XY TCG Series merchandise
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The XY Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game starts off the collection of TCG merchandise centered around Pokémon X and Y, Generation VI, and the Kalos region. Starting in October 2013, a number of products, such as Collector's Tins and Value Boxes, are available for purchasing, containing various promotional cards, booster packs, and other merchandise. Below is a chronological list of all the items released during the XY Series of the Trading Card Game.
Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters
The first product of the XY Series is the Collector's Pin Three Pack Blisters--three different Three Pack Blisters featuring each of the three Kalos region starter Pokémon: Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. Releasing October 12, 2013, the same day as Pokémon X and Y, each Blister Pack contains 1 booster pack from the three Black & White Series expansions centered around Team Plasma (Plasma Storm, Plasma Freeze, and Plasma Blast). Each Blister also contains a commemorative collector's pin featuring one of the three starters.
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Chespin Box
Also released October 12, 2013 is the Chespin Box. The Chespin Box contains a commemorative Chespin figure, three Black & White Series booster packs and the first promotional card of the XY Series featuring Chespin.
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Fennekin Box
Released alongside the Template:Merch is the Fennekin Box. The Fennekin Box, much like the Chespin Box, contains a commemorative Fennekin figure, three Black & White Series booster packs and a Sheen Holofoil promotional card featuring Fennekin.
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Froakie Box
Much like the Template:Merch and the Template:Merch, the Froakie Box was released October 12, 2013. The Froakie Box also contains a commemorative Froakie figure, three Black & White Series booster packs and a Sheen Holofoil promotional card featuring Froakie.
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Kalos Starter Set Decks
Instead of Theme Decks centered around the main expansion, the Kalos Starter Set Decks (Chespin Deck, Fennekin Deck, Froakie Deck) were released alongside the Legendary Treasures expansion instead. Featuring the three Kalos region starter Pokémon, The Kalos Starter Set Decks are a trio of Theme Decks each with a regular version and a deluxe version. Released on November 8, 2013, each deck includes damage counters, a custom coin, a rule sheet, a deckbox featuring their respective Pokémon, and a code for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, allowing players to unlock the deck online. The Deluxe versions also contain a booster pack from the Black & White Series.
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Sylveon Collection
Yet another product released on November 15, 2013 was the Sylveon Collection. This collection features the debut of the Intertwining Pokémon, Sylveon, in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Included in the box is a brand new Sylveon promotional card, a Sylveon figure, a single basic Fairy Energy, four booster packs from the Black & White Series, as well as Cosmos Holofoil promotional cards for Eevee, and each of the other 7 Eeveelutions. The eight reprints originate from a Japanese promotion in November 2012, in which the eight promotional cards were released in a special File Collection as part of the 2012 Pokémon Center Eevee Collection campaign. Eevee is a reprint from Plasma Freeze, while the 7 other Eeveelutions are reprints from Dark Explorers.
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- Sylveon (XY Promo 4; Sheen Holofoil)
- Leafeon (BW Promo 87; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Flareon (BW Promo 88; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Vaporeon (BW Promo 89; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Glaceon (BW Promo 90; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Jolteon (BW Promo 91; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Espeon (BW Promo 92; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Umbreon (BW Promo 93; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Eevee (BW Promo 94; Cosmos Holofoil)
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Kalos Starter Collection
Available starting in December 2013 were the Kalos Starter Collections. These collections were yet another option available to those looking for the Kalos Starter Set. Included in each Kalos Starter Collection is the 60 card Chespin Deck, Fennekin Deck, or Chespin Deck, a card checklist for the Kalos Starter Set, a coin featuring one of the three Kalos starter Pokémon, a 2-player playmat and rulesheet, 2 Black & White Series booster packs, a code card that unlocks the respective deck online, as well as one of the three Collector's Pins available in the Template:Merch. However, this variation of the Kalos Starter Set merchandise only has each Stage 2 Pokémon as a Sheen Holofoil card, instead of the entire evolutionary family of the Kalos starter Pokémon.
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XY Theme Decks
The second set of Theme Decks released during the XY Series are the two for the XY expansion. Made available starting February 5, 2014, the Resilient Life and Destruction Rush Theme Decks feature the two Legendary Pokémon of the Kalos region: the Life Pokémon Xerneas and the Destruction Pokémon Yveltal. Resilient Life features both Fairy-type and Psychic-type Pokémon, while Destruction Rush features Darkness-type and Fighting-type Pokémon. Each deck includes an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, in addition to damage counters, a custom coin, a rule sheet, a deckbox featuring their respective Pokémon, and a code for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, allowing players to unlock the deck online.
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XY Blisters
In addition to the Template:Merch, alongside the expansion on February 5, 2014, six different XY Blisters made their way to store shelves. The six different Blisters include pairs of Single Pack Blisters, Two Pack Blisters, and Three Pack Blisters, each featuring exclusive Cosmos Holofoil promotional cards and coin. The two Single Pack Blisters each feature one booster pack as well as a Cosmos Holofoil print of either Dragon Vault Salamence or Plasma Freeze Dragonite. The Two Pack Blisters, much like the Template:Merch, each feature a trio of exclusive Cosmos Holofoil promotional cards. The first features Dark Explorers Venusaur, Boundaries Crossed Charizard, and Plasma Blast Blastoise, while the second features Dragon Vault Dragonite, and Dragons Exalted Garchomp and Hydreigon. The two Three Pack Blisters feature Cosmos Holofoil prints of either Dragons Exalted Gyarados or Plasma Storm Gallade.
Upon first release, all the coins included within the Blister Packs were repackaged coins from Noble Victories to Dark Explorers related merchandise. About six weeks after their release, however, new coins exclusive to the products began to be included, including a regular-sized Blue Reshiram/Zekrom Coin, as well as new large-sized Black-backed versions of the Xerneas and Yveltal coins included in the Template:Merch.
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- Salamence (Dragon Vault 8; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dragonite (Plasma Freeze 83; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Venusaur (Dark Explorers 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Charizard (Boundaries Crossed 20; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Blastoise (Plasma Blast 16; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Dragonite (Dragon Vault 5; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Garchomp (Dragons Exalted 91; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Hydreigon (Dragons Exalted 98; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gyarados (Dragons Exalted 24; Cosmos Holofoil)
- Gallade (Plasma Storm 61; Cosmos Holofoil)
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XY Elite Trainer Box
XY brings the third installment of the Elite Trainer Box. For this expansion, the Elite Trainer Box comes in two varieties: one featuring Xerneas and one featuring Yveltal. In addition to the same contents as the Template:Merch, the XY Elite Trainer Box adds Fairy Energy into the stock of basic Energy. Each Box also contains 65 themed card sleeves, 2 acrylic Special Condition markers, 6 dice as damage counters, 1 large die for coin flips, 4 dividers, a player's guide detailing the XY expansion, and a collector's box.
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XY Three Pack Pin Blisters
Continuing a trend started early in the XY Series will be the XY Three Pack Pin Blisters being released on February 19, 2014. Featured in each Blister Pack will be an exclusive pin featuring either Xerneas or Yveltal, in addition to three booster packs from the XY expansion.
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Xerneas Figure Collection
Also being released on February 19, 2014 will be the first of two promotional boxes featuring the Life Pokémon Xerneas. The Xerneas Figure Collection (not to be confused with the Template:Merch) is a promotional box featuring the Legendary Pokémon as a XY Black Star Promotional card, a collectible figure, and four booster packs, 3 from the XY expansion and 1 from Legendary Treasures.
The Xerneas Figure Collection will presumably not be available outside of North America due to safety concerns with the promotional figure, with the Template:Merch taking its place.
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Yveltal Figure Collection
Alongside the Template:Merch on February 19, 2014 will be the Yveltal Figure Collection (not to be confused with the Template:Merch). The first of two boxes featuring the Destruction Pokémon Yveltal, this promotional box features the Legendary Pokémon as a XY Black Star Promotional card, a collectible figure, and four booster packs, 3 from the XY expansion and 1 from Legendary Treasures.
The Yveltal Figure Collection will presumably not be available outside of North America due to safety concerns with the promotional figure, with the Template:Merch taking its place.
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Xerneas Jumbo Collection
Alongside Template:Merch on February 19, 2014 will be the Xerneas Jumbo Collection, a promotional box featuring the Life Pokémon, Xerneas. Each Xerneas Jumbo Collection includes a XY Black Star Promotional Xerneas card as both a regular sized card and a Jumbo sized card, as well as three XY booster packs.
The Xerneas Jumbo Collection will presumably not be available in North America, with the Template:Merch taking its place.
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Yveltal Jumbo Collection
To compliment the Template:Merch on February 19, 2014, there will be the Yveltal Jumbo Collection, a promotional box featuring the Destruction Pokémon, Yveltal. Each Yveltal Jumbo Collection includes a XY Black Star Promotional Yveltal card as both a regular sized card and a Jumbo sized card, as well as three XY booster packs.
The Yveltal Jumbo Collection will presumably not be available in North America, with the Template:Merch taking its place.
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Legends of Kalos Tins
In the month following the release of the XY expansion, specifically on March 12, 2014, a pair of tins named the Legends of Kalos Tins will be released. Featuring the Kalos region's mortality duo, the Legends of Kalos Tins include special XY Black Star Promotional reprints of the Xerneas-EX and Yveltal-EX Pokémon-EX cards from the XY expansion. Also included in each tin will be 4 booster packs as well as a code card for unlocking the promo card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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- Xerneas-EX (XY Promo 7)
- Yveltal-EX (XY Promo 8)
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XY Trainer Kit
- Main article: XY Trainer Kit (TCG)
In order to teach beginning players how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Trainer Kits with two pre-constructed half decks have been released since the EX Series. The XY Series brings the XY Trainer Kit, released on March 12, 2014. The XY Trainer Kit features Sylveon and Noivern. The Sylveon Half Deck contains Fairy-type Pokémon and the Noivern Half Deck features the Darkness-type and the Psychic-type. It also contains two booklets to guide players through the game, a coin, an exclusive deck box, and a code card to unlock the cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
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Garchomp-EX Box
Released April 1, 2014 was the Garchomp-EX Box. This promotional box contained the promotional Garchomp-EX card, as both a standard sized and Jumbo Promotional card, in additional to four booster packs: 3 from the XY expansion, and 1 from the Black & White Series.
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- Garchomp-EX (XY Promo 9)
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Flashfire Theme Decks
The next installment of Theme Decks will be for the Flashfire expansion. These two Theme Decks, featuring the Generator Pokémon Heliolisk and the Constraint Pokémon Meowstic, will be released alongside the main expansion May 7, 2014. The Brilliant Thunder Heliolisk Theme Deck will feature Lightning-type Pokémon, while the Mystic Typhoon Meowstic Theme Deck will feature Psychic-type Pokémon. As with other Theme Decks, these will also include an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of their featured Pokémon, in addition to damage counters, a custom coin, a rule sheet, a deckbox featuring their respective Pokémon, and a code for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, allowing players to unlock the deck online.
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Flashfire Blisters
The Flashfire expansion will be featuring its own set of Blister Packs set to be release alongside the expansion on May 7, 2014. The only currently known Blister Pack, however, is one of the two Single Pack Checklane Blisters: the Skiddo Blister. the Skiddo Blister will feature one pack, Skiddo as a new XY Black Star Promo, and a coin.
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Charizard-EX Box
To be available the same day as the Flashfire expansion, the Charizard-EX Box will be released May 7, 2014. This promotional box, similar to the Template:Merch will contain a promotional Pokémon-EX, this time Charizard-EX card, as both a standard sized and Jumbo Promotional card, in additional to four booster packs with at least two coming from the Flashfire expansion.
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Kalos Power Tins
The next trio of tins to be released will center around Pokémon-EX versions of the Kalos region's final starter evolutions: Chesnaught, Delphox, and Greninja. Releasing June 2014, the Kalos Power Tins will contain an exclusive Holofoil promotional print of each Pokémon-EX, four additional booster packs, and a code card for the online TCG simulator.
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