Black & White TCG Series merchandise
With the release of each series in the Pokémon Trading Card Game comes a plethora of collectible merchandise, and the Black & White Series is no exception. In order to release special promotional cards, booster packs, and other merchandise, promotional items such as Collector's Tins and Value Boxes are distributed. The following is a list of the merchandise released during the BW era of the trading card game.
List of English releases
Sneak-Peek Tins
To start off the Black & White Series for the English trading card game is the release of the Sneak-Peek Tins. Released on March 9th, 2011, these tins introduce the first Generation V Pokémon to the TCG. Each tin features one of the three starters--Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott--in the form of both a promotional card and a figure, as well as a preview pack of five other Generation V Pokémon. The three cards featured in the tin feature new artwork than when released in Japan in the Journey Partners collection. Each tin also contains four booster packs from the Platinum Series, HeartGold & SoulSilver Series, and Call of Legends.
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Black & White Theme Decks
Theme Decks are an integral part of the trading card game, being released with just about every one of the main expansions. Furthering the release of the Generation V Pokémon, the three theme decks for the Black & White expansion feature the final evolutions for Unova's starter Pokémon: Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott. The Green Tornado, Red Frenzy, and Blue Assault theme decks were released on April 6th, 2011: roughly three weeks before the main expansion. These three theme decks each contain a code for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, allowing players to use these theme decks while battling in the game.
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Black & White Blisters
The release of Black & White brings the addition of both a three pack blister and two pack blisters. Available April 25th, 2011, each of these blisters comes in three varieties: one featuring each of the three starters. The three pack blister contains a promotional card, three Black & White booster packs, a Black & White preview pack containing three Common cards from the set, and a coin featuring the starters. The two pack blister contains the same promotional card and preview pack, but only contains one Black & White booster pack.
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Victini Box
In addition to the set release on April 25th, 2011, a promotional box set named the Victini Box was released. The Victini Box continues the trend of releasing a figure with the trading card promotional merchandise, and includes a new figure of the Victory Pokémon. Also included in this box are five Black & White booster packs, as well as a holographic promotional card featuring Zoroark.
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Collector's Album Box
Alongside the Victini Box on April 25th comes another promotional box set, the Collector's Album Box. This box set brings a sixty card Black & White mini-collector's album, as well as two additional booster packs from the Black & White expansion. Also, a promotional card featuring Axew was included.
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Black & White booster two-packs
In conjecture with the Mystery Egg event, available exclusively at Toys "R" Us starting April 27th, 2011 were the Black & White booster two-packs. These two pack boosters include include two boosters from the Black & White expansion, as well as one of three secret promotional cards featuring one of the three Pokémon that may hatch from the Pokémon eggs distributed at this event. These Pokémon are Pansage, Pidove, and Axew.
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New Legends Tins
Continuing the tradition of releasing tins featuring reprints with alternate artwork brings the addition of the New Legends Tins. Released on May 2nd, 2011, these tins feature Reshiram and Zekrom, the mascots for Pokémon Black and White. These tins come with either a Reshiram or a Zekrom holographic promotional card, in addition to four booster packs from the Black & White expansion.
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