EX Ruby & Sapphire (TCG)

This article is about the trading card game expansion set. For the games, see Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions.

EX Ruby & Sapphire 第1弾拡張パック

File:EX-RS-Logo.png Cards in set English: 109 Japanese: 130 Set number English: 16 Japanese: 18 Release date English: June 18, 2003 Japanese: January 31, 2003 Theme Decks Ruby () Sapphire () Previous e-Card 4 e-Card 5 Japanese: Booster Pack 1 Next Miracle of the Desert

EX Ruby & Sapphire (Japanese: 第1弾拡張パック Booster Pack 1) is the name given to the first expansion of cards of the EX Series era of the Trading Card Game, introducing new game mechanics and a new card design, which would remain in use for nearly four years.

Information

• This is the first set to be produced by Nintendo after transferring the Pokémon TCG license from Wizards of the Coast.
• This was the first set to introduce Generation III Pokémon to the TCG from the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. This is also where the expansion and theme deck names originated.
• The English prefix "EX" refers to "extra", as in the extra power the newly introduced Pokémon-ex bring to the game. This is the first set to feature Pokémon ex.
• The Japanese prefix "ADV" refers to "advanced", as in the new generation of Pokémon brought to life with their release onto the Game Boy Advance. It is possible this is where the names for the anime series Pokémon: Advanced, and the following seasons Advanced Challenge and Advanced Battle originated.
• The card layout was once again changed with the release of this set: -
  • The borders became thinner and only supported room for one Dot-Code bar at the bottom. The Japanese card borders changed to a silver color while the English remained yellow.
  • The cards were presented with a new circle pattern, which features on the left side of the card.
  • The character window and evolution graphics changed from gold to silver and the Illustrator name moved from the bottom left corner to the bottom of the character window.
  • In the English release, the Energy symbols for attacks are smaller and are presented linearly (as the Japanese cards have always featured), as opposed to stacking them in columns.
• In Japan, this was the first set to have preconstructed half decks released alongside the main set, a new trend in Japan intended for quick and competitive play. Unlike the English theme decks, the half decks had their own symbol, numbering system and included cards exclusive to that Half Deck. For the English release, the cards exclusive to the Half Decks were combined with the cards in the main set.
• The set appeared in late 2006 in Spain translated to Spanish. Before that, only the original three sets and the Neo Genesis set in the TCG had been translated.
• A gap was created due to Wizards of the Coast combining e-Card 2 and e-Card 3 to form Aquapolis, and combining e-Card 4 and e-Card 5 to form Skyridge. Therefore, the English releases were two behind in number.

Theme decks

English Theme Decks

• Ruby
• Sapphire

Japanese Half Decks

• Treecko
• Torchic
• Mudkip

Spanish-Exclusive Half Deck

• Ralts

Card lists

English expansion No. Card Name Type Rarity 1 Aggron 2 Beautifly 3 Blaziken 4 Camerupt 5 Delcatty 6 Dustox 7 Gardevoir 8 Hariyama 9 Manectric 10 Mightyena 11 Sceptile 12 Slaking 13 Swampert 14 Wailord 15 Blaziken 16 Breloom 17 Donphan 18 Nosepass 19 Pelipper 20 Sceptile 21 Seaking 22 Sharpedo 23 Swampert 24 Weezing 25 Aron 26 Cascoon 27 Combusken 28 Combusken 29 Delcatty 30 Electrike 31 Grovyle 32 Grovyle 33 Hariyama 34 Kirlia 35 Kirlia 36 Lairon 37 Lairon 38 Linoone 39 Manectric 40 Marshtomp 41 Marshtomp 42 Mightyena 43 Silcoon 44 Skitty 45 Slakoth 46 Swellow 47 Vigoroth 48 Wailmer 49 Aron 50 Aron 51 Carvanha 52 Electrike 53 Electrike 54 Koffing 55 Goldeen 56 Makuhita 57 Makuhita 58 Makuhita 59 Mudkip 60 Mudkip 61 Numel 62 Phanpy 63 Poochyena 64 Poochyena 65 Poochyena 66 Ralts 67 Ralts 68 Ralts 69 Shroomish 70 Skitty 71 Skitty 72 Taillow 73 Torchic 74 Torchic 75 Treecko 76 Treecko 77 Wingull 78 Wurmple 79 Zigzagoon 80 Energy Removal 2 T 81 Energy Restore T 82 Energy Switch T 83 Lady Outing T 84 Lum Berry T 85 Oran Berry T 86 Poké Ball T 87 Pokémon Reversal T 88 PokéNav T 89 Professor Birch T 90 Energy Search T 91 Potion T 92 Switch T 93 Darkness Energy E 94 Metal Energy E 95 Rainbow Energy E 96 Chansey ex 97 Electabuzz ex 98 Hitmonchan ex 99 Lapras ex 100 Magmar ex 101 Mewtwo ex 102 Scyther ex 103 Sneasel ex 104 Grass Energy E -- 105 Fighting Energy E -- 106 Water Energy E -- 107 Psychic Energy E -- 108 Fire Energy E -- 109 Lightning Energy E --

Japanese expansion No. Card Name Type Rarity 1 Koffing 2 Weezing 3 Sceptile 4 Wurmple 5 Silcoon 6 Beautifly 7 Cascoon 8 Dustox 9 Shroomish 10 Breloom 11 Blaziken 12 Numel 13 Camerupt 14 Goldeen 15 Seaking 16 Swampert 17 Wingull 18 Pelipper 19 Carvanha 20 Sharpedo 21 Wailmer 22 Wailord 23 Electabuzz ex 24 Electrike 25 Manectric 26 Mewtwo ex 27 Ralts 28 Kirlia 29 Gardevoir 30 Hitmonchan ex 31 Phanpy 32 Donphan 33 Makuhita 34 Hariyama 35 Nosepass 36 Chansey ex 37 Zigzagoon 38 Linoone 39 Taillow 40 Swellow 41 Slakoth 42 Vigoroth 43 Slaking 44 Skitty 45 Delcatty 46 Sneasel ex 47 Poochyena 48 Mightyena 49 Aron 50 Lairon 51 Aggron 52 PokéNav T 53 Lady Outing T 54 Professor Birch T 55 Oran Berry T -- Grass Energy E -- -- Fire Energy E -- -- Water Energy E -- -- Lightning Energy E -- -- Psychic Energy E -- -- Fighting Energy E -- -- Darkness Energy E -- -- Metal Energy E -- -- Rainbow Energy E --

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