EX Delta Species (TCG)

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EX Delta Species
ホロンの研究塔
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Cards in set English: 114
Japanese: 86
Set number English: 26
Japanese: 27
Release date English: October 31, 2005
Japanese: October 28, 2005
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Pokémon TCG: EX Delta Species (Japanese: ホロンの研究塔 Holon Research Tower) is the name given to the eleventh main expansion of cards from the EX Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is the sixth main expansion from the PCG Era of the Pokémon Card Game in Japan. The set continues to feature Generation III Pokémon, Pokémon-ex, and Pokémon ☆ in the card game.

Blurb

Behold the Newest Species of Pokémon!

From the research labs in the tower of Holon comes a revelation that will thrill anyone who trains and collects Pokémon: there's a brand-new species of Pokémon! In EX Delta Species, players will share in the discovery of these rare and unique Dual Energy Pokémon, as well as experiment with cool new Holon Energy that will make Pokémon Delta Species even more powerful! Are you ready to put the new Delta Species to the test?

Information

EX Delta Species is the name given to the eleventh main expansion of the EX Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as Holon Research Tower, the sixth expansion in the Pokémon Card Game PCG Era. This set features Generation III Pokémon. The English expansion was released on October 31, 2005, while the Japanese expansion was released on October 28, 2005.

EX Delta Species introduced δ Delta Species, a type of Pokémon, and Holon's Pokémon, which could also double as Special Energy cards. The expansion was set in the Holon Research Tower, home of scientists who conduct research on Mew and strange new Pokémon. These Pokémon have been altered by a wave of electromagnetic radiation produced by an experiment gone awry at Holon labs. The result was a new species of Pokémon called the Delta Species. These new Pokémon possessed different types than their usual species.

Delta Species Pokémon had "δ Delta Species" between the name and HP, had double helix on the border of the artwork window, and the evolution box featured a δ design. Rare Holo cards for Delta Species Pokémon featured a plain "refractor" Holofoil on the Pokémon and the card border. Reverse Holofoil featured the same "refractor" Holofoil on the background of the artwork. Reverse Holofoil versions of the Rare Holo cards were updated to having gold foil HP text.

Additional cards
No. Image Card name Type Promotion
49/113   Metang δ   "Prerelease" stamp Prerelease promo
61/113   Ditto   Origins 2007 promo
63/113   Ditto   San Diego Comic Con promo
64/113   Ditto   Games Expo 2007 promo
66/113   Dratini δ   Non-Holo stamp from the Swedish/Danish Donald Duck Magazine #49 (December 6, 2005)
73/113   Larvitar δ   Non-Holo stamp from the Swedish/Danish Donald Duck Magazine #49 (December 6, 2005)
 


Set lists

EX Delta Species
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
1/113   Beedrill δ      Promotion
2/113   Crobat δ      Promotion
3/113   Dragonite δ      Promotion
4/113   Espeon δ      Promotion
5/113   Flareon δ      Promotion
6/113   Gardevoir δ      Promotion
7/113   Jolteon δ      Promotion
8/113   Latias δ      Promotion
9/113   Latios δ      Promotion
10/113   Marowak δ      Promotion
11/113   Metagross δ      Promotion
12/113   Mewtwo δ      Promotion
13/113   Rayquaza δ      Promotion
14/113   Salamence δ      Promotion
15/113   Starmie δ      Promotion
16/113   Tyranitar δ      Promotion
17/113   Umbreon δ      Promotion
18/113   Vaporeon δ      Promotion
19/113   Azumarill δ      Promotion
20/113   Azurill     Promotion
21/113   Holon's Electrode     Promotion
22/113   Holon's Magneton     Promotion
23/113   Hypno     Promotion
24/113   Mightyena δ      Promotion
25/113   Porygon2     Promotion
26/113   Rain Castform     Promotion
27/113   Sandslash δ      Promotion
28/113   Slowking     Promotion
29/113   Snow-cloud Castform     Promotion
30/113   Starmie δ      Promotion
31/113   Sunny Castform     Promotion
32/113   Swellow     Promotion
33/113   Weezing     Promotion
34/113   Castform     Promotion
35/113   Ditto     Promotion
36/113   Ditto     Promotion
37/113   Ditto     Promotion
38/113   Ditto     Promotion
39/113   Ditto     Promotion
40/113   Ditto     Promotion
41/113   Dragonair δ     Promotion
42/113   Dragonair δ     Promotion
43/113   Golbat     Promotion
44/113   Hariyama     Promotion
45/113   Illumise     Promotion
46/113   Kakuna     Promotion
47/113   Kirlia     Promotion
48/113   Magneton     Promotion
49/113   Metang δ     Promotion
50/113   Persian     Promotion
51/113   Pupitar δ     Promotion
52/113   Rapidash     Promotion
53/113   Shelgon δ     Promotion
54/113   Shelgon δ     Promotion
55/113   Skarmory     Promotion
56/113   Volbeat     Promotion
57/113   Bagon δ     Promotion
58/113   Bagon δ     Promotion
59/113   Beldum δ     Promotion
60/113   Cubone     Promotion
61/113   Ditto     Promotion
62/113   Ditto     Promotion
63/113   Ditto     Promotion
64/113   Ditto     Promotion
65/113   Dratini δ     Promotion
66/113   Dratini δ     Promotion
67/113   Drowzee     Promotion
68/113   Eevee δ     Promotion
69/113   Eevee     Promotion
70/113   Holon's Magnemite     Promotion
71/113   Holon's Voltorb     Promotion
72/113   Koffing     Promotion
73/113   Larvitar δ     Promotion
74/113   Magnemite     Promotion
75/113   Makuhita     Promotion
76/113   Marill     Promotion
77/113   Meowth     Promotion
78/113   Ponyta     Promotion
79/113   Poochyena     Promotion
80/113   Porygon     Promotion
81/113   Ralts     Promotion
82/113   Sandshrew     Promotion
83/113   Slowpoke     Promotion
84/113   Staryu     Promotion
85/113   Staryu     Promotion
86/113   Taillow     Promotion
87/113   Weedle     Promotion
88/113   Zubat     Promotion
89/113   Dual Ball T   Promotion
90/113   Great Ball T   Promotion
91/113   Holon Farmer T [Su]   Promotion
92/113   Holon Lass T [Su]   Promotion
93/113   Holon Mentor T [Su]   Promotion
94/113   Holon Research Tower T [St]   Promotion
95/113   Holon Researcher T [Su]   Promotion
96/113   Holon Ruins T [St]   Promotion
97/113   Holon Scientist T [Su]   Promotion
98/113   Holon Transceiver T   Promotion
99/113   Master Ball T   Promotion
100/113   Super Scoop Up T   Promotion
101/113   Potion T   Promotion
102/113   Switch T   Promotion
103/113   Darkness Energy   E   Promotion
104/113   Holon Energy FF   E   Promotion
105/113   Holon Energy GL   E   Promotion
106/113   Holon Energy WP   E   Promotion
107/113   Metal Energy   E   Promotion
108/113   Flareon ex     Promotion
109/113   Jolteon ex     Promotion
110/113   Vaporeon ex     Promotion
111/113   Groudon       Promotion
112/113   Kyogre       Promotion
113/113   Metagross       Promotion
114/113   Azumarill     Promotion
 

Holon Research Tower
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
001/086   Weedle     Promotion
002/086   Kakuna     Promotion
003/086   Zubat     Promotion
004/086   Golbat     Promotion
005/086   Koffing     Promotion
006/086   Weezing     Promotion
007/086   Ditto     Promotion
008/086   Volbeat     Promotion
009/086   Illumise     Promotion
010/086   Beedrill δ      Promotion
011/086   Crobat δ      Promotion
012/086   Ditto     Promotion
013/086   Larvitar δ     Promotion
014/086   Pupitar δ     Promotion
015/086   Sunny Castform     Promotion
016/086   Bagon δ     Promotion
017/086   Shelgon δ     Promotion
018/086   Flareon δ      Promotion
019/086   Mewtwo δ      Promotion
020/086   Tyranitar δ      Promotion
021/086   Salamence δ      Promotion
022/086   Slowpoke     Promotion
023/086   Staryu     Promotion
024/086   Ditto     Promotion
025/086   Slowking     Promotion
026/086   Rain Castform     Promotion
027/086   Snow-cloud Castform     Promotion
028/086   Kyogre       Promotion
029/086   Starmie δ      Promotion
030/086   Vaporeon δ      Promotion
031/086   Holon's Voltorb     Promotion
032/086   Holon's Electrode     Promotion
033/086   Ditto     Promotion
034/086   Dratini δ     Promotion
035/086   Dragonair δ     Promotion
036/086   Beldum δ     Promotion
037/086   Metang δ     Promotion
038/086   Jolteon δ      Promotion
039/086   Dragonite δ      Promotion
040/086   Metagross δ      Promotion
041/086   Latias δ      Promotion
042/086   Latios δ      Promotion
043/086   Rayquaza δ      Promotion
044/086   Drowzee     Promotion
045/086   Hypno     Promotion
046/086   Ditto     Promotion
047/086   Ralts     Promotion
048/086   Kirlia     Promotion
049/086   Espeon δ      Promotion
050/086   Gardevoir δ      Promotion
051/086   Sandshrew     Promotion
052/086   Cubone     Promotion
053/086   Ditto     Promotion
054/086   Makuhita     Promotion
055/086   Hariyama     Promotion
056/086   Groudon       Promotion
057/086   Sandslash δ      Promotion
058/086   Marowak δ      Promotion
059/086   Meowth     Promotion
060/086   Persian     Promotion
061/086   Ditto     Promotion
062/086   Porygon     Promotion
063/086   Porygon2     Promotion
064/086   Taillow     Promotion
065/086   Swellow     Promotion
066/086   Azurill     Promotion
067/086   Castform     Promotion
068/086   Poochyena     Promotion
069/086   Umbreon δ      Promotion
070/086   Mightyena δ      Promotion
071/086   Holon's Magnemite     Promotion
072/086   Holon's Magneton     Promotion
073/086   Eevee δ     Promotion
074/086   Skarmory     Promotion
075/086   Metagross       Promotion
076/086   Holon Transceiver T   Promotion
077/086   Holon Scientist T [Su]   Promotion
078/086   Holon Researcher T [Su]   Promotion
079/086   Holon Mentor T [Su]   Promotion
080/086   Holon Farmer T [Su]   Promotion
081/086   Holon Lass T [Su]   Promotion
082/086   Holon Research Tower T [St]   Promotion
083/086   Holon Ruins T [St]   Promotion
084/086   Holon Energy GL   E   Promotion
085/086   Holon Energy FF   E   Promotion
086/086   Holon Energy WP   E   Promotion
 

Gallery

English Flareon pack
English Dragonite pack
English Salamence pack
English Metagross pack
Japanese Holon Research Tower
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Languages this set is released in

The Holon Research Tower set is only released in Japanese, in both 1st and unlimited edition. The EX Delta Species set is released in English, German, French, and Italian, with cards also available as Reverse Holofoils. The non-holo Uncommons in the Japanese set are available with two different codes at the bottom-left; the non-holo Commons in the Japanese set are available with four different codes at the bottom-left; and the non-Holo Commons in the English, German, French, and Italian sets have three different codes available. The purpose of these different codes is still unknown, but occurred throughout the first halve of the EX era.

In other languages

Language Title
  French EX Espèces Delta
  German EX Delta Species
  Italian EX Specie Delta

External links


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