POP Series 8 (TCG)

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Cards in set 17
Set number 8 (POP)
Release date September 15th, 2008

POP Series 8 is the name given to a special set of cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was released through Pokémon Organized Play events or affiliated products.

Information

POP Series 8 is the third DP Series set of the Pokémon Organized Play program and follows a similar trend set in POP Series 6. As such, this set contains several reprints. Unlike POP Series 7 however, it also includes some new cards. All of the Pokémon featured in the set are from the Japanese "DP-P" Promotional cards collection. POP Series 8 packs also include an Energy card in light of the 2008-2009 season, which focuses on Energy. This brings the number of cards per pack up to 3.

The release of POP Series 7 faced scrutiny by players, as the entire set comprised of Pokémon that were not in danger of being rotated out of play over the course of the coming season. POP obviously listened to feedback from the release of the set, as POP Series 8 includes arguably some of the most useful Trainer cards in the current format. Coupled with the Energy also available in the packs, POP Series 8 gained a more positive reception than that of POP Series 6 or 7.

Trivia

  • The booster pack design features Heatran.
  • This was the first POP set to include 3 cards per pack, as opposed to the original 2.
  • The rare cards Heatran and Lucario also had holographic versions that came in the Platinum Value Pack and Collector's Poster Box, respectively.

Card List

No. Card Name Type Level Rarity
1 Heatran Fire 41 Rare
2 Lucario Fighting 39 Rare
3 Luxray Lightning 45 Rare
4 Probopass Metal 44 Rare
5 Yanmega Grass 42 Rare
6 Cherrim Grass 26 Uncommon
7 Carnivine Grass 32 Uncommon
8 Luxio Lightning 19 Uncommon
9 Night Maintenance T -- Uncommon
10 Rare Candy T -- Uncommon
11 Roseanne's Research T -- Uncommon
12 Chimchar Fire 8 Common
13 Croagunk Psychic 17 Common
14 Happiny Colorless 8 Common
15 Piplup Water 9 Common
16 Riolu Fighting 6 Common
17 Turtwig Grass 10 Common

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