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'''Pokémon TCG: ''EX — Power Keepers''''' (Japanese: '''ワールドチャンピオンズパック''' ''World Champions Pack'') is the name given to the sixteenth and final expansion of the ''EX'' series | '''Pokémon TCG: ''EX — Power Keepers''''' (Japanese: '''ワールドチャンピオンズパック''' ''World Champions Pack'') is the name given to the sixteenth and final expansion of the ''EX'' series from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
'''''EX Power Keepers''''' is loosely based around the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]]; [[Sidney]], [[Phoebe]], [[Glacia]] | '''''EX Power Keepers''''' is loosely based around the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]]; [[Sidney]], [[Phoebe]], [[Glacia]] and [[Drake]]. They each have their own Stadium Card and the {{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. The set was conceived to fill the gap between '''''{{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}}''''' and '''''{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}''''', due to [[Nintendo]]'s continuing trend of releasing expansions in time with related games. | ||
Having no Japanese set at the time to correlate with, Nintendo created many new cards, making this set the first since '''''{{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. | |||
The set was only available in Japan through the Pokémon Card Game website, in a similar fashion to the distribution of the '''{{TCG|Pokémon Web}}''' expansion. Released under the name of '''World Champions Pack''', it was intended for Japanese players only so they would not be at a disadvantage at the {{TCG|2007 World Championships}}. Japanese players had from June 15 until July 1 to order their packs online, a rather limited window of opportunity, and were released from July 5 onward to those who had ordered them, with each pack containing fifteen cards instead of ten. | |||
*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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**Ninetales (reprint from '''''EX Hidden Legends''''') | **Ninetales (reprint from '''''EX Hidden Legends''''') | ||
*There are no {{TCG|Half Deck}}s to correlate with the Japanese release. | *There are no {{TCG|Half Deck}}s to correlate with the Japanese release. | ||
*The elusive Eeveeloutions {{Star}} make their English debut in this set, previously only available as Japanese {{TCG|PLAY Promotional cards}}. To the disappointment of players and collectors, only Flareon, Jolteon | *The elusive Eeveeloutions {{Star}} make their English debut in this set, previously only available as Japanese {{TCG|PLAY Promotional cards}}. To the disappointment of players and collectors, only Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon were released, but Espeon and Umbreon later appeared in {{TCG|POP Series 5}}, albeit in non-holographic forms. | ||
*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 was again no longer in synch. | *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 was again no longer in synch. | ||
*Despite already being available as PLAY promotional cards in the past, the Japanese set still includes the Eeveelutions {{star}}, 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 {{star}}, 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 | *This is the first time an entire English-exclusive expansion has been translated into Japanese. Previously, only select cards had been translated to Japanese, such as {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Raichu|83}} from '''''{{TCG|Team Rocket}}''''' and several cards from '''''EX Sandstorm'''''. | ||
*The prerelease card for this set is {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Cacturne|27}}. | *The prerelease card for this set is {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Cacturne|27}}. | ||