Secret card (TCG): Difference between revisions

Terrakion, a Secret card in both English and Japanese

A secret card is a card whose collection number is greater than the listed number of cards in the set, for example, numbered 101/100. Secret cards are generally rarer than the other cards in the set, and typically are holofoil cards as well.

The first of the secret cards which appeared was Dark Raichu in the Team Rocket expansion. It was not included even in the Japanese version of the set, as it was made by Wizards itself.

Prior to the Black & White era, Secret cards were almost exclusively found in English versions of the sets, as nearly all cards released as "secret" in English have been included in the normal set numbering in Japanese or were featured as promo cards, with the exception of the Japanese sets Wind from the Sea, Split Earth and Mysterious Mountains. Interestingly, all Japanese Full Art cards are Secret cards, while in the English sets, they are included in the normal set numbering.

Many secret cards are also Box Toppers.

List of secret cards

English cards Card Rarity Expansion Card no. Dark Raichu Team Rocket 83/82 Shining Gyarados Neo Revelation 65/64 Shining Magikarp Neo Revelation 66/64 Shining Celebi Neo Destiny 106/105 Shining Charizard Neo Destiny 107/105 Shining Kabutops Neo Destiny 108/105 Shining Mewtwo Neo Destiny 109/105 Shining Noctowl Neo Destiny 110/105 Shining Raichu Neo Destiny 111/105 Shining Steelix Neo Destiny 112/105 Shining Tyranitar Neo Destiny 113/105 Kingdra Aquapolis 148/147 Lugia Aquapolis 149/147 Nidoking Aquapolis 150/147 Celebi Skyridge 145/144 Charizard Skyridge 146/144 Crobat Skyridge 147/144 Golem Skyridge 148/144 Ho-Oh Skyridge 149/144 Kabutops Skyridge 150/144 Charmander EX Dragon 98/97 Charmeleon EX Dragon 99/97 Charizard EX Dragon 100/97 Absol EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua 96/95 Jirachi EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua 97/95 Groudon EX Hidden Legends 102/101 Charmander EX FireRed & LeafGreen 113/112 Articuno ex EX FireRed & LeafGreen 114/112 Moltres ex EX FireRed & LeafGreen 115/112 Zapdos ex EX FireRed & LeafGreen 116/112 Charmeleon EX Team Rocket Returns 110/109 Here Comes Team Rocket! EX Team Rocket Returns 111/109 Rocket’s Raikou ex EX Deoxys 108/107 Farfetch’d EX Emerald 107/106 Rocket’s Persian ex EX Unseen Forces 116/115 Celebi ex EX Unseen Forces 117/115 Azumarill EX Delta Species 114/113 Pikachu δ EX Legend Maker 93/92 Mew EX Holon Phantoms 111/110 Time-Space Distortion Mysterious Treasures 124/123 Charmander Stormfront 101/100 Charmeleon Stormfront 102/100 Charizard Stormfront 103/100 Electabuzz Platinum 128/127 Hitmonchan Platinum 129/127 Scyther Platinum 130/127 Pikachu Rising Rivals 112/111 Flying Pikachu Rising Rivals 113/111 Surfing Pikachu Rising Rivals 114/111 Articuno Supreme Victors 148/147 Moltres Supreme Victors 149/147 Zapdos Supreme Victors 150/147 Pikachu Black & White 115/114 Meowth Noble Victories 102/101 Emboar Next Destinies 100/99 Chandelure Next Destinies 101/99 Zoroark Next Destinies 102/99 Hydreigon Next Destinies 103/99 Gardevoir Dark Explorers 109/108 Archeops Dark Explorers 110/108 Pokémon Catcher Dark Explorers 111/108 Serperior Dragons Exalted 125/124 Reuniclus Dragons Exalted 126/124 Krookodile Dragons Exalted 127/124 Rayquaza Dragons Exalted 128/124 Kyurem - Dragon Vault 21/20 Golurk Boundaries Crossed 150/149 Terrakion Boundaries Crossed 151/149 Altaria Boundaries Crossed 152/149 Rocky Helmet Boundaries Crossed 153/149 Charizard Plasma Storm 136/135 Blastoise Plasma Storm 137/135 Random Receiver Plasma Storm 138/135 Empoleon Plasma Freeze 117/116 Sigilyph Plasma Freeze 118/116 Garbodor Plasma Freeze 119/116 Garchomp Plasma Freeze 120/116 Max Potion Plasma Freeze 121/116 Ultra Ball Plasma Freeze 122/116 Exeggcute Plasma Blast 102/101 Virizion Plasma Blast 103/101 Dusknoir Plasma Blast 104/101 Rare Candy Plasma Blast 105/101 Reshiram Legendary Treasures 114/113 Zekrom Legendary Treasures 115/113 M Charizard-EX Flashfire 107/106 M Charizard-EX Flashfire 108/106 M Kangaskhan-EX Flashfire 109/106 M Heracross-EX Furious Fists 112/111 M Lucario-EX Furious Fists 113/111 M Manectric-EX Phantom Forces 120/119 M Gengar-EX Phantom Forces 121/119 Dialga-EX Phantom Forces 122/119 Dive Ball Primal Clash 161/160 Enhanced Hammer Primal Clash 162/160 Switch Primal Clash 163/160 Weakness Policy Primal Clash 164/160 Energy Switch Roaring Skies 109/108 VS Seeker Roaring Skies 110/108 Energy Retrieval Ancient Origins 99/98 Trainers' Mail Ancient Origins 100/98 Mewtwo-EX BREAKthrough 163/162 Mewtwo-EX BREAKthrough 164/162 Gyarados-EX BREAKpoint 123/122 Alakazam-EX Fates Collide 125/124 Volcanion-EX Steam Siege 115/114 Gardevoir-EX Steam Siege 116/114 Exeggutor Evolutions 109/108 Flying Pikachu Evolutions 110/108 Surfing Pikachu Evolutions 111/108 Imakuni?'s Doduo Evolutions 112/108 Here Comes Team Rocket! Evolutions 113/108 Lurantis-GX Sun & Moon 150/149 Lapras-GX Sun & Moon 151/149 Espeon-GX Sun & Moon 152/149 Lunala-GX Sun & Moon 153/149 Umbreon-GX Sun & Moon 154/149 Solgaleo-GX Sun & Moon 155/149 Tauros-GX Sun & Moon 156/149 Gumshoos-GX Sun & Moon 157/149 Nest Ball Sun & Moon 158/149 Rotom Dex Sun & Moon 159/149 Switch Sun & Moon 160/149 Ultra Ball Sun & Moon 161/149 Psychic Energy Sun & Moon 162/149 Metal Energy Sun & Moon 163/149

Japanese cards Card Rarity Expansion Card no. Nidoking Wind from the Sea 088/087 Kingdra Wind from the Sea 089/087 Lugia Wind from the Sea 090/087 Golem Split Earth 089/088 Kabutops Split Earth 090/088 Ho-Oh Split Earth 091/088 Charizard Mysterious Mountains 089/088 Crobat Mysterious Mountains 090/088 Celebi Mysterious Mountains 091/088 Tornadus Black Collection 054/053 Reshiram Black Collection 055/053 Thundurus White Collection 054/053 Zekrom White Collection 055/053 Pikachu Black & White Collection 056/053 Virizion Red Collection 067/066 Terrakion Red Collection 068/066 Cobalion Red Collection 069/066 Victini Red Collection 070/066 N Red Collection 071/066 Meowth Red Collection 072/066 Shaymin-EX Psycho Drive 053/052 Kyogre-EX Psycho Drive 054/052 Mewtwo-EX Psycho Drive 055/052 Zoroark Psycho Drive 056/052 Hydreigon Psycho Drive 057/052 Kyurem-EX Hail Blizzard 053/052 Groudon-EX Hail Blizzard 054/052 Regigigas-EX Hail Blizzard 055/052 Emboar Hail Blizzard 056/052) Chandelure Hail Blizzard 057/052 Entei-EX Dark Rush 070/069 Raikou-EX Dark Rush 071/069 Darkrai-EX Dark Rush 072/069 Tornadus-EX Dark Rush 073/069 Gardevoir Dark Rush 074/069 Archeops Dark Rush 075/069 Pokémon Catcher Dark Rush 076/069 Mew-EX Dragon Blast 051/050 Terrakion-EX Dragon Blast 052/050 Giratina-EX Dragon Blast 053/050 Reuniclus Dragon Blast 054/050 Rayquaza Dragon Blast 055/050 Ho-Oh-EX Dragon Blade 051/050 Registeel-EX Dragon Blade 052/050 Rayquaza-EX Dragon Blade 053/050 Serperior Dragon Blade 054/050 Krookodile Dragon Blade 055/050 Cresselia-EX Freeze Bolt 060/059 Landorus-EX Freeze Bolt 061/059 Black Kyurem-EX Freeze Bolt 062/059 Cheren Freeze Bolt 063/059 Golurk Freeze Bolt 064/059 Rocky Helmet Freeze Bolt 065/059 Celebi-EX Cold Flare 060/059 Keldeo-EX Cold Flare 061/059 White Kyurem-EX Cold Flare 062/059 Bianca Cold Flare 063/059 Terrakion Cold Flare 064/059 Altaria Cold Flare 065/059 Victini-EX Plasma Gale 071/070 Articuno-EX Plasma Gale 072/070 Cobalion-EX Plasma Gale 073/070 Lugia-EX Plasma Gale 074/070 Colress Plasma Gale 075/070 Skyla Plasma Gale 076/070 Charizard Plasma Gale 077/070 Blastoise Plasma Gale 078/070 Random Receiver Plasma Gale 079/070 Heatran-EX Spiral Force 052/051 Deoxys-EX Spiral Force 053/051 Latios-EX Spiral Force 054/051 Ghetsis Spiral Force 055/051 Empoleon Spiral Force 056/051 Sigilyph Spiral Force 057/051 Ultra Ball Spiral Force 058/051 Thundurus-EX Thunder Knuckle 052/051 Latias-EX Thunder Knuckle 053/051 Tornadus-EX Thunder Knuckle 054/051 Professor Juniper Thunder Knuckle 055/051 Garbodor Thunder Knuckle 056/051 Garchomp Thunder Knuckle 057/051 Max Potion Thunder Knuckle 058/051 Shaymin-EX Shiny Collection 021/020 Reshiram Shiny Collection 022/020 Emolga Shiny Collection 023/020 Mew-EX Shiny Collection 024/020 Meloetta-EX Shiny Collection 025/020 Virizion-EX Megalo Cannon 077/076 Genesect-EX Megalo Cannon 078/076 Jirachi-EX Megalo Cannon 079/076 Dialga-EX Megalo Cannon 080/076 Palkia-EX Megalo Cannon 081/076 Iris Megalo Cannon 082/076 Exeggcute Megalo Cannon 083/076 Virizion Megalo Cannon 084/076 Dusknoir Megalo Cannon 085/076 Rare Candy Megalo Cannon 086/076 Reshiram - EX Battle Boost 094/093 Zekrom - EX Battle Boost 095/093 Imakuni? - EX Battle Boost 096/093 Pokémon Enterprise - EX Battle Boost 097/093 Pokémon Enterprise - EX Battle Boost 098/093 Pokémon Enterprise - EX Battle Boost 099/093 Venusaur-EX Collection X 061/060 Skarmory-EX Collection X 062/060 Xerneas-EX Collection X 063/060 Blastoise-EX Collection Y 061/060 Emolga-EX Collection Y 062/060 Yveltal-EX Collection Y 063/060 Charizard-EX Wild Blaze 081/080 Magnezone-EX Wild Blaze 082/080 Toxicroak-EX Wild Blaze 083/080 Kangaskhan-EX Wild Blaze 084/080 Lysandre Wild Blaze 085/080 Pokémon Center Lady Wild Blaze 086/080 Pokémon Fan Club Wild Blaze 087/080 M Charizard-EX Wild Blaze 088/080 M Charizard-EX Wild Blaze 089/080 M Kangaskhan-EX Wild Blaze 090/080 Heracross-EX Rising Fist 097/096 Seismitoad-EX Rising Fist 098/096 Lucario-EX Rising Fist 099/096 Dragonite-EX Rising Fist 100/096 Fossil Researcher Rising Fist 101/096 Korrina Rising Fist 102/096 Battle Reporter Rising Fist 103/096 M Heracross-EX Rising Fist 104/096 M Lucario-EX Rising Fist 105/096 Manectric-EX Phantom Gate 089/088 Gengar-EX Phantom Gate 090/088 Malamar-EX Phantom Gate 091/088 Florges-EX Phantom Gate 092/088 AZ Phantom Gate 093/088 Xerosic Phantom Gate 094/088 Lysandre's Trump Card Phantom Gate 095/088 M Manectric-EX Phantom Gate 096/088 M Gengar-EX Phantom Gate 097/088 Dialga-EX - Hyper Metal Chain Deck 019/018 Trevenant-EX Gaia Volcano 071/070 Camerupt-EX Gaia Volcano 072/070 Groudon-EX Gaia Volcano 073/070 Primal Groudon-EX Gaia Volcano 074/070 Aggron-EX Gaia Volcano 075/070 M Aggron-EX Gaia Volcano 076/070 Teammates Gaia Volcano 077/070 Maxie's Secret Weapon Gaia Volcano 078/070 Switch Gaia Volcano 079/070 Weakness Policy Gaia Volcano 080/070 Wailord-EX Tidal Storm 071/070 Kyogre-EX Tidal Storm 072/070 Primal Kyogre-EX Tidal Storm 073/070 Sharpedo-EX Tidal Storm 074/070 Gardevoir-EX Tidal Storm 075/070 M Gardevoir-EX Tidal Storm 076/070 Archie's Trump Card Tidal Storm 077/070 Professor Birch's Observations Tidal Storm 078/080 Enhanced Hammer Tidal Storm 079/070 Dive Ball Tidal Storm 080/070 Thundurus-EX Emerald Break 079/078 Gallade-EX Emerald Break 080/078 M Gallade-EX Emerald Break 081/078 Latios-EX Emerald Break 082/078 M Latios-EX Emerald Break 083/078 Hydreigon-EX Emerald Break 084/078 Rayquaza-EX Emerald Break 085/078 M Rayquaza-EX Emerald Break 086/078 Shaymin-EX Emerald Break 087/078 Winona Emerald Break 088/078 Wally Emerald Break 089/078 Energy Switch Emerald Break 090/078 VS Seeker Emerald Break 091/078 Sceptile-EX Bandit Ring 082/081 M Sceptile-EX Bandit Ring 083/081 Kyurem-EX Bandit Ring 084/081 Ampharos-EX Bandit Ring 085/081 M Ampharos-EX Bandit Ring 086/081 Hoopa-EX Bandit Ring 087/081 Machamp-EX Bandit Ring 088/081 Tyranitar-EX Bandit Ring 089/081 M Tyranitar-EX Bandit Ring 090/081 Giratina-EX Bandit Ring 091/081 Lugia-EX Bandit Ring 092/081 Primal Kyogre-EX Bandit Ring 093/081 Primal Groudon-EX Bandit Ring 094/081 M Rayquaza-EX Bandit Ring 095/081 Energy Retrieval Bandit Ring 096/081 Trainers' Mail Bandit Ring 097/081 Glalie-EX Blue Shock 060/059 M Glalie-EX Blue Shock 061/059 Mewtwo-EX Blue Shock 062/059 M Mewtwo-EX Blue Shock 063/059 Brigette Blue Shock 064/059 Mewtwo-EX Blue Shock 065/059 Houndoom-EX Red Flash 060/059 M Houndoom-EX Red Flash 061/059 Mewtwo-EX Red Flash 062/059 M Mewtwo-EX Red Flash 063/059 Giovanni's Scheme Red Flash 064/059 Mewtwo-EX Red Flash 065/059 Gyarados-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 081/080 M Gyarados-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 082/080 Manaphy-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 083/080 Espeon-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 084/080 Darkrai-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 085/080 Scizor-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 086/080 M Scizor-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 087/080 Ho-Oh-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 088/080 Gyarados-EX Rage of the Broken Heavens 089/080 Blastoise-EX - BREAK Starter Pack 073/072 M Blastoise-EX - BREAK Starter Pack 074/072 Shellder - BREAK Starter Pack 075/072 Cloyster - BREAK Starter Pack 076/072 Krabby - BREAK Starter Pack 077/072 Glaceon-EX Awakening Psychic King 079/078 Alakazam-EX Awakening Psychic King 080/078 M Alakazam-EX Awakening Psychic King 081/078 Umbreon-EX Awakening Psychic King 082/078 Genesect-EX Awakening Psychic King 083/078 M Altaria-EX Awakening Psychic King 084/078 Kingdra-EX Awakening Psychic King 085/078 Altaria-EX Awakening Psychic King 086/078 Team Rocket's Handiwork Awakening Psychic King 087/078 Alakazam-EX Awakening Psychic King 088/078 Volcanion-EX Fever-Burst Fighter 055/054 Steelix-EX Fever-Burst Fighter 056/054 M Steelix-EX Fever-Burst Fighter 057/054 Pokémon Ranger Fever-Burst Fighter 058/054 Volcanion-EX Fever-Burst Fighter 059/054 Magearna-EX Cruel Traitor 055/054 Gardevoir-EX Cruel Traitor 056/054 M Gardevoir-EX Cruel Traitor 057/054 Pokémon Ranger Cruel Traitor 058/054 Gardevoir-EX Cruel Traitor 059/054 Yveltal-EX - Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection 037/036 Xerneas-EX - Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection 038/036 Venusaur-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 088/087 M Venusaur-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 089/087 Charizard-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 090/087 M Charizard-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 091/087 Blastoise-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 092/087 M Blastoise-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 093/087 Pikachu-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 094/087 Mewtwo-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 095/087 Pidgeot-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 096/087 M Pidgeot-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 097/087 Dragonite-EX Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 098/087 Misty's Determination Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 099/087 Brock's Grit Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 100/087 Exeggutor Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 101/087 Imakuni?'s Doduo Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 102/087 Here Comes Team Rocket! Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary 103/087 Lapras-GX Collection Sun 061/060 Espeon-GX Collection Sun 062/060 Solgaleo-GX Collection Sun 063/060 Gumshoos-GX Collection Sun 064/060 Ilima Collection Sun 065/060 Professor Kukui Collection Sun 066/060 Lapras-GX Collection Sun 067/060 Espeon-GX Collection Sun 068/060 Solgaleo-GX Collection Sun 069/060 Gumshoos-GX Collection Sun 070/060 Ultra Ball Collection Sun 071/060 Rotom Dex Collection Sun 072/060 Metal Energy Collection Sun 073/060 Lurantis-GX Collection Moon 061/060 Lunala-GX Collection Moon 062/060 Umbreon-GX Collection Moon 063/060 Tauros-GX Collection Moon 064/060 Team Skull Grunt Collection Moon 065/060 Lillie Collection Moon 066/060 Lurantis-GX Collection Moon 067/060 Lunala-GX Collection Moon 068/060 Umbreon-GX Collection Moon 069/060 Tauros-GX Collection Moon 070/060 Nest Ball Collection Moon 071/060 Switch Collection Moon 072/060 Psychic Energy Collection Moon 073/060 Decidueye-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 052/051 Incineroar-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 053/051 Primarina-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 054/051 Vikavolt-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 055/051 Toxapex-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 056/051 Sylveon-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 057/051 Drampa-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 058/051 Decidueye-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 056/051 Incineroar-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 060/051 Primarina-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 061/051 Vikavolt-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 062/051 Toxapex-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 063/051 Sylveon-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 064/051 Drampa-GX Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 065/051 Rare Candy Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 066/051 Double Colorless Energy Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 067/051 Grass Energy Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon 068/051

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