Wizards Black Star Promos (TCG)

Wizards Black Star Promos

Cards in set 53 Release date Release period July 1999 - March 2003

Throughout their occupation of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Wizards of the Coast produced many exclusive cards for promotional events such as tournaments, special events or through Pokémon-related merchandise. These all had a black star with the word "PROMO" written across it where the expansion symbol would normally occur, giving them their name as Black Star Promos.

Information

Wizards produced a total of 53 numbered Promotional cards before they lost their license. Had they kept their rights to produce the cards longer, it is likely more Promotional cards would have been produced, as the Vending Machine cards were a collection Wizards certainly planned to bring into English. Most of these cards were speculated to have been released in Jamboree with the remainder as promotional cards. All cards were previously released as promotional cards or in special promotional sets in Japan, with the exception of Mew (#8 and #9), which appeared in the Japanese Fossil expansion.

Trivia

• The promotional cards released in connection with Mewtwo Strikes Back in cinemas have a gold foil stamp with "Kids WB Presents: Pokémon: The First Movie" on the card art.
• The promotional cards Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos released in connection with The Power of One in cinemas have different card art to their Japanese All Nippon Airways promotional counterparts. The Pokémon Center promotional card also has English-exclusive artwork.

Card list

Wizards Black Star Promos

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1 Pikachu — Pokémon League (July 1999) 2 Electabuzz — Mewtwo Strikes Back theatrical release 3 Mewtwo — Mewtwo Strikes Back theatrical release 4 Pikachu — Mewtwo Strikes Back theatrical release 5 Dragonite — Mewtwo Strikes Back theatrical release 6 Arcanine — Pokémon League (March 2000) 7 Jigglypuff — Pokémon: The First Movie Soundtrack 8 Mew — Pokémon League (January 2000) 9 Mew — Pokémon League (April 2000) 10 Meowth — Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy) 11 Eevee — Pokémon League (June 2000) 12 Mewtwo — Nintendo Power Magazine (April 2000) 13 Venusaur — Pokémon Trading Card Game Guide 14 Mewtwo — Mewtwo Strikes Back VHS/DVD release 15 Cool Porygon — Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Bundle 16 Computer Error T [R] — Pokémon League (May 2000) 17 Dark Persian — Nintendo Power Magazine (August 2000) 18 Team Rocket's Meowth — Pokémon League (August 2000) 19 Sabrina's Abra — Nintendo Power Magazine (October 2000) 20 Psyduck — Pokémon League (September 2000) 21 Moltres — The Power of One theatrical release 22 Articuno — The Power of One theatrical release 23 Zapdos — The Power of One theatrical release 24 _____'s Pikachu — Wizards Mail Giveaway (September-November 2000) 25 Flying Pikachu — Pokémon League (August 2001) 26 Pikachu — Pokémon League (August 2001) 27 Pikachu — The Power of One VHS/DVD release 28 Surfing Pikachu — Pokémon League (August 2001) 29 Marill — Pokémon League (December 2000) 30 Togepi — Pokémon League (January 2001) 31 Cleffa — Pokémon League (February 2001) 32 Smeargle — Pokémon League (March 2001) 33 Scizor — Pokémon League (June 2001) 34 Entei — Spell of the Unown: Entei theatrical release 35 Pichu — Pokémon League (April 2001) 36 Igglybuff — Pokémon League (May 2001) 37 Hitmontop — Pokémon League (July 2001) 38 Unown J — Spell of the Unown: Entei VHS/DVD release 39 Misdreavus — Pokémon League (September 2001) 40 Pokémon Center T — New York Pokémon Center Opening (November 2001) 41 Lucky Stadium T [St] — New York Pokémon Center Opening (November 2001) 42 Pokémon Tower T [St] — Pokémon League (January 2002) 43 Machamp — Pokémon League (February 2002) 44 Magmar — Pokémon League (March 2002) 45 Scyther — Pokémon League (April 2002) 46 Electabuzz — Pokémon League (May 2002) 47 Mew — Pokémon League (June 2002) 48 Articuno — Pokémon League (July 2002) 49 Snorlax — Pokémon League (August 2002) 50 Celebi — Celebi: The Voice of the Forest theatrical release 51 Rapidash — Pokémon Center Nintendo Power Magazine (November 2002) 52 Ho-Oh — Pokémon Center Nintendo Power Magazine (November 2002) 53 Suicune — Celebi: The Voice of the Forest VHS/DVD release

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