Generations (TCG)

Generations スターターパック

Cards in set English: 115 Japanese: 77 Set number English: -- Japanese: -- Release date English: February 22, 2016 Japanese: February 27, 2016 Previous Rage of the Broken Heavens Japanese: Starter Pack Next Awakening Psychic King

Pokémon TCG: Generations (Japanese: スターターパック Starter Pack) is a special expansion released during the English XY BREAK Series and Japanese XY BREAK Era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It primarily contains reprints of cards from the XY Series and features mainly Generation I Pokémon in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the franchise.

Description

Celebrate 20 years of Pokémon with the Pokémon TCG: Generations expansion, covering every stage of a Trainer's journey, from the choice of a first partner Pokémon to the most Elite of Trainer battles. Featuring Pikachu, Snorlax, Ninetales-EX, and Jolteon-EX, plus Mega Charizard-EX, Mega Blastoise-EX, and Mega Venusaur-EX, the Generations expansion is a power to be reckoned with! Train On.

Information

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the franchise, the Generations expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game was first available in English from February 22, 2016. The Starter Pack, its Japanese equivalent, was released on February 27, 2016. The core English set features a large number of Pokémon from Generation I, consisting of cards from the Japanese Starter Pack, as well as a number of Japanese XY-P Promotional cards. The English release also includes a second Radiant Collection subset, the first of which appeared as part of the Legendary Treasures expansion. Like the first, this Radiant Collection originates from a Japanese Concept Pack, the PokéKyun Collection, released only a month before.

Generations features 16 Pokémon-EX, 4 of which are Mega Evolution Pokémon. The full set includes the 83 regular cards plus the Radiant Collection 32 card subset (separately numbered with the prefix RC), bringing the English total of cards available to 115. Each pack contains 10 random cards, which comprise 8 cards from the core Generations set and 2 from the Radiant Collection subset.

Unlike regular expansions, Generations booster packs could not be purchased individually from booster boxes. Instead, they were only available in special 20th Anniversary-related items of merchandise, which included Mythical Pokémon Collections and Red & Blue Collections. Each Mythical Pokémon Collection comes packaged with 2 Generations packs, in addition to a special Full Art promotional card and collector's pin featuring 1 of the 11 Mythical Pokémon available as part of the 20th Anniversary distributions during 2016. The Mythical Pokémon Collection—Mew was the first of these products available from February 22, 2016, concluding with the Mythical Pokémon Collection—Meloetta in December 2016, mirroring the distributions. Each of the 4 Red & Blue Collection boxes available throughout 2016 contain 4 Generations packs in addition to either a sculpted figure or Jumbo card of the focal Pokémon, depending on which country the product was made for sale. Two other Generations products were made available later in 2016: the Generations Elite Trainer Box was released in July and the Super Premium Collection: Mew & Mewtwo was released in September.

The Japanese Starter Pack emulates the original both in terms of design and the random nature of the cards included. While the cards contained in each deck can vary, they are grouped based on evolutionary family and type. The deck can be broken down into two sections, which are packaged separately. The first section will always contain one of two Mega Pokémon, either M Venusaur-EX or M Charizard-EX, in addition to a fixed selection of Pokémon and Energy cards relative to its type, plus multiples of Trainer cards for a total of 27 cards. The second section contains 3 different groups of Pokémon containing an evolutionary family of 1 type, plus 1 other Pokémon of the same type, matching Energy cards, and a selection of single Trainer cards for a total of 33 cards. None of the cards available as part of the pack have rarity symbols. A special Blastoise version of the Starter Pack (Japanese: スターターパック カメックスver.) was later made available, initially exclusive to venues hosting the Kamex Mega Battle in Japan during May 2016, followed by a more general release from the Pokémon Center Online store in June 2016. This version substitutes the Grass or Fire-type cards available in the first section of the regular version with Water-type cards. These cards appear in the core Generations set, but are classed as secret cards in the Starter Pack. The Starter Pack also comes with an exclusive Chansey coin.

Chansey Coin

A number of special Holofoil variants of cards from the Generations expansion were subsequently distributed as part of 20th Anniversary events in several countries.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 8/83 Tangela — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (Canada) 8/83 Tangela — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK) 14/83 Ponyta — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (Canada) 14/83 Ponyta — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK) 22/83 Magikarp — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (USA and Canada) 22/83 Magikarp — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK and France) 26/83 Pikachu — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (USA and Canada) 26/83 Pikachu — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK, France, Australia) 28a/83 Jolteon — Yellow A Alternate art Mega Powers Collection exclusive 32/83 Slowpoke — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (Canada) 32/83 Slowpoke — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK) 43/83 Geodude — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (Canada) 43/83 Geodude — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK) 50/83 Clefairy — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (USA and Canada) 50/83 Clefairy — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK) 53/83 Meowth — Holo "Toys "R" Us" stamp promo (USA and Canada) 53/83 Meowth — Holo 20th Anniversary stamp promo (UK and Australia) 73a/83 Team Flare Grunt Su — Yellow A Alternate art Premium Trainer's XY Collection exclusive

Set lists

Generations No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/83 Venusaur 2/83 Venusaur 3/83 Caterpie 4/83 Metapod 5/83 Butterfree 6/83 Paras 7/83 Parasect 8/83 Tangela 9/83 Pinsir 10/83 Leafeon 11/83 Charizard 12/83 Charizard 13/83 Ninetales 14/83 Ponyta 15/83 Rapidash 16/83 Magmar 17/83 Blastoise 18/83 Blastoise 19/83 Shellder 20/83 Cloyster 21/83 Krabby 22/83 Magikarp 23/83 Gyarados 24/83 Vaporeon 25/83 Articuno 26/83 Pikachu 27/83 Raichu 28/83 Jolteon 29/83 Zapdos 30/83 Zubat 31/83 Golbat 32/83 Slowpoke 33/83 Gastly 34/83 Haunter 35/83 Gengar 36/83 Jynx 37/83 Meowstic 38/83 Diglett 39/83 Dugtrio 40/83 Machop 41/83 Machoke 42/83 Machamp 43/83 Geodude 44/83 Graveler 45/83 Golem 46/83 Golem 47/83 Hitmonlee 48/83 Hitmonchan 49/83 Rhyhorn 50/83 Clefairy 51/83 Clefable 52/83 Mr. Mime 53/83 Meowth 54/83 Persian 55/83 Doduo 56/83 Dodrio 57/83 Tauros 58/83 Snorlax 59/83 Clemont Su 60/83 Crushing Hammer I 61/83 Energy Switch I 62/83 Evosoda I 63/83 Imakuni? Su 64/83 Maintenance I 65/83 Max Revive I 66/83 Olympia Su 67/83 Poké Ball I 68/83 Pokémon Center Lady Su 69/83 Pokémon Fan Club Su 70/83 Revitalizer I 71/83 Red Card I 72/83 Shauna Su 73/83 Team Flare Grunt Su 74/83 Double Colorless Energy E 75/83 Grass Energy E 76/83 Fire Energy E 77/83 Water Energy E 78/83 Lightning Energy E 79/83 Psychic Energy E 80/83 Fighting Energy E 81/83 Darkness Energy E 82/83 Metal Energy E 83/83 Fairy Energy E   Radiant Collection No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion RC1/RC32 Chikorita RC2/RC32 Shroomish RC3/RC32 Charmander RC4/RC32 Charmeleon RC5/RC32 Charizard RC6/RC32 Flareon RC7/RC32 Snorunt RC8/RC32 Froslass RC9/RC32 Raichu RC10/RC32 Dedenne RC11/RC32 Wobbuffet RC12/RC32 Gulpin RC13/RC32 Jirachi RC14/RC32 Espurr RC15/RC32 Meowstic RC16/RC32 Yveltal RC17/RC32 Flabébé RC18/RC32 Floette RC19/RC32 Swirlix RC20/RC32 Slurpuff RC21/RC32 Sylveon RC22/RC32 Diancie RC23/RC32 Swablu RC24/RC32 Altaria RC25/RC32 Fletchling RC26/RC32 Floral Crown I RC27/RC32 Wally Su RC28/RC32 Flareon RC29/RC32 Pikachu RC30/RC32 Gardevoir RC31/RC32 Gardevoir RC32/RC32 Sylveon

Starter Pack No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 001/072 Venusaur — 002/072 Venusaur — 003/072 Caterpie — 004/072 Metapod — 005/072 Butterfree — 006/072 Paras — 007/072 Parasect — 008/072 Tangela — 009/072 Pinsir — 010/072 Charizard — 011/072 Charizard — 012/072 Ponyta — 013/072 Rapidash — 014/072 Magmar — 015/072 Magikarp — 016/072 Gyarados — 017/072 Articuno — 018/072 Pikachu — 019/072 Raichu — 020/072 Zapdos — 021/072 Zubat — 022/072 Golbat — 023/072 Slowpoke — 024/072 Gastly — 025/072 Haunter — 026/072 Gengar — 027/072 Jynx — 028/072 Diglett — 029/072 Dugtrio — 030/072 Machop — 031/072 Machoke — 032/072 Machamp — 033/072 Geodude — 034/072 Graveler — 035/072 Golem — 036/072 Hitmonlee — 037/072 Hitmonchan — 038/072 Rhyhorn — 039/072 Clefairy — 040/072 Clefable — 041/072 Mr. Mime — 042/072 Meowth — 043/072 Persian — 044/072 Doduo — 045/072 Dodrio — 046/072 Tauros — 047/072 Snorlax — 048/072 Energy Retrieval I — 049/072 Energy Switch I — 050/072 Potion I — 051/072 Crushing Hammer I — 052/072 Max Revive I — 053/072 Evosoda I — 054/072 Super Rod I — 055/072 Ultra Ball I — 056/072 Professor's Letter I — 057/072 Rare Candy I — 058/072 Switch I — 059/072 Pokémon Catcher I — 060/072 Maintenance I — 061/072 Poké Ball I — 062/072 Red Card I — 063/072 Imakuni? Su — 064/072 Shauna Su — 065/072 Judge Su — 066/072 Tierno Su — 067/072 Professor Sycamore Su — 068/072 Lysandre Su — 069/072 Team Flare Grunt Su — 070/072 Pokémon Center Lady Su — 071/072 Pokémon Fan Club Su — 072/072 Double Colorless Energy E — 073/072 Blastoise — 074/072 Blastoise — 075/072 Shellder — 076/072 Cloyster — 077/072 Krabby —

Starter Pack structure

Section 1 No. Card Type Quantity Any 1 group with Grass or Fire-type Pokémon* 001/072 Venusaur 2× 002/072 Venusaur 1× 006/072 Paras 2× 007/072 Parasect 1× 008/072 Tangela 1× — Grass Energy E 6× 010/072 Charizard 2× 011/072 Charizard 1× 012/072 Ponyta 2× 013/072 Rapidash 1× 014/072 Magmar 1× — Fire Energy E 6× 1 group with Water-type Pokémon* 073/072 Blastoise 2× 074/072 Blastoise 1× 075/072 Shellder 2× 076/072 Cloyster 1× 077/072 Krabby 1× — Water Energy E 6× 14 fixed cards 058/072 Switch I 2× 059/072 Pokémon Catcher I 2× 061/072 Poké Ball I 2× 064/072 Shauna Su 2× 066/072 Tierno Su 2× 067/072 Professor Sycamore Su 2× 072/072 Double Colorless Energy E 2×

Section 2 No. Card Type Quantity Any 1 group with a 3-stage evolutionary family 003/072 Caterpie 2× 004/072 Metapod 1× 005/072 Butterfree 1× 009/072 Pinsir 1× — Grass Energy E 6× 024/072 Gastly 2× 025/072 Haunter 1× 026/072 Gengar 1× 027/072 Jynx 1× — Psychic Energy E 6× 030/072 Machop 2× 031/072 Machoke 1× 032/072 Machamp 1× 036/072 Hitmonlee 1× — Fighting Energy E 6× 033/072 Geodude 2× 034/072 Graveler 1× 035/072 Golem 1× 037/072 Hitmonchan 1× — Fighting Energy E 6× Any 1 group with a 2-stage evolutionary family 015/072 Magikarp 2× 016/072 Gyarados 1× 017/072 Articuno 1× — Water Energy E 6× 018/072 Pikachu 2× 019/072 Raichu 1× 020/072 Zapdos 1× — Lightning Energy E 6× 021/072 Zubat 2× 022/072 Golbat 1× 023/072 Slowpoke 1× — Psychic Energy E 6× 028/072 Diglett 2× 029/072 Dugtrio 1× 038/072 Rhyhorn 1× — Fighting Energy E 6× 039/072 Clefairy 2× 040/072 Clefable 1× 041/072 Mr. Mime 1× — Fairy Energy E 6× Any 1 group of Colorless-type Pokémon 042/072 Meowth 2× 043/072 Persian 1× 046/072 Tauros 1× 044/072 Doduo 2× 045/072 Dodrio 1× 047/072 Snorlax 1× Combination of 8 Trainer cards 048/072 Energy Retrieval I 1× 049/072 Energy Switch I 1× 050/072 Potion I 1× 051/072 Crushing Hammer I 1× 052/072 Max Revive I 1× 053/072 Evosoda I 1× 054/072 Super Rod I 1× 055/072 Ultra Ball I 1× 056/072 Professor's Letter I 1× 057/072 Rare Candy I 1× 060/072 Maintenance I 1× 062/072 Red Card I 1× 063/072 Imakuni? Su 1× 065/072 Judge Su 1× 068/072 Lysandre Su 1× 069/072 Team Flare Grunt Su 1× 070/072 Pokémon Center Lady Su 1× 071/072 Pokémon Fan Club Su 1×

Languages this set is released in

The 20th Anniversary Starter Pack is released in Japanese and Korean, both only available in unlimited edition. The Generations set is released in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Cards in the English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish sets were also available as Reverse Holos. The Portuguese version of this set lacked any Reverse Holos.

In other languages

Language Title French Générations German Generationen Italian Generazioni Brazilian Portuguese Gerações Russian Поколения Pokoleniya European Spanish Generaciones

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