Pokémon Merlin Series 2


Pokémon cards featuring all Pokémon found in Kanto were created by Pokémon Merlin cards subsidiary of Topps in 2000. The collection features 216 stickers in total starting with 206 numbered cards and 10 poster cards.
The largest part of this set consist out of episode cards from the TV series with some of these cards consisting out of 2 pieces to complete the artwork. This set also has 12 'punch-out' sticker cards and 20 chase cards with sparkle cards and the big 3 animation cards with Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur. Lastly there are 10 poster cards focused on the different Gym Badges of Kanto.
The cards were sold in packs of six and a sticker album was also made for the set. The cards can be best recognized by checking the backside of the cards. The trademark year is the best indicator, which out of the 7 sets the card is from.
Sparkle Cards
Out of these 216 cards there are 24 sparkle / holo cards which were selected out of the artworks based on desirability. This is the only set that has 2 versions of the sparkle / holo cards: regular ones and 'cracked ice' cards. Examples are added for each card.
List of cards
Episode cards
There are 206 numbered cards in this set. The first 97 are episode cards from the TV series. Some of these cards are puzzle pieces which need 2 cards to complete.
Pokémon cards
There are 206 numbered cards in this set. The second set of 12 cards are cards with the Pokémon punched out so they can be used as stickers.
| Set # | Pokémon | Card |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Staryu | |
| 99 | Poliwhirl | |
| 100 | Eevee | |
| 101 | Mew | |
| 102 | Gengar | |
| 103 | Ivysaur | |
| 104 | Onix | |
| 105 | Ditto | |
| 106 | Mewtwo | |
| 107 | Snorlax | |
| 108 | Clefairy | |
| 109 | Chansey |
Sparkle & big 3 cards
There are 206 numbered cards in this set. The third set of 20 cards are cards with sparkle cards and ending with the iconic big 3 Pokémon Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise.
| Set # | Pokémon | Regular | Cracked Ice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Abra | ||
| 111 | Dragonair | ||
| 112 | Electabuzz | ||
| 113 | Graveler | ||
| 114 | Krabby | ||
| 115 | Lapras | ||
| 116 | Machamp | ||
| 117 | Nidoking | ||
| 118 | Rhydon | ||
| 119 | Tauros | ||
| 120 | Electrode | ||
| 121 | Charizard | ||
| 122 | Charizard | ||
| 123 | Charizard | ||
| 124 | Venusaur | ||
| 125 | Venusaur | ||
| 126 | Venusaur | ||
| 127 | Blastoise | ||
| 128 | Blastoise | ||
| 129 | Blastoise |
Episode cards part 2
There are 206 numbered cards in this set. The last 77 cards of the set are again episode cards from the tv-series. Some of these cards are puzzle pieces which need 2 cards to complete.
Poster cards
Each collectors album has a poster with special poster cards. For this set it consists of 10 cards numbered with an 's'.
| Set # | Pokémon | Card |
|---|---|---|
| s1 | Ash | |
| s2 | Ash & Pikachu | |
| s3 | Boulder Badge | |
| s4 | Thunder Badge | |
| s5 | Cascade Badge | |
| s6 | Marsh Badge | |
| s7 | Rainbow Badge | |
| s8 | Volcano Badge | |
| s9 | Soul Badge | |
| s10 | Earth Badge |
Sealed items of Pokémon Merlin cards
Booster boxes have 100 packs inside with each pack having 7 cards.
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Promotional items of Pokémon Merlin series 2
For this set there was made a promotional album to collect all the cards from 2000.
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| This article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise. |




