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Emerging Powers

File:Emerging Powers logo.png Cards in set 98 Set number 49 Release date August 31, 2011 Theme Decks Power Play () Toxic Tricks ()

Black & White — Emerging Powers is the name given to the second main expansion of cards from the English Black & White Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It does not have a main expansion as a Japanese equivalent.

Description

The secrets of the Unova region are now yours to command! In the Pokémon TCG: Black & White—Emerging Powers expansion, astonishing new Pokémon are available for the very first time, including the rare and powerful Legendary Pokémon Cobalion, Virizion, Terrakion, Thundurus, and Tornadus! With brand-new Item cards to revitalize your deck, the Black & White—Emerging Powers expansion offers Trainers all of the amazing new strategies of Unova!

Information

Emerging Powers is the second expansion of the Black & White Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It contains 26 new Pokémon from the Unova region, and 70 different Pokémon overall. The expansion continues featuring Legendary Pokémon with both regular prints and Full Art prints, and it also features both of the rival characters, Cheren and Bianca, in Pokémon Black and White.

Emerging Powers was created to bridge the gap caused by the Japanese Black & White Collections and Red Collection. These sets were released almost seven months apart from each other in Japan, and as English sets are normally released every three months, cards were withheld from the Beginning Set, Black Collection, and White Collection, and were brought together with the Battle Strength Decks and various BW-P Promotional cards in order to make a set of suitable size for an English release. However, this still wasn't enough cards, so 1 card from Psycho Drive, 4 cards from Hail Blizzard, and 2 cards from Dark Rush were pulled forward from their respective sets and released in this one, bringing this set's total to 98. Despite this, it is still the smallest set in the Black & White Series. Also included are 2 reprints originating from the BW-P Promotional cards. Patrat is a reprint from Black & White and Pidove is a reprint from the BW Black Star Promos, originally handed out in the Black & White booster two-packs.

Because of the variety of Japanese origins for these card, 22 cards were released in English before they were released in Japanese. There were 6 cards released in the September 2011 Gym Challenge pack, 9 cards released as part of Bandai's Pokémon Kids Special toy promotion, 1 card from Psycho Drive, 4 from Hail Blizzard, and 2 from Dark Rush. With the exception of Hail Blizzard's Deerling and Sawsbuck, the 5 remaining cards from expansions were pulled from their evolutionary families, leaving a lone Ferroseed and Pidove in Next Destinies and a lone Woobat and Vullaby in Dark Explorers. On a related note, this is the only Black & White Series expansion to have all complete Pokémon evolutionary lines.

This expansion features two Theme Decks, which are named Toxic Tricks and Power Play. These two Theme Decks feature the Pokémon Scolipede and Krookodile, respectively, whose cards were 2 of the 6 from the aforementioned September 2011 Gym Challenge pack. Much like with Black & White, the theme decks were released earlier than the main expansion: being released on August 17th, 2011.

Included in all of the Theme Decks and booster packs were code cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, a new online TCG simulator on the official site. Starting with the Emerging Powers expansion, these code cards became a staple included in just about every piece of Pokémon Trading Card Game merchandise.

Also included in this expansion was a brand new type of Reverse Holofoil, replacing the Mirror Holofoil cards included from the Diamond & Pearl expansion through the Black & White expansion. This new Reverse Holofoil features the Energy symbols throughout the entire card.

Emerging Powers is the only Black & White Series expansion not to include a Secret card. The Prerelease promo for this set is Gigalith. Officially, the English release of the set contains 98 cards. Between alternate holofoils, promotional stamps, and Reverse Holofoils, the set contains 206 cards. A list of the non standard cards can be seen below.

Set list

Emerging Powers

No. Mark Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/98 [[Image:RegMarkPansage.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Pansage]] Grass — Promotion 2/98 [[Image:RegMarkSimisage.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Simisage]] Grass — Promotion 3/98 [[Image:RegMarkSewaddle.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sewaddle]] Grass — Promotion 4/98 [[Image:RegMarkSewaddle.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sewaddle]] Grass — Promotion 5/98 [[Image:RegMarkSwadloon.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Swadloon]] Grass — Promotion 6/98 [[Image:RegMarkSwadloon.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Swadloon]] Grass — Promotion 7/98 [[Image:RegMarkLeavanny.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Leavanny]] Grass — Promotion 8/98 [[Image:RegMarkLeavanny.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Leavanny]] Grass — Promotion 9/98 [[Image:RegMarkCottonee.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cottonee]] Grass — Promotion 10/98 [[Image:RegMarkCottonee.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cottonee]] Grass — Promotion 11/98 [[Image:RegMarkWhimsicott.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Whimsicott]] Grass — Promotion 12/98 [[Image:RegMarkWhimsicott.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Whimsicott]] Grass — Promotion 13/98 [[Image:RegMarkPetilil.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Petilil]] Grass — Promotion 14/98 [[Image:RegMarkLilligant.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Lilligant]] Grass — Promotion 15/98 [[Image:RegMarkDeerling.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Deerling]] Grass — Promotion 16/98 [[Image:RegMarkSawsbuck.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sawsbuck]] Grass — Promotion 17/98 [[Image:RegMarkVirizion.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Virizion]] Grass — Promotion 18/98 [[Image:RegMarkPansear.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Pansear]] Fire — Promotion 19/98 [[Image:RegMarkSimisear.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Simisear]] Fire — Promotion 20/98 [[Image:RegMarkDarumaka.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Darumaka]] Fire — Promotion 21/98 [[Image:RegMarkDarmanitan.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Darmanitan]] Fire — Promotion 22/98 [[Image:RegMarkPanpour.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Panpour]] Water — Promotion 23/98 [[Image:RegMarkSimipour.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Simipour]] Water — Promotion 24/98 [[Image:RegMarkBasculin.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Basculin]] Water — Promotion 25/98 [[Image:RegMarkBasculin.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Basculin]] Water — Promotion 26/98 [[Image:RegMarkDucklett.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ducklett]] Water — Promotion 27/98 [[Image:RegMarkSwanna.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Swanna]] Water — Promotion 28/98 [[Image:RegMarkCubchoo.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cubchoo]] Water — Promotion 29/98 [[Image:RegMarkCubchoo.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cubchoo]] Water — Promotion 30/98 [[Image:RegMarkBeartic.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Beartic]] Water — Promotion 31/98 [[Image:RegMarkBeartic.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Beartic]] Water — Promotion 32/98 [[Image:RegMarkEmolga.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Emolga]] Lightning — Promotion 33/98 [[Image:RegMarkJoltik.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Joltik]] Lightning — Promotion 34/98 [[Image:RegMarkGalvantula.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Galvantula]] Lightning — Promotion 35/98 [[Image:RegMarkThundurus.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Thundurus]] Lightning — Promotion 36/98 [[Image:RegMarkWoobat.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Woobat]] Psychic — Promotion 37/98 [[Image:RegMarkSwoobat.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Swoobat]] Psychic — Promotion 38/98 [[Image:RegMarkVenipede.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Venipede]] Psychic — Promotion 39/98 [[Image:RegMarkWhirlipede.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Whirlipede]] Psychic — Promotion 40/98 [[Image:RegMarkScolipede.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Scolipede]] Psychic — Promotion 41/98 [[Image:RegMarkSigilyph.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sigilyph]] Psychic — Promotion 42/98 [[Image:RegMarkSigilyph.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sigilyph]] Psychic — Promotion 43/98 [[Image:RegMarkGothita.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gothita]] Psychic — Promotion 44/98 [[Image:RegMarkGothita.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gothita]] Psychic — Promotion 45/98 [[Image:RegMarkGothorita.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gothorita]] Psychic — Promotion 46/98 [[Image:RegMarkGothorita.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gothorita]] Psychic — Promotion 47/98 [[Image:RegMarkGothitelle.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gothitelle]] Psychic — Promotion 48/98 [[Image:RegMarkGothitelle.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gothitelle]] Psychic — Promotion 49/98 [[Image:RegMarkRoggenrola.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Roggenrola]] Fighting — Promotion 50/98 [[Image:RegMarkRoggenrola.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Roggenrola]] Fighting — Promotion 51/98 [[Image:RegMarkBoldore.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Boldore]] Fighting — Promotion 52/98 [[Image:RegMarkBoldore.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Boldore]] Fighting — Promotion 53/98 [[Image:RegMarkGigalith.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Gigalith]] Fighting — Promotion 54/98 [[Image:RegMarkDrilbur.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Drilbur]] Fighting — Promotion 55/98 [[Image:RegMarkDrilbur.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Drilbur]] Fighting — Promotion 56/98 [[Image:RegMarkExcadrill.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Excadrill]] Fighting — Promotion 57/98 [[Image:RegMarkExcadrill.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Excadrill]] Fighting — Promotion 58/98 [[Image:RegMarkThroh.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Throh]] Fighting — Promotion 59/98 [[Image:RegMarkSawk.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sawk]] Fighting — Promotion 60/98 [[Image:RegMarkSandile.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Sandile]] Fighting — Promotion 61/98 [[Image:RegMarkKrokorok.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Krokorok]] Fighting — Promotion 62/98 [[Image:RegMarkKrookodile.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Krookodile]] Fighting — Promotion 63/98 [[Image:RegMarkTerrakion.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Terrakion]] Fighting — Promotion 64/98 [[Image:RegMarkPurrloin.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Purrloin]] Darkness — Promotion 65/98 [[Image:RegMarkLiepard.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Liepard]] Darkness — Promotion 66/98 [[Image:RegMarkZorua.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Zorua]] Darkness — Promotion 67/98 [[Image:RegMarkZoroark.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Zoroark]] Darkness — Promotion 68/98 [[Image:RegMarkVullaby.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Vullaby]] Darkness — Promotion 69/98 [[Image:RegMarkMandibuzz.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Mandibuzz]] Darkness — Promotion 70/98 [[Image:RegMarkFerroseed.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ferroseed]] Metal — Promotion 71/98 [[Image:RegMarkFerroseed.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ferroseed]] Metal — Promotion 72/98 [[Image:RegMarkFerrothorn.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ferrothorn]] Metal — Promotion 73/98 [[Image:RegMarkFerrothorn.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Ferrothorn]] Metal — Promotion 74/98 [[Image:RegMarkKlink.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Klink]] Metal — Promotion 75/98 [[Image:RegMarkKlang.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Klang]] Metal — Promotion 76/98 [[Image:RegMarkKlinklang.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Klinklang]] Metal — Promotion 77/98 [[Image:RegMarkCobalion.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cobalion]] Metal — Promotion 78/98 [[Image:RegMarkPatrat.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Patrat]] Colorless — Promotion 79/98 [[Image:RegMarkWatchog.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Watchog]] Colorless — Promotion 80/98 [[Image:RegMarkPidove.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Pidove]] Colorless — Promotion 81/98 [[Image:RegMarkTranquill.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Tranquill]] Colorless — Promotion 82/98 [[Image:RegMarkUnfezant.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Unfezant]] Colorless — Promotion 83/98 [[Image:RegMarkAudino.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Audino]] Colorless — Promotion 84/98 [[Image:RegMarkMinccino.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Minccino]] Colorless — Promotion 85/98 [[Image:RegMarkCinccino.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cinccino]] Colorless — Promotion 86/98 [[Image:RegMarkRufflet.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Rufflet]] Colorless — Promotion 87/98 [[Image:RegMarkRufflet.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Rufflet]] Colorless — Promotion 88/98 [[Image:RegMarkBraviary.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Braviary]] Colorless — Promotion 89/98 [[Image:RegMarkTornadus.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Tornadus]] Colorless — Promotion 90/98 [[Image:RegMarkBianca.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Bianca]] Supporter — Promotion 91/98 [[Image:RegMarkCheren.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Cheren]] Supporter — Promotion 92/98 [[Image:RegMarkCrushing Hammer.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Crushing Hammer]] Item — Promotion 93/98 [[Image:RegMarkGreat Ball.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Great Ball]] Item — Promotion 94/98 [[Image:RegMarkMax Potion.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Max Potion]] Item — Promotion 95/98 [[Image:RegMarkPokémon Catcher.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Pokémon Catcher]] Item — Promotion 96/98 [[Image:RegMarkRecycle.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Recycle]] Item — Promotion 97/98 [[Image:RegMarkThundurus.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Thundurus]] Lightning — Promotion 98/98 [[Image:RegMarkTornadus.png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Tornadus]] Colorless — Promotion

Pack Artwork

File:Emerging Powers booster 1.jpg Braviary Pack	File:Emerging Powers booster 2.jpg Cobalion Pack	File:Emerging Powers booster 3.jpg Darmanitan Pack	The Sneak-Peek Tins
File:Emerging Powers booster 4.jpg Tornadus Pack	Sampling Pack	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

Trivia

• This is the first, and, so far only set since Legendary Collection to only contain Pokémon from only one generation.

In other languages

Language Title French Pouvoirs Émergents German Aufstreben der Mächtigen Italian Nuove Forze Brazilian Portuguese Poderes Emergentes

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