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Nintendo Black Star Promos

Cards in set 40 Release date Release period October 2003 - September 2006

After taking over the Pokémon Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast, Pokémon USA started a new set of Black Star Promos.

Information

Because of the high-profile events that some of these cards were available at, the Nintendo Black Star Promos are regarded as more collectible than those produced by Wizards, as they were harder to obtain and therefore much rarer. Some cards were limited to quite small print runs, making them especially sought after.

Trivia

• The "PROMO" symbol on these cards is much smaller than the one used on Wizards' Promotional cards.
• A number of these cards have two or more versions (with a holographic version or a special stamp from specific events). The cards listed here are the regular versions (before any alternatives were released), the other versions are listed in other articles.

Card list

Nintendo Black Star Promos
No.	Image	Card name	Type	Rarity	Promotion
1		Kyogre ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Nintendo Power Magazine (October 2003)
2		Groudon ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Nintendo Power Magazine (October 2003)
3		Treecko		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (October 2003)
4		Grovyle		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (October 2003)
5		Mudkip		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	European Tournament
6		Torchic		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	European Tournament
7		Treecko		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	European Tournament
8		Torchic		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (September 2003)
9		Combusken		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (September 2003)
10		Mudkip		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (November 2003)
11		Marshtomp		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (November 2003)
12		Pikachu		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Collector's Tin
13		Meowth		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Collector's Tin
14		Latias		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Pokémon Heroes DVD release
15		Latios		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Pokémon Heroes DVD release
16		Treecko		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Target Stores
17		Torchic		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Target Stores
18		Mudkip		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Target Stores
19		Whismur		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Target Stores
20		Ludicolo		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Value Pack (1)
21		Jirachi		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Jirachi: Wish Maker DVD release
22		Beldum		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (June 2004)
23		Metang		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Stadium Challenge 2004
24		Chimecho		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (July 2004)
25		Flygon		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	e-League (August 2004)
26		Tropical Wind	T	[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	2004 World Championships
27		Tropical Tidal Wave	T	[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	2005 World Championships
28		Championship Arena	T [St]	[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	2005 World Championships
29		Celebi		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Value Pack (2) EX Collector's Carry Tin
30		Suicune		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Value Pack (2) EX Collector's Carry Tin Deluxe Gift Set
31		Moltres ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Collector's Tin 2
32		Articuno ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Collector's Tin 2
33		Zapdos ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Collector's Tin 2
34		Typhlosion		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Value Pack II Epic Collection Value Box
35		Pikachu δ		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	EX Value Pack 3
36		Tropical Tidal Wave	T	[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Worlds 2006
37		Kyogre ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Holiday 2006 Collector's Tins
38		Groudon ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Holiday 2006 Collector's Tins
39		Rayquaza ex		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Holiday 2006 Collector's Tins
40		Mew		[[Image:Rarity_.png|]]	Trainer's Challenge Set

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Releases
Original Series Wizards Black Star Promos Base Set 2 Player Starter Set Overgrowth • Zap! • Brushfire • Blackout Jungle Power Reserve • Water Blast Fossil BodyGuard • LockDown Base Set 2 2 Player CD-ROM Starter Set Grass Chopper • Hot Water • Lightning Bug • Psych Out Team Rocket Devastation • Trouble Gym Heroes Brock • Misty • Lt. Surge • Erika Gym Challenge Sabrina • Koga • Blaine • Giovanni	Original era Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Pack Starter Deck Pokémon Jungle Mystery of the Fossils Rocket Gang Extended Sheet 1 Nivi City Gym • Hanada City Gym Extended Sheet 2 Kuchiba City Gym • Tamamushi City Gym Leaders' Stadium Extended Sheet 3 • Quick Starter Gift Set Yamabuki City Gym • Guren Town Gym Challenge from the Darkness Southern Islands • Intro Pack
Neo Series Neo Genesis Hotfoot • Cold Fusion Neo Discovery Brain Wave • Wallop Southern Islands Neo Revelation Neo Destiny Dark • Light Legendary Collection Series Legendary Collection Turmoil • Lava	Neo era Neo Premium File 1 Gold, Silver, to a New World... Neo Starter Deck • Neo Premium File 2 Crossing the Ruins... Neo Premium File 3 Awakening Legends Darkness, and to Light... Intro Pack Neo VS era Pokémon VS Tyranitar Half Deck Web era Pokémon Web
e-Card Series Expedition Base Set Echo • Electric Garden Best of Game Aquapolis Rock Garden • Abyss Skyridge Eeveelution • Mind Machine	e-Card era P Promotional cards • J Promotional cards • T Promotional cards Base Expansion Pack Pokémon-e Starter Deck McDonald's Pokémon-e Minimum Pack The Town on No Map Wind from the Sea Theater Limited VS Pack Split Earth Mysterious Mountains
EX Series Nintendo Black Star Promos EX Ruby & Sapphire Ruby • Sapphire EX Sandstorm Caravan • Oasis EX Dragon FireFang • WindBlast EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua Team Magma • Team Aqua EX Hidden Legends Forest Guardian • Wish Maker EX Trainer Kit • Poké Card Creator Pack EX FireRed & LeafGreen FireRed • LeafGreen POP Series 1 EX Battle Stadium EX Team Rocket Returns Jessie • James EX Deoxys Starcharge • Jetstream EX Trainer Kit 2 EX Emerald Hydrobloom • Wildfire POP Series 2 EX Unseen Forces Golden Sky • Silvery Ocean EX Delta Species Breakthrough • Steeplechase EX Legend Maker Groundbreaker • Shadowquake POP Series 3 EX Holon Phantoms FireMist • FloodRush POP Series 4 EX Crystal Guardians Green Cyclone • Storm Surge • Earth Shower EX Dragon Frontiers Power Wave • Shadow Blaze EX Power Keepers Dark Blast • Mind Game POP Series 5	ADV era ADV-P Promotional cards • PLAY Promotional cards Expansion Pack Treecko Constructed Starter Deck • Torchic Constructed Starter Deck Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck Miracle of the Desert Rulers of the Heavens Flygon Constructed Starter Deck • Salamence Constructed Starter Deck Movie Commemoration VS Pack Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions Magma Deck Kit • Aqua Deck Kit Gift Box Undone Seal Metagross Constructed Starter Deck PCG era PCG-P Promotional cards Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise Random Constructed Starter Decks Flight of Legends Clash of the Blue Sky Deoxys Constructed Starter Deck • Rayquaza Constructed Starter Deck Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Space Fissure's Deoxys Team Rocket Strikes Back Black Deck Kit • Silver Deck Kit Gift Box Emerald • Quick Construction Packs Meganium Constructed Starter Deck Typhlosion Constructed Starter Deck Feraligatr Constructed Starter Deck PokéPark Blue • PokéPark Forest Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean Mirage Forest Mirage's Mew Constructed Starter Deck Master Kit • Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario Holon Research Tower Fire Quarter Deck Holon Research Tower Water Quarter Deck Holon Research Tower Lightning Quarter Deck Holon Research Tower Gift Box Mew • Lucario Holon Phantom Miracle Crystal Earth's Groudon ex Constructed Starter Deck Ocean's Kyogre ex Constructed Starter Deck Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy
Diamond & Pearl Series DP Black Star Promos Diamond & Pearl Terra Firma • Inferno Zone • Royal Frost Mysterious Treasures Armor Fortress • Skull Charge Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit • POP Series 6 Secret Wonders Powerhouse • Lavaflow Great Encounters Infinite Space • Eternal Time • Endless Night POP Series 7 Majestic Dawn Polar Frost • Forest Force Legends Awakened Metal Surge • Bombardment POP Series 8 Stormfront Raging Sea • Dark Rampage	DP era DP-P Promotional cards • PPP Promotional cards Entry Pack • Random Construction Starter Deck Space-Time Creation Secret of the Lakes Bastiodon the Defender • Rampardos the Attacker World Champions Pack Shining Darkness Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck 10th Movie Commemoration Set Moonlit Pursuit • Dawn Dash Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit Entry Pack '08 Cry from the Mysterious • Temple of Anger Heatran vs Regigigas Deck Kit Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky Giratina vs Dialga Deck Kit 11th Movie Commemoration Set
Platinum Series Platinum Rebellion • Flourish POP Series 9 Rising Rivals Drill Point • Cutting Edge Supreme Victors Ignition • Overflow Arceus Flamemaster • Stormshaper Pokémon Rumble	DPt era DPt-P Promotional cards Galactic's Conquest Entry Pack DPt • Gift Box DPt Bonds to the End of Time Infernape vs Gallade SP Deck Kit Beat of the Frontier Garchomp vs Charizard SP Deck Kit • Collection Packs Advent of Arceus Arceus LV.X Deck: Grass & Fire • Arceus LV.X Deck: Lightning & Psychic Melee! Pokémon Scramble • Pokémon Battle Tour 09 Challenge Deck Movie Commemoration Random Pack
HeartGold & SoulSilver Series HGSS Black Star Promos HeartGold & SoulSilver Growth Clash • Ember Spark • Mind Flood HS Trainer Kit Unleashed Chaos Control • Steel Sentinel Undaunted Daybreak • Nightfall Triumphant Verdant Frost • Royal Guard Call of Legends Series Call of Legends Retort • Recon	LEGEND era L-P Promotional cards HeartGold Collection • SoulSilver Collection Random Basic Pack Battle Starter Decks • Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck Reviving Legends Steelix Constructed Standard Deck • Tyranitar Constructed Standard Deck Lost Link • Pikachu World 2010 Clash at the Summit
Black & White Series BW Black Star Promos Green Tornado • Red Frenzy • Blue Assault Black & White McDonald's Collection • Black & White Trainer Kit Power Play • Toxic Tricks Emerging Powers Fast Daze • Furious Knights Noble Victories Next Destinies Explosive Edge • Voltage Vortex Dark Explorers Raiders • Shadows McDonald's Collection 2012 Dragons Exalted DragonSnarl • DragonSpeed Dragon Vault Boundaries Crossed Ice Shock • Cold Fire Plasma Storm Plasma Shadow • Plasma Claw Plasma Freeze Frost Ray • Psy Crusher	BW era BW-P Promotional cards Journey Partners • Beginning Set Black Collection • White Collection Battle Strength Decks • Battle Theme Deck: Victini Red Collection Psycho Drive • Hail Blizzard Reshiram EX Battle Strength Deck • Zekrom EX Battle Strength Deck Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus Dark Rush Dragon Selection Dragon Blast • Dragon Blade Hydreigon Half Deck • Garchomp Half Deck Keldeo Battle Strength Deck • National Beginning Set Freeze Bolt • Cold Flare Plasma Gale Team Plasma's Powered Half Deck • Master Deck Build Box EX Black Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Team Plasma Battle Gift Set • Everyone's Exciting Battle Spiral Force • Thunder Knuckle Shiny Collection Megalo Cannon Blastoise/Kyurem-EX Combo Deck EX Battle Boost Mewtwo VS Genesect Deck Kit
Miscellaneous Releases Unreleased Wizards sets: Crosstrainer • Unnamed Wizards Set • Legendary Collection 2 • Jamboree Miscellaneous Promotional cards: Prerelease cards • W Promotional cards • Winner cards