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Black and White Base Set

Black and White Base Set is the first Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. The set has a total of 115 cards, introducing 69 new Pokémon to the TCG, including special full card art versions of Reshiram and Zekrom as well as a hidden rare foil Pikachu. Starting in this set, all non-Pokémon, non-energy cards now have the "Trainer" designation. Trainers are now divided into Trainer-Item (representing old trainer cards), Trainer-Supporter, and Trainer-Stadium (though there were no Stadium in this set). The set features Blue Assault (Samurott), Green Tornado (Serperior), and Red Frenzy (Emboar) starter decks.

Black and White – Emerging Powers

Black and White – Emerging Powers is the second Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. The set has a total of 98 cards, introducing 31 new Pokémon to the TCG, including special full card art versions of Thundurus and Tornadus. This set features the highly anticipated "Pokémon Catcher" Item card. The first Item card since Gust of Wind that lets a player switch their opponent's active Pokémon, without the opponent choosing the new active. On the release date, the card, an uncommon in the set, was going for upwards of $15.00 on popular buy/sell site TrollandToad.com. The set features Toxic Tricks (Scolipede) and Power Play (Krookodile) starter decks.

Black and White – Noble Victories

Black and White – Noble Victories is the third Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. This set introduces the final Pokémon from the 5th generation to the card game, aside from the event-exclusive Pokémon; Keldeo, Meloetta and Genesect. It features the Victory Pokémon Victini, as well as introduces the new Fossil Pokémon, Tirtouga and Archen. Full art cards in this set include Victini, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion and the first full art Trainer card, N. The set also includes a hidden rare Meowth. The set features Fast Daze (Accelgor) and Furious Knights (Escavalier) starter decks.

Black and White – Next Destinies

Black and White – Next Destinies is the fourth Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. Starting from this set, Pokémon from the previous generations were reintroduced and a new type of cards, the Pokémon-EX cards were introduced (with Shaymin, Reshiram, Kyurem, Zekrom, Mewtwo and Regigigas EX). Also included are 4 Secret Rare cards, depicting cards from previous sets, but was reprint as "shiny"; Emboar (Black & White), Chandelure (Noble Victories), Zoroark (Black & White), and Hydreigon (Noble Victories). The starter decks for this set are Explosive Edge (Reshiram) and Voltage Vortex (Zekrom), which includes the fourth printing of the Reshiram and Zekrom cards from "Black and White Base Set".

Black and White – Dark Explorers

Black and White – Dark Explorers is the fifth Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. This is the second set to reintroduce Pokémon from the previous generations and Pokémon-EX cards (which are Entei, Raikou, Tornadus, Darkrai, Groudon, Kyogre) to the card game. There are again, 3 Secret Rare cards ("shiny") which were reprinted from earlier sets: Archeops (Noble Victories), Gardevoir (Next Destinies), and a golden Pokémon Catcher (Emerging Powers). The starter decks for this set are: Raiders (Cofagrigus), and Shadows (Zoroark).

Black and White – Dragons Exalted

Black and White – Dragons Exalted is the sixth Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and White. This is the set to officially introduce the Dragon Pokémon type to the Trading Card Game, and the third set to reintroduce Pokémon from the previous generations. The Pokémon-EX cards in this set are Terrakion, Mew, Ho-Oh, Registeel, and the brand new Dragon type EXs, Rayquaza, and Giratina. Also in this set are 4 Secret Rare cards ("shiny") which were reprinted from earlier sets: Reuniclus (Black and White), Serperior (Black and White), Krookodile (Black and White), and Rayquaza (which was exclusive to the English sets). The starter theme decks are: DragonSnarl (Hydreigon), and DragonSpeed (Garchomp).

Black and White – Boundaries Crossed

Black and White – Boundaries Crossed is the first Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, and the seventh overall of the Black and White series. This set officially introduces the Pokémon; both Black and White Kyurem, Landorus in its Therian form, Meloetta, and Keldeo, and continuing the trend of reintroducing Pokémon from the previous generations. The Pokémon-EX cards in this set are Celebi, Keldeo (in Resolution form), Cresselia, Landorus (in Therian form), Black Kyurem and White Kyurem EX. A new special holofoil Item card, known as Ace Spec cards, was also introduced starting from this set (there are 4 of them in this set). Again, 4 Secret Rare cards (shiny"), reprinted from earlier sets, were included in this set: Golurk (Dragons Exalted), Terrakion (Noble Victories), Altaria (Dragons Exalted), and a golden Rocky Helmet (Noble Victories), and finally, we have 3 new full art supporters; Bianca (reprinted from Emerging Powers), Cheren (reprinted from Emerging Powers and/or Dark Explorers), and Skyla. The theme decks are: IceShock (Black Kyurem), and ColdFire (White Kyurem).

Black and White – Plasma Storm

Black and White – Plasma Storm is the second Pokémon trading card game set based on the Pokémon games, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, and the eighth overall of the Black and White series. It is based on the Japanese set, Plasma Gale (BW7). This set continues reintroducing Pokémon from the previous generations. The Pokémon-EX cards in this set are Moltres EX, Victini EX, Articuno EX, Zapdos EX, Cobalion EX and Lugia EX. The Ace Spec cards returned in this set. Also, this set focuses around Team Plasma.

Black and White – Plasma Freeze

Black and White – Plasma Freeze is the ninth English, and eighth Japanese, expansion from the Black & White Series, and is the second Team Plasma Set.

Black and White – Plasma Blast

Black and White – Plasma Blast is the third Team Plasma Set in Pokemon Black and White Series. The Pokemon-Ex are Genesect Ex, Dialga Ex, Palkia Ex, Virizion Ex, Jirachi Ex, and Kyurem Ex. Plasma Blast is the first set to have only 11 Pokemon Ex Cards, because there is no Full Art version of Kyurem Ex. And there is an all new Full Art Supporter which is Iris. In Japanese Plasma Blast is Megalo Cannon, (BW10). The entire set all together has 101 cards.

Black and White – Legendary Treasures

Black and White – Legendary Treasures is the 11th and final release for Pokemon Black and White. Released Nov 6th 2013 in the United States, this deck has 115 cards plus 25 RC (“Radiant Collection”) cards. There are ten returning Pokémon-EX cards, including Mewtwo-EX, Darkrai-EX, and Keldeo-EX, and two new Pokémon-EX cards, Chandelure-EX and Excadrill-EX. The 25 “Radiant Collection” cards will have a special coating and foil patterns, in addition to having their own numbering and rarity scheme.

 

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