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This article is about the trading card game expansion set. For other uses, see Diamond and Pearl.

Diamond & Pearl (Japanese: 時空の創造 Space-Time Creation) is the name given to the first expansion of cards of the Diamond & Pearl era of the Trading Card Game, introducing both new and returning game mechanics. The first cards in this set saw their debut in the 2006 Entry Packs, shortly after the Japanese release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, while the full expansion made its debut on November 30, 2006 in Japan and May 23, 2007 in North America. North American prerelease tournaments were held on May 12-13 and 19-20, 2007.

Background information

• Being the first expansion of the Generation IV era, 58 Pokémon first featured in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl were introduced to TCG form in this set.
• Like all new generations, the card layout was redesigned yet again. Changes include:
  • The evolution window graphic returns to the upper left of the illustration, as it was on cards released before the EX era.
  • Illustrator credit is included on its own line near the bottom of the card, just above the retreat cost.
  • The circle pattern featured on EX era cards behind both the card name and attacks is no longer present. This gives more space to be used by attacks and Pokémon Powers.
  • Flavor text, such as height, weight, level, and Pokédex entry return after a five-year absence, last appearing in Neo Destiny.
  • Japanese cards revert to having no set numbering system (though still following the ordering system introduced in e-Card 2 with a slight modification to put Darkness-type and Metal-type cards before Colorless-type ones), instead listing a collection number modified from the Pokémon's National Pokédex number and evolutionary family. English cards use both this number (featured on the bottom left of the card) and the set numbering system introduced in the Base Set (featured on the bottom right).
  • On English cards, level appears immediately after the Pokémon's name (previous releases had relegated it to the Pokédex entry). HP text is now smaller (though the number remains large) and appears before the amount, as on Japanese cards, rather than after.
• In an unprecedented change, Pokémon which are Template:Type2s in the main series games are now designated as Psychic-type Pokémon, rather than the former Grass-type.
• Pokémon-ex and Pokémon no longer appear, and are replaced by the new Pokémon LV.X.
• Some Pokémon now have "free" attack costs, indicated by a , which require no Energy to use.
• Both Darkness Energy and Metal Energy receive new basic Energy forms which are free from the 4-per-deck rule (though they no longer have the former special effects). Cards that allow the player to search for a Darkness or Metal Energy card may seek out either version. In the set order, these new basic Energies are put after the other six, rather than alphabetized with them.
• The term "Basic Pokémon or Evolution card" is replaced with "Pokémon" on cards, allowing for the selection of any Pokémon card when searching.
• Weakness and resistance are now dependent on the card text, rather than being a strict calculation that is static among all cards. Older cards still use the ×2 damage for weakness and -30 for resistance, but newer cards can have other factors involved.
• Unown are now named on the card according to their letter, meaning that they count as separate Pokémon. A deck can now legally include 4 Unown Q and 4 Unown F, but only for cards released in this set and on (older cards still follow their rule).
• Supporter cards and Stadium cards are now treated as a separate class of card, rather than a subclass of Trainer card as they had been considered previously. For the purpose of this and future checklists, standard Trainers are still marked as "T", while Supporters are "Su" and Stadiums are "St".
• Several rules have been changed:
  • A 2003 ruling disallowed the player who took the first turn from drawing a card; this rule has now been withdrawn.
  • No Trainer cards, Supporter cards, or Stadium cards can be played during the first turn; however, cards depicting a Pokémon fossil can be played during the setup phase, as long as at least a normal Basic Pokémon can be played as well. Fossils also no longer count as a free KO, and a prize is to be drawn if it is knocked out.
  • Half decks are now allowed only two copies of cards besides basic Energy cards. Full 60-card decks retain the four-card rule.
• Packs of cards saw an increase from 9 cards to 10 in English, a welcome change for players and collectors alike. The contents of a pack are now:
  • 5 common () cards
  • 3 uncommon () cards
  • 1 refractor foil card (any rarity)
  • 1 rare () or rare holo () card
• Refractor foil cards in this set have a "pixel" design. Refractor versions of normally holographic rares do not have their regular holofoil, unlike earlier expansions.
• The prerelease card for this set was Luxio. Event organizers received one stamped with "STAFF".

Changes between the Japanese and international release

• Certain cards are exclusive to one kind of booster pack, much as certain Pokémon are exclusive to one or two games in a generation. These cards are indicated in the set list as blue (for the Dialga pack) or pink (for the Palkia pack). This innovation was not present in the English expansion.

Theme decks

English Theme Decks

• Terra Firma
• Inferno Zone
• Royal Frost

Japanese Entry Pack

• Entry Pack

Card lists

English expansion No. Collection No. Card Name Type Level Rarity 1 DPBP#522 Dialga 68 2 DPBP#413 Dusknoir 42 3 DPBP#147 Electivire 46 4 DPBP#456 Empoleon 42 5 DPBP#453 Infernape 40 6 DPBP#506 Lucario 30 7 DPBP#466 Luxray 48 8 DPBP#090 Magnezone 48 9 DPBP#529 Manaphy 20 10 DPBP#228 Mismagius 37 11 DPBP#523 Palkia 67 12 DPBP#125 Rhyperior 61 13 DPBP#368 Roserade 33 14 DPBP#325 Shiftry 48 15 DPBP#497 Skuntank 36 16 DPBP#459 Staraptor 54 17 DPBP#450 Torterra 45 18 DPBP#212 Azumarill 35 19 DPBP#317 Beautifly 29 20 DPBP#461 Bibarel 26 21 DPBP#513 Carnivine 32 22 DPBP#038 Clefable 37 23 DPBP#510 Drapion 41 24 DPBP#491 Drifblim 40 25 DPBP#319 Dustox 34 26 DPBP#482 Floatzel 29 27 DPBP#102 Gengar 39 28 DPBP#269 Heracross 29 29 DPBP#508 Hippowdon 45 30 DPBP#493 Lopunny 33 31 DPBP#074 Machamp 59 32 DPBP#359 Medicham 42 33 DPBP#173 Munchlax 8 34 DPBP#195 Noctowl 40 35 DPBP#480 Pachirisu 23 36 DPBP#495 Purugly 44 37 DPBP#174 Snorlax 35 38 DPBP#104 Steelix 50 39 DPBP#479 Vespiquen 40 40 DPBP#271 Weavile 37 41 DPBP#258 Wobbuffet 25 42 DPBP#257 Wynaut 6 43 DPBP#366 Budew 6 44 DPBP#318 Cascoon 8 45 DPBP#484 Cherrim 26 46 DPBP#490 Drifloon 17 47 DPBP#412 Dusclops 38 48 DPBP#145 Elekid 6 49 DPBP#449 Grotle 21 50 DPBP#101 Haunter 32 51 DPBP#507 Hippopotas 23 52 DPBP#465 Luxio 19 53 DPBP#073 Machoke 39 54 DPBP#089 Magneton 35 55 DPBP#283 Mantyke 6 56 DPBP#452 Monferno 18 57 DPBP#324 Nuzleaf 28 58 DPBP#455 Prinplup 20 59 DPBP#084 Rapidash 34 60 DPBP#124 Rhydon 43 61 DPBP#505 Riolu 7 62 DPBP#136 Seaking 14 63 DPBP#316 Silcoon 8 64 DPBP#458 Staravia 21 65 DPBP#229 Unown A 15 66 DPBP#230 Unown B 12 67 DPBP#231 Unown C 18 68 DPBP#232 Unown D 14 69 DPBP#210 Azurill 6 70 DPBP#460 Bidoof 10 71 DPBP#213 Bonsly 6 72 DPBP#481 Buizel 10 73 DPBP#492 Buneary 11 74 DPBP#500 Chatot 27 75 DPBP#483 Cherubi 7 76 DPBP#451 Chimchar 8 77 DPBP#037 Clefairy 18 78 DPBP#036 Cleffa 5 79 DPBP#478 Combee 8 80 DPBP#411 Duskull 15 81 DPBP#146 Electabuzz 29 82 DPBP#100 Gastly 12 83 DPBP#494 Glameow 12 84 DPBP#135 Goldeen 14 85 DPBP#194 Hoothoot 7 86 DPBP#072 Machop 20 87 DPBP#088 Magnemite 10 88 DPBP#211 Marill 12 89 DPBP#358 Meditite 19 90 DPBP#139 Mime Jr. 5 91 DPBP#227 Misdreavus 16 92 DPBP#103 Onix 22 93 DPBP#454 Piplup 9 94 DPBP#083 Ponyta 12 95 DPBP#123 Rhyhorn 19 96 DPBP#367 Roselia 31 97 DPBP#323 Seedot 9 98 DPBP#464 Shinx 7 99 DPBP#509 Skorupi 9 100 DPBP#270 Sneasel 21 101 DPBP#457 Starly 8 102 DPBP#496 Stunky 17 103 DPBP#448 Turtwig 10 104 DPBP#315 Wurmple 7 105 - Double Full Heal T - 106 - Energy Restore T - 107 - Energy Switch T - 108 - Night Pokémon Center T - 109 - PlusPower T - 110 - Poké Ball T - 111 - Pokédex HANDY910is T - 112 - Professor Rowan Su - 113 - Rival Su - 114 - Speed Stadium St - 115 - Super Scoop Up T - 116 - Warp Point T - 117 - Energy Search T - 118 - Potion T - 119 - Switch T - 120 - Empoleon LV.X X 121 - Infernape LV.X X 122 - Torterra LV.X X 123 - Grass Energy E - 124 - Fire Energy E - 125 - Water Energy E - 126 - Lightning Energy E - 127 - Psychic Energy E - 128 - Fighting Energy E - 129 - Darkness Energy E - 130 - Metal Energy E -

Japanese expansion Collection No. Card Name Type Level Rarity DPBP#269 Heracross 29 DPBP#315 Wurmple 7 DPBP#316 Silcoon 8 DPBP#317 Beautifly 29 DPBP#318 Cascoon 8 DPBP#319 Dustox 34 DPBP#323 Seedot 9 DPBP#366 Budew 6 DPBP#367 Roselia 31 DPBP#368 Roserade 33 DPBP#448 Turtwig 10 DPBP#449 Grotle 21 DPBP#450 Torterra 45 DPBP#478 Combee 8 DPBP#479 Vespiquen 40 DPBP#483 Cherubi 7 DPBP#484 Cherrim 26 DPBP#513 Carnivine 32 - Torterra X DPBP#083 Ponyta 12 DPBP#084 Rapidash 34 DPBP#451 Chimchar 8 DPBP#452 Monferno 18 DPBP#453 Infernape 40 - Infernape X DPBP#135 Goldeen 14 DPBP#136 Seaking 14 DPBP#211 Marill 12 DPBP#212 Azumarill 35 DPBP#283 Mantyke 6 DPBP#454 Piplup 9 DPBP#455 Prinplup 20 DPBP#456 Empoleon 42 DPBP#481 Buizel 10 DPBP#482 Floatzel 29 DPBP#523 Palkia 67 DPBP#529 Manaphy 20 - Empoleon X DPBP#145 Elekid 6 DPBP#146 Electabuzz 29 DPBP#147 Electivire 46 DPBP#464 Shinx 7 DPBP#465 Luxio 19 DPBP#466 Luxray 48 DPBP#480 Pachirisu 23 DPBP#100 Gastly 12 DPBP#101 Haunter 32 DPBP#102 Gengar 39 DPBP#139 Mime Jr. 5 DPBP#227 Misdreavus 16 DPBP#228 Mismagius 37 DPBP#229 Unown A 15 DPBP#230 Unown B 12 DPBP#231 Unown C 18 DPBP#232 Unown D 14 DPBP#257 Wynaut 6 DPBP#258 Wobbuffet 25 DPBP#411 Duskull 15 DPBP#412 Dusclops 38 DPBP#413 Dusknoir 42 DPBP#490 Drifloon 17 DPBP#491 Drifblim 40 DPBP#509 Skorupi 9 DPBP#510 Drapion 41 DPBP#072 Machop 20 DPBP#073 Machoke 39 DPBP#074 Machamp 59 DPBP#103 Onix 22 DPBP#123 Rhyhorn 19 DPBP#124 Rhydon 43 DPBP#125 Rhyperior 61 DPBP#213 Bonsly 6 DPBP#358 Meditite 19 DPBP#359 Medicham 42 DPBP#505 Riolu 7 DPBP#506 Lucario 30 DPBP#507 Hippopotas 23 DPBP#508 Hippowdon 45 DPBP#270 Sneasel 21 DPBP#271 Weavile 37 DPBP#324 Nuzleaf 28 DPBP#325 Shiftry 48 DPBP#496 Stunky 17 DPBP#497 Skuntank 36 DPBP#088 Magnemite 10 DPBP#089 Magneton 35 DPBP#090 Magnezone 48 DPBP#104 Steelix 50 DPBP#522 Dialga 68 DPBP#036 Cleffa 5 DPBP#037 Clefairy 18 DPBP#038 Clefable 37 DPBP#173 Munchlax 8 DPBP#174 Snorlax 35 DPBP#194 Hoothoot 7 DPBP#195 Noctowl 40 DPBP#210 Azurill 6 DPBP#457 Starly 8 DPBP#458 Staravia 21 DPBP#459 Staraptor 54 DPBP#460 Bidoof 10 DPBP#461 Bibarel 26 DPBP#492 Buneary 11 DPBP#493 Lopunny 33 DPBP#494 Glameow 12 DPBP#495 Purugly 44 DPBP#500 Chatot 27 - Energy Restore T - - Energy Switch T - - Energy Search T - - Potion T - - Super Scoop Up T - - Double Full Heal T - - PlusPower T - - Switch T - - Pokédex HANDY910is T - - Poké Ball T - - Night Pokémon Center T - - Warp Point T - - Professor Rowan Su - - Rival Su - - Speed Stadium St - - Grass Energy E - - - Fire Energy E - - - Water Energy E - - - Lightning Energy E - - - Psychic Energy E - - - Fighting Energy E - - - Darkness Energy E - - - Metal Energy E - -

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