Winner cards (TCG)
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Winner cards are reprints of select cards from various Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansions with a foil "WINNER" stamp in the bottom right corner of the card art. These cards were released through Pokémon League or related tournaments.
Information
- The Winner stamp was first portrayed on cards from the Best of Game collection and were given to Pokémon Professors and Tournament Organizers of the BattleZone tournaments. The stamp itself is a gold foil "winner" in lowercase with a star for the point in "i".
- They later appeared again as prizes within the Pokémon League after Nintendo acquired the TCG licence, this time from a variety of sets. The stamp was updated to match the stamp featured on Prerelease cards, with a Poké Ball symbol to the left of "WINNER".
- The Winner cards were eventually phased out when stamped cards for Premier Events were produced under the new system introduced by Pokémon Organized Play.
Trivia
- It is possible that the idea of the Winner stamp was conceived from the "W" Promotional cards, which Wizards had produced early on in the TCG.
Wizards Winner cards
| Card Name | Type | Rarity | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electabuzz (Base Set) |  |
(RH) | BattleZone (December 2002) |
| Hitmonchan (Base Set) |  |
(RH) | BattleZone (February 2003) |
| Rocket's Scizor |  |
-- | BattleZone (March 2003) |
| Rocket's Sneasel |  |
-- | BattleZone (January 2003) |
| Dark Ivysaur |  |
-- | BattleZone (April 2003) |
| Dark Venusaur | |
-- | BattleZone (May 2003) |
| Rocket's Mewtwo (Gym Challenge) |  |
(RH) | BattleZone (June 2003) |
| Rocket's Hitmonchan (Gym Heroes) | |
(RH) | BattleZone (July 2003) |
Nintendo Winner cards
| Card Name | Type | Rarity | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combusken (Nintendo Promo #9) |  |
-- | e-League (September 2003) |
| Grovyle (Nintendo Promo #4) | |
-- | e-League (October 2003) |
| Marshtomp (Nintendo Promo #11) |  |
-- | e-League (November 2003) |
| Darkness Energy (EX Ruby & Sapphire) | E | (H) | e-League (December 2003) |
| Metal Energy (EX Ruby & Sapphire) | E | (H) | e-League (January 2004) |
| Multi Energy (EX Sandstorm) | E | (H) | e-League (February 2004) |
| Oran Berry (EX Ruby & Sapphire) | T | -- | e-League (March 2004) |
| Flygon (EX Dragon) |  |
(H) | e-League (April 2004) |
| Salamence (EX Dragon) | |
(H) | e-League (May 2004) |
| Beldum (Nintendo Promo #22) | |
-- | e-League (June 2004) |
| Chimecho (Nintendo Promo #24) | |
-- | e-League (July 2004) |
| Flygon (Nintendo Promo #25) | |
-- | e-League (August 2004) |
