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POP Series 1

Cards in set 17 Release date Release period September 2004 - August 2005

POP Series 1 is the name given to a special set of cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was released through Pokémon Organized Play events or affiliated products.

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Information

The Pokémon Organized Play promotional series was conceived as an extra incentive for players and collectors alike to participate in Pokémon leagues and Pokémon Organized Play programs. Instead of a single promotional card available at an event, it was a promotional set. This is also similar to a scheme started by Upper Deck Entertainment, as they released tournament packs affiliated with the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

Pokémon USA announced with the release of POP Series 1 that they planned to release a new series on a regular basis every six to twelve months. Each series would be exclusive to POP for six months, making league and various POP programs the only way to obtain the unique cards for a limited time. The cards are available in 2-card booster packs, with the odds of finding a rare card extremely low and collecting the entire set very difficult, a further incentive for people to continue playing the game.

Trivia

• The booster design for POP Series 1 features Blaziken.
• POP Series 1 boosters eventually began showing up outside of POP endorsed events, such as in special card kits and at Pokémon-related events.
• All of the rare cards have holographic versions and were available through several waves of promotional items, such as Value Packs and Collector's Tins.
• POP Series 1 was available for one year instead of six months.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/17 Blaziken — Cosmos Holo EX Legend Maker Blisters (March 2006) 2/17 Metagross — Cosmos Holo EX Legend Maker Blisters (March 2006) / Metagross Blister Pack (mid-2006) 3/17 Rayquaza [©2004] — Cosmos Holo EX Holon Phantoms Blisters (May 2006) 3/17 Rayquaza [©2006] — Cosmos Holo Rayquaza Blister Pack (limited, May 2007) 4/17 Sceptile — Cosmos Holo EX Unseen Forces Blisters (November 2005) 5/17 Swampert — Cosmos Holo EX Unseen Forces Blisters (November 2005) 16/17 Armaldo ex — Cosmos Holo 2007 Spring Collector's Tins (international) 17/17 Tyranitar ex — Cosmos Holo Target exclusive Value Box (October 2006) / 2007 Spring Collector's Tins (international)

Set list

POP Series 1

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/17 Blaziken Promotion 2/17 Metagross Promotion 3/17 Rayquaza Promotion 4/17 Sceptile Promotion 5/17 Swampert Promotion 6/17 Beautifly Promotion 7/17 Masquerain Promotion 8/17 Murkrow Promotion 9/17 Pupitar Promotion 10/17 Torkoal Promotion 11/17 Larvitar Promotion 12/17 Minun Promotion 13/17 Plusle Promotion 14/17 Surskit Promotion 15/17 Swellow Promotion 16/17 Armaldo ex Promotion 17/17 Tyranitar ex Promotion

Pack artwork

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Languages this set is released in

The POP Series 1 set was released in English, German, French, and Italian.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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