Box Topper (TCG)

A Box Topper is a special card included inside sealed booster boxes as an incentive for buying an entire box of booster packs. They were first introduced in the Legendary Collection, where they were oversized, reverse-holographic versions of a card from within the set. The first Box Toppers measured 126.5 × 90.0 mm, compared with Regular cards measuring 87.0 × 63.0 mm and Jumbo cards at 205.5 × 145.5 mm. Starting in EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua, Box Toppers became Regular sized cards with a design unique to the set. These Regular size Toppers (along with the secret insert cards, such as Celebi ex in EX Unseen Forces) have a set number which exceeds the size of the set (e.g. "98/97") and always have a rarity. The inclusion of Box Toppers ceased after the release of EX Holon Phantoms, with some of the booster pack boxes containing a figurine of a Pokémon instead.

Size comparison of a Box Topper Venusaur (right) with a regular card.

Card lists

Oversized cards

Box Toppers (Legendary Collection)

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion S1/S4 Charizard — Promotion S2/S4 Dark Blastoise — Promotion S3/S4 Dark Raichu — Promotion S4/S4 Mewtwo — Promotion

Box Toppers (e-Card series)

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 01/12 Alakazam — Expedition Base Set booster box 02/12 Feraligatr — Expedition Base Set booster box 03/12 Tyranitar — Expedition Base Set booster box 04/12 Venusaur — Expedition Base Set booster box 05/12 Entei — Aquapolis booster box 06/12 Espeon — Aquapolis booster box 07/12 Scizor — Aquapolis booster box 08/12 Suicune — Aquapolis booster box 09/12 Charizard — Skyridge booster box 10/12 Crobat — Skyridge booster box 11/12 Ho-Oh — Skyridge booster box 12/12 Kabutops — Skyridge booster box

Regular cards

EX Series

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 96/95 Absol — EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua booster box 102/101 Groudon — EX Hidden Legends booster box 113/112 Charmander — EX FireRed & LeafGreen booster box 110/109 Charmeleon — EX Team Rocket Returns booster box 108/107 Rocket's Raikou ex — EX Deoxys booster box 107/106 Farfetch'd — EX Emerald booster box 116/115 Rocket's Persian ex — EX Unseen Forces booster box 114/113 Azumarill — EX Delta Species booster box 93/92 Pikachu δ — EX Legend Maker booster box 111/110 Mew — EX Holon Phantoms booster box

Gallery

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  The back of a Legendary Collection Box Topper.

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  A picture of the back of an e-Card Series Box Topper, showing its transparency.

See also

• Jumbo card

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