Yellow A Alternate cards are reprints of specific cards from several Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions featuring a yellow "A" symbol in the bottom right corner of the card. The symbol indicates the card has an alternate artwork.
Information
Yellow A Alternate cards were first released in the Mega Powers Collection. This product included new Full Art prints of cards from the XY Series but the product itself was launched during the Sun & Moon Series.
While reprints with different artwork are usually printed as Black Star Promos, in some cases, this allows certain cards to stay legal in the Standard format for more time than it was intended. To prevent this, the yellow A symbol was introduced.
Yellow A Alternate cards have the same card number and expansion symbol of the original print with the exception of a letter added to the card number. As such, these alternate prints are only allowed in the same formats as the original print.
Initially, all Yellow A Alternate cards were reprints of cards from the XY Series, either being Full Art cards originally included in the Japanese The Best of XY subset or Trainer cards with English exclusive artwork. Later, they were made to utilize new artwork made for reprints within Japanese subsets or SM-P Promotional cards.
Card list
Yellow A Alternate cards
No.
Mark
Card name
Type
Rarity
Promotion
55a/111
[[Image:RegMarkLucario (Furious Fists).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Lucario (Furious Fists)]]
[[Image:RegMarkChoice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania - Staff] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania - Top 8] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania - Champion] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe - Staff] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe - Top 8] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe - Champion] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America - Staff] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America - Top 8] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America - Champion] .png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania - Staff] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania - Top 8] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Oceania - Champion] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe - Staff] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe - Top 8] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [Europe - Champion] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America - Staff] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America - Top 8] Choice Band (Guardians Rising) [North America - Champion] ]]
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokemon League (Unbroken Bonds Season) League Challenge.png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokemon League (Unbroken Bonds Season) League Challenge]]
Promotion
102a/131
[[Image:RegMarkBeast Ring (Forbidden Light) Beast Ring (Forbidden Light) [Staff].png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Beast Ring (Forbidden Light) Beast Ring (Forbidden Light) [Staff]]]
Item
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unbroken Bonds Season) League Cup.png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unbroken Bonds Season) League Cup]]
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unbroken Bonds Season 2).png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unbroken Bonds Season 2)]]
Promotion
116a/147
[[Image:RegMarkKiawe (Burning Shadows).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Kiawe (Burning Shadows)]]
Supporter
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unbroken Bonds Season 3).png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unbroken Bonds Season 3)]]
Promotion
172a/214
[[Image:RegMarkElectropower (Lost Thunder).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Electropower (Lost Thunder)]]
Item
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unified Minds Season 1).png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unified Minds Season 1)]]
Promotion
182a/214
[[Image:RegMarkPokégear 3.0 (Unbroken Bonds).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Pokégear 3.0 (Unbroken Bonds)]]
Item
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokemon League (Unified Minds Season) League Challenge.png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokemon League (Unified Minds Season) League Challenge]]
Promotion
96a/111
[[Image:RegMarkLusamine (Crimson Invasion).png|x18px|link=Standard format (TCG)|Lusamine (Crimson Invasion)]]
Item
[[Image:Rarity_Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unified Minds Season) League Cup.png|x20px|Reverse Holo Pokémon League (Unified Minds Season) League Cup]]