List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThis is a list of English Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions. For Japanese sets, see the list of Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions.
Main Expansions
Original Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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1 | — | — | Base Set | 102 | January 9, 1999 | BS |
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Jungle | 64 | June 16, 1999 | JU |
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Fossil | 62 | October 10, 1999 | FO |
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Base Set 2 | 130 | February 24, 2000 | B2 |
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Team Rocket | 82 1 Secret card |
April 24, 2000 | TR |
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Gym Heroes | 132 | August 14, 2000 | G1 |
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Gym Challenge | 132 | October 16, 2000 | G2 |
Neo Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Neo Genesis | 111 | December 16, 2000 | N1 |
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Neo Discovery | 75 | June 1, 2001 | N2 |
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Neo Revelation | 64 2 Secret cards |
September 21, 2001 | N3 |
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Neo Destiny | 105 8 Secret cards |
February 28, 2002 | N4 |
Legendary Collection Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Legendary Collection | 110 | May 24, 2002 | LC |
e-Card Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Expedition Base Set | 165 | September 15, 2002 | EX |
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Aquapolis | 147 32 Holofoil cards 3 Secret cards |
January 15, 2003 | AQ |
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Skyridge | 144 32 Holofoil cards 6 Secret cards |
May 12, 2003 | SK |
EX Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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EX Ruby & Sapphire | 109 | July 18, 2003 | RS |
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EX Sandstorm | 100 | September 18, 2003 | SS |
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EX Dragon | 97 3 Secret cards |
November 24, 2003 | DR |
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EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua | 95 2 Secret cards |
March 15, 2004 | MA |
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EX Hidden Legends | 101 1 Secret card |
June 14, 2004 | HL |
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EX FireRed & LeafGreen | 112 4 Secret cards |
August 30, 2004 | FL |
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EX Team Rocket Returns | 109 2 Secret cards |
November 8, 2004 | TRR |
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EX Deoxys | 107 1 Secret card |
February 14, 2005 | DX |
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EX Emerald | 106 1 Secret card |
May 9, 2005 | EM |
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EX Unseen Forces | 115 2 Secret cards 28 Unown cards |
August 22, 2005 | UF |
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EX Delta Species | 113 1 Secret card |
October 31, 2005 | DS |
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EX Legend Maker | 92 1 Secret card |
February 13, 2006 | LM |
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EX Holon Phantoms | 110 1 Secret card |
May 3, 2006 | HP |
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EX Crystal Guardians | 100 | August 30, 2006 | CG |
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EX Dragon Frontiers | 101 | November 8, 2006 | DF |
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EX Power Keepers | 108 | February 14, 2007 | PK |
Diamond & Pearl Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Diamond & Pearl | 130 | May 23, 2007 | DP |
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Mysterious Treasures | 123 1 Secret card |
August 22, 2007 | MT |
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Secret Wonders | 132 | November 7, 2007 | SW |
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Great Encounters | 106 | February 13, 2008 | GE |
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Majestic Dawn | 100 | May 21, 2008 | MD |
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Legends Awakened | 146 | August 20, 2008 | LA |
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Stormfront | 100 3 Secret cards 3 Shiny Pokémon cards |
November 5, 2008 | SF |
Platinum Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Platinum | 127 3 Secret cards 3 Shiny Pokémon cards |
February 11, 2009 | PL |
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Rising Rivals | 111 3 Secret cards 6 Rotom cards |
May 16, 2009 | RR |
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Supreme Victors | 147 3 Secret cards 3 Shiny Pokémon cards |
August 19, 2009 | SV |
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Arceus | 99 9 Arceus cards 3 Shiny Pokémon cards |
November 4, 2009 | AR |
HeartGold & SoulSilver Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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HeartGold & SoulSilver | 123 1 Alph Lithograph card |
February 10, 2010 | HS |
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Unleashed | 95 1 Alph Lithograph card |
May 12, 2010 | UL |
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Undaunted | 90 1 Alph Lithograph card |
August 18, 2010 | UD |
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Triumphant | 102 1 Alph Lithograph card |
November 3, 2010 | TM |
Call of Legends Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Call of Legends | 95 11 Shiny Legendary cards |
February 9, 2011 | CL |
Black & White Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Black & White | 114 1 Secret card |
April 25, 2011 | BLW |
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Emerging Powers | 98 | August 31, 2011 | EPO |
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Noble Victories | 101 1 Secret card |
November 16, 2011 | NVI |
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Next Destinies | 99 4 Secret cards |
February 8, 2012 | NXD |
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Dark Explorers | 108 3 Secret cards |
May 9, 2012 | DEX |
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Dragons Exalted | 124 4 Secret cards |
August 15, 2012 | DRX |
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Boundaries Crossed | 149 4 Secret cards |
November 7, 2012 | BCR |
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Plasma Storm | 135 3 Secret cards |
February 6, 2013 | PLS |
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Plasma Freeze | 116 6 Secret cards |
May 8, 2013 | PLF |
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Plasma Blast | 101 4 Secret cards |
August 14, 2013 | PLB |
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Legendary Treasures | 113 2 Secret cards 25 Radiant Collection cards |
November 6, 2013 | LTR |
XY Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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XY | 146 | February 5, 2014 | XY |
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Flashfire | 106 3 Secret cards |
May 7, 2014 | FLF |
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Furious Fists | 111 2 Secret cards |
August 13, 2014 | FFI |
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Phantom Forces | 119 3 Secret cards |
November 5, 2014 | PHF |
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Primal Clash | 160 4 Secret cards |
February 4, 2015 | PRC |
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Roaring Skies | 108 2 Secret cards |
May 6, 2015 | ROS |
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Ancient Origins | 98 2 Secret cards |
August 12, 2015 | AOR |
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BREAKthrough | 162 2 Secret cards |
November 4, 2015 | BKT |
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BREAKpoint | 122 1 Secret card |
February 3, 2016 | BKP |
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Fates Collide | 124 1 Secret card |
May 2, 2016 | FCO |
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Steam Siege | 114 2 Secret cards |
August 3, 2016 | STS |
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Evolutions | 108 5 Secret cards |
November 2, 2016 | EVO |
Sun & Moon Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Sun & Moon | 149 14 Secret cards |
February 3, 2017 | SUM |
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Guardians Rising | 145 24 Secret cards |
May 5, 2017 | GRI |
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Burning Shadows | 147 22 Secret cards |
August 4, 2017 | BUS |
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Crimson Invasion | 111 13 Secret cards |
November 3, 2017 | CIN |
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Ultra Prism | 156 17 Secret cards |
February 2, 2018 | UPR |
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Forbidden Light | 131 15 Secret cards |
May 4, 2018 | FLI |
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Celestial Storm | 168 15 Secret cards |
August 3, 2018 | CES |
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Lost Thunder | 214 22 Secret cards |
November 2, 2018 | LOT |
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Team Up | 181 15 Secret cards |
February 1, 2019 | TEU |
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Unbroken Bonds | 214 20 Secret cards |
May 3, 2019 | UNB |
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Unified Minds | 236 22 Secret cards |
August 2, 2019 | UNM |
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Cosmic Eclipse | 236 35 Secret cards |
November 1, 2019 | CEC |
Sword & Shield Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Sword & Shield | 202 14 Secret cards |
February 7, 2020 | SSH |
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Rebel Clash | 192 17 Secret cards |
May 1, 2020 | RCL |
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Darkness Ablaze | 189 12 Secret cards |
August 14, 2020 | DAA |
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Vivid Voltage | 185 18 Secret cards |
November 13, 2020 | VIV |
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Battle Styles | 163 20 Secret cards |
March 19, 2021 | BST |
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Chilling Reign | 198 35 Secret cards |
June 18, 2021 | CRE |
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Evolving Skies | 203 34 Secret cards |
August 27, 2021 | EVS |
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Fusion Strike | 264 20 Secret cards |
November 12, 2021 | FST |
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Brilliant Stars | 172 14 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards |
February 25, 2022 | BRS |
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Astral Radiance | 189 27 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards |
May 27, 2022 | ASR |
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Lost Origin | 196 21 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards |
September 9, 2022 | LOR |
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Silver Tempest | 195 20 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards |
November 11, 2022 | SIT |
Scarlet & Violet Series
Set no. | Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Scarlet & Violet | 198 60 Secret cards |
March 31, 2023 | SVI |
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Paldea Evolved | 193 86 Secret cards |
June 9, 2023 | PAL |
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Obsidian Flames | 190 33 Secret cards |
August 11, 2023 | OBF |
Special Expansions
Black & White Series
Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Dragon Vault | 20 1 Secret card |
October 5, 2012 | DRV |
XY Series
Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Kalos Starter Set | 39 | November 8, 2013 | KSS |
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Double Crisis | 34 | March 25, 2015 | DCR |
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Generations | 83 32 Radiant Collection cards |
February 22, 2016 | GEN |
Sun & Moon Series
Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Shining Legends | 73 5 Secret cards |
October 6, 2017 | SLG |
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Dragon Majesty | 70 8 Secret cards |
September 7, 2018 | DRM |
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Detective Pikachu | 18 | March 29, 2019 | DET |
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Hidden Fates | 68 1 Secret card 94 Shiny Vault cards |
August 23, 2019 | HIF |
Sword & Shield Series
Symbol | Logo of Expansion | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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Champion's Path | 73 7 Secret cards |
September 25, 2020 | CPA |
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Shining Fates | 72 1 Secret card 122 Shiny Vault cards |
February 19, 2021 | SHF |
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Celebrations | 25 25 Classic Collection cards |
October 8, 2021 | CEL |
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Pokémon GO | 78 10 Secret cards |
July 1, 2022 | PGO |
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Crown Zenith | 159 1 Secret card 70 Galarian Gallery cards |
January 20, 2023 | CRZ |
Other sets
Black Star Promos 
Symbol | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release period | Set abb. |
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— | Wizards Black Star Promos | 53 | July 1999 – March 2003 | WP |
— | Nintendo Black Star Promos | 40 | October 2003 – September 2006 | NP |
— | DP Black Star Promos | 56 | May 2007 – December 2009 | DPP |
— | HGSS Black Star Promos | 25 | February 2010 – February 2011 | HSP |
— | BW Black Star Promos | 99* | March 2011 – December 2013 | BWP |
— | XY Black Star Promos | 211 | October 2013 – May 2017 | XYP |
— | SM Black Star Promos | 248 | November 2016 – November 2021 | SMP |
— | SWSH Black Star Promos | Ongoing | November 2019 – Present | SSP |
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SVP Black Star Promos | Ongoing | January 2023 – Present | SVP |
McDonald's Collection
Symbol | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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McDonald's Collection 2011 | 12 | June 17, 2011 | MCD11 |
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McDonald's Collection 2012 | 12 | June 15, 2012 | MCD12 |
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McDonald's Collection 2013 | 12 | October 13, 2013 | MCD13 |
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McDonald's Collection 2014 | 12 | May 23, 2014 | MCD14 |
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McDonald's Collection 2015 | 12 | October 14, 2015 | MCD15 |
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McDonald's Collection 2016 | 12 | August 19, 2016 | MCD16 |
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McDonald's Collection 2017 | 12 | July 2017 | MCD17 |
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McDonald's Collection 2018 | 12 40 |
October 16, 2018 June 13, 2018 |
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McDonald's Collection 2019 | 12 40 |
October 15, 2019 October 30, 2019 |
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McDonald's Collection 2021 | 25 | February 9, 2021 | MCD21 |
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McDonald's Collection 2022 | 15 | August 3, 2022 | MCD22 |
POP / Play! Pokemon Prize Packs
Symbol | Name of Expansion | No. of cards | Release date | Set abb. |
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POP Series 1 | 17 | September 2004 | POP1 |
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POP Series 2 | 17 | August 2005 | POP2 |
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POP Series 3 | 17 | April 2006 | POP3 |
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POP Series 4 | 17 | August 2006 | POP4 |
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POP Series 5 | 17 | March 2007 | POP5 |
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POP Series 6 | 17 | September 2007 | POP6 |
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POP Series 7 | 17 | March 2008 | POP7 |
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POP Series 8 | 17 | September 2008 | POP8 |
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POP Series 9 | 17 | March 2009 | POP9 |
— | Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series 1 | 170 | November 9, 2022 | PPS1 |
— | Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series 2 | 155 | January 19, 2023 | PPS2 |
Other Miscellaneous Sets
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Southern Islands | 18 | July 31, 2001 | SI |
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— | Best of Game | 9 | December 2002 | — |
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— | Poké Card Creator Pack | 5 | July 2004 | CC |
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Pokémon Rumble | 16 | December 2, 2009 | RM |
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Pokémon Futsal | 5 | September 11, 2020 | FUT20 |
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Trick or Trade | 30 | September 1, 2022 | — |
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— | SVE Basic Energies | 8 | March 31, 2023 | SVE |
— | — | Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic | 102 | 2023 | CL |
See also
- Trainer Kit
- List of Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions
- List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions in other languages
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