EX Ruby & Sapphire (TCG)

This article is about the trading card game expansion set. For the games, see Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions.

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EX Ruby & Sapphire 第1弾拡張パック File:SetSymbolRuby & Sapphire.png

File:EX-RS-Logo.png Cards in set English: 109 Japanese: 130 Set number English: 16 Japanese: 18 Release date English: June 18, 2003 Japanese: January 31, 2003 Theme Decks Ruby () Sapphire () Previous e-Card 4 e-Card 5 Japanese: Booster Pack 1 Next Miracle of the Desert

EX Ruby & Sapphire (Japanese: 第1弾拡張パック Booster Pack 1) is the name given to the first expansion of cards of the EX Series era of the Trading Card Game, introducing new game mechanics and a new card design, which would remain in use for nearly four years.

Information

• This is the first set to be produced by Nintendo after transferring the Pokémon TCG license from Wizards of the Coast.
• This was the first set to introduce Generation III Pokémon to the TCG from the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. This is also where the expansion and theme deck names originated.
• The English prefix "EX" refers to "extra", as in the extra power the newly introduced Pokémon-ex bring to the game. This is the first set to feature Pokémon ex.
• The Japanese prefix "ADV" refers to "advanced", as in the new generation of Pokémon brought to life with their release onto the Game Boy Advance. It is possible this is where the names for the anime series Pokémon Advanced, and the following seasons Advanced Challenge and Advanced Battle originated.
• The card layout was once again changed with the release of this set: -
  • The borders became thinner and only supported room for one Dot-Code bar at the bottom. The Japanese card borders changed to a silver color while the English remained yellow.
  • The cards were presented with a new circle pattern, which features on the left side of the card.
  • The character window and evolution graphics changed from gold to silver and the Illustrator name moved from the bottom left corner to the bottom of the character window.
  • In the English release, the Energy symbols for attacks are smaller and are presented linearly (as the Japanese cards have always featured), as opposed to stacking them in columns.
• In Japan, this was the first set to have preconstructed half decks released alongside the main set, a new trend in Japan intended for quick and competitive play. Unlike the English theme decks, the half decks had their own symbol, numbering system and included cards exclusive to that Half Deck. For the English release, the cards exclusive to the Half Decks were combined with the cards in the main set.
• The set appeared in late 2006 in Spain translated to Spanish. Before that, only the original three sets and the Neo Genesis set in the TCG had been translated.
• A gap was created due to Wizards of the Coast combining e-Card 2 and e-Card 3 to form Aquapolis, and combining e-Card 4 and e-Card 5 to form Skyridge. Therefore, the English releases were two behind in number.

Theme decks

English Theme Decks

• Ruby
• Sapphire

Japanese Half Decks

• Treecko
• Torchic
• Mudkip

Spanish-Exclusive Half Deck

• Ralts

Card lists

English expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Aggron		H
2	Beautifly		H
3	Blaziken		H
4	Camerupt		H
5	Delcatty		H
6	Dustox		H
7	Gardevoir		H
8	Hariyama		H
9	Manectric		H
10	Mightyena		H
11	Sceptile		H
12	Slaking		H
13	Swampert		H
14	Wailord		H
15	Blaziken
16	Breloom
17	Donphan
18	Nosepass
19	Pelipper
20	Sceptile
21	Seaking
22	Sharpedo
23	Swampert
24	Weezing
25	Aron
26	Cascoon
27	Combusken
28	Combusken
29	Delcatty
30	Electrike
31	Grovyle
32	Grovyle
33	Hariyama
34	Kirlia
35	Kirlia
36	Lairon
37	Lairon
38	Linoone
39	Manectric
40	Marshtomp
41	Marshtomp
42	Mightyena
43	Silcoon
44	Skitty
45	Slakoth
46	Swellow
47	Vigoroth
48	Wailmer
49	Aron
50	Aron
51	Carvanha
52	Electrike
53	Electrike
54	Koffing
55	Goldeen
56	Makuhita
57	Makuhita
58	Makuhita
59	Mudkip
60	Mudkip
61	Numel
62	Phanpy
63	Poochyena
64	Poochyena
65	Poochyena
66	Ralts
67	Ralts
68	Ralts
69	Shroomish
70	Skitty
71	Skitty
72	Taillow
73	Torchic
74	Torchic
75	Treecko
76	Treecko
77	Wingull
78	Wurmple
79	Zigzagoon
80	Energy Removal 2	T
81	Energy Restore	T
82	Energy Switch	T
83	Lady Outing	T
84	Lum Berry	T
85	Oran Berry	T
86	Poké Ball	T
87	Pokémon Reversal	T
88	PokéNav	T
89	Professor Birch	T
90	Energy Search	T
91	Potion	T
92	Switch	T
93	Darkness Energy	E
94	Metal Energy	E
95	Rainbow Energy	E
96	Chansey ex		ex
97	Electabuzz ex		ex
98	Hitmonchan ex		ex
99	Lapras ex		ex
100	Magmar ex		ex
101	Mewtwo ex		ex
102	Scyther ex		ex
103	Sneasel ex		ex
104	Grass Energy	E	--
105	Fighting Energy	E	--
106	Water Energy	E	--
107	Psychic Energy	E	--
108	Fire Energy	E	--
109	Lightning Energy	E	--

Japanese expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Koffing
2	Weezing
3	Sceptile		H
4	Wurmple
5	Silcoon
6	Beautifly		H
7	Cascoon
8	Dustox		H
9	Shroomish
10	Breloom
11	Blaziken		H
12	Numel
13	Camerupt		H
14	Goldeen
15	Seaking
16	Swampert		H
17	Wingull
18	Pelipper
19	Carvanha
20	Sharpedo
21	Wailmer
22	Wailord		H
23	Electabuzz ex		ex
24	Electrike
25	Manectric		H
26	Mewtwo ex		ex
27	Ralts
28	Kirlia
29	Gardevoir		H
30	Hitmonchan ex		ex
31	Phanpy
32	Donphan
33	Makuhita
34	Hariyama		H
35	Nosepass
36	Chansey ex		ex
37	Zigzagoon
38	Linoone
39	Taillow
40	Swellow
41	Slakoth
42	Vigoroth
43	Slaking		H
44	Skitty
45	Delcatty		H
46	Sneasel ex		ex
47	Poochyena
48	Mightyena		H
49	Aron
50	Lairon
51	Aggron		H
52	PokéNav	T
53	Lady Outing	T
54	Professor Birch	T
55	Oran Berry	T
--	Grass Energy	E	--
--	Fire Energy	E	--
--	Water Energy	E	--
--	Lightning Energy	E	--
--	Psychic Energy	E	--
--	Fighting Energy	E	--
--	Darkness Energy	E	--
--	Metal Energy	E	--
--	Rainbow Energy	E	--