Neo Destiny (TCG)
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Neo Destiny (Japanese: 闇、そして光へ... Darkness, and to the Light...) is an Expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is the last of the "Neo" series.
Set size
- Both the English and Japanese Expansion contain 113 cards
Sequence
- 11th English Expansion
- 10th Japanese Expansion
Release date
- 9th March 2001 - Japanese Expansion
- 28th Feburary 2002 - English Expansion
Trivia
- This is one of only two sets that contain the same cards in both the English version and Japanese version - the other is Base Set.
- This was the first (and only) set to feature Light Pokémon. Light Pokémon are similar to the Dark Pokémon introduced earlier in Team Rocket.
- The name Destiny is used as the set title in reference to the Light and Dark Pokémon, in that a Pokémon's destiny is determined by how they are treated by their Trainer.
- This set completes the transition of all the Unown to card form, with the exception of Unown R. Like Unown J, Unown R was a Promotional card in Japan, but was not translated by Wizards. An English Unown R did not appear until EX Unseen Forces.
- Shining Pokémon once again featured in this set - 8 as opposed to 2 in Neo Revelation. Unlike their predecessors, these cards got a rather interesting foil treatement; the backgrounds remained non-holographic while the Pokémon themselves were given a metallic look.
- Neo Destiny was also the last set that Wizards of the Coast made that featured the 1st Edition symbol. The use of the symbol was eliminated due to the fact that sometimes the 1st Edition run would be released after the unlimited run (thus defeating the purpose), and the secondary market wasn't affected by them any longer.