EX Emerald (TCG)

EX Emerald

File:EX09-Logo.png Cards in set 107 Set number 24 Release date May 9, 2005 Theme Decks Hydrobloom () Wildfire ()

EX Emerald is the name given to an Expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game released only in English and European languages. It is notable for being composed of several Japanese sub-sets, as opposed to a Japanese expansion.

Information

• EX Emerald was conceived to tie in with the release of Pokémon Emerald, a trend Nintendo have followed since their occupation of the TCG. Since no Japanese set correlated with this, Nintendo used cards from other sources.
• The set contains all of the cards found in the Japanese Quick Construction Packs and the Japanese Deoxys vs Rayquaza Gift Set. In addition, several Japanese Promotional cards were included, as well as a few cards which were first released in English. All of these cards have since been released in Japan; many as Promotional cards, the rest in Eidolon Forest.
• Since only the Pokémon-ex in the Quick Construction Packs were created with competative play in mind, very few cards from EX Emerald see much use by players.
• Before the release of this set, the Japanese producers of the TCG requested a list of popular cards from English players. Pidgeot, Dark Dragonite, Dark Tyranitar and Dark Ampharos were frequently mentioned, leading to belief this was the inspiration behind the production of the Trainer Card Battle Frontier, which restricts these cards' abilities.
• EX Emerald was the first set to be released after the Pokémon TCG website [1] had introduced a new card spoilers feature as a tournament resource. However the file containing information on all the new set was uploaded before the Prereleases, and was discovered and distributed over the internet. The file was then taken down, but not before the data had been copied onto several major fan-sites. Since this incident, new card spoilers are only uploaded after the set is commercially released.
• This is the only EX Series set not to have Pokémon after their debut.
• This was the first English set to contain holographic Basic Energy cards (popularly called Matrix Energy cards because of their design), which replaced the reverse-holographic card in every third pack.
• The reverse-holographic design for this set features a foil Poké Ball pattern with stars and the EX Emerald set logo.
• The secret box-topper for this set is Farfetch'd.
• The Prerelease card for this set is Grumpig. Prereleases were held on the weekends of 30th April/1st May and 7th/8th May 2005.

Theme decks

• Hydrobloom
• Wildfire

Card list

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Blaziken		H
2	Deoxys [Speed]		H
3	Exploud		H
4	Gardevoir		H
5	Groudon		H
6	Kyogre		H
7	Manectric		H
8	Milotic		H
9	Rayquaza		H
10	Sceptile		H
11	Swampert		H
12	Chimecho
13	Glalie
14	Groudon
15	Kyogre
16	Manectric
17	Nosepass
18	Relicanth
19	Rhydon
20	Seviper
21	Zangoose
22	Breloom
23	Camerupt
24	Claydol
25	Combusken
26	Dodrio
27	Electrode
28	Grovyle
29	Grumpig
30	Grumpig
31	Hariyama
32	Illumise
33	Kirlia
34	Linoone
35	Loudred
36	Marshtomp
37	Minun
38	Ninetales
39	Plusle
40	Swalot
41	Swellow
42	Volbeat
43	Baltoy
44	Cacnea
45	Doduo
46	Duskull
47	Electrike
48	Electrike
49	Feebas
50	Feebas
51	Gulpin
52	Larvitar
53	Luvdisc
54	Makuhita
55	Meditite
56	Mudkip
57	Numel
58	Numel
59	Pichu
60	Pikachu
61	Ralts
62	Rhyhorn
63	Shroomish
64	Snorunt
65	Spoink
66	Spoink
67	Swablu
68	Taillow
69	Torchic
70	Treecko
71	Voltorb
72	Vulpix
73	Whismur
74	Zigzagoon
75	Battle Frontier	T
76	Double Full Heal	T
77	Lanette's Net Search	T
78	Lum Berry	T
79	Mr. Stone's Project	T
80	Oran Berry	T
81	PokéNav	T
82	Professor Birch	T
83	Rare Candy	T
84	Scott	T
85	Wally's Training	T
86	Darkness Energy	E
87	Double Rainbow Energy	E
88	Metal Energy	E
89	Multi Energy	E
90	Altaria ex		ex
91	Cacturne ex		ex
92	Camerupt ex		ex
93	Deoxys ex [Speed]		ex
94	Dusclops ex		ex
95	Medicham ex		ex
96	Milotic ex		ex
97	Raichu ex		ex
98	Regice ex		ex
99	Regirock ex		ex
100	Registeel ex		ex
101	Grass Energy	E	H
102	Fire Energy	E	H
103	Water Energy	E	H
104	Lightning Energy	E	H
105	Psychic Energy	E	H
106	Fighting Energy	E	H
107	Farfetch'd		H

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