EX Delta Species (Japanese: Researching Tower of Holon) was the 11th EX expansion set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was the first expansion to feature δ Delta Species.

Set Size

Delta Species contained 86 cards in the Japanese release, alongside three different "Half Deck Halves", containing another 25 different cards. There were 114 cards in the English Language release, with Darkness Energy, Metal Energy, and a Japanese Azumarill promo as the boxtopper added to make up the numbers.

Sequence

26th English Language set and 29th set in Japan.

Release Date

• October 7th - Japanese "Half Deck Halves"
• October 28th - Japanese main expansion
• November 4th - English Language commercial relase

However the Prereleases for the English Language set were held starting from the 22nd of October, making this the first set in history to be revealed for the first time outside of Japan.

Miscellaneous

• Delta Species introduced the concept of δ Delta Species. These Pokémon possesed unusual types, always being partially Metal in their fully evolved forms, so may be considered the counterpart to Dark Pokémon in the EX series.
• This set contained only 3 Pokémon-ex, a record low for any set in the EX series.
• This set was the first to use the same kind of foil for both the Holo Rares and the Parallel Foils.
• According to the set backstory, the Researching Tower is located in the middle of Eidolon Forest and was originally assigned the task of researching Mew. However the English Language release of Eidolon Forest was pushed back to 2006 to coincide with the English release of the 8th Movie, as was the case with EX Deoxys, so this information was absent from the English Language release of Delta Species.

Theme Decks

Breakthrough and Steeplechase.

Card List

North America

• 1 Beedrill δ
• 2 Crobat δ
• 3 Dragonite δ
• 4 Espeon δ
• 5 Flareon δ
• 6 Gardevoir δ
• 7 Jolteon δ
• 8 Latias δ
• 9 Latios δ
• 10 Marowak δ
• 11 Metagross δ
• 12 Mewtwo δ
• 13 Rayquaza δ
• 14 Salamence δ
• 15 Starmie δ
• 16 Tyranitar δ
• 17 Umbreon δ
• 18 Vaporeon δ
• 19 Azumarill δ
• 20 Azurill
• 21 Holon’s Electrode
• 22 Holon’s Magneton
• 23 Hypno
• 24 Mightyena δ
• 25 Porygon2
• 26 Rain Castform
• 27 Sandslash δ
• 28 Slowking
• 29 Snow-cloud Castform
• 30 Starmie δ
• 31 Sunny Castform
• 32 Swellow
• 33 Weezing
• 34 Castform
• 35 Ditto
• 36 Ditto (Bulbasaur)
• 37 Ditto (Charmander)
• 38 Ditto (Mr. Mime)
• 39 Ditto (Pikachu)
• 40 Ditto (Squirtle)
• 41 Dragonair δ
• 42 Dragonair δ
• 43 Golbat
• 44 Hariyama
• 45 Illumise
• 46 Kakuna
• 47 Kirlia
• 48 Magneton
• 49 Metang δ
• 50 Persian
• 51 Pupitar δ
• 52 Rapidash
• 53 Shelgon δ
• 54 Shelgon δ
• 55 Skarmory
• 56 Volbeat
• 57 Bagon δ
• 58 Bagon δ
• 59 Beldum δ
• 60 Cubone
• 61 Ditto (Charmander)
• 62 Ditto (Geodude)
• 63 Ditto (Pikachu)
• 64 Ditto (Squirtle)
• 65 Dratini δ
• 66 Dratini δ
• 67 Drowzee
• 68 Eevee δ
• 69 Eevee
• 70 Holon’s Magnemite
• 71 Holon’s Voltorb
• 72 Koffing
• 73 Larvitar δ
• 74 Magnemite
• 75 Makuhita
• 76 Marill
• 77 Meowth
• 78 Ponyta
• 79 Poochyena
• 80 Porygon
• 81 Ralts
• 82 Sandshrew
• 83 Slowpoke
• 84 Staryu
• 85 Staryu
• 86 Taillow
• 87 Weedle
• 88 Zubat
• 89 Dual Ball
• 90 Great Ball
• 91 Holon Farmer
• 92 Holon Lass
• 93 Holon Mentor
• 94 Holon Research Tower
• 95 Holon Researcher
• 96 Holon Ruins
• 97 Holon Scientist
• 98 Holon Transceiver
• 99 Master Ball
• 100 Super Scoop Up
• 101 Potion
• 102 Switch
• 103 Darkness Energy
• 104 Holon Energy FF
• 105 Holon Energy GL
• 106 Holon Energy WP
• 107 Metal Energy
• 108 Flareon ex
• 109 Jolteon ex
• 110 Vaporeon ex
• 111 Groudon ☆
• 112 Kyogre ☆
• 113 Metagross ☆
• 114 Azumarril

Japan

Main Expansion

• 1 Weedle
• 2 Kakuna
• 3 Zubat
• 4 Golbat
• 5 Koffing
• 6 Weezing
• 7 Ditto (Bulbasaur)
• 8 Volbeat
• 9 Illumise
• 10 Beedrill δ
• 11 Crobat δ
• 12 Ditto (Charmander)
• 13 Larvitar δ
• 14 Pupitar δ
• 15 Sunny Castform
• 16 Bagon δ
• 17 Shelgon δ
• 18 Flareon δ
• 19 Mewtwo δ
• 20 Tyranitar δ
• 21 Salamence δ
• 22 Slowpoke
• 23 Staryu
• 24 Ditto (Squirtle)
• 25 Slowking
• 26 Rain Castform
• 27 Snow-Cloud Castform
• 28 Kyogre ☆
• 29 Starmie δ
• 30 Vaporeon δ
• 31 Holon’s Voltorb
• 32 Holon’s Electrode
• 33 Ditto (Pikachu)
• 34 Dratini δ
• 35 Dragonair δ
• 36 Beldum δ
• 37 Metang δ
• 38 Jolteon δ
• 39 Dragonite δ
• 40 Metagross δ
• 41 Latias δ
• 42 Latios δ
• 43 Rayquaza δ
• 44 Drowzee
• 45 Hypno
• 46 Ditto (Mr Mime)
• 47 Ralts
• 48 Kirlia
• 49 Espeon δ
• 50 Gardeviour δ
• 51 Sandshrew
• 52 Cubone
• 53 Ditto (Geodude)
• 54 Makuhita
• 55 Hariyama
• 56 Groudon ☆
• 57 Sandslash δ
• 58 Marowak δ
• 59 Meowth
• 60 Perisan
• 61 Ditto
• 62 Porygon
• 63 Porygon2
• 64 Taillow
• 65 Swellow
• 66 Azurill
• 67 Castform
• 68 Poochyena
• 69 Umbreon δ
• 70 Mightyena δ
• 71 Holon’s Magnemite
• 72 Holon’s Magneton
• 73 Eevee δ
• 74 Skarmony
• 75 Metagross ☆
• 76 Holon Transceiver
• 77 Holon Scientist
• 78 Holon Researcher
• 79 Holon Mentor
• 80 Holon Farmer
• 81 Holon Lass
• 82 Holon Research Tower
• 83 Holon Ruins
• 84 Holon Energy GL
• 85 Holon Energy FF
• 86 Holon Energy WP

Water Half Deck Half

• 1 Staryu
• 2 Ditto (Squirtle)
• 3 Vaporeon ex
• 4 Marril
• 5 Starmie δ
• 6 Azumarill δ
• 7 Eevee
• 8 Potion
• 9 Master Ball
• 10 Water Energy
• 11 Water Energy
• 12 Water Energy
• 13 Water Energy
• 14 Water Energy
• 15 Holon Energy WP

Lightning Half Deck Half

• 1 Magnemite
• 2 Magneton
• 3 Ditto (Pikachu)
• 4 Jolteon ex
• 5 Dratini δ
• 6 Dragonair δ
• 7 Eevee
• 8 Great Ball
• 9 Super Scoop Up
• 10 Holon Scientist
• 11 Lightning Energy
• 12 Lightning Energy
• 13 Lightning Energy
• 14 Lightning Energy
• 15 Holon Energy GL

Fire Half Deck Half

• 1 Ponyta
• 2 Rapidash
• 3 Ditto (Charmander)
• 4 Flareon ex
• 5 Bagon δ
• 6 Shelgon δ
• 7 Eevee
• 8 Dual Ball
• 9 Switch
• 10 Holon Scientist
• 11 Fire Energy
• 12 Fire Energy
• 13 Fire Energy
• 14 Fire Energy
• 15 Holon Energy FF