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Seems it was not true. These two events were held at different dates in March 2008 so at least one was held entirely if we imagine bomb threats happened during the second one.
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(Seems it was not true. These two events were held at different dates in March 2008 so at least one was held entirely if we imagine bomb threats happened during the second one.)
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In Japan, the special set was first available in first edition through the Pokémon Card Game website and at Summer Battle Road Summer<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref>. It was intended for Japanese players so they would not be at a disadvantage at the {{TCG|2007 World Championships}}. Japanese players could order their packs online from June 15 until July 1. Packs were released from July 5 onward to those who had ordered them. Each pack contained fifteen cards.  
In Japan, the special set was first available in first edition through the Pokémon Card Game website and at Summer Battle Road Summer<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref>. It was intended for Japanese players so they would not be at a disadvantage at the {{TCG|2007 World Championships}}. Japanese players could order their packs online from June 15 until July 1. Packs were released from July 5 onward to those who had ordered them. Each pack contained fifteen cards.  


The unlimited World Champions Pack is one of the rarest Japanese booster packs. It seems it was created as a reprint and that it was only available for sale during Spring Battle Road 2008. Information about the release of unlimited World Champions Pack is extremely hard to find. One of the archived pages of the official Pokémon card website mentions the end of a limited sale on May 16, 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref> which would coincide with Spring Battle Road 2008. Some japanese websites mention a sale of World Champions Packs during Spring Battle Road 2008<ref>https://pokeboon.com/jp/promo_event/battle-road-spring-2008/</ref><ref>https://game14.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/tcg/1206333550/652</ref>. It is believed that the unlimited World Champions Packs were only available for sale for the competitors. Unfortunately Battle Road Spring 2008 was cancelled due to bomb threats so three out of the five event venues were cancelled and the the remaining two venues only went through their initial two days of scheduling instead of entire week <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080413053315/https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/attention/at20080409_01.html</ref>. This explains the extreme scarcity of unlimited World Champions Pack making it one of the rarest japanese sets, possibly only overshadowed by the unlimited edition Japanese cards of the {{TCG|Base Expansion Pack}} set, of which some cards were given through lotteries. As of 2021, only a few persons can pretend they have seen or own an unlimited World Champions Pack. Unlimited WCP cards are thus extremely rare which make some of them like the Gold Stars very expensive.
The unlimited World Champions Pack is one of the rarest Japanese booster packs. It seems it was created as a reprint and that it was only available for sale during Spring Battle Road 2008. Information about the release of unlimited World Champions Pack is extremely hard to find. One of the archived pages of the official Pokémon card website mentions the end of a limited sale on May 16, 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref> which would coincide with Spring Battle Road 2008. Some japanese websites mention a sale of World Champions Packs during Spring Battle Road 2008<ref>https://pokeboon.com/jp/promo_event/battle-road-spring-2008/</ref><ref>https://game14.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/tcg/1206333550/652</ref>. It is believed that the unlimited World Champions Packs were only available for sale for the competitors. Unfortunately Battle Road Spring 2008 was cancelled due to bomb threats so three out of the five event venues were cancelled <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080413053315/https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/attention/at20080409_01.html</ref>. This explains the extreme scarcity of unlimited World Champions Pack making it one of the rarest japanese sets, possibly only overshadowed by the unlimited edition Japanese cards of the {{TCG|Base Expansion Pack}} set, of which some cards were given through lotteries. As of 2021, only a few persons can pretend they have seen or own an unlimited World Champions Pack. Unlimited WCP cards are thus extremely rare which make some of them like the Gold Stars very expensive.


EX Power Keepers was the final expansion to feature the set logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork of Reverse Holofoil cards. Only the Reverse Holofoil versions of the Rare Holo cards had the gold foil name and HP text.
EX Power Keepers was the final expansion to feature the set logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork of Reverse Holofoil cards. Only the Reverse Holofoil versions of the Rare Holo cards had the gold foil name and HP text.
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