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(Japanese: 拡張パック「ギンガの覇道」 Pokémon Card Game DPt1: Galactic's Conquest) is the name given to the first expansion of cards from the Japanese series of cards, Pokémon Card Game DPt.

Information

Galactic's Conquest is the first expansion in the Pokémon Card Game DPt series and the first set based on Pokémon Platinum and, more specifically, Team Galactic.

The Pokémon featured in the set are not generally based on Pokémon owned by Team Galactic, but the set introduces a new type of Pokémon, Pokémon SP. Pokémon SP have an "SP" symbol in the bottom-left-hand corner of the illustration box and can seemingly vary depending on the theme of the expansion in which they appear. In Galactic's Conquest, Pokémon SP are represented as Pokémon G with the "G" at the end of a Pokémon's name made to symbolize the fact that it is a Galactic's Pokémon. All Pokémon G are Basic Pokémon and have an illustration of their owner in the bottom-right-hand corner of the illustration box, much like cards from Gym Heroes, Gym Challenge and Pokémon VS. The set includes 13 Pokémon G, two of which are Pokémon LV.X.

The set also carries on a tradition from Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky and includes three classic cards from the original sets: Scyther, Electabuzz and Hitmonchan. These cards pay homage to the Haymaker deck archetype, which dominated competitive play in the early years of the TCG.

Card list

No.	Card Name	Type	Level	Rarity
1	Wurmple		5
2	Silcoon		10
3	Beautifly		37
4	Cascoon		10
5	Lotad		11
6	Lotad		14	H
7	Lombre		30
8	Ludicolo		52
9	Cacnea		16
10	Cacturne		44
11	Kricketot		6
12	Kricketune		46
13	Carnivine		38
14	Shaymin		56	H
15	Shaymin		X	H
16	Vulpix		12
17	Vulpix		20	H
18	Ninetales		43
19	Houndoom G		45
20	Torchic		12
21	Combusken		27
22	Blaziken		59	H
23	Squirtle		16
24	Wartortle		25
25	Blastoise		60	H
26	Psyduck		19
27	Golduck		47
28	Gyarados G		46
29	Remoraid		18
30	Octillery		40
31	Luvdisc		33
32	Palkia G		78	H
33	Palkia G		X	H
34	Mareep		13
35	Flaaffy		22
36	Ampharos		57	H
37	Electrike		10
38	Manectric		45	H
39	Grimer		23
40	Muk		49
41	Crobat G		44
42	Dustox		42
43	Ralts		16
44	Kirlia		24
45	Gardevoir		61	H
46	Seviper		30
47	Shuppet		17
48	Banette		48
49	Skuntank G		46
50	Toxicroak G		40
51	Giratina		63	H
52	Giratina		X	H
53	Diglett		13
54	Dugtrio		50
55	Cranidos		27
56	Rampardos		54	H
57	Poochyena		12
58	Mightyena		47
59	Honchkrow G		47
60	Drapion		X	H
61	Weavile G		48	H
62	Shieldon		21
63	Bastiodon		56
64	Bronzong G		58
65	Dialga G		79	H
66	Dialga G		X	H
67	Lickitung		30
68	Lickilicky		52
69	Happiny		5
70	Chansey		26
71	Blissey		40
72	Slakoth		11
73	Vigoroth		28
74	Slaking		62	H
75	Skitty		20
76	Delcatty		53	H
77	Swablu		11
78	Swablu		16	H
79	Altaria		48
80	Zangoose		29
81	Purugly G		40
82	Team Galactic's Invention G-103 Power Spray	T	-
83	Team Galactic's Invention G-105 Pokéturn	T	-
84	Level MAX	T	-
85	Skull Fossil	T	-
86	Armor Fossil	T	-
87	Memory Berry	T	-
88	Team Galactic's Invention G-101 Energy Gain	T	-
89	Cyrus's Scheme	Su	-
90	Handome's Investigation	Su	-
91	Team Galactic's Base	St	-
92	Time-Space Tear	T	-
93	Rainbow Energy	E	-
94	Scyther		25	H
95	Electabuzz		35	H
96	Hitmonchan		33	H
--	Grass Energy	E	-	-
--	Fire Energy	E	-	-
--	Water Energy	E	-	-
--	Lightning Energy	E	-	-
--	Psychic Energy	E	-	-
--	Fighting Energy	E	-	-
--	Darkness Energy	E	-	-
--	Metal Energy	E	-	-

Trivia

• The new prefix for the set derives from Diamond, Pearl and the chemical symbol for platinum (Pt). Unlike DP1, the set continues to use a set numbering system, which was re-introduced on the Japanese cards in Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky.
• The set includes Drapion LV.X, continuing a trend in which promotional LV.X cards are reprinted in the set released immediately after their promotional release. This was also the case with Lucario, Garchomp, Porygon-Z and Heatran.
• The set sees the return of Rainbow Energy for the first time since its 2006 print in EX Legend Maker. For the first time in Organized Play, it was unplayable in the 2007-08 Modified format.
• Galactic's Conquest is the first set since Pokémon Card Game DP to be released alongside an Entry Pack rather than with a deck kit or two half decks, having been released alongside Entry Pack DPt.

References

• PokéBeach Galactic's Conquest

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