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In Japan, the special set was first available in first edition through the Pokémon Card Game website and at Battle Road Summer 2007<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref>. It was intended for Japanese players so they would not be at a disadvantage at the {{TCG|2007 World Championships}}. Japanese players could order their packs online from June 15 until July 1. Packs were released from July 5 onward to those who had ordered them. Each pack contained fifteen cards. | In Japan, the special set was first available in first edition through the Pokémon Card Game website and at Battle Road Summer 2007<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref>. It was intended for Japanese players so they would not be at a disadvantage at the {{TCG|2007 World Championships}}. Japanese players could order their packs online from June 15 until July 1. Packs were released from July 5 onward to those who had ordered them. Each pack contained fifteen cards. | ||
The unlimited World Champions Pack is one of the rarest Japanese booster packs. It seems it was created as a reprint and that it was only sold during Battle Road Spring 2008. Information about the release of unlimited World Champions Pack is extremely hard to find. One of the archived pages of the official Pokémon card website mentions the end of a limited sale on May 16, 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref> which would coincide with Battle Road Spring 2008. Some japanese websites mention a sale of World Champions Packs during Battle Road Spring 2008<ref>https://pokeboon.com/jp/promo_event/battle-road-spring-2008/</ref>. It is believed that the unlimited World Champions Packs were only available for sale for the event players | The unlimited World Champions Pack is one of the rarest Japanese booster packs. It seems it was created as a reprint and that it was only sold during Battle Road Spring 2008. Information about the release of unlimited World Champions Pack is extremely hard to find. One of the archived pages of the official Pokémon card website mentions the end of a limited sale on May 16, 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051301/http://www.pokemon-card.com/products/wcp/campaign/</ref> which would coincide with Battle Road Spring 2008. Some japanese websites mention a sale of World Champions Packs during Battle Road Spring 2008<ref>https://pokeboon.com/jp/promo_event/battle-road-spring-2008/</ref>. It is believed that the unlimited World Champions Packs were only available for sale for the event players. Battle Road Spring was cancelled due to bomb threats so three of the five venues never participated and the two others could only get through the initial two days of scheduling <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080413053315/https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/attention/at20080409_01.html</ref>. That would explain the extreme scarcity of unlimited World Champions Packs. As of 2021, only a few persons can pretend they have seen or own an unlimited World Champions Pack. Unlimited WCP cards are thus extremely rare which make some of them like the Gold Stars very expensive. | ||
EX Power Keepers was the final expansion to feature the set logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork of Reverse Holofoil cards. Only the Reverse Holofoil versions of the Rare Holo cards had the gold foil name and HP text. | EX Power Keepers was the final expansion to feature the set logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork of Reverse Holofoil cards. Only the Reverse Holofoil versions of the Rare Holo cards had the gold foil name and HP text. | ||