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*EX Power Keepers is loosely based around the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]]; [[Sidney]], [[Phoebe]], [[Glacia]] and [[Drake (Hoenn League)|Drake]]. They each have their own Stadium Card, and the [[Pokémon ex (TCG)|Pokémon ex]] featured in the set are all Pokémon owned by them in the games. Some Pokémon in the set have attacks that are enhanced when a particular Elite Four Stadium card is in play. | *EX Power Keepers is loosely based around the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]]; [[Sidney]], [[Phoebe]], [[Glacia]] and [[Drake (Hoenn League)|Drake]]. They each have their own Stadium Card, and the [[Pokémon ex (TCG)|Pokémon ex]] featured in the set are all Pokémon owned by them in the games. Some Pokémon in the set have attacks that are enhanced when a particular Elite Four Stadium card is in play. | ||
*EX Power Keepers was conceived to “fill the gap” between [[EX Dragon Frontiers (TCG)|EX Dragon Frontiers]] and [[Diamond & Pearl (TCG)| | *EX Power Keepers was conceived to “fill the gap” between [[EX Dragon Frontiers (TCG)|EX Dragon Frontiers]] and [[Diamond & Pearl (TCG)|Diamond & Pearl]], due to [[Nintendo]]’s continuing trend of releasing Expansion sets in time with related games. | ||
*With no Japanese set at the time to correlate with EX Power Keepers, Nintendo created many new cards, making this set the first since [[Team Rocket (TCG)|Team Rocket]] to use original cards created outside of Japan. As a result, many cards feature artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] (as his Pokémon character images are used widely in other media and are readily available) plus background images edited with filter effects from various sources. | *With no Japanese set at the time to correlate with EX Power Keepers, Nintendo created many new cards, making this set the first since [[Team Rocket (TCG)|Team Rocket]] to use original cards created outside of Japan. As a result, many cards feature artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] (as his Pokémon character images are used widely in other media and are readily available) plus background images edited with filter effects from various sources. | ||
*Several cards in the set are reprints from older sets with new artwork, bringing back old favorites to once again see tournament play. These cards include: - | *Several cards in the set are reprints from older sets with new artwork, bringing back old favorites to once again see tournament play. These cards include: - | ||
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*At the time of its release, EX Power Keepers finally brought the number of sets released in English and in Japanese equal once again, but with its Japanese release the sequence has been thrown out of balance. | *At the time of its release, EX Power Keepers finally brought the number of sets released in English and in Japanese equal once again, but with its Japanese release the sequence has been thrown out of balance. | ||
*Despite already being available as PLAY Promotional cards in the past, the Japanese set still includes the Eeveelutions [[Image: Shiningsymbol.gif]], allowing players not in the Players Club or those who did not gain enough EXP Points for these cards a chance of obtaining them again. | *Despite already being available as PLAY Promotional cards in the past, the Japanese set still includes the Eeveelutions [[Image: Shiningsymbol.gif]], allowing players not in the Players Club or those who did not gain enough EXP Points for these cards a chance of obtaining them again. | ||
*This is the first time an entire English-exclusive Expansion has been translated into Japanese. Previously, only single cards had been translated from English into Japanese, such as [[Dark Raichu (Team Rocket)|Dark Raichu]] from the | *This is the first time an entire English-exclusive Expansion has been translated into Japanese. Previously, only single cards had been translated from English into Japanese, such as [[Dark Raichu (Team Rocket)|Dark Raichu]] from the Team Rocket Expansion and several cards from EX Sandstorm. | ||
*The reverse-holographic design for this set is a plain holographic foil with the EX Power Keepers set logo. Reverse-holographic versions of holographic rares have foil name text, HP text and rarity symbol. | *The reverse-holographic design for this set is a plain holographic foil with the EX Power Keepers set logo. Reverse-holographic versions of holographic rares have foil name text, HP text and rarity symbol. | ||
*EX Power Keepers does not include a secret box-topper card. | *EX Power Keepers does not include a secret box-topper card. | ||