EX Emerald (TCG)

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EX Emerald SetSymbolEmerald.png
File:EX09-Logo.png
Cards in set 107
Set number 24
Release date May 9, 2005
Theme Decks

Hydrobloom (GrassWater)
Wildfire (FireLightning)

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

Information

  • EX Emerald was conceived to tie in with the release of Pokémon Emerald, a trend Nintendo have followed since their occupation of the TCG. Since no Japanese set correlated with this, Nintendo used cards from other sources.
  • The set contains all of the cards found in the Japanese Quick Construction Packs and the Japanese Emerald Gift Set. In addition, several Japanese Promotional cards were included, as well as a few cards which were first released in English. All of these cards have since been released in Japan; many as Promotional cards, the rest in Eidolon Forest.
  • Since only the Pokémon-ex in the Quick Construction Packs were created with competitive play in mind, very few cards from EX Emerald see much use by players.
  • Before the release of this set, the Japanese producers of the TCG requested a list of popular cards from English players. Pidgeot, Dark Dragonite, Dark Tyranitar and Dark Ampharos were frequently mentioned, leading to belief this was the inspiration behind the production of the Trainer Card Battle Frontier, which restricts these cards' abilities.
  • EX Emerald was the first set to be released after the Pokémon TCG website [1] had introduced a new card spoilers feature as a tournament resource. However the file containing information on all the new set was uploaded before the Prereleases, and was discovered and distributed over the internet. The file was then taken down, but not before the data had been copied onto several major fan-sites. Since this incident, new card spoilers are only uploaded after the set is commercially released.
  • This is the only EX Series set not to have Pokémon Star after their debut.
  • This was the first English set to contain holographic Basic Energy cards (popularly called Matrix Energy cards because of their design), which replaced the reverse-holographic card in every third pack.
  • The reverse-holographic design for this set features a foil Poké Ball pattern with stars and the EX Emerald set logo.
  • The secret box topper for this set is Farfetch'd.
  • The Prerelease card for this set is Grumpig. Prereleases were held on the weekends of 30th April/1st May and 7th/8th May 2005.

Theme decks

Card list

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

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