box
A third set of Challenge Boxes were released on August 29, 2018 that focused on the final evolutions of the Alola first partner Pokémon. One of these was the Decidueye-GX Challenge Box, which contained a copy of the Forest Shadow Theme Deck from Sun & Moon, regular and Jumbo-sized copies of Sun & Moon Decidueye-GX, two Sun & Moon booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
Promotional cards:
- Decidueye-GX (Sun & Moon 12)
- Decidueye-GX (Sun & Moon 12; Jumbo)
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Incineroar-GX Challenge Box
The Incineroar-GX Challenge Box, also released August 29, 2018, included regular and Jumbo copies of Incineroar-GX from Sun & Moon, a copy of the Incineroar-centric Roaring Heat Theme Deck, two Sun & Moon boosters packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Incineroar-GX (Sun & Moon 27)
- Incineroar-GX (Sun & Moon 27; Jumbo)
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Primarina-GX Challenge Box
Among the three Challenge Boxes available to purchase from August 29, 2018 was the Primarina-GX Challenge Box. Each box was packaged with a copy of the Bright Tide Theme Deck, two Sun & Moon booster packs, two copies of Sun & Moon Primarina-GX (one regular sized and one Jumbo-sized), and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Primarina-GX (Sun & Moon 42)
- Primarina-GX (Sun & Moon 42; Jumbo)
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September 2018 Pokémon Center accessories
Three themed collections were made available through the Pokémon Center website in the run-up to Halloween, each offering a wide variety of seasonal Pokémon items. Two of these incorporated TCG accessories into their lines:
Pumpkin Pikachu Halloween merchandise: A single-player playmat and a pack of 65 card sleeves made up the TCG items available in the Pumpkin Pikachu Halloween Collection, which feature Pikachu emerging from a pumpkin surrounded by various candies and silhouettes of Zubat. This collection was released on September 5, 2018.
- Pumpkin Pikachu Halloween Playmat
- Pumpkin Pikachu Halloween Sleeves
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Eerie Delights merchandise: The Eerie Delights Collection features two teams of Pokémon—Pikachu, Sylveon, and friends have donned fancy outfits and, as members of Team Treat, are enjoying the candy-filled side of Halloween with a banquet of delectable delights. Meanwhile, Gengar, Mimikyu, and members of Team Trick are outside scaring up great fun in eerie disguises. This line was added on September 18, 2018 and is based on a Japanese Halloween merchandise campaign that began on Setpember 8 of the same year.
- Eerie Delights Trick Playmat
- Eerie Delights Treat Playmat
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Battle Arena Decks—Mega Charizard X vs. Mega Blastoise
The Battle Arena Decks—Mega Charizard X vs. Mega Blastoise was the fifth entry in the Battle Arena Deck product line. The two decks were released as separate items for the first time and could be purchased from September 7, 2018. The Battle Arena Deck—Mega Charizard X is built around Charizard-EX and M Charizard-EX from Flashfire and is accompanied by numerous Fire-type Pokémon. The majority of Pokémon in the Battle Arena Deck—Mega Blastoise are Water types and feature Blastoise-EX and M Blastoise-EX from XY. The two decks included several useful Trainer cards from earlier Series, among which were Yellow A Alternate prints of Professor's Letter and Delinquent. These prints were intended to be part of the Battle Arena Decks: Landorus vs. Genesect prior to its cancelation. Each deck also came with a coin, damage counters, a deck box, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a Quick Guide, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Dragon Majesty Pin Collection—Latias
The first wave of products to carry booster packs for the special Dragon Majesty expansion was released on September 7, 2018. This wave comprised two pin collections, one of which was the Dragon Majesty Pin Collection—Latias. The collection included a SM Black Star Promo card and an enamel pin depicting Latias, plus three Dragon Majesty booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Dragon Majesty Pin Collection—Latios
The other pin collection released September 7, 2018 was the Dragon Majesty Pin Collection—Latios, which featured the Eon Pokémon Latios. Each collection included a Latios pin, a Latios promotional card, three Dragon Majesty booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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Celestial Storm Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Celestial Storm expansion began to appear in Dollar Tree stores from mid-September 2018. These packs, which retailed for $1, contained one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Celestial Storm expansion. Packs also included an advertisement card that came in four varieties, promoting either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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2018 Pokémon Tin 3-Pack
Costco warehouses began selling officially repackaged products in September 2018 as part of a distribution partnership. Three different bundles were available, each of which contained three tins from older series. One assortment included a Xerneas Shiny Kalos Tin, a Volcanion Battle Heart Tin, and a Gyarados Triple Power Tin. Another included a Machamp Triple Power Tin, a Yveltal Shiny Kalos Tin, and a Magearna Battle Heart Tin. The third included a Pikachu Battle Heart Tin, a Mewtwo Triple Power Tin, and a Zygarde Shiny Kalos Tin.
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Dragon Majesty Elite Trainer Box
As with previous Elite Trainer Boxes associated with special expansions, the Dragon Majesty Elite Trainer Box was sold at a higher price point than ones released alongside regular expansions, warranted by the inclusion of additional items. Each box features a Naganadel design and was enclosed with an exclusive Naganadel-GX promotional card, a code card to unlock Naganadel-GX in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, ten Dragon Majesty booster packs, a stock of basic Energy cards, 65 card sleeves, four card dividers, two Special Condition markers, a GX marker, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, and a Dragon Majesty Player's Guide. The Elite Trainer Box constituted the second wave of Dragon Majesty merchandise and was available from September 21, 2018.
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- Naganadel-GX (SM Promo 125)
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Evolution Celebration Tins
The Evolution Celebration Tins were released on September 21, 2018 and featured three of the Eeveelutions as Pokémon-GX: Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon. Leafeon-GX and Glaceon-GX were SM Black Star Promos, while Sylveon-GX was a Yellow A Alternate card. Each tin came with four booster packs, and a code card that could be used to unlock a digital 60-card deck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The code from the Leafeon tin made the Green Wonder deck available to play, the code from the Glaceon tin unlocked the Snowy Gaze deck, and the code from the Sylveon tin allowed the Fairy Power deck to be played.
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- Leafeon-GX (SM Promo 146)
- Glaceon-GX (SM Promo 147)
- Sylveon-GX (Guardians Rising 92a; Alternate art)
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Solgaleo-GX Box
The game mascots of Pokémon Sun and Moon, Solgaleo and Lunala, were once again featured on a pair of boxed products. One of these was the Solgaleo-GX Box and was available starting October 5, 2018 from participating retailers. Each box included a regular and Jumbo-sized Solgaleo-GX promotional card, four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Solgaleo-GX (SM Promo 104)
- Solgaleo-GX (SM Promo 104; Jumbo)
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Lunala-GX Box
The other product released on October 5, 2018 was the Lunala-GX Box. It came with a SM Black Star Promotional Lunala-GX in both normal and Jumbo sizes, a selection of four booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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October 2018 Pokémon Center accessories
Numerous merchandise lines were made available for purchase throughout October 2018 on the Pokémon Center online store.
Espeon & Umbreon Starry Constellations Collection: This collection was released on October 10, 2018 and, along with other items, included two TCG accessories. They feature outlines of Espeon and Umbreon underneath asterism-like patterns.
- Espeon & Umbreon Starry Constellations Playmat
- Espeon & Umbreon Starry Constellations Sleeves
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Legendary Mewtwo Collection: Available from October 3, 2018, these products feature the Genetic Pokémon Mewtwo accompanied with circular motifs resembling Master Balls containing outlines of various other Legendary Pokémon. A Legendary Mewtwo Playmat bearing the same design was added to the items of apparel on October 24.
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Mimikyu Day by Day Collection: Also released on October 24, 2018 was a set of items featuring Mimikyu vignettes, which included four TCG-related accessories. The designs were first used on items created for the Japanese Everyday Mimikyu campaign that began on February 10, 2018.
- Mimikyu Day by Day Deck Box
- Mimikyu Day by Day Playmat
- Mimikyu Day by Day Sleeves
- Mimikyu Day by Day 1" D-Ring Binder
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Poké Ball Pattern merchandise: Each of these TCG items feature various Poké Ball designs accented with colored halftone dot patterns and were released on October 24, 2018.
- Poké Ball Pattern Deck Box
- Poké Ball Pattern Playmat
- Poké Ball Pattern Sleeves
- Poké Ball Pattern 1" D-Ring Binder
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Eevee Capes merchandise: Another set of deck boxes, playmats, sleeves, and binders were released on October 24, 2018 featuring Eevee donned in costumes resembling its eight evolutions. The artwork similarly originated from a Japanese product line released in October 2017.
- Eevee Capes Deck Box
- Eevee Capes Playmat
- Eevee Capes Sleeves
- Eevee Capes 1" D-Ring Binder
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Alolan Exeggutor merchandise: Items featuring the Alolan form of the Coconut Pokémon Exeggutor complete with a weather-worn tropical-themed background were among the accessories released on October 24, 2018. These comprised:
- Alolan Exeggutor Playmat
- Alolan Exeggutor Sleeves
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Mini Collections
Sold exclusively at Walgreens stores from October 2018 were two Mini Collections containing items available in prior products. One of these was the Togedemaru Mini Collection, which included a Togedemaru SM Black Star Promotional card, a mini card album, two booster packs, and one of four random coins. All items except the coin were previously available in the Sun & Moon Collector's Album 2-Pack Blister. The other product was the Legendary Trio Mini Collection, which included Cosmos Holofoil reprints of the Legendary beasts Entei, Raikou, and Suicune from later XY Series expansions, two booster packs, and two random coins from a selection of four in these products. These variant cards were previously available in the Guardians Rising Two Pack Blister. Both Mini Collections included TCGO code cards and booster pack selections typically comprised one from Steam Siege and one from either Sun & Moon or Guardians Rising.
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- Togedemaru (SM Promo 44)
- Entei (Ancient Origins 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Raikou (BREAKthrough 55; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Suicune (BREAKpoint 30; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Dragon Majesty Super-Premium Collection
The third iteration of the Super-Premium Collection, the Dragon Majesty Super-Premium Collection, was released on October 19, 2018 as part of the third wave of Dragon Majesty merchandise. The box design continued the trend established with the previous entry in the product line by featuring a Great Ball façade. Each collection included Kingdra-GX and Dragonite-GX Rainbow Rare promotional cards, a sculpted figure of Dragonite, ten Dragon Majesty booster packs, three collector's boxes featuring Dragonite, Salamence, and Reshiram, a Dragon Majesty playmat, a retrospective Dragons Then & Now booklet, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Kingdra-GX (SM Promo 155)
- Dragonite-GX (SM Promo 156)
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Dragon Majesty Premium Powers Collection
In Europe, the Dragon Majesty Super-Premium Collection was replaced with the Dragon Majesty Premium Powers Collection due to safety concerns with the promotional figurine. It contained the same Kingdra-GX and Dragonite-GX Rainbow Rare promotional cards as its counterpart and substituted the figure for a Jumbo version of the Dragonite-GX card. The collection also lacked the collector's boxes and booklet, but still included eight Dragon Majesty booster packs, a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and a Dragon Majesty poster.
Promotional cards:
- Kingdra-GX (SM Promo 155)
- Dragonite-GX (SM Promo 156)
- Dragonite-GX (SM Promo 156; Jumbo)
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Lost Thunder Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Lost Thunder Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Locations in the Prerelease Program were eligible to host Prerelease Tournaments for the Lost Thunder expansion on the two weekends leading up to its official release: October 20–21 and 27-28, 2018. People taking part in the tournament were given Lost Thunder Build & Battle Boxes and any additional basic Energy cards required to assemble a 40-card deck. Each Build & Battle Box came with four Lost Thunder booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack that included one of four possible SM Black Star promotional cards. The boxes were available to purchase from November 16, 2018.
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Dragon Majesty Legends of Unova GX Premium Collection
Coinciding with the distribution of Reshiram and Zekrom as part of the 2018 Legendary Pokémon Celebration, a box featuring the Tao trio was released on October 26. Reshiram and Zekrom were featured as Pokémon-GX promotional cards; Kyurem was featured on a collectible pin and a coin. Similarly to the two preceding GX Premium Collections released in 2018, the collective trio was featured on a Jumbo promotional card. Each box was also packaged with six booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Reshiram-GX (SM Promo 137)
- Zekrom-GX (SM Promo 138)
- Reshiram, Zekrom & Kyurem (Miscellaneous Promo; Jumbo)
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Dragon Majesty Legends of Unova GX Collection
The Dragon Majesty Legends of Unova GX Premium Collection was replaced by an equivalent box outside North America and Canada. The Dragon Majesty Legends of Unova GX Collection was released as part of the fourth wave of Dragon Majesty merchandise on October 26, 2018 and featured Reshiram and Zekrom Pokémon-GX promotional cards. Kyurem was featured as part of the trio on a Jumbo unnumbered promotional card. Each collection also came with five booster packs and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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- Reshiram-GX (SM Promo 137)
- Zekrom-GX (SM Promo 138)
- Reshiram, Zekrom & Kyurem (Miscellaneous Promo; Jumbo)
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Dragon Majesty Figure Collection—Ultra Necrozma-GX
The Dragon Majesty Figure Collection—Ultra Necrozma-GX was among the Dragon Majesty-branded collections available from October 26, 2018. Each one included an Ultra Necrozma-GX SM Black Star Promo, a sculpted Ultra Necrozma figure, four Dragon Majesty booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Ultra Necrozma-GX (SM Promo 126)
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Dragon Majesty Collection—Ultra Necrozma-GX
Like several Figure Collections before it, the Dragon Majesty Figure Collection—Ultra Necrozma-GX was replaced by an equivalent box in European markets. The Dragon Majesty Collection—Ultra Necrozma-GX was released on October 26, 2018 and came packaged with a regular and Jumbo-sized Ultra Necrozma-GX promotional card, four Dragon Majesty boosters packs, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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- Ultra Necrozma-GX (SM Promo 126)
- Ultra Necrozma-GX (SM Promo 126; Jumbo)
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Lost Thunder Theme Decks
The Blazing Volcano and Storm Caller Theme Decks were released on November 2, 2018 alongside the eighth Sun & Moon Series expansion, Lost Thunder. Blazing Volcano focused on Entei, along with supporting Fire and Grass-type Pokémon, while Storm Caller comprised mostly Lightning-type Pokémon, with focus on Raikou. Each 60-card deck included a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, a set of counters and markers, a coin, and a TCGO code card.
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Lost Thunder Blisters
Two kinds of blister pack were released concurrently with the Lost Thunder expansion on November 2, 2018: Single Pack Blisters and Three Pack Blisters. Single Pack Blisters came with either a Rowlet or Salandit SM Black Star Promo, a TCGO code card, and a coin. Three Pack Blisters included either an Alolan Exeggutor or Altaria Yellow A Alternate card, a TCGO code card, and a coin.
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- Rowlet (SM Promo 153)
- Salandit (SM Promo 154)
- Alolan Exeggutor (Forbidden Light 2a; Alternate art)
- Altaria (Dragon Majesty 40a; Alternate art)
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Lost Thunder Elite Trainer Box
Featuring the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora, the Lost Thunder Elite Trainer Box was released on November 2, 2018 alongside the Lost Thunder expansion. It contained eight Lost Thunder booster packs, a set of damage counter and coin-flip dice, a set of acrylic Burn, Poison, and GX markers, 65 Zeraora sleeves, four Zeraora card dividers, a stock of basic Energy cards, a Lost Thunder Player's Guide, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Lost Thunder Launch Display
Accompanying the Lost Thunder expansion on November 2, 2018 was the Lost Thunder Launch Display. Each one contained 36 Lost Thunder booster packs, four copies of the Blazing Volcano Theme Deck, four copies of the Storm Caller Theme Deck, and a set of ten snap bracelets with a Poké Ball design, a new addition to the product line.
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Lost Thunder Collector's Album
Also released on November 2, 2018 was the Lost Thunder Collector's Album. Each album has 30 single-pocket pages and features Lugia and Zeraora on the front and Celebi and Blacephalon on the back. It also came with one Lost Thunder booster pack.
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Lost Thunder Portfolios
Two Ultra Pro card portfolios were released in time with the Lost Thunder expansion on November 2, 2018. Four-pocket portfolios can display up to 80 double-loaded cards and feature Zeraora and Blacephalon on their covers; 9-pocket portfolios can display up to 180 double-loaded cards and feature Lugia and Celebi.
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Island Guardians GX Premium Collection
The Island Guardians GX Premium Collection was also released on November 2, 2018, featuring two of the four Island Guardians of Alola. It came with Yellow A Alternate Tapu Lele-GX and Tapu Fini-GX cards, a Jumbo version of the Tapu Lele-GX, eight booster packs, a Tapu Lele coin, a playmat featuring all four Island Guardians, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Tapu Lele-GX (Guardians Rising 60a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Fini-GX (Burning Shadows 39a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Lele-GX (Guardians Rising 60a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
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Island Guardians GX Premium Pin Collection
The Island Guardians GX Premium Pin Collection was released November 2, 2018 as an exclusive to Walmart stores in North America. This product was similar to the Island Guardians GX Premium Collection, substituting the playmat for four pins featuring each of the Island Guardians. It also featured a Tapu Fini coin and Jumbo card instead of Tapu Lele.
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- Tapu Lele-GX (Guardians Rising 60a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Fini-GX (Burning Shadows 39a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Fini-GX (Burning Shadows 39a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
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Island Guardians GX Collection
Variations of the Island Guardians GX Premium Collection released in North America and most European countries in early November were sold in Brazilian and Italian markets as the Island Guardians GX Collection. Like their premium counterparts, both collections included a Black Star promotional Tapu Lele-GX and Tapu Fini-GX, a Jumbo version of Tapu Lele-GX, and a code card for the TCGO. However, both collections had different packaging, included different quantities of booster packs, and lacked the playmat and coin. The Coleção Guardiões das Ilhas GX, sold in Brazil, was available from October 5, 2018 and included six booster packs. The Italian Collezione Protettori delle Isole GX, available from November 2, 2018, came with five booster packs.
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- Tapu Lele-GX (Guardians Rising 60a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Fini-GX (Burning Shadows 39a; Alternate art)
- Tapu Lele-GX (Guardians Rising 60a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
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Pikachu & Eevee Poké Ball Collection
The Pikachu & Eevee Poké Ball Collection was released on November 2, 2018, two weeks prior to the release of the Nintendo Switch core series games, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It came with a Yellow A Alternate Eevee (from Sun & Moon) and a SM Black Star Promo Pikachu, a figure of Eevee and Pikachu playing together, five booster packs, a Poké Ball to hold a stack of cards, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Eevee (Sun & Moon 101a; Alternate art)
- Pikachu (SM Promo 157)
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Poké Ball Tins Series 1
Poké Ball Tins were a new type of product introduced to promote Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! on November 16, 2018. Two designs were available at this time; one resembling a standard Poké Ball, the other a Quick Ball. Each tin comprises two hemispheres secured together with a plastic connector; the lower hemispheres have flattened undersides to prevent the tin from rolling. The underside also bears a production code—all tins in this series have the code "G18". A single display contained five standard Poké Ball Tins and one Quick Ball Tin, although this ratio had no bearing on its contents, which consisted of a collectible coin and three booster packs (typically one BREAKthrough, one Burning Shadows, and one Crimson Invasion).
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Fall 2018 Collector Chest
The Sun & Moon Series' fourth iteration of the Collector Chest product line, the Fall 2018 Collector Chest, was released on November 16, 2018, alongside the release of the Nintendo Switch core series games, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Featuring Pikachu and Eevee, each case contained five booster packs, a notepad, four pencils, two sheets of stickers, a mini album, a coin, three promotional cards, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Dragon Majesty Special Collection—Salamence-GX
The fifth and final wave of Dragon Majesty-related products was also released on November 16, 2018. This wave comprised two Special Collection boxes, one of which was the Dragon Majesty Special Collection—Salamence-GX. Each collection came with Salamence and Salamence-GX promotional cards, as well as a Jumbo version of Salamence-GX. Five Dragon Majesty booster packs, a Salamence coin, and a TCGO code card were also included.
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- Salamence-GX (SM Promo 139)
- Salamence (SM Promo 140)
- Salamence-GX (SM Promo 139; Jumbo)
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Dragon Majesty Special Collection—White Kyurem-GX
The Dragon Majesty Special Collection—White Kyurem-GX was released alongside Salamence-centric collection on November 16, 2018. Similar to its counterpart, it came with SM Black Star Promo Kyurem, White Kyurem-GX, and oversized White Kyurem-GX cards, plus a collectible Kyurem coin, five Dragon Majesty booster packs, and a code card for use in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- White Kyurem-GX (SM Promo 141)
- Kyurem (SM Promo 142)
- White Kyurem-GX (SM Promo 141; Jumbo)
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2018 World Championships Decks
Following the culmination of the 2018 World Championships in August 2018, four Pokémon Trading Card Game players that placed highly from each age bracket had their decks recreated as commemorative products. These 2018 World Championships Decks were released on November 16, 2018 and comprised Masters Division champion Robin Schulz's Victory Map, Masters Division semi-finalist Pedro Eugenio Torres's Dragones y Sombras, Senior Division champion Magnus Pedersen's Garbanette, and Junior Division champion Naohito Inoue's Buzzroc. Each deck included 60 non-tournament-legal prints of the cards used by each player, a Worlds 2018-themed deck box, a booklet about the Championships, a 2018 World Championships pin, and a TCGO code card.
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Elemental Evolution Tins
A set of three Elemental Evolution Tins focusing on the Eeveelutions Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon began appearing in North American Walmart stores from late November 2018. Each tin included a Pokémon-EX bearing the relevant Eeveelution sourced from the special Generations expansion. Vaporeon-EX and Jolteon-EX are no different to their in-set counterparts but Flareon-EX is printed with a non-glossy finish, unlike the Radiant Collection subset print. Each tin also came with a TCGO code card and four booster packs. Typical pack selections comprised one each of Roaring Skies, Ancient Origins, Fates Collide, and Celestial Storm.
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- Vaporeon-EX (Generations 24)
- Jolteon-EX (Generations 28)
- Flareon-EX (Generations RC6; Non-glossy)
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November 2018 Pokémon Center accessories
Two new TCG accessory lines were available through the Pokémon Center website from November 28, 2018.
Look Upon the Stars merchandise: These items feature Pokémon that represent real-world constellations and are based on a Japanese line of merchandise with the same name that launched on May 20, 2017.
- Look Upon the Stars Playmat
- Look Upon the Stars Sleeves
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Raichu Art Nouveau merchandise: Also released were packs of card sleeves and playmats featuring Raichu and designs inspired by the Art Nouveau style, including whiplash lines, natural colors, and letterforms.
- Raichu Art Nouveau Playmat
- Raichu Art Nouveau Sleeves
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Lost Thunder Mini Packs
Dollar Tree stores began to sell Lost Thunder three-card Mini Packs from early December 2018. These packs contained an advertisement card, one Common card, one Uncommon card, and any other one card from the Lost Thunder expansion. The advertisement cards promoted the TCG 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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Charmander Sidekick Collection
The Charmander Sidekick Collection was another entry in the Sidekick Collection product group and was released without prior notice on December 15, 2018. It contained three booster packs, a Holofoil Yellow A Alternate Charmander card, a clip-on dangler featuring Charmander, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Towering Splash-GX Box
Following the worldwide announcement of TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX at the 2018 World Championships in August 2018, the first product to feature the new mechanic outside Japan was the Towering Splash-GX Box. Available from January 4, 2019, it featured regular and Jumbo-sized Magikarp & Wailord-GX promotional cards, a selection of four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Magikarp & Wailord-GX (SM Promo 166)
- Magikarp & Wailord-GX (SM Promo 166; Jumbo)
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General Mills Let's Go, Kanto! Mini Packs
As part of the continued promotion for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, another partnership between the Pokémon TCG and General Mills saw the distribution of special Mini Packs in certain cereal brands. Each Let's Go, Kanto! Mini Pack included three cards sourced from an early Sun & Moon Series expansion—two of these were straight reprints, while the third featured a Sequin Holofoil pattern. Possible reprints comprised Gastly, Magmar, Electabuzz, Lickitung, Magnemite, Bellsprout, Horsea, and Kangaskhan. Possible Sequin Holofoil variants included Charmander, Eevee, Pikachu, and Cubone. A fifth variant, Bulbasaur, could only be obtained in specially-marked family-size cereal boxes at Walmart stores. Participating cereals brands included Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Reese's Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Lucky Charms. The promotion began on January 15, 2019 and ran for as long as stocks lasted.
Promotional cards:
- Eevee (Sun & Moon 101; Sequin Holofoil)
- Charmander (Burning Shadows 18a; Alternate art; Sequin Holofoil)
- Bulbasaur (Shining Legends 1; Sequin Holofoil, Walmart exclusive)
- Pikachu (Shining Legends 28; Sequin Holofoil)
- Cubone (Forbidden Light 57; Sequin Holofoil)
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Vaporeon-GX Special Collection
On January 18, 2019, a trio of Special Collections were released featuring the three Eeveelutions of the Kanto region. One of them was the Vaporeon-GX Special Collection, which featured Vaporeon as a regular and oversized Pokémon-GX promotional card, an Eevee-GX promotional card, five booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 175)
- Vaporeon-GX (SM Promo 172)
- Vaporeon-GX (SM Promo 172; Jumbo)
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Jolteon-GX Special Collection
The second Special Collection released on January 18, 2019 was the Jolteon-GX Special Collection. It included normal and Jumbo-sized promotional Pokémon-GX cards depicting Jolteon, as well as an Eevee-GX promotional card, five booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 176)
- Jolteon-GX (SM Promo 173)
- Jolteon-GX (SM Promo 173; Jumbo)
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Flareon-GX Special Collection
The final Special Collection available from January 18, 2019 was the Flareon-GX Special Collection. Each product was packaged with a regular and oversized Flareon-GX promotional card, another Eevee-GX promotional card, five booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 174)
- Flareon-GX (SM Promo 171)
- Flareon-GX (SM Promo 171; Jumbo)
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Eevee-GX Box
In Europe, the Eevee-GX Box was released on January 18, 2019 in place of the Vaporeon-GX, Jolteon-GX, and Flareon-GX Special Collections. Three versions of the box were made available, each containing a different Eevee-GX promotional card in both normal and Jumbo sizes. Each box also included four booster packs and a code card that would unlock the relevant print in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online when scanned. The Vaporeon-GX, Jolteon-GX, and Flareon-GX promotional cards were later available to European audiences in the Elemental Power Tins.
Promotional cards:
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 174)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 174; Jumbo)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 175)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 175; Jumbo)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 176)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 176; Jumbo)
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Team Up Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Team Up Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Prereleases for the ninth Sun & Moon Series expansion, Team Up, were held on the weekends of January 19–20, and 26-27, 2019. These events allowed people that attended to experience play with the latest cards before their general release—all were given a Team Up Build & Battle Box and were tasked to build a 40-card deck using its contents (additional basic Energy cards were available if required). Each box contained a deck-building tip sheet, four Team Up booster packs, and an Evolution pack that comprised groups of predetermined cards, one of which was an exclusive Prerelease promotional card. Team Up Build & Battle Boxes were later available to purchase from February 15, 2019.
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Team Up Theme Decks
The Team Up expansion was officially released on February 1, 2019 and was supplemented with, among other items, two Theme Decks. The Relentless Flame Theme Deck focused on Charizard, while the Torrential Cannon Theme Deck centered on Blastoise. Each deck comprised 60 cards, which included an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of the featured Pokémon. A set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card were also packaged with each deck.
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Team Up Blisters
Alongside the Team Up expansion, two pairs of blister packs were released on February 1, 2019. Pikachu and Mimikyu SM Black Star Promos were included in the Single Pack Blisters while Deoxys and Ultra Necrozma promos were featured in the Three Pack Blisters. A Litten coin and an Alolan Ninetales coin were contained in each pair, respectively.
In early February 2019, two new single pack Stage 1 Blisters were released exclusively at participating Target stores featuring two-stage evolutionary lines. They included the Raichu and Gyarados lines from the Burning Shadows expansion and featured Cosmos Holofoil variants of the Stage 1 Pokémon. These blisters were also packaged with a Litten coin. All Team Up blisters included a code card that would unlock digital versions of the enclosed promo cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Pikachu (SM Promo 162)
- Mimikyu (SM Promo 163)
- Deoxys (SM Promo 164)
- Ultra Necrozma (SM Promo 165)
- Magikarp (Burning Shadows 32)
- Gyarados (Burning Shadows 33; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Pikachu (Burning Shadows 40)
- Raichu (Burning Shadows 41; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Team Up Elite Trainer Box
The Team Up Elite Trainer Box was released on February 1, 2019 alongside the Team Up expansion. Within each box came eight Team Up booster packs, a pack of 65 card sleeves, four dividers, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, two acrylic Special Condition markers, an acrylic GX marker sporting the new TAG TEAM design, five copies of each basic Energy card (45 total) featuring an updated design, a Team Up Player's Guide, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The box, sleeves, and dividers all feature Pikachu and Zekrom, one of the focal TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX from the expansion.
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Team Up Collector's Album
The Team Up expansion brought with it another 30-page collector's album, available February 1, 2019. It features artwork of TAG TEAMS Pikachu & Zekrom on the front and of Eevee & Snorlax on the reverse. Each album came with one Team Up booster pack.
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Team Up Portfolios
Ultra Pro released 4-pocket and 9-pocket portfolios on February 1, 2019, utilizing the Mitsuhiro Arita illustrations used on Team Up booster packs. The 4-pocket portfolios feature the TAG TEAMS of Pikachu & Zekrom and Eevee & Snorlax, while the 9-pocket portfolios feature the TAG TEAMS of Gengar & Mimikyu and Celebi & Venusaur. The number of pages included in the 9-pocket portfolios was increased from 10 to 14, allowing up to 252 cards to be displayed. As a consequence, the 9-pocket portfolios were sold at a higher price point. Conversely, the price point of the 4-pocket portfolios was reduced despite the number of pages remaining unchanged at 10.
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Melmetal-GX Box
The Melmetal-GX Box was released on February 15, 2019 and featured Mythical Pokémon Meltan and Melmetal. The box came with Meltan and Melmetal-GX Black Star promotional cards, a Jumbo version of Melmetal-GX, four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Meltan (SM Promo 177)
- Melmetal-GX (SM Promo 178)
- Melmetal-GX (SM Promo 178; Jumbo)
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February 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
A Gardevoir Moonlight Masquerade 1" D-Ring Binder was released on February 6, 2019 as part of the Pokémon Center Gardevoir Moonlight Masquerade Collection. It features the Embrace Pokémon against a limited-color background resembling a ballroom. Silhouettes of Ralts, Kirlia, and Chandelure are dpecited in the windows. A Gardevoir Moonlight Masquerade Playmat was later added to the line of merchandise.
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Poké Ball Tins Series 2
The second series of Poké Ball Tins was made available on February 15, 2019. Each display included three Poké Ball Tins introduced in the initial wave, two Great Ball Tins, and one Luxury Ball tin. While the tins bore the same production code as those from the first series, "G18", their booster pack selections differed. Possible pack selections included one Steam Siege, one Sun & Moon, and one Guardians Rising or one BREAKpoint, one Steam Siege, and one Sun & Moon. Each tin also came packaged with a collectible coin.
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Elemental Power Tins
Another trio of tins featuring the Generation I Eeveelutions was released on February 22, 2019. Not to be confused with the similarly named Elemental Evolution Tins, the Elemental Power Tins included SM Black Star Promo prints of Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon originally available in the North American and Canadian Vaporeon-GX, Jolteon-GX, and Flareon-GX Special Collections. Each tin also contained four booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online that could unlock a digital 60-card deck.
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- Flareon-GX (SM Promo 171)
- Vaporeon-GX (SM Promo 172)
- Jolteon-GX (SM Promo 173)
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Trade & Play Day Kit
In celebration of Pokémon Day, participating stores in the United States and Canada hosted Trade & Play Day events in February 2019. These events were intended to be casual environments for attendees to meet, trade, and battle; organizers also had cards to trade with guests. For as long as stocks lasted, visitors were given a free Trade & Play Day Kit—an oversized booster pack that contained a three-card Mini Pack, an activity sheet, a coin, and a trade guide. The Mini Packs were the same as those sold at Dollar Tree stores; possible selections included Sun & Moon, Celestial Storm, and Team Up. Possible coin designs included Green Cracked Ice Holofoil Rowlet, Red Cracked Ice Holofoil Litten, Blue Cracked Ice Holofoil Dialga, Gold Mirror Holofoil Garchomp, and Silver Mirror Holofoil Zoroark.
The trade guide features A Guide to Trading Cards on one side and a Trading Card Breakdown on the other. A Guide to Trading Cards touches upon rarity and briefly explains what Pokémon-GX, Pokémon-EX, Pokémon BREAK, Prism Star, and Full Art cards are, as well as advising newcomers to trade cards that have similar rarities. The Trading Card Breakdown features a typical Pokémon card with annotations, similar to those found in rulebooks, and a type guide. The enclosed activity sheet varied, with possible challenges including:
- First Partner Pokémon – Identify the silhouettes of the Kanto first partner Pokémon.
- Maze Me – Help Dratini find Dragonair at the center of the maze and lead both to Dragonite at the finish.
- Parts not Included – Match the six Kanto Pokémon to their appendages.
- Spot the Difference – Identify the correct Vaporeon out of the four images.
For US residents, Best Buy locations hosted these events on February 23, while GameStop hosted them on February 23 and 24. Canadian residents could partake in these events on February 23 at EB Games.[2][3] More events were held later in the year at the same retail chains—GameStop stores in the US and Canada held one on May 4;[4][5] Best Buy stores in the US held one on May 11;[6] and another on September 21; GameStop stores in the US held another on Aug 17;[7] EB Games stores in Canada held one on August 10[8] and another on November 2.[9]
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Team Up Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Team Up expansion were released at participating Dollar Tree stores in late February 2019. For one dollar, the packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, any other one card from the Team Up expansion, as well as an advertisement card. These cards featured a generic TCG advertisement on one side, with the other side promoting either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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Kanto Friends Mini Tins
A quintet of new tins was released on March 1, 2019 featuring several Pokémon native to the Kanto region. Each Kanto Friends Mini Tin bears artwork by Naoki Saito and when all five versions are lined up in the correct order, they form an ensemble image. The tins were packaged with two booster packs, a coin, and an art card. The enclosed art card features the same artwork as the tin lid, which can also be lined up with other art cards to form the complete image. The reverse of each art card includes Pokédex information of the featured Pokémon. Each tin can hold approximately 30 cards. Each tin also bears a production code next to the copyright, which can be used as a rough guide to identify their contents. The first production wave tins have the code "J18" and typically came with a Fates Collide booster pack and a Burning Shadows booster pack. Production waves released in 2020 could include either Ancient Origins and Crimson Invasion packs or Evolutions and Burning Shadows packs. Another production wave was released in late 2021 featuring the code "D21"; these tins typically included one pack each of Darkness Ablaze and Vivid Voltage.
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TAG TEAM Tins
A set of three TAG TEAM Tins was released at participating retailers on March 1, 2019. These tins featured a new elongated hexagonal design and reliefs of TAG TEAM pairings first seen in the Team Up expansion: Celebi & Venusaur, Pikachu & Zekrom, as well as Eevee & Snorlax. The tins showcased Special Full Art cards removed from Team Up during localization and came packaged with four booster packs, a metal GX marker, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The codes could be redeemed in-game to unlock access to digital decks.
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- Celebi & Venusaur-GX (SM Promo 167)
- Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (SM Promo 168)
- Eevee & Snorlax-GX (SM Promo 169)
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March 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
A variety of new TCG accessories were made available through the online Pokémon Center store during the month of March in 2019.
Mr. Mime Dance Time Collection: This product line features a retro neon-style design starring the Barrier Pokémon Mr. Mime and was launched on March 13, 2019. Two TCG items were released as part of the collection:
- Mr. Mime Dance Time Playmat
- Mr. Mime Dance Time 1" D-Ring Binder
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Five other playmats were released on March 27 consisting of various designs:
- The Kanto Collection Playmat features a red and blue background with white silhouettes of the first 151 Pokémon, referencing the first English-language core series games.
- The Eevee Elements Playmat features panels containing Eevee and its eight evolutions as of the seventh generation accompanied with appropriate elemental symbols.
- The Two of a Kind Playmat features stained glass-style murals containing three pairs of Pokémon: a Gardevoir and Gallade, a male and female Pikachu, and a Latias and Latios. The Gardevoir/Gallade and Latias/Latios murals were derived from Nintendo 3DS themes named Pokémon Pair Art.
- The Pikachu Power Play Playmat features Electric-type Pokémon Pikachu, Electabuzz, Raichu, Voltorb, Magnemite, and Pichu against a background of stylized wires, circuits, and spark plugs.
- The Fierce Charizard Playmat features Charizard bursting forth in a comic-style design. Silhouettes of Charmander and Charmeleon flank the flames.
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Detective Pikachu Case File
To celebrate the release of POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, a special Detective Pikachu expansion was released. Detective Pikachu booster packs were only available in specially-marked products starting March 29, 2019 in Europe and April 5, 2019 in North America and Canada. Among these products was the Detective Pikachu Case File, which included the eponymous Pokémon as a SM Black Star Promo, two Detective Pikachu booster packs, another Sun & Moon Series booster pack, a Detective Pikachu coin, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Detective Pikachu (SM Promo 194)
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Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Case File
Another item released as part of the special Detective Pikachu product line was the Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Case File. It included a regular and Jumbo-sized Charizard-GX promotional card, four Detective Pikachu booster packs, two other Sun & Moon Series booster packs, and a TCGO code card. The Case File was available in European countries from March 29, 2019 and then in North America and Canada from April 5.
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- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 195)
- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 195; Jumbo)
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Detective Pikachu Mewtwo-GX Case File
The Detective Pikachu Mewtwo-GX Case File was among the launch items for the special Detective Pikachu expansion on March 29, 2019. Each Case File was packaged with four Detective Pikachu boosters, two other Sun & Moon Series boosters, regular and oversized copies of a Mewtwo-GX promotional card, and a code card for use in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. It was subsequently released in North America and Canada on April 5, 2019.
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Detective Pikachu Greninja-GX Case File
The Detective Pikachu Greninja-GX Case File was also released as part of the initial wave of Detective Pikachu merchandise on March 29, 2019. It contained normal-sized and Jumbo-sized copies of a Greninja-GX SM Black Star Promo, a Greninja pin, five Detective Pikachu booster packs, two other Sun & Moon Series booster packs, and a TCGO code card. The Case File was made for general sale in North America and Canada from April 5, 2019.
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- Greninja-GX (SM Promo 197)
- Greninja-GX (SM Promo 197; Jumbo)
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Detective Pikachu Special Case File
Target stores in North America and Toys "R" Us stores in Canada released a Detective Pikachu Special Case File on April 5, 2019. This product included the same items as the standard Detective Pikachu Case File in addition to a Detective Pikachu 4-pocket card binder, which could hold up to 80 cards.
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- Detective Pikachu (SM Promo 194)
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Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Special Case File
An exclusive GameStop version of the Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Case File, the Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Special Case File, was released on April 5, 2019 in North America and Canada. This product contained all of the regular Case File's items plus an additional Detective Pikachu booster pack for a total of five, as well as a metal Detective Pikachu coin.
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- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 195)
- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 195; Jumbo)
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Detective Pikachu Greninja-GX Special Case File
A deluxe version of the Detective Pikachu Greninja-GX Case File, the Detective Pikachu Greninja-GX Special Case File, was available exclusively at Target stores in North America and Toys "R" Us stores in Canada. This version added a 4-pocket card binder to the selection of items included in the regular version. It could be purchased from April 5, 2019.
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- Greninja-GX (SM Promo 197)
- Greninja-GX (SM Promo 197; Jumbo)
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Detective Pikachu Collector Chest
The Detective Pikachu Collector Chest was available from April 5, 2019 as one of the inaugural products for the special Detective Pikachu expansion in North America and Canada. Each chest included seven Detective Pikachu booster packs, two additional Sun & Moon Series booster packs, a Detective Pikachu pin, a notepad, and a sticker sheet. It was later available in European countries from May 3, 2019.
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Detective Pikachu Two Pack Blister
Two North American-exclusive Detective Pikachu products were released on April 5, 2019. One of these was the Detective Pikachu Two Pack Blister, which could only be purchased at participating 7-Eleven stores. It contained one Detective Pikachu booster pack, one booster pack from another Sun & Moon Series expansion, and a collectible Detective Pikachu coin.
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Detective Pikachu Tins
The other Detective Pikachu product to receive an exclusive North American release was a pair of Detective Pikachu Tins. Sold at participating Walmart stores from April 5, 2019, each tin included four Detective Pikachu booster packs and one of two promotional Pokémon-GX cards: Charizard-GX or Mewtwo-GX, both of which were available in other Detective Pikachu merchandise.
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- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 195)
- Mewtwo-GX (SM Promo 196)
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Premium Collection 2-Pack
Costco-exclusive bundle packs began appearing in early April 2019, each of which included two Premium Collections that could be purchased at earlier points of the Sun & Moon Series. One variant contained Incineroar-GX and Primarina-GX Premium Collections, one contained Charizard-GX and Decidueye-GX Premium Collections, and another contained Espeon-GX and Umbreon-GX Premium Collections.
April 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
The Pokémon Center online store offered more exclusive TCG accessories to residents of North America starting April 10, 2019.
A merchandise line named the Vulpix Duality Collection was launched at this time. Among the items available was a Vulpix Duality Playmat featuring a mirrored motif of Vulpix in its regular and Alolan forms.
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Two other playmats were released, as well as 3-ring binder:
- The Pikachu Charged Playmat features a Pikachu silhouetted against the electricity it is discharging.
- The Pikachu & Eevee Forest Friends Playmat features Eevee and Pikachu exploring and enjoying a day out in nature. Numerous plant and insect Pokémon line the floral patterns present.
- The Catch That Pokémon! 1" D-Ring Binder features two-color outlines of commonly found Pokémon in many core series games: Caterpie, Weedle, Pidgey, Rattata, Spearow, and Zubat. Outlines of Pikachu and Poké Balls line the binder spine.
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Unbroken Bonds Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Unbroken Bonds Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Leading up to the general release of the Unbroken Bonds expansion, Prerelease Tournaments were held at approved locations in the Prerelease Program on the weekends of April 20–21 and 27-28, 2019. All entrants were given an Unbroken Bonds Build & Battle Box and were required to combine the cards within and construct a 40-card deck to use throughout the tournament. Each box was packaged with four Unbroken Bonds booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack that included one of four possible SM Black Star Promos. The boxes were later made available to purchase at retail stores from May 17, 2019.
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Unbroken Bonds Theme Decks
The Unbroken Bonds expansion was released on May 3, 2019, and with it came a new pair of 60-card Theme Decks: Battle Mind and Lightning Loop. The two decks were respectively built around Mewtwo and Zeraora. Each deck included an exclusive Holofoil print of the showcased Pokémon, in addition to a set of counters and markers, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, a coin, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Unbroken Bonds Blisters
Accompanying the Unbroken Bonds expansion on May 3, 2019 were Three Pack Blisters and Single Pack Blisters, offering four different promotional cards to collect. Three Pack Blisters included either a Typhlosion SM Black Star Promo or a Yellow A Alternate Sceptile, three Unbroken Bonds booster packs, a Hydreigon coin, and a TCGO code card. Single Pack Blisters came with either a Pikachu or Eevee SM Black Star Promo, one Unbroken Bonds booster pack, either a Popplio or Alolan Exeggutor coin, and a TCGO code card.
Another pair of single-pack Stage 1 Blisters was released at participating Target stores later in the month. They included the Wailord and Steelix evolutionary lines from the Celestial Storm and Lost Thunder expansions, respectively. These blister also included a Popplio coin and a TCGO code card.
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- Pikachu (SM Promo 183)
- Eevee (SM Promo 184)
- Typhlosion (SM Promo 185)
- Sceptile (Celestial Storm 10a; Alternate art)
- Wailmer (Celestial Storm 39)
- Wailord (Celestial Storm 40; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Onix (Lost Thunder 109)
- Steelix (Lost Thunder 125; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Unbroken Bonds Elite Trainer Box
Charizard and Reshiram, one of the focal TAG TEAM pairings in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, was featured on the box art of the Unbroken Bonds Elite Trainer Box. Each one included eight Unbroken Bonds booster packs, a set of six damage counter dice and one coin-flip die, a pair of Special Condition markers, a GX marker, 65 card sleeves, four dividers, an Unbroken Bonds Player's Guide, a stock of basic Energy cards, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Unbroken Bonds Elite Trainer Boxes were released alongside the expansion on May 3, 2019.
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Unbroken Bonds Launch Display
The Launch Display for the Unbroken Bonds expansion also became available starting May 3, 2019. Each display included four of each Unbroken Bonds Theme Deck, Battle Mind and Lightning Loop, as well as 36 Unbroken Bonds booster packs and ten snap bracelets.
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Unbroken Bonds Collector's Album
The Unbroken Bonds Collector's Album was released on the same day as the expansion. The album has 30 single-pocket pages and features Charizard and Reshiram on the front and Lucario and Melmetal on the back. It also came with an Unbroken Bonds booster pack.
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Unbroken Bonds Portfolios
Also released on May 3, 2019 were 4- and 9-pocket portfolios by Ultra Pro. The 4-pocket portfolios feature the Mewtwo and Zeraora artwork used on the Unbroken Bonds Theme Decks, while the 9-pocket portfolios feature the TAG TEAMS of Lucario & Melmetal and Gardevoir & Sylveon as drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita, featured on, among other things, booster packs for the Unbroken Bonds expansion. Each 4-pocket portfolio includes 10 pages to store cards, while the 9-pocket portfolios include 14.
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Alolan Marowak-GX Box
The Alolan Marowak-GX Box was released alongside the Unbroken Bonds expansion on May 3, 2019. Each box was enclosed with a regular and Jumbo-sized Alolan Marowak-GX promotional card, four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Alolan Marowak-GX (SM Promo 187)
- Alolan Marowak-GX (SM Promo 187; Jumbo)
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Let's Play Theme Decks
Last to be released on May 3, 2019 was another pair of Theme Decks, this time inspired by the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! video games. The first partner Pokémon of said games were respectively featured as part of the Let's Play, Pikachu! Theme Deck and Let's Play, Eevee! Theme Deck. Together, the two decks included a number of exclusive Holofoil and Non Holofoil variant cards, as well as a SM Black Star Promo, Flareon, which was not available elsewhere at the time. Each deck also came with a set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box featuring their respective Pokémon, and a code card that would allow players to use each deck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online when scanned.
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2019 Pokémon Box 2-Pack
A repackaged product containing combinations of prior-released boxes became available at Sam's Club outlets in early May 2019. It came in three varieties: one containing a Shiny Tapu Koko-GX Box and a Tapu Koko Figure Collection; one containing an Ash-Greninja-EX Box and a Bewear-GX Box; and one containing a Snorlax-GX Box and a Lucario-GX Box.
Detective Pikachu Café Figure Collection
The Detective Pikachu Café Figure Collection was released on May 17, 2019 in North America and Canada, followed by a June 28, 2019 release in other Western markets. The collection came with another Detective Pikachu SM Black Star Promo, a figure of Detective Pikachu holding a cup of coffee, four Detective Pikachu booster packs, two other Sun & Moon Series booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Detective Pikachu (SM Promo 170)
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Unbroken Bonds Mini Packs
Three-card Mini Packs for the Unbroken Bonds expansion started to become available at Dollar Tree stores in late May 2019. These packs included one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the Unbroken Bonds 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.
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May 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
On May 29, 2019, the Pokémon Center online store began to sell merchandise as part of the Mewtwo Legendary Code Collection. The sole TCG item amongst those available was the Mewtwo Legendary Code Playmat, which features silhouettes of the Legendary Genetic Pokémon against double helix patterns and grunge-style splashes of purple, gray, and white.
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Kangaskhan-GX Box
The Kangaskhan-GX Box was released on June 7, 2019. Each one included regular and Jumbo copies of Kangaskhan-GX, four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Kangaskhan-GX (SM Promo 188)
- Kangaskhan-GX (SM Promo 188; Jumbo)
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Solgaleo-GX Challenge Box
Alolan Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala were once again the focus of a pair of sealed products, this time as part of the Challenge Box line. The Solgaleo-GX Challenge Box, released on June 7, 2019, included a reprint of Solgaleo-GX from the Sun & Moon expansion, a Jumbo version of it, a copy of the Solgaleo-centric Steel Sun Theme Deck, two booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon TCGO.
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- Solgaleo-GX (Sun & Moon 89)
- Solgaleo-GX (Sun & Moon 89; Jumbo)
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Lunala-GX Challenge Box
Also released on June 7, 2019 was the Lunala-GX Challenge Box, which came packaged with a Hidden Moon Theme Deck from the Guardians Rising expansion, a regular and Jumbo-sized print of Sun & Moon Lunala-GX, two booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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- Lunala-GX (Sun & Moon 66)
- Lunala-GX (Sun & Moon 66; Jumbo)
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Unified Minds Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Unified Minds Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Approved locations in the Prerelease Program hosted Prerelease Tournaments for the Unified Minds expansion on the weekends of July 20–21, and 27-28, 2019 ahead of its official August 2 release date. Attendees were given a Unified Minds Build & Battle Box to build a 40-card deck and use it right through the tournament. Each box comprised four Unified Minds booster packs, a deck-building tip sheet, and a 23-card Evolution pack that included one of four possible promotional cards with alternate artwork. Unified Minds Build & Battle Boxes became available to purchase starting August 16, 2019.
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Ultra Pro Pikachu & Eevee accessories
Ultra Pro launched a new series of TCG accessories in late June 2019 focusing on Pikachu and Eevee, perhaps as a reference to the core series games Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! released in November 2018. The products largely take inspiration from the previous Ultra Pro Pikachu line available during the XY Series, featuring a large Ken Sugimori image of the showcased Pokémon and a pattern consisting of Poké Balls, silhouettes, and appropriate TCG type symbols.
Deck boxes: Each deck box has a self-locking cover and can hold 82 cards in sleeves. Each box also comes packaged with a card divider.
- Pikachu Full View Deck Box
- Eevee Full View Deck Box
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Playmats: Each mat provides a gameplay surface for a single player.
- Pikachu Playmat
- Eevee Playmat
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- Pikachu Sleeves
- Eevee Sleeves
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Binders: Both designs feature a selection of four card storage solutions. These include:
- Pikachu 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Pikachu 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Pikachu 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Pikachu 2" Album
- Eevee 4-Pocket Portfolio
- Eevee 9-Pocket Portfolio
- Eevee 9-Pocket Pro-Binder
- Eevee 2" Album
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Blastoise-GX Premium Collection
The Blastoise-GX Premium Collection was released on July 5, 2019 and included a number of items featuring the Shellfish Pokémon Blastoise. The box came with straight reprints of Squirtle and Wartortle from Unbroken Bonds, a Full Art SM Black Star Promotional Blastoise-GX (both regular and Jumbo-sized), six booster packs, a Blastoise pin, a Blastoise coin, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Squirtle (Unbroken Bonds 33)
- Wartortle (Unbroken Bonds 34)
- Blastoise-GX (SM Promo 189)
- Blastoise-GX (SM Promo 189; Jumbo)
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July 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
The online Pokémon Center began to sell the Psyduck Bewildered Playmat from July 10, 2019 as part of the Psyduck Bewildered Collection. The artwork features a confused Psyduck in a variety of poses and tilted comic-style panels. More TCG items were available in another product line that launched on July 23—the Eevee Pixel Collection! The matching set of Eevee Pixel Collection! Playmats and Eevee Pixel Collection! Sleeves feature the Generation VI menu sprites of Eevee and its evolutions. The line itself was based on the Eevee Dot Collection that launched in Japan on February 1, 2019.
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Premium Ultra Pro Ultra Ball accessories
Two more Ultra Ball products manufactured by Ultra Pro became available in July 2019, adding to those released in the previous year. These items were made with a matte leatherette finish.
Deck box: Each Ultra Ball Alcove Flip Box has capacity to store 100 cards double-sleeved. The lid, which can be detached from two sides, is secured shut with multiple magnets.
Binder: Each Ultra Ball Premium 9-Pocket Pro-Binder has an elastic closure strap to help hold cards in place and is able to hold up to 360 of them in sleeves.
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Unified Minds Theme Decks
The Laser Focus and Soaring Storm Theme Decks were released on August 2, 2019 as part of the range of merchandise for the Unified Minds expansion. Laser Focus features Necrozma and other supporting Psychic and Colorless-type Pokémon; Soaring Storm features Dragonite, other Dragon-types, and Lightning-type Pokémon. Each 60-card deck included a set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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Unified Minds Blisters
Two waves of blisters were released to promote Unified Minds, the first of which was released alongside the expansion on August 2, 2019. This wave consisted of Single Pack Blisters that included either Pikachu or Sudowoodo SM Black Star Promos and Three Pack Blisters that included either Vikavolt or Stakataka SM Black Star Promos. The second wave was released later in August and consisted of Stage 1 Blisters that featured Cosmos Holofoil variants of either Espeon or Umbreon from Lost Thunder and regular copies of one of the two Eevee from Ultra Prism. Each blister also came packaged with a TCGO code card and a collectible coin. Single Pack and Stage 1 Blisters included a blue Rainbow Holofoil Empoleon coin; Three Pack Blisters included a green Cracked Ice Holofoil Rowlet coin.
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- Pikachu (SM Promo 206)
- Sudowoodo (SM Promo 207)
- Vikavolt (SM Promo 208)
- Stakataka (SM Promo 209)
- Eevee (Ultra Prism 104)
- Espeon (Lost Thunder 89; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Eevee (Ultra Prism 105)
- Umbreon (Lost Thunder 120; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Unified Minds Elite Trainer Box
The Unified Minds Elite Trainer Box was released in time with the launch of the Unified Minds expansion on August 2, 2019. Each box was packaged with eight Unified Minds booster packs, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a pair of acrylic Burn and Poison markers, an acrylic GX marker, 65 sleeves, four dividers, 45 basic Energy cards, a Unified Minds Player's Guide, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The box and a number of its accessories feature Mewtwo & Mew, one of the TAG TEAMS featured in the expansion.
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Unified Minds Collector's Album
The Unified Minds Collector's Album was released together with Unified Minds on August 2, 2019. The album features Mewtwo and Mew on the front and Garchomp and Giratina in its Origin Forme on the reverse. Each album has 30 pages and is able to hold up to 60 double-loaded cards. A Unified Minds booster pack was also enclosed with each album.
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Unified Minds Portfolios
Two Ultra Pro card portfolios were released concurrently with the Unified Minds expansion on August 2, 2019. The 4-pocket portfolios include 10 pages to display cards and feature the TAG TEAMS of Garchomp & Giratina and Espeon & Deoxys. The 9-pocket portfolios have 14 pages and feature the TAG TEAMS of Mewtwo & Mew and Umbreon & Darkrai. All featured artwork was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
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Reshiram & Charizard-GX Figure Collection
The Reshiram & Charizard-GX Figure Collection was released alongside the Unified Minds expansion on August 2, 2019 and featured the Special Full Art print of Reshiram & Charizard-GX omitted from Unbroken Bonds during localization. This print was enclosed in both regular and Jumbo sizes. The collection also included a figure depicting Reshiram and Charizard, four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Reshiram & Charizard-GX (SM Promo 201)
- Reshiram & Charizard-GX (SM Promo 201; Jumbo)
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August 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
Sets of exclusive Pokémon Center merchandise were made available to purchase from August 7, 2019, consisting of three distinct themes:
Charizard Fury Collection: This collection included numerous items, including TCG accessories and winter-weather clothing, featuring designs with muted colors of Charizard breathing fire and stylized letterforms of its name. The two TCG items comprised:
- Charizard Fury Playmat
- Charizard Fury Sleeves
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Pikachu Chalk merchandise: These items feature Pikachu with areas of light and shadow drawn in a chalk-like style.
- Pikachu Chalk Playmat
- Pikachu Chalk Sleeves
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Eevee Friendship merchandise: The two items in this product line feature corporate art of Eevee together with each of its eight evolved forms.
- Eevee Friendship Playmat
- Eevee Friendship Sleeves
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Detective Pikachu On the Case Figure Collection
The Detective Pikachu On the Case Figure Collection was the final boxed collection associated with the special Detective Pikachu expansion, and was available from August 9, 2019. It included variants of SM Black Star Promos Detective Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Psyduck, and Snubbull featuring a POKÉMON Detective Pikachu movie logo stamp, a Detective Pikachu standing on a magnifying glass figure, three Detective Pikachu booster packs, two booster packs from other Sun & Moon Series expansions, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Detective Pikachu (SM Promo 170; POKÉMON Detective Pikachu movie logo stamp)
- Bulbasaur (SM Promo 198; Detective Pikachu movie logo stamp)
- Psyduck (SM Promo 199; Detective Pikachu movie logo stamp)
- Snubbull (SM Promo 200; Detective Pikachu movie logo stamp)
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Ultra Pro Detective Pikachu accessories
Ultra Pro released a wave of TCG accessories in August 2019 to accompany the special Detective Pikachu expansion available earlier that year. These items feature renders of Detective Pikachu and Mr. Mime from the movie set against a brick wall background.
Playmats: Each single-player playmat is made with a fabric top to prevent damage to cards during gameplay and has a non-skid rubber bottom.
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Playmat—Pikachu
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Playmat—Mr. Mime
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Sleeves: Each pack contains 65 sleeves.
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Sleeves—Pikachu
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Sleeves—Mr. Mime
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Binders: Each binder has 10 bound nine-pocket pages capable of holding up to 180 cards double-loaded.
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 9-Pocket Portfolio—Pikachu
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 9-Pocket Portfolio—Mr. Mime
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Hidden Fates Pin Collection—Mewtwo
The special Hidden Fates expansion officially saw release on August 23, 2019 with the first wave of branded products. This wave consisted of two pin collections that focused on Mewtwo and Mew. The Hidden Fates Pin Collection—Mewtwo included an alternate-art promotional card and an enamel pin featuring the Legendary Genetic Pokémon, three Hidden Fates booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Hidden Fates Pin Collection—Mew
The other pin collection released on August 23, 2019 was the Hidden Fates Pin Collection—Mew. Like its counterpart, it came with a Black Star Promo card and pin of the featured Pokémon, three Hidden Fates booster packs, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
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GX Challenge Boxes
Four more iterations of GX Challenge Box were released exclusively at Walmart stores starting August 2019. While previous Challenge Boxes were named after specific Pokémon, these instead showcased early Sun & Moon Series expansions. Two boxes centered on the Guardians Rising expansion: one featuring Solgaleo and the other featuring Lunala. The Solgaleo box included a Steel Sun Theme Deck, a copy of Solgaleo-GX from Sun & Moon, and a Water Web Holofoil variant of Solgaleo from Guardians Rising. The Lunala box included a Hidden Moon Theme Deck, a copy of Lunala-GX from Sun & Moon, and a Water Web Holofoil variant of Lunala from Guardians Rising. Both boxes were also packaged with two Guardians Rising booster packs. The other two boxes focused on the Burning Shadows expansion, featuring Alolan Ninetales and Lycanroc. The Alolan Ninetales box included a Luminous Frost Theme Deck, a copy of Alolan Ninetales-GX from Guardians Rising, and a Water Web Holofoil variant of Alolan Ninetales from Burning Shadows. The Lycanroc box included a Rock Steady Theme Deck, a copy of Black Star Promo Lycanroc-GX, and a Water Web Holofoil variant of Lycanroc from Burning Shadows. Both of these boxes also came with two Burning Shadows booster packs.
Promotional cards:
- Solgaleo-GX (Sun & Moon 89)
- Solgaleo (Guardians Rising 87; Water Web Holofoil)
- Lunala-GX (Sun & Moon 66)
- Lunala (Guardians Rising 61; Water Web Holofoil)
- Alolan Ninetales-GX (Guardians Rising 22)
- Alolan Ninetales (Burning Shadows 28; Water Web Holofoil)
- Lycanroc-GX (SM Promo 14)
- Lycanroc (Burning Shadows 28; Water Web Holofoil)
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Hidden Fates Tins
A second wave of Hidden Fates products was released on September 6, 2019 and consisted of a trio of Hidden Fates Tins. Each tin included an alternate artwork version of a Pokémon-GX featured in the expansion (Charizard, Gyarados, or Raichu), a code card that would unlock a digital deck in the TCGO, and four Hidden Fates booster packs. Subsequent production runs of the tins, the first of which began to be released in September 2020, substituted the interior plastic packaging for cardboard.
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- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 211)
- Gyarados-GX (SM Promo 212)
- Raichu-GX (SM Promo 213)
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Power Partnership Tins
Another trio of tins released on September 6, 2019 was the Power Partnership Tins. Each tin included a Special Full Art print of a TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX card that had been omitted from its source expansion during localization. Lucario & Melmetal-GX was first included in Unbroken Bonds; Mewtwo & Mew-GX and Garchomp & Giratina-GX were first included in Unified Minds. Each tin also came with four booster packs, a metal GX marker, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online that could be used to redeem an exclusive 60-card digital deck.
Promotional cards:
- Mewtwo & Mew-GX (SM Promo 191)
- Lucario & Melmetal-GX (SM Promo 192)
- Garchomp & Giratina-GX (SM Promo 193)
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Poké Ball Tins Series 3
The third series of Poké Ball Tins was also released on September 6, 2019, which introduced a Premier Ball variant in addition to the regular Poké Ball, Great Ball, and Quick Ball variants available in prior series. Each display contained two Premier Ball Tins, two Poké Ball Tins, one Great Ball Tin, and one Quick Ball Tin. Each tin came with three booster packs and a collectible coin. Possible production codes included "C19" and "D19", though this appeared to have no bearing on pack variations within the series. Possible pack selections included one Ancient Origins, one Burning Shadows, and one Crimson Invasion or one Primal Clash, one Evolutions, and one Sun & Moon.
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September 2019 Pokémon Center accessories
The 2019 Halloween Collection was released on the Pokémon Center website on September 9, 2019. Two playmats were included in the collection: the Pokémon Halloween Playmat and the Pokémon Pumpkin Parade Playmat. The Pokémon Halloween Playmat features an imposing Gengar, a Pikachu mimicking it, and carved pumpkins resembling different Pokémon. The Pokémon Pumpkin Parade Playmat features many costumed Pokémon parading through a street. This key visual was also used on merchandise for the analogous Japanese Halloween Festival! campaign, which began on September 7. Each mat is made of neoprene and is designed to grip to hard surfaces.
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Unified Minds Mini Packs
Dollar Tree stores began to sell three-card Mini Packs for the Unified Minds expansion midway through September 2019. Packs contained one Common card, one Uncommon card, and any other one card from the Unified Minds expansion, along with an advertisement card. 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. Unified Minds was the last expansion to feature both long pack and short pack variants.
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2019 Pokémon Tin 3-Pack
Costco stores began selling another set of 3-pack tin bundles in September 2019. One variety included a Tapu Koko Island Guardians Tin, a Marshadow Mysterious Powers Tin, and a Ho-Oh Mysterious Powers Tin. One included a Dusk Mane Necrozma Prism Tin, a Dawn Wings Necrozma Prism Tin, and a Necrozma Mysterious Powers Tin. Another variety included a Solgaleo Legends of Alola Tin, a Lunala Legends of Alola Tin, and a Tapu Bulu Island Guardians Tin.
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Hidden Fates Elite Trainer Box
The Hidden Fates Elite Trainer Box was released on September 20, 2019 and comprised the third wave of Hidden Fates merchandise. The box and a number of its contents feature the legendary birds Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, including a Special Full Art Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX promotional card, a set of 65 card protector sleeves, and four organizational dividers. Each box also included ten Hidden Fates booster packs, 45 basic Energy cards, two Special Condition markers, a GX marker, six damage counter dice, a coin-flip die, a Hidden Fates Player's Guide, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Porygon-Z-GX Box
A Porygon-Z-GX Box was released on September 20, 2019 focusing on the Virtual Pokémon Porygon-Z. The box came with a regular and Jumbo-sized Porygon-Z-GX promotional card, four booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
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- Porygon-Z-GX (SM Promo 216)
- Porygon-Z-GX (SM Promo 216; Jumbo)
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Kanto Power Mini Tins
A second set of mini tins was released on September 6, 2019. Like the first set, each Kanto Power Mini Tin focuses on one Pokémon featured in an illustration by Naoki Saito, which can be seen in its entirety when the tins are lined up. The tins feature Dragonite, Charizard, Pikachu, Mew, and Mewtwo. Each tin included two booster packs, a collectible coin, and an art card. Tins from the first production wave feature the code "B19" and were typically packaged with Ancient Origins and Crimson Invasion booster packs. Tins from the second wave released in early 2020 have the code "G19", which could include Steam Siege and Crimson Invasion packs. A third production wave was released in late 2020 featuirng the code "K19"; these tins could include either an Evolutions pack and a Guardians Rising pack or an Evolutions pack and a Crimson Invasion pack. A variety of different coin designs could also be found in this wave. Two more waves were also released during 2021—those bearing the production code "A20" could come with one pack each of Evolutions and Sword & Shield; those with the code "C20" could come with one pack each of Sun & Moon and Burning Shadows.
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Strong Bond Tins
A pair of Strong Bond Tins became available in late September 2019 from a variety of retailers and featured designs with either the Embrace Pokémon Gardevoir or the Happiness Pokémon Blissey. Each tin included a Cosmos Holofoil variant of the respective focal Pokémon from the Lost Thunder expansion, a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and different quantities and types of booster pack, depending on the retailer. First production runs of these tins sold at Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores contained ten 3-card mini booster packs, while those sold at retailers such as Walgreens and Hobby Lobby contained three regular 10-card booster packs. Tins including mini booster packs at the time could come with one of several selections: one Ancient Origins, one BREAKpoint, two Steam Siege, four Sun & Moon, and two Team Up; one Ancient Origins, one Fates Collide, two Steam Siege, and six Team Up; or one Ancient Origins, one BREAKpoint, six Evolutions, and two Team Up. Tins including standard booster packs typically came with one each of Sun & Moon, Burning Shadows, and Crimson Invasion.
The tins were re-released in August 2023 and could be found at numerous store chains. Although their packaging retained the 2019 copyright, it featured two graphics introduced in 2021: the UKCA marking (first used on Pokémon Celebration accessories) and the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live logo (first used on Fusion Strike products). The tins included a Pokémon TCG Live code card and three updated booster packs, with possible selections comprising one each of: Cosmic Eclipse, Sword & Shield, and Lost Origin; Darkness Ablaze, Battle Styles, and Lost Origin; or Sword & Shield, Rebel Clash, and Lost Origin. The enclosed Gardevoir and Blissey cards were also slightly different. While the originals utilized the Smooth-style Cosmos Holofoil paper that had been in use since 2013, the reissued cards used the Pixel-style Cosmos Holofoil that TPCI reinstated beginning with the Paldea Evolved Single Pack Blisters.
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- Gardevoir (Lost Thunder 141; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil (original issue); Pixel Cosmos Holofoil (reissue))
- Blissey (Lost Thunder 153; Smooth Cosmos Holofoil (original issue); Pixel Cosmos Holofoil (reissue))
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Knock Out Collection
Another pair of Knock Out Collections was released exclusively in Australia in early October 2019. Each collection focused on one Pokémon: one featured the Herb Pokémon Meganium, while the other featured the Volcano Pokémon Typhlosion. Both collections included a Cosmos Holofoil variant card of its showcased Pokémon and a random selection of three booster packs, ranging from Fates Collide through to Sun & Moon.
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- Meganium (Lost Thunder 8; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Typhlosion (Lost Thunder 42; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Hidden Fates Great Ball Collection—Shiny Zoroark-GX
A pair of Hidden Fates Poké Ball Collections was released on October 4, 2019 as part of the fourth wave of Hidden Fates merchandise. The main focus of the collections was a plastic Poké Ball container, larger and more robust than the comparable Poké Ball Tin products, each of which can store up to 60 cards. The Hidden Fates Great Ball Collection—Shiny Zoroark-GX included a Great Ball-themed container, a Full Art Yellow A Alternate Shiny Zoroark-GX, ten Hidden Fates booster packs, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Hidden Fates Ultra Ball Collection—Shiny Metagross-GX
The Hidden Fates Ultra Ball Collection—Shiny Metagross-GX was the other Poké Ball Collection available from October 4, 2019. Similar to its counterpart, it came with a Full Art Yellow A Alternate Shiny Metagross-GX card, an Ultra Ball-themed container, ten Hidden Fates booster packs, and a TCGO code card.
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Battle Arena Decks—Rayquaza-GX vs. Ultra Necrozma-GX
The sixth version of the Battle Arena Decks, the Battle Arena Decks—Rayquaza-GX vs. Ultra Necrozma-GX, was released on October 4, 2019 and, as with the previous entry in the line, was sold as two separate products. The two 60-card decks featured popular cards from the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons; the Rayquaza-GX Deck included key Pokémon such as Rayquaza-GX from Celestial Storm and Tapu Koko ♢ from Team Up, while the Ultra Necrozma-GX Deck featured Malamar from Forbidden Light and Jirachi from Team Up. The selection of Trainer cards across both decks also included two exclusive Yellow A Alternate prints of Sightseer from Lost Thunder and Tate & Liza from Celestial Storm. Each deck came packaged with a sheet of damage counters and markers, a deck box, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a Quick Guide, and a code card for the TCGO. Battle Arena Decks were replaced by the similar League Battle Deck product line in the Sword & Shield Series.
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Dragon Tins
Participating retailers in North America, Canada, and Australia began to sell pairs of Dragon Tins from mid-October 2019. Each tin features either Dragonite or Salamence and included a Cosmos Holofoil variant of the appropriate Pokémon from Team Up or Celestial Storm, respectively. Each tin also included one booster pack each from the Evolutions, Burning Shadows, and Crimson Invasion expansions, plus a TCGO code card.
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- Dragonite (Team Up 119; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Salamence (Celestial Storm 106; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Pokémon Center London accessories
Several exclusive items were made available at the temporary Pokémon Center present at Westfield London between October 18 and November 15, 2019. Among these were two TCG items: a London City Pikachu Crest Playmat, which features an emblem containing the Pokémon Center London Pikachu mascot flanked by Mew, Mewtwo, and several berries; and packs of 65 London City Pikachu Sleeves, which features artwork by Kouki Saitou of the Pikachu mascot in a stylized city street with many other Pokémon.
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Pale Moon-GX Box
The Pale Moon-GX Box was released on October 18, 2019. Its name was derived from the GX attack featured on the enclosed Trevenant & Dusknoir-GX promotional card, which originated from the Japanese Tag All Stars subset. The box included a regular and Jumbo-sized copy of Trevenant & Dusknoir-GX in addition to four booster packs and a code for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Trevenant & Dusknoir-GX (SM Promo 217)
- Trevenant & Dusknoir-GX (SM Promo 217; Jumbo)
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Hidden Fates Premium Powers Collection
Another wave of Hidden Fates merchandise saw the Hidden Fates Premium Powers Collection become available to purchase in European countries from October 18, 2019. Each collection featured gold-colored Full Art cards Solgaleo-GX and Lunala-GX, plus regular and Jumbo copies of a Shiny Rayquaza-GX card. The collection also included a Hidden Fates poster depicting various Legendary and other Shiny Pokémon, seven Hidden Fates booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO. A larger Ultra-Premium Collection received a wider release later in the year.
Promotional cards:
- Lunala-GX (SM Promo 103a; Alternate art)
- Solgaleo-GX (SM Promo 104a; Alternate art)
- Rayquaza-GX (Celestial Storm 177a; Alternate art)
- Rayquaza-GX (Celestial Storm 177a; Alternate art; Jumbo)
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Cosmic Eclipse Build & Battle Box
- Main article: Cosmic Eclipse Build & Battle Box (TCG)
Prerelease Tournaments offering an early look at the Cosmic Eclipse expansion were held on the weekends of October 19–20 and 26-27, 2019. Participants of these events were each given a Cosmic Eclipse Build & Battle Box and were required to construct a 40-card deck to use for its duration. Each Build & Battle Box contained a 23-card presorted Evolution pack designed to give participants a foundation for building their deck, a tip sheet, and four Cosmic Eclipse booster packs. Evolution packs included one of four exclusive Holofoil promotional cards. The boxes were subsequently available to purchase from November 15, 2019.
Promotional cards:
- Buzzwole (SM Promo 218)
- Entei (SM Promo 219)
- Phione (SM Promo 220)
- Blacephalon (SM Promo 221)
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Cosmic Eclipse Theme Decks
The twelfth and final expansion of the Sun & Moon Series, Cosmic Eclipse, was officially released on November 1, 2019. Two Theme Decks were among the items available: Unseen Depths and Towering Heights, which were respectively built around Legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon. Each 60-card deck included a set of counters and markers, a coin, a two-player playmat and rulesheet, a deck box, and a code card that could be used to unlock a digital version in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Cosmic Eclipse Blisters
Alongside the Cosmic Eclipse expansion, two pairs of blister packs were released on November 1, 2019. Mismagius and Terrakion SM Black Star Promos were included in Single Pack Blisters, while Celebi and Victini promotional cards were carried in Three Pack Blisters. A Lucario coin and a Kommo-o coin were also packaged in each pair, respectively.
Single-pack Stage 1 Blisters featuring the Arcanine and Melmetal evolutionary lines from the Unbroken Bonds expansion became available at Target stores in late November 2019. Each pack also included a Lucario coin. All blister pack varieties came with a TCGO code card that would unlock a digital version of whichever promo card(s) were enclosed.
Promotional cards:
- Mismagius (SM Promo 222)
- Terrakion (SM Promo 223)
- Celebi (SM Promo 224)
- Victini (SM Promo 225)
- Growlithe (Unbroken Bonds 21)
- Arcanine (Unbroken Bonds 22; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Meltan (Unbroken Bonds 128)
- Melmetal (Unbroken Bonds 129; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Cosmic Eclipse Elite Trainer Box
The final Elite Trainer Box of the Sun & Moon Series, the Cosmic Eclipse Elite Trainer Box, was released together with the Cosmic Eclipse expansion on November 1, 2019. Each copy contained eight Cosmic Eclipse booster packs, 65 card sleeves, four card dividers, a set of dice to use as damage counters, a die to use for coin flipping, a pair of acrylic Special Condition markers, an acrylic GX marker, a stock of basic Energy cards, a Cosmic Eclipse Player's Guide, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The box and a number of its contents feature Dialga, Palkia, and Arceus.
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Cosmic Eclipse Collector's Album
The Cosmic Eclipse Collector's Album released alongside Cosmic Eclipse on November 1, 2019. The album has 30 single-pocket pages and features the TAG TEAM trios of Arceus & Dialga & Palkia on the front and that of Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff on the back. Each album also came with a Cosmic Eclipse booster pack.
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Cosmic Eclipse Portfolios
Ultra Pro also made two new card portfolios available from November 1, 2019. The 4-pocket folders, which can hold up to 80 cards, feature the TAG TEAMS of Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff and Solgaleo & Lunala. The 9-pocket folders, which can hold up to 252 cards, feature the TAG TEAMS of Dialga & Palkia & Arceus and Blastoise & Piplup.
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Pikachu-GX & Eevee-GX Special Collection
The Pikachu-GX & Eevee-GX Special Collection was released on November 1, 2019 alongside the Cosmic Eclipse expansion, featuring the mascot of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; Pikachu and Eevee. The collection came with regular and oversized Pikachu-GX cards, a Special Full Art Eevee-GX card, non-Pokémon-GX Pikachu and Eevee cards, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Pikachu-GX (SM Promo 232)
- Pikachu-GX (SM Promo 232; Jumbo)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 233)
- Pikachu (SM Promo 234)
- Eevee (SM Promo 235)
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Hidden Fates Collection—Charizard-GX
A trio of Hidden Fates Collections received a limited release on November 1, 2019, each of which contained one of the Black Star Promotional cards initially available in the Hidden Fates Tins. The Hidden Fates Collection—Charizard-GX included a regular and Jumbo-sized copy of Charizard-GX, four Hidden Fates booster packs, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 211)
- Charizard-GX (SM Promo 211; Jumbo)
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Hidden Fates Collection—Gyarados-GX
Another of the Hidden Fates Collections available from November 1, 2019 was the Hidden Fates Collection—Gyarados-GX. It included regular and Jumbo-sized Black Star Promotional cards featuring the Atrocious Pokémon, as well as four Hidden Fates booster packs, and a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card.
Promotional cards:
- Gyarados-GX (SM Promo 212)
- Gyarados-GX (SM Promo 212; Jumbo)
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Hidden Fates Collection—Raichu-GX
The Hidden Fates Collection—Raichu-GX was released in tandem with two other Hidden Fates Collections on November 1, 2019. It included a Raichu-GX Black Star Promo, originally available in the Raichu-GX Hidden Fates Tin, four Hidden Fates booster packs, a TCGO code card, and, like its counterparts, an oversized copy of the showcased promotional card.
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Cosmic Eclipse Mini Packs
The 3-card Mini Packs for the Cosmic Eclipse expansion began to appear in Dollar Tree stores as early as November 12, 2019. Retailing for one dollar, these packs contained one Common, one Uncommon, and any other one card from the expansion. Packs also included an advertisement card that came in four varieties, promoting either Play! Pokémon, Pokémon TV, Pokémon.com, or the Pokémon anime.
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Hidden Fates Ultra-Premium Collection
The Hidden Fates Ultra-Premium Collection was initially listed for release on November 15, 2019 but was delayed a week to November 22. It is a deluxe version of the Premium Powers Collection, which was released in Western markets outside North America and Canada, and featured the same gold Full Art Solgaleo and Lunala Pokémon-GX cards and Shiny Rayquaza-GX Full Art card. Its main selling point was a large Shiny Rayquaza sculpture complete with a card holder base. Ineffective packaging however, resulted in numerous copies becoming dislodged and even damaged in transit. Each collection also included 15 Hidden Fates booster packs, a Hidden Fates playmat, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Lunala-GX (SM Promo 103a; Alternate art)
- Solgaleo-GX (SM Promo 104a; Alternate art)
- Rayquaza-GX (Celestial Storm 177a; Alternate art)
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Fall 2019 Collector Chest
The Fall 2019 Collector Chest, the fifth Sun & Moon Series Collector Chest, was released on November 22, 2019. It promoted Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution ahead of its general release in February 2020 and included promotional cards bearing renders of Pokémon featured in the movie, specifically Clone Charizard, Ash's, and Mewtwo. Each chest also included a coin, five booster packs, a notepad, four pencils, two sticker sheets, a mini album, and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Charizard (SM Promo 226)
- Pikachu (SM Promo 227)
- Armored Mewtwo (SM Promo 228)
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TAG TEAM Generations Premium Collection
The TAG TEAM Generations Premium Collection was also released on November 22, 2019. It featured TAG TEAM pairings of various first partner Pokémon and their evolutions, namely Venusaur & Snivy and Charizard & Braixen. The collection included the Special Full Art prints of Venusaur & Snivy-GX and Charizard & Braixen-GX that were omitted from Cosmic Eclipse during localization, a coin featuring Charizard and Braixen, a playmat with Mitsuhiro Arita illustrations of TAG TEAMS Venusaur & Snivy, Charizard & Braixen, and Blastoise & Piplup, plus seven booster packs, a Pokémon Trading Card Game Online code card, and a Jumbo version of Charizard & Braixen-GX.
Promotional cards:
- Venusaur & Snivy-GX (SM Promo 229)
- Charizard & Braixen-GX (SM Promo 230)
- Charizard & Braixen-GX (SM Promo 230; Jumbo)
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2019 World Championships Decks
The 2019 World Championships Decks were among the selection of merchandise available from November 22, 2019. The three TCG champions from each of the 2019 World Championships age brackets, as well as the runner-up from the Masters Division, had their decks recreated as commemorative products. The cards in these decks lack any Holofoil patterns their standard counterparts may have and instead feature a silver foil border and a silver foil signature of the represented player; the reverse of each card also has a non-standard reverse design depicting the 2019 World Championships logo. As a result, the cards are not legal for use at official events. Each deck included a booklet with a summary of the championships, a 2019 World Championships pin, a deck box, and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. The decks comprise Masters Division champion Henry Brand's Perfection, Masters Division runner-up Shintaro Ito's Mind Blown, Senior Division champion Kaya Lichtleitner's Fire Box, and Junior Division champion Haruki Miyamoto's Pikarom Judge.
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Hidden Fates Portfolios
On November 29, 2019, Ultra Pro released 4-pocket and 9-pocket portfolios utilizing art from the booster packs of Hidden Fates. The 4-pocket folders have a maximum capacity of 80 cards and feature Shiny Mewtwo and Mew, while the 9-pocket folders can hold up to 180 cards and feature Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Shiny Charizard.
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Let's Play Pokémon Box
The Let's Play Pokémon Box became available to purchase from December 6, 2019. This repackaged product included a copy of both the Pikachu and Eevee Let's Play Theme Decks originally released in April of the same year. The only difference in this product to its source release was the coins included—the separate Theme Decks came with silver Pixel Holofoil coins, whereas the Let's Play Pokémon Box came with silver Starlight Holofoil coins.
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Legends of Alola Bundle Box
A repackaged product released quietly in December 2019 at stores such as BJ's Wholesale Club. It came in two varieties: one containing a Lycanroc-GX Box and a Legends of Alola Tin featuring Lunala, the other containing a Shiny Silvally-GX Box and Legends of Alola Tin featuring Solgaleo. All of these products were previously available in 2017.
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Alolan Sandslash-GX Box
The Alolan Sandslash-GX Box was released on January 24, 2020 and continued the support of Sun & Moon Series promotional cards. The Alolan form of the Mouse Pokémon was included as regular and Jumbo-sized Pokémon-GX cards, as were four Sun & Moon Series booster packs and a code card for the TCGO.
Promotional cards:
- Alolan Sandslash-GX (SM Promo 236)
- Alolan Sandslash-GX (SM Promo 236; Jumbo)
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Giratina Mini Album Blister
Available in Walmart stores from late January 2020 was the Giratina Mini Album Blister. This product included an exclusive Cosmos Holofoil print of Giratina from Lost Thunder, a copy of the Ultra Prism Collector's Album originally available in February 2018, one Ultra Prism booster pack, and one Unified Minds booster pack.
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- Giratina (Lost Thunder 97; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Pokémon Bundle Box
Another repackaged product became available from February 2020 at BJ's Wholesale Club outlets. It included one of two Pokémon-GX boxes originally available in November 2016—a Charizard-GX Box or a Gengar-GX Box—plus six additional Evolutions booster packs.
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Sun & Moon GX Challenge Boxes
Target stores began selling a new wave of GX Challenge Boxes from mid-February 2020, similar to those released in August 2019, in that they focus on a particular expansion. These boxes showcased the first Sun & Moon Series set, featuring the final evolutions of the Alola first partner Pokémon Decidueye, Incineroar, and Primarina. The Decidueye box included a Forest Shadow Theme Deck, a copy of Decidueye-GX from Sun & Moon, and a Water Web Holofoil variant of Decidueye from Sun & Moon. The Incineroar box included a Roaring Heat Theme Deck, a Water Web Holofoil variant of Incineroar from Sun & Moon, and a copy of Incineroar-GX from Sun & Moon. The Primarina box included a copy of Primarina-GX and a Water Web Holofoil variant of Primarina, both from Sun & Moon, plus a Bright Tide Theme Deck. Each box also came with two Sun & Moon booster packs. These products were also similar to the Decidueye-GX, Incineroar-GX, and Primarina-GX Challenge Boxes released in 2018.
Promotional cards:
- Decidueye-GX (Sun & Moon 12)
- Decidueye (Sun & Moon 11; Water Web Holofoil)
- Incineroar-GX (Sun & Moon 27)
- Incineroar (Sun & Moon 26; Water Web Holofoil)
- Primarina-GX (Sun & Moon 42)
- Primarina (Sun & Moon 41; Water Web Holofoil)
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TAG TEAM Powers Collection
The TAG TEAM Powers Collection was released on March 27, 2020 and came in two varieties. Both included the same selection of SM Black Star Promos, which comprised numerous cards from the Japanese Tag All Stars subset that were not included in any Sun & Moon Series expansions, but differed by including oversized Special Full Art versions of either Umbreon & Darkrai-GX or Espeon & Deoxys-GX. Each product also included eight booster packs and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
Promotional cards:
- Leafeon (SM Promo 237)
- Glaceon (SM Promo 238)
- Carracosta-GX (SM Promo 239)
- Espeon & Deoxys-GX (SM Promo 240)
- Espeon & Deoxys-GX (SM Promo 240; Jumbo)
- Umbreon & Darkrai-GX (SM Promo 241)
- Umbreon & Darkrai-GX (SM Promo 241; Jumbo)
- Eevee-GX (SM Promo 242)
- Regigigas (SM Promo 243; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Battle Academy
- Main article: Battle Academy 2020 (TCG)
On June 21, 2020, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy was released exclusively at Target stores, with a wider release on July 31, 2020. This was advertised as a board game but in actuality was a large deck kit, containing three 60-card decks, deck boxes for each of them, a large-sized coin, a set of damage and GX counters, a playing board, two Deck Guides, an Advanced Rulebook and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230327232638/https://twitter.com/sakumasanosuke/status/1640430375330783233
- ↑ Pokémon TCG Trade & Play Day Heading to a Store Near You | Pokémon.com (archived copy)
- ↑ Pokémon TCG Trade & Play Day Heading to a Store Near You | The Pokémon Company International Official Press Site (archived copy)
- ↑ Events – Harrisburg Mall | shopharrisburgmall.com (archived copy)
- ↑ GameStop Canada on Twitter (archived copy)
- ↑ Best Buy in-store events | Best Buy.com (archived)
- ↑ Visit GameStop on August 17 for a Pokémon TCG Trade & Play event | Pokémon.com (archived copy)
- ↑ EB Games Canada - Trade and Play Day TCG - August 10th, 2019 | PocketMonsters.net (archived copy)
- ↑ EB Games Canada - Pokémon Trade and Play - November 2nd, 2019 | PocketMonsters.net (archived copy)
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