EX Ruby & Sapphire (TCG)

This article is about the trading card game expansion set. For the games, see Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions.

EX Ruby & Sapphire 拡張パック

Cards in set English: 109 Japanese: 64 Set number English: 16 Japanese: 18 Release date English: June 18, 2003 Japanese: January 31, 2003 Theme Decks Ruby () Sapphire () Previous Split Earth / Mysterious Mountains Japanese: Expansion Pack Next Miracle of the Desert

EX Ruby & Sapphire (Japanese: 拡張パック Expansion Pack) is the name given to the first expansion of cards of the EX Series era of the Trading Card Game, introducing new game mechanics and a new card design, which would remain in use for nearly four years.

Information

• This is the first expansion to be produced by Nintendo after transferring the Pokémon TCG license from Wizards of the Coast.
• This was the first expansion to introduce Generation III Pokémon to the TCG from the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. This is also where the expansion and theme deck names originated.
• The English prefix "EX" refers to "extra", as in the extra power the newly introduced Pokémon-ex bring to the game. This is the first expansion to feature Pokémon ex.
• The Japanese prefix "ADV" refers to "advanced", as in the new generation of Pokémon brought to life with their release onto the Game Boy Advance. It is possible this is where the names for the anime series Pokémon: Advanced, and the following seasons Advanced Challenge and Advanced Battle originated.
• With the release of this expansion, the Japanese TCG would no longer support the e-Reader peripheral, whereas English expansions would continue to feature e-Reader compatibile cards until EX Hidden Legends. The only additional content this provided were the respective cards' Pokédex entries however, with the exception of Trainers, Energy, and Pokémon-ex.
• The card layout was once again changed with the release of this expansion: -
  • Card border dimensions returned to those used on cards before the additions made in the e-Card expansions. The border on English cards remained thicker on the bottom to retain the necessary space for Dot-Code strips. Borders on Japanese cards changed to a silver color while those on English cards remained yellow.
  • The cards were presented with a new circle pattern, which features on the left side of the card.
  • The character window and evolution graphics changed from gold to silver and the Illustrator name moved from the bottom left corner to the bottom of the character window.
  • In the English release, the Energy symbols for attacks are smaller and are presented linearly (as the Japanese cards have always featured), as opposed to stacking them in columns.
• In Japan, this was the first expansion to have pre-constructed half decks released alongside it, a trend introduced to promote quick and competitive play. Unlike English Theme Decks, these half decks have their own symbol, numbering system and cards that could not be found in the main expansion. For the English release, cards exclusive to these half decks were combined with the cards in the main expansion.
• The expansion was translated into Spanish in late 2006, making it the first expansion since Neo Genesis to be released in Spain.
• A gap was created due to Wizards of the Coast combining The Town on No Map and Wind from the Sea to form Aquapolis, and combining Split Earth and Mysterious Mountains to form Skyridge. Therefore, the English releases were two behind in number.

Theme decks

English Theme Decks

• Ruby
• Sapphire

Japanese half decks

• Treecko Constructed Starter Deck
• Torchic Constructed Starter Deck
• Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck

Spanish-exclusive half deck

• Ralts Half Deck

Card lists

EX Ruby & Sapphire No. Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/109 Aggron 2/109 Beautifly 3/109 Blaziken 4/109 Camerupt 5/109 Delcatty 6/109 Dustox 7/109 Gardevoir 8/109 Hariyama 9/109 Manectric 10/109 Mightyena 11/109 Sceptile 12/109 Slaking 13/109 Swampert 14/109 Wailord 15/109 Blaziken 16/109 Breloom 17/109 Donphan 18/109 Nosepass 19/109 Pelipper 20/109 Sceptile 21/109 Seaking 22/109 Sharpedo 23/109 Swampert 24/109 Weezing 25/109 Aron 26/109 Cascoon 27/109 Combusken 28/109 Combusken 29/109 Delcatty 30/109 Electrike 31/109 Grovyle 32/109 Grovyle 33/109 Hariyama 34/109 Kirlia 35/109 Kirlia 36/109 Lairon 37/109 Lairon 38/109 Linoone 39/109 Manectric 40/109 Marshtomp 41/109 Marshtomp 42/109 Mightyena 43/109 Silcoon 44/109 Skitty 45/109 Slakoth 46/109 Swellow 47/109 Vigoroth 48/109 Wailmer 49/109 Aron 50/109 Aron 51/109 Carvanha 52/109 Electrike 53/109 Electrike 54/109 Koffing 55/109 Goldeen 56/109 Makuhita 57/109 Makuhita 58/109 Makuhita 59/109 Mudkip 60/109 Mudkip 61/109 Numel 62/109 Phanpy 63/109 Poochyena 64/109 Poochyena 65/109 Poochyena 66/109 Ralts 67/109 Ralts 68/109 Ralts 69/109 Shroomish 70/109 Skitty 71/109 Skitty 72/109 Taillow 73/109 Torchic 74/109 Torchic 75/109 Treecko 76/109 Treecko 77/109 Wingull 78/109 Wurmple 79/109 Zigzagoon 80/109 Energy Removal 2 T 81/109 Energy Restore T 82/109 Energy Switch T 83/109 Lady Outing T [Su] 84/109 Lum Berry T [Tool] 85/109 Oran Berry T [Tool] 86/109 Poké Ball T 87/109 Pokémon Reversal T 88/109 PokéNav T 89/109 Professor Birch T [Su] 90/109 Energy Search T 91/109 Potion T 92/109 Switch T 93/109 Darkness Energy E 94/109 Metal Energy E 95/109 Rainbow Energy E 96/109 Chansey ex 97/109 Electabuzz ex 98/109 Hitmonchan ex 99/109 Lapras ex 100/109 Magmar ex 101/109 Mewtwo ex 102/109 Scyther ex 103/109 Sneasel ex 104/109 Grass Energy E — 105/109 Fighting Energy E — 106/109 Water Energy E — 107/109 Psychic Energy E — 108/109 Fire Energy E — 109/109 Lightning Energy E —

Expansion Pack No. Card name Type Rarity Promotion 001/055 Koffing 002/055 Weezing 003/055 Sceptile 004/055 Wurmple 005/055 Silcoon 006/055 Beautifly 007/055 Cascoon 008/055 Dustox 009/055 Shroomish 010/055 Breloom 011/055 Blaziken 012/055 Numel 013/055 Camerupt 014/055 Goldeen 015/055 Seaking 016/055 Swampert 017/055 Wingull 018/055 Pelipper 019/055 Carvanha 020/055 Sharpedo 021/055 Wailmer 022/055 Wailord 023/055 Electabuzz ex 024/055 Electrike 025/055 Manectric 026/055 Mewtwo ex 027/055 Ralts 028/055 Kirlia 029/055 Gardevoir 030/055 Hitmonchan ex 031/055 Phanpy 032/055 Donphan 033/055 Makuhita 034/055 Hariyama 035/055 Nosepass 036/055 Chansey ex 037/055 Zigzagoon 038/055 Linoone 039/055 Taillow 040/055 Swellow 041/055 Slakoth 042/055 Vigoroth 043/055 Slaking 044/055 Skitty 045/055 Delcatty 046/055 Sneasel ex 047/055 Poochyena 048/055 Mightyena 049/055 Aron 050/055 Lairon 051/055 Aggron 052/055 PokéNav T 053/055 Lady Outing T [Su] 054/055 Professor Birch T [Su] 055/055 Oran Berry T [Tool] — Grass Energy E — — Fire Energy E — — Water Energy E — — Lightning Energy E — — Psychic Energy E — — Fighting Energy E — — Darkness Energy E — — Metal Energy E — — Rainbow Energy E —

Gallery

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  Japanese booster pack

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  English booster pack (Lairon)

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  English booster pack (Manectric)

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  English booster pack (Sceptile)

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  English booster pack (Mightyena)

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