EX Legend Maker (TCG)
EX Legend Maker (Japanese: Eidolon Forest) is the name given to an Expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The set explores a mysterious forest and features many rare Pokémon.
Set Size
- 93 cards in English release
- 86 cards in Japanese release
Sequence
- 27th English Expansion
- 27th Japanese Expansion
Release Dates
- 30th June 2005 - Japanese Expansion & Half Deck
- 13th February 2006- English Language commercial release
Prereleases were held on the weekends of 4th/5th and 11th/12th of February 2006.
Miscellaneous
- The release of EX Legend Maker was delayed due to translation errors. Because of this, Nintendo released EX Delta Species before EX Legend Maker, throwing the English sets out of sequence with the Japanese sets again and creating a gap in the string of δ Delta Species Pokémon set releases. Nintendo also did this with EX Deoxys (although purposefully).
- This set introduces the location of Eidolon Forest, which is home to many rare Pokémon, including the elusive Mew. In Japan, it was later revealed that the human inhabitants of this area (in Holon) were conducting research and experiments on the activities of Mew, which inadvertently caused the creation of Delta Species Pokémon. This information was absent in the English version of EX Delta Species due to the earlier-than-intended release.
- The Japanese version of this set included several cards that first debuted in EX Emerald, one of particular interest to Japanese players being the Trainer card Battle Frontier.
- The reverse-holographic design for this set the same “cosmic” foil used on holographic rares, distinguished only by the EX Legend Maker set logo. The reverse-holographic versions of the holographic rares also have foil name text, HP text and rarity symbols.
- The secret box-topper for this set is Pikachu δ.
- The Prerelease card for this set is Tentacruel.
Theme Decks
Half Decks
Card List
English Expansion