Rare Candy (EX Sandstorm 88): Difference between revisions

This card was first released in the {{TCG|EX Sandstorm}} expansion with artwork by [[Ryo Ueda]]. It was reprinted in the {{TCG|EX Emerald}} expansion with the same art, and in the {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} and {{TCG|POP Series 5}} sets with new artwork by the same artist. Another artwork also by [[Ryo Ueda]] was used in {{TCG|Great Encounters}} expansion, originating from the {{TCG|Moonlit Pursuit}} and {{TCG|Dawn Dash}} expansion, and later reprinted in {{TCG|POP Series 8}}.  

Rare Candy was later reclassified in Japan as an {{TCG|Item card}} during the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series, though the English Trainer cards did not adopt this naming convention until after this card's latest print. {{TCG|Unleashed}} featured new artwork by [[Noriko Hotta]], and the Japanese {{TCG|Reviving Legends}} expansion featured yet another new illustration by [[Shizurow]].

Rare Candy was later reprinted in the {{TCG|Dark Explorers}} expansion with new artwork by [[Ryo Ueda]]. This print brings the card effect in line with an errata issued at the start of the Black & White Series. In Japan, this card was reprinted as one of the {{TCG|BW-P Promotional cards}}, available as part of a ten card random pack released during the June 2012 Gym Challenge. It was reprinted again in Japan as part of the {{TCG|Master Deck Build Box EX}}, released on September 14, 2012. {{TCG|Plasma Blast}} featured Rare Candy as a regular card, and as an Ultra-Rare {{TCG|Secret card}} with new artwork by [[Ayaka Yoshida]]. These prints originated from the Japanese {{TCG|Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck}} and the Japanese {{TCG|Megalo Cannon}} expansion, respectively.

The XY Series brought an additional reprint of Rare Candy with new artwork by [[Toyste Beach]] released in the Japanese {{TCG|Gaia Volcano}} expansion, later included in the English {{TCG|Primal Clash}} expansion. This version was reprinted in Japan as a Mirror Holofoil {{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional card}}, available as part of a twelve card promotional pack awarded to those who participated in the Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of May 2015 through the month of July 2015. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.