Japan · 2006
This page covers Japan's three PCG-era releases of 2006, 195 cards — 52 in January, 75 in March, 68 in June. On 30 November the era changed: Diamond & Pearl arrived as a pair of sets, 117 and 119 cards, with a new card frame and a new rulebook. Those two are not itemised on this page yet, and the reason is written out in full under About this data. The English market released four sets in 2006, 405 cards, three of them built from the Japanese sets listed here.
Three sets, 195 cards, and the last δ set before the frame changed
The δ block ends where it started, only louder. Holon Phantom in January is 47 Pokémon and 46 of them carry δ — not a third of the set, almost all of it — and the one without the mark is a Castform whose entire job is to count how many δ Pokémon you have in play. By June, Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends is the same idea at full size: 63 Pokémon, all 63 of them δ, spread across nine types, with a 160 HP Salamence ex and a Charizard ☆ that hits for 150.
Then, on 30 November, the frame changed. Diamond & Pearl went on sale as two sets released the same day, 117 and 119 cards, and with it the card design this almanac has been printing since 2003 — the yellow border, the ex rule, the δ mark — was replaced. 2006 is therefore the last year in this book that looks like the years before it, and the three sets below are the end of a four-year run.
Each set opens with what it was and when it landed, then the cards in set order — 001 to 052, 001 to 075, 001 to 068. Pokémon-ex, Pokémon ☆ and the δ cards are marked on the card face itself, and the almanac marks the first two separately from ordinary holofoil rares, because a Gold Star and a holofoil rare are not the same thing to own.
About the pictures and the numbers. The card faces here are Japanese scans. Where a Japanese scan could not be obtained, the page uses the English printing of the same illustration and labels it English scan underneath. From 2005 there is a Japanese record for every card, so HP, type, stage and retreat cost are read off the Japanese printing; attack names and illustrators come from the English twin, because the Japanese records do not carry them. All 195 Japanese cards were paired to their English counterparts without a single miss.
This page documents 195 main-series cards across three products on three release dates in 2006. It covers cards printed in Japan only; printings for other editions are tracked separately.
| Publication edition | Japanese edition |
|---|---|
| Products | 3 |
| Cards | 195 |
| Release dates | 3 (2006-01-27 – 2006-06-29) |
| Series codes | PCG7, PCG8, PCG9 |
| Card faces on record | all 195 |
| Latest release on record | 2006-06-29 |
PCG 7 · Holon Phantom (2006-01-27, 52 cards) · PCG 8 · Miracle Crystal (2006-03-10, 75 cards) · PCG 9 · Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends (2006-06-29, 68 cards).
How many main-series cards does this page record for 2006?195 cards across three products, an average of 65.0 cards per product. This is the main-series archive count, not a claim that every promo and event card from the year is itemised here.
What release dates does this page cover?3 release dates, from 2006-01-27 to 2006-06-29.
Do these Japanese cards have English-edition counterparts?195 of 195 cards (100.0%) carry a mapping to an English-edition card; the remaining 0 are Japanese-only printings or not yet paired.
How many of these 195 cards are shown with a card face?All 195 cards have a card face on record.
Holon Phantom (ホロンの幻影), 52 cards — 47 Pokémon, four Trainer and one Special Energy. 16 commons, 18 uncommons, 17 holofoil rares and one Gold Star, and not a single Pokémon-ex. It is the smallest Japanese set of the whole PCG era, smaller than any of the six that came before it, and the only one where the Pokémon count is under fifty.
Almost every Pokémon in it is δ. Not a third of the set, as in Holon Research Tower three months earlier — 46 of the 47, with Holon's Castform the single exception. Four Deoxys are printed at 022, 035, 037 and 047, one per type, sharing a Form Change Poké-Power; Gyarados appears twice, as the Gold Star at 008 and as a Stage 1 at 024. Holon Lake at 051 is a Stadium whose own attack any δ Pokémon may use instead of its own, and δ Rainbow Energy at 052 is the card that pays for the mixed costs.
Miracle Crystal (きせきの結晶), 75 cards — 66 Pokémon, eight Trainer and one Special Energy. 18 commons, 18 uncommons, 14 rares, 15 holofoil rares, eight Pokémon-ex and two Gold Stars (Celebi ☆ at 004, Alakazam ☆ at 033). Only eight of the 66 Pokémon are δ, so the set reads as an ordinary set with a δ fringe rather than a δ set.
A set built on Pokémon Tools. Memory Berry, Mysterious Shard, Crystal Shard and Cessation Crystal at 069–072, Windstorm at 067 to blow them up, Castaway at 068 to fetch them, and Crystal Beach at 073 to switch off the Special Energy they were printed beside. It is the densest Tool package of any year in this almanac, and the English set is even named after one of them.
Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends (さいはての攻防), 68 cards — 63 Pokémon, four Trainer and one Special Energy. 20 commons, 13 uncommons, 13 rares, 12 holofoil rares, eight Pokémon-ex and two Gold Stars — Mew ☆ at 015 and Charizard ☆ at 052, whose Dark Swirl is 150 damage, the largest number printed in any set this year.
The δ finale. All 63 Pokémon in it carry δ — Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Colourless, Darkness and Metal, an even spread with no type below five. The ex cards are the support line as much as the attackers: Altaria ex at 019 hands Energy to Stage 2 ex, Swellow at 011 makes Stage 2 ex retreat for free, Xatu at 057 and Kingdra ex at 046 both add damage to them. Salamence ex δ at 022 is 160 HP, the largest card of 2006.
The Diamond & Pearl era begins. Two sets released the same day — Space-Time Creation: Diamond Collection, 117 cards, and Pearl Collection, 119 — with a new card frame, a new rulebook and the end of both Pokémon-ex and the δ mark. They are not listed card by card on this page, and the reason is set out under About this data rather than hidden: no source this almanac draws on carries a trustworthy Japanese card list for them.
The second Holon set, and almost every Pokémon in it is a δ Delta Species. 52 cards, eleven to a pack, twenty packs a box. It contains no Pokémon-ex at all, and its only Pokémon ☆ is Gyarados ☆ δ (008) — the first Delta Species Star. The Holon Trainer line arrived here, including Holon Fossil for Fossil decks. Pre-release sales ran on 15 and 21 January; general release was 27 January. The common / uncommon / holo split was never published, so it is not stated here. Price, pack size and box count agree across secondary sources, but the original official product announcement could not be located.
27 January 2006. Fifty-two cards — 47 Pokémon, four Trainer and one Special Energy — the smallest Japanese set of the PCG era. 16 commons, 18 uncommons, 17 holofoil rares and one Gold Star, and no Pokémon-ex at all. Lightning leads with nine, Fire has eight, Metal seven.
Almost the whole set is δ. 46 of the 47 Pokémon carry the mark — Holon's Castform is the only one that does not, and its single attack counts how many δ Pokémon you have in play, so even the exception serves the mechanic. Four Deoxys at 022, 035, 037 and 047 — Lightning, Colourless, Darkness and Metal — all share the Form Change Poké-Power that swaps one for another mid-game. Gyarados is printed twice: as Gyarados ☆ δ at 008, and as an ordinary Stage 1 δ at 024. The non-Pokémon half is five cards and every one of them serves the same idea: Rare Candy, Holon Fossil, Holon Adventurer, Holon Lake and δ Rainbow Energy. Nine artists drew the set, and Mitsuhiro Arita drew nine of the 52.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Trapinch δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Big Bite for one Grass is 10 and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating next turn, Mud Slap is 20 at two Colourless. A δ card that is Grass instead of Fighting, which is the whole idea of this set. Hajime Kusajima.
Vibrava δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Knock Away is 20 at two Colourless with a coin flip for 10 more, Cutting Wind is 40 at a Grass and two Colourless. 80 HP on the middle stage is generous for the era. Masakazu Fukuda.
Flygon δ, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Delta Supply attaches a basic Energy or a δ Rainbow Energy from your hand to any Pokémon with δ on it, once a turn. Swift is 60 at a Grass, a Metal and a Colourless and ignores Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies and everything else on the defender. That is the closest thing to an unanswerable attack in the set. Kagemaru Himeno.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Mankey δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Paralyzing Gaze for one Colourless is a coin flip with no damage, Low Kick is 20 at a Fire and a Colourless. The Fire typing on a Fighting Pokémon is the point: it makes the line answerable to Water instead of Psychic. Atsuko Nishida.
Primeape δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 0 — Wreck is 30 at a Fire and a Colourless, or 60 if any Stadium is in play, and it discards that Stadium. Flames of Rage is 10 at three energy plus 20 for every damage counter on Primeape, for two discarded Energy. Free retreat and an attack that pays you for being damaged. Hajime Kusajima.
Horsea δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Ram for one Colourless is 10, Steady Firebreathing is 20 at a Fire and a Colourless. The Fire typing is what lets the line sit next to Kingdra δ at 011. Atsuko Nishida.
Seadra δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Searing Flame for two Colourless is 10 and burns, Combustion is 40 at a Fire and two Colourless. The burn rider on a two-energy attack is why the middle stage is playable on its own. Kouki Saitou.
Gyarados ☆ δ, 80 HP, Basic, Gold Star, retreat 2 — Spiral Growth is 20 at a Fire and a Colourless and, on every heads of a flip-until-tails, pulls a basic Energy out of the discard pile and attaches it. All-out Blast is 50 at four Fire plus 20 for every Energy card milled off your own deck until one card is left. A Gold Star that pays for itself and then bets the deck. Masakazu Fukuda.
Aerodactyl δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 0 — the Poké-Power Primal Light fetches a basic Energy from the deck each turn, and Granite Head is 30 at a Colourless and a Fire with 10 damage shaved off the next attack against it. A Stage 1 that is really a search engine with a body. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Latias δ, 70 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Combustion is 20 at a Fire and a Colourless, Super Singe is 40 at two Fire and a Colourless with a burn flip. The pair with Latios δ at 014 is split across two types: Latias went Fire, Latios went Water. Mitsuhiro Arita draws both.
Kingdra δ, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Dragon Curse puts two damage counters on any of the opponent's Pokémon that has δ on its card, once a turn, which is a mirror-match weapon. Extra Flame is 30 at a Fire and a Colourless, or 60 against a Pokémon-ex. Heat Blast is 80 at a Fire, a Metal and two Colourless. Masakazu Fukuda.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Oddish δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Tackle for one Colourless is 10, Blot for one Water is 10 and takes two damage counters off Oddish. A 40 HP Water Oddish is the sort of thing only this block did. Atsuko Nishida.
Bellossom δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Fellowship lets it use the attacks of every Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Vileplume ex and other Bellossom you have in play, paying the usual Energy. Aqua Flower is 40 at a Water and a Colourless and leaves it with no Weakness for a turn. A Stage 2 at uncommon is rare in itself. Kagemaru Himeno.
Latios δ, 80 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Aqua Wave is 10 at two Colourless, or 30 on heads, Dragonbreath is 50 at two Water and a Colourless but does nothing at all on tails. The high-risk half of the Eon pair. Masakazu Fukuda.
Rayquaza δ, 80 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — Outrage is 10 at a Fire and a Colourless plus 10 per damage counter on Rayquaza, and nothing on tails. Flamethrower is 40 at a Fire and two Colourless for a discarded Fire. Neither attack uses the type printed on the card, which is the δ trick at its purest. Ryo Ueda.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Pidgey δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Wing Attack for 10 at a single Colourless. The shortest card in the set alongside Magikarp at 043. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Pidgeotto δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Whirlwind is 30 at a Lightning and a Colourless and makes the opponent switch their Active out. Forcing a switch on a 30-damage attack is what keeps the Pidgeot line relevant. Atsuko Nishida.
Psyduck δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Scratch is 10 for one Colourless, Disable for one Lightning shuts off one of the defender's attacks for a turn. Hajime Kusajima.
Golduck δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Delta Block stops the opponent playing any Stadium while a Stadium with Holon in its name is out, which turns the set's own Stadiums into a lock. Mind Play is 30 at a Lightning and a Colourless, plus 30 and a discard if a card picked blind from the opponent's hand is a Trainer. Midori Harada.
Kabuto δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Eerie Light for one Lightning confuses, Shell Attack is 20 at two Colourless. A 70 HP Stage 1 at common is the fossil half of this set's fossil line. Hajime Kusajima.
Kabutops δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Vital Drain is 30 at a Lightning and a Colourless and, if that Knocks Out, clears all Special Conditions and up to seven damage counters off Kabutops. Thunderous Blow is 40 at three Colourless plus 10 for each Lightning attached. Masakazu Fukuda.
Deoxys δ, 60 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Lightning form, with the Poké-Power Form Change that swaps it for any other Deoxys in the deck and carries the damage and Energy across. Teleportation Burst is 20 for a single Lightning and switches it to the Bench. One of four Deoxys in this set, at 022, 035, 037 and 047, one per type. Masakazu Fukuda.
Pidgeot δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Delta Reserve shuts off every Poké-Power in play except those on δ Pokémon, as long as Pidgeot has a Holon Energy attached. Rotating Claws is 50 at a Lightning, a Metal and a Colourless and trades one Energy for another out of the discard pile. Kouki Saitou.
Gyarados δ, 90 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — it evolves from Magikarp δ at 043 and is the only Stage 1 Gyarados in the block. The Poké-Body Delta Reactor gives every δ Pokémon you have 10 more damage while a Holon Stadium is out. Hyper Beam is 20 at a Metal and a Colourless with an Energy discard on heads, Heavy Impact is 80 at five energy. Hajime Kusajima.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Gloom δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Drool is 20 for a single Colourless, Acid is 30 at a Psychic and a Colourless and stops the retreat. The middle stage of the three-way Oddish split in this set: Oddish is Water, Gloom is Psychic, Vileplume is Psychic. Midori Harada.
Omanyte δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Collect for one Psychic draws three cards, Water Arrow at two Colourless puts 20 anywhere on the opponent's side. A common that draws three is why the fossil engine worked. Kagemaru Himeno.
Omastar δ, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — Bind is 30 at a Psychic and a Colourless with a paralysis flip, Vengeful Spikes is 30 at three energy plus 10 for every Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops and Kabutops ex in your discard pile, capped at 60 more. A card that gets stronger the more of its own family you have thrown away. Midori Harada.
Vileplume δ, 90 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Poison Pollen poisons the Defending Pokémon on a coin flip, once a turn. Poltergeist is 30 at a Psychic and a Metal plus 10 for every Trainer card in the opponent's hand, which punishes exactly the Supporter-heavy decks this block produced. Mitsuhiro Arita.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Exeggcute δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Rollout is 10 for one Colourless, Pebble Throw at a Fighting and a Colourless puts 20 on any Benched Pokémon. Atsuko Nishida.
Exeggutor δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Delta Circle is 10 at two Colourless plus 10 for every Pokémon you have in play with δ on its card, so the ceiling is the size of your board. Split Bomb is 30 to two of the opponent's Pokémon at a Fighting and two Colourless. Midori Harada.
Carvanha δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Bite is 10 for one Colourless, Reckless Charge is 30 at a Fighting and a Colourless for 10 to itself on tails. Kouki Saitou.
Sharpedo δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 0 — Brush Aside is 30 at two Colourless and, with a Holon Energy attached, discards a card from the opponent's hand blind. Swift Turn is 50 at a Fighting and two Colourless, or 80 against a defender with Fighting Resistance. Free retreat on a card that strips hands. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Armaldo δ, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 3 — Delta Edge is 70 at a Metal and a Colourless, but only 20 if you have any Supporter in play, a drawback that lands on the deck that most wants Supporters. Fossil Charge is 50 at a Fighting and two Colourless, and discarding a fossil from hand adds 30 anywhere on the Bench. Masakazu Fukuda.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Lileep δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Poison Tentacles for one Darkness poisons, Mud Shot is 20 at two Colourless. The other half of the fossil line that Holon Fossil at 049 searches out. Kagemaru Himeno.
Deoxys δ, 70 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Darkness form. Energy Loop is 60 at a Darkness and two Colourless and returns two Energy to your hand, so it is a 60 every other turn rather than every turn. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Meowth δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Slash is 10 for one Darkness, Pay Day is 10 at a Metal and a Colourless and draws a card. A common that replaces itself. Kagemaru Himeno.
Persian δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 0 — Scratch and Draw is 30 at a Darkness and a Colourless and draws three if a Stadium with Holon in its name is out. Deceive at a Metal and a Colourless puts four damage counters wherever the opponent chooses. Free retreat, and the draw is tied to the set's own Stadiums. Midori Harada.
Cradily δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — Harsh Fluid is 20 at a Darkness and a Colourless and adds five damage counters at the end of the opponent's next turn, which gets around any damage-reduction. Poison Tentacles is 50 at a Metal and two Colourless with poison. Kouki Saitou.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Pikachu δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Tail Whap is 10 for one Colourless, Steel Headbutt is 30 at a Metal and two Colourless, or 40 on heads. The Metal Pikachu is the reason Raichu at 042 costs two Metal. Atsuko Nishida.
Raichu δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 0 — Zzzap for one Colourless does 20 to every Pokémon in play that has a Poké-Power or Poké-Body, both sides, ignoring Weakness and Resistance. Metallic Thunder is 50 at two Metal and a Colourless, or 90 for two discarded Metal. Free retreat and a board-wide answer to ability decks. Masakazu Fukuda.
Magikarp δ, 30 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Splash for 10 at a single Metal. 30 HP is the lowest in the set, and it evolves into the Gyarados δ at 024. Midori Harada.
Pichu δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Baby Evolution drops a Pikachu from hand onto it and clears the damage, and Paste for one Colourless pulls an Energy out of the discard pile onto any δ Pokémon. A baby that fixes the Energy cost of everything else. Kouki Saitou.
Anorith δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Metal Claw is 20 for one Metal, Rising Lunge is 30 at three Colourless, or 50 on heads. Hajime Kusajima.
Chimecho δ, 60 HP, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Delta Support recovers a basic Energy or a δ Rainbow Energy from the discard pile, but only while you have a Supporter with Holon in its name in play. Hook is 20 at two Colourless. A recovery card bolted to the Holon engine. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Deoxys δ, 80 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Metal form and the largest of the four at 80 HP. Delta Reduction is 30 at a Metal and a Colourless and shaves 30 off the next attack against it, which is the closest this set gets to a wall. Kagemaru Himeno.
2 cards · listed in original order.
Holon's Castform, 50 HP, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — the only Pokémon in this set whose name does not carry δ, and its single attack Delta Draw counts the Pokémon you have in play that do have δ and draws up to that many. One Colourless, so it is a turn-one draw engine for the deck. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Deoxys δ, 70 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Colourless form. Crystal Laser is 20 at two Colourless and adds 40 to Deoxys's next attack against the same defender, so two turns of it read 20 then 60. The same Form Change Poké-Power as the other three. Kouki Saitou.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 card that evolves from that Pokémon in your hand, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.)
Rare Candy, Trainer, uncommon — puts a Stage 2 straight onto a Basic, skipping the Stage 1, and it counts as evolving. In a set where every evolution line is three cards long, this is the card that makes them playable in one turn. Ryo Ueda.
Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for an Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl, Aerodactyl ex, Lileep, or Anorith and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. If tails, put an Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl, Aerodactyl ex, Lileep, or Anorith from your hand onto your Bench. Treat the new Benched Pokémon as a Basic Pokémon.
Holon Fossil, Trainer, uncommon — flip a coin: heads searches the deck for an Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl, Aerodactyl ex, Lileep or Anorith and puts it on the Bench as a Basic; tails does the same out of your hand. It is the only way to start the fossil lines at 020, 026, 036 and 045 without their usual evolution chain. Mitsuhiro Arita.
You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Discard a card from your hand. If you can't discard a card from your hand, you can't play this card. Draw 3 cards. If you discarded a Pokémon that has δ on its card, draw 4 cards instead.
Holon Adventurer, Supporter, uncommon — discard a card, then draw three, or four if the card you discarded was a Pokémon with δ on it. The set's own draw Supporter, and it pays you for the δ deck. Kouki Saitou.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card. Each player's Pokémon that has δ on its card can use attacks on this card instead of its own.
Holon Lake, Stadium, uncommon — every Pokémon in play with δ on its card may use the attack printed on this Stadium instead of its own. A Stadium that is also a move, which is why the δ decks of this block could all attack from one card. Ryo Ueda.
1 cards · listed in original order.
δ Rainbow Energy provides Colorless Energy. While attached to a Pokémon that has δ on its card, δ Rainbow Energy provides every type of Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.)
δ Rainbow Energy, Special Energy, uncommon — provides one Colourless normally, and while attached to a Pokémon with δ on its card it provides every type of Energy, one at a time. It is the card that makes the mixed-type δ attacks in this set affordable. Takumi Akabane.
An island of crystals, and the eighth PCG set. 75 cards, eleven to a pack, twenty packs a box. Eight Pokémon-ex (Swampert, Sceptile δ, Jirachi, Blaziken, Exploud, Delcatty, Shiftry, Aggron) and two Pokémon ☆ (Celebi ☆, Alakazam ☆). Only eight of its 66 Pokémon are Delta Species — a sharp drop from the two sets before it. Two constructed decks, Earth's Groudon ex and Ocean's Kyogre ex, shipped the same day. The common / uncommon / holo split was never published, so it is not stated here. Price, pack size and box count agree across secondary sources, but the original official product announcement could not be located.
10 March 2006. Seventy-five cards — 66 Pokémon, eight Trainer and one Special Energy. 18 commons, 18 uncommons, 14 rares, 15 holofoil rares, eight Pokémon-ex and two Gold Stars. Grass, Water and Colourless lead with ten each, Psychic has nine.
The Tools set. Four Pokémon Tools at 069–072, a Trainer to destroy them at 067, a Supporter to fetch them at 068, and a Stadium at 073 that shuts off the Special Energy they were sold beside. Only eight of the 66 Pokémon are δ, and the eight ex cards run 023 to 066 — Swampert ex 023, Sceptile ex δ 034, Jirachi ex 041, Blaziken ex 045, Exploud ex 057, Delcatty ex 059, Shiftry ex 061 and Aggron ex 066. Three of them are 150 HP and Aggron ex has the highest retreat cost in the year at four. Nineteen artists, with Kagemaru Himeno, Masakazu Fukuda and Mitsuhiro Arita tied at six each.
10 cards · listed in original order.
Bulbasaur, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Growth for one Colourless attaches a Grass Energy from hand, Vine Whip is 20 at a Grass and a Colourless. The Kanto starter line is printed here in full, 001 to 003. Kagemaru Himeno.
Ivysaur, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Stretch Vine at two Colourless puts 30 on any Benched Pokémon, Sharp Leaf is 40 at a Grass and two Colourless, or 60 on heads. A middle stage that snipes is unusual, and it makes the line worth playing without Venusaur. Hisao Nakamura.
Venusaur, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 3 — the Poké-Body Chlorophyll turns every Energy that provides only Colourless on your Grass Pokémon into Grass, which is what pays for Green Blast: 20 at two Colourless plus 10 for every Grass Energy on your whole side. Toxic Sleep at two Grass and a Colourless is sleep plus poison at two counters a turn. Hajime Kusajima.
Celebi ☆, 60 HP, Basic, Gold Star, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Time Travel is a coin flip when Celebi ☆ would be Knocked Out: on heads it survives, loses every attached card, and goes to the bottom of the deck. Leaf Shade for one Grass puts damage counters equal to the Energy attached to Celebi ☆ anywhere you like, so it is a one-card sniper that refuses to die. Masakazu Fukuda.
Treecko, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Paralyzing Gaze for one Colourless is a flip with no damage, Scratch is 20 at two Colourless. Sachiko Adachi.
Grovyle, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Scratch is 20 at two Colourless, Agility is 30 at a Psychic and two Colourless and blanks the opponent's whole next attack on heads. A Psychic cost on a Grass Stage 1 is the sort of typing this block did freely. Masakazu Fukuda.
Seedot, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Headbutt for 10 at a single Colourless. The shortest card in the set. Yukiko Baba.
Gulpin, 50 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — Amnesia for one Colourless shuts off one of the defender's attacks, Sludge Toss is 40 at a Grass and two Colourless. Kyoko Umemoto.
Swalot, 80 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Pick and Choose at two Colourless puts two Special Conditions on the defender, one from each pair, and Reactive Poison is 50 at a Grass and two Colourless plus 20 for each Condition already there, so the two cards read 90 together. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Cacnea, 50 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — Call for Family for one Colourless fetches a Basic to the Bench, Rising Lunge is 10 at two Colourless, or 30 on heads. Tomokazu Komiya.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Charmander, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Retaliate for one Colourless does 10 for every damage counter on Charmander, Flame Tail is 20 at a Fire and a Colourless. The first of the three Kanto starters reprinted here at 001, 011 and 018. Atsuko Nishida.
Charmeleon, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Rage is 10 at two Colourless plus 10 per damage counter on itself, Flamethrower is 60 at two Fire and a Colourless for a discarded Fire. A 60 on a Stage 1 at uncommon is the highest damage in the set below the ex cards. Kagemaru Himeno.
Torchic, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Sand Attack is 10 for one Colourless and makes the opponent flip to attack next turn. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Ludicolo δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Overzealous adds 30 to both of its attacks while the opponent has any Pokémon-ex in play, which makes it a 90-damage Fire Punch in exactly the matchups that matter. Knock Off is 30 at a Fire and a Colourless and discards a card from the opponent's hand blind. Masakazu Fukuda.
Numel, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Take Down for 30 at two Colourless and 10 to itself. Miki Tanaka.
Camerupt, 80 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Delta Protection shaves 40 off attacks from any Pokémon with δ on its card, which is a direct answer to the δ block this set shares a year with. Linear Attack puts 30 anywhere, Combustion is 50. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Kingler δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 3 — Body Slam is 30 at a Metal and a Colourless with a paralysis flip, Prop-up Pinchers is 40 at a Fire and two Colourless, or 80 if Kingler has a Pokémon Tool attached. The set's Tool cards at 069 to 072 turn it on. Masakazu Fukuda.
10 cards · listed in original order.
Squirtle, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Solid Shell takes 10 off every attack, and Bubblebeam is 10 for one Colourless with a paralysis flip. A 40 HP basic that survives a 10-damage hit outright. Hajime Kusajima.
Wartortle, 80 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Tail Whip for one Colourless stops the defender attacking on heads, Bite is 40 at three Colourless. 80 HP on a middle stage at uncommon. Atsuko Nishida.
Krabby, 40 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — one attack, Vital Pinchers for 10 at one Colourless, or 20 on heads. A 40 HP basic at uncommon is the oddity; the set's common/uncommon split does not follow HP. Tomokazu Komiya.
Mudkip, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Nap for one Colourless removes two damage counters, Waterfall is 20 at a Water and a Colourless. Hajime Kusajima.
Marshtomp, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Rain Splash is 20 for one Water, Mud Splash is 30 to any Benched Pokémon at a Water and two Colourless. It evolves into the set's largest card at 023. Kagemaru Himeno.
Swampert ex, 150 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 3 — the Poké-Power Energy Recycle pulls three Energy out of the discard pile and attaches them wherever you like, but ends your turn. Ultra Pump is 60 at a Water and two Colourless, or 80 plus 20 to the Bench for two discarded cards. One of three 150 HP cards in this set. Ryo Ueda.
Lotad, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Aqua Lift makes its retreat free while a Water Energy is attached, and Rolling Tackle is 20 at two Colourless. Aya Kusube.
Lombre, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Plunder at two Colourless strips every Trainer attached to the defender before doing 20, Wave Splash is 50 at a Water and two Colourless. Kagemaru Himeno.
Wingull, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Wing Attack for 10 at a single Colourless. Midori Harada.
Luvdisc, 60 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Even Game for one Colourless searches out as many Basic Pokémon as the opponent has in play, Stadium Play is 10 and either heals your whole side or hits the opponent's Bench depending on whose Stadium is out. A holofoil rare that is entirely about board size. Kyoko Umemoto.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Fearow δ, 60 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Delta Sign searches the deck for any Pokémon with δ on its card, once a turn, and Pierce is 30 at a Lightning and a Colourless. The set's δ tutor. Kouki Saitou.
Pelipper δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Delta Transport switches a δ Active out for a Benched Pokémon while Pelipper sits on the Bench, a free switch that costs no attack. Supersonic confuses for 20, Wing Attack is 40. Masakazu Fukuda.
Electrike, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Sniff Out for one Colourless takes any one card back out of the discard pile, Quick Blow is 10 at a single Lightning, or 20 on heads. A common that recovers any card is why the line is played at all. Atsuko Nishida.
Manectric, 80 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Kick Away is 30 at a Lightning and a Colourless and forces a switch, Strong Current is 50 at two Lightning and a Colourless and, with a Tool attached, puts 20 on every Benched Pokémon-ex the opponent has. Hisao Nakamura.
Charizard δ, 120 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Peal of Thunder looks at the top five cards when you evolve into it and attaches any Energy among them to one Pokémon. Metal Burn is 120 at a Lightning, two Metal and a Colourless and costs every Metal Energy on Charizard. The largest single number in the set. Kouki Saitou.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Alakazam ☆, 80 HP, Basic, Gold Star, retreat 1 — Psychic Select for one Psychic returns any one card from the discard pile, and Skill Copy at three Colourless copies an attack off a card you discard from hand, paying its cost. A Gold Star built as a toolbox rather than a hitter. Masakazu Fukuda.
Sceptile ex δ, 140 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Extra Liquid stops every Pokémon-ex in play, both sides, from using Poké-Powers and makes their attacks cost one more Colourless. Power Revenge is 60 at a Psychic and a Colourless plus 10 for every Prize the opponent has already taken, so it grows as you lose. Shizurow.
Spoink, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Psywave for one Psychic does 10 per Energy on the defender, Ram is 20. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Grumpig, 80 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Thick Fat shaves 30 off Fire and Water attacks, and Circular Steps at two Psychic and a Colourless does 10 for every Pokémon in play except itself, so a full board of twelve reads 110. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Shuppet, 40 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — Ascension for one Colourless evolves it straight from the deck, Tackle is 20 at a Psychic and a Colourless. A basic that fetches its own evolution. Atsuko Nishida.
Banette, 70 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Safeguard blanks every effect of attacks, damage included, from the opponent's Pokémon-ex. Night Murmurs is 30 and confuses a Basic defender. A one-card wall against the eight ex cards in this set. Kyoko Umemoto.
Duskull, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Collect for one Colourless draws a card, Super Psy Bolt is 10. Yukiko Baba.
Dusclops, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Cursed Glare stops the opponent attaching any Special Energy except Darkness and Metal to their Active, which shuts off Double Rainbow at 075 and δ Rainbow in the previous set. Will-o'-the-wisp is 30, Psychic Shield is 50 and blanks the next ex attack. Kagemaru Himeno.
Jirachi ex, 90 HP, Basic, Pokémon-ex, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Star Light makes its attacks cost one less Colourless while the opponent has an ex or a Stage 2 in play, so Shield Beam drops to one Psychic and Super Psy Bolt to two. Shield Beam also stops the opponent's Poké-Powers for a turn. At 90 HP it is the smallest ex in the set. Shizurow.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Diglett, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Mud Slap is 10, Sand Pit is 20 at a Fighting and a Colourless and stops the retreat. Kyoko Umemoto.
Dugtrio, 70 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Sand Veil blanks all damage to your Benched Pokémon from attacks, which is the hardest counter in the set to the sniping cards. Dig Under puts 30 anywhere ignoring Weakness and Resistance, Double-edge is 60 for 10 to itself. Tomokazu Komiya.
Combusken, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Focus Energy for one Fighting sets next turn's High Jump Kick to a base 70, and High Jump Kick otherwise costs a Fighting and a Colourless for 30. A two-turn 70 on a Stage 1. Suwama Chiaki.
Blaziken ex, 150 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — Drag Off is 30 at a Fighting and a Colourless and drags a Benched Pokémon up first, Burn Away is 100 at a Fire, a Fighting and two Colourless, ignores Weakness, Resistance and every effect on the defender, and rebounds the excess damage onto Blaziken ex if it scores the Knock Out. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Meditite, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Kick is 10 for one Fighting, Pure Power at two Colourless puts two damage counters anywhere. Hisao Nakamura.
Medicham, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Dual Armor makes it Psychic as well as Fighting while a Psychic Energy is attached, Psyshock is 20 with a paralysis flip, Sky Uppercut is 50 ignoring Resistance. Midori Harada.
Cacturne δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Spike Storm adds a damage counter to any already-damaged Pokémon once a turn, and Triple Needle for one Fighting puts 10 on three of the opponent's Pokémon. Two spread effects on one card. Kouki Saitou.
Blastoise δ, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 3 — the Poké-Body Water Pressure adds 40 to its damage once Blastoise is down to 40 HP or less, and Hydro Pump is 50 at a Water and two Colourless plus 20 for each unused Water Energy, capped at 40. A card that gets better the closer it is to being Knocked Out. Kouki Saitou.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Nuzleaf, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Self Charge attaches a Darkness Energy from hand, Corkscrew Punch is 40 at three Colourless. Tomokazu Komiya.
Shiftry ex, 140 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 0 — the Poké-Body Dark Eyes puts two damage counters on any opponent's Pokémon that uses a Poké-Power, a tax on the entire ability-driven format. Target Attack does 30 anywhere, or 50 if that Pokémon is already damaged. Blade Arms is 70. Ryo Ueda.
Sableye, 60 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Excavate looks at the top card of your deck and either keeps it there or discards it, once a turn. Disable is 10 and shuts off one attack. A one-card top-deck filter at holofoil rare. Yukiko Baba.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Mawile, 60 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — Mining for one Colourless fetches any Trainer, and attaches it directly if it is a Tool, Bite Off is 20 at a Metal and a Colourless, or 50 against a Pokémon-ex. The set's Tool tutor. Kagemaru Himeno.
Aron, 50 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — one attack, Flail for 10 per damage counter on Aron at a single Colourless. The bottom of the line that ends at Aggron ex 066. Aya Kusube.
Lairon, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 2 — Roar forces a switch for no damage, Metal Charge is 50 at a Metal and two Colourless for one counter on itself. Hajime Kusajima.
Aggron ex, 150 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 4 — the Poké-Body Intimidating Armor stops every one of the opponent's Basic Pokémon from attacking or using Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies at all. Split Bomb puts 30 on two, Mega Burn is 100 at two Metal and two Colourless and cannot be used twice in a row. The highest retreat cost in the set, on the card that stops Basics attacking. Ryo Ueda.
10 cards · listed in original order.
Spearow, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Spearhead for one Colourless draws a card and does nothing else. Midori Harada.
Jigglypuff, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Hypnoblast for 10 at a single Colourless, which puts the defender to sleep. Midori Harada.
Wigglytuff, 90 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Fluffy Fur puts the attacker to sleep whenever Wigglytuff is damaged, even if it is Knocked Out. Collect draws three, Pester is 30 at two Colourless, or 50 if the defender already has a Special Condition. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Tauros, 70 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Crush Chance discards a Stadium the moment Tauros is put on the Bench, and Call for Family fetches two Basics. A bench card that clears the field on arrival. Hajime Kusajima.
Igglybuff, 50 HP, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Hover Lift makes every Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Wigglytuff ex and Igglybuff you have cost one less to retreat, which is the only reason the 2-retreat Wigglytuff above is playable. Miki Tanaka.
Whismur, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Supersonic for one Colourless confuses on heads, Hyper Voice is 30 at three Colourless. Atsuko Nishida.
Loudred, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Surprise at two Colourless makes the opponent shuffle a card from their hand back into the deck, Bass Control puts 40 anywhere at three Colourless. Midori Harada.
Exploud ex, 150 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 3 — the Poké-Body Extra Noise puts a damage counter on every Pokémon-ex the opponent has between turns while Exploud ex is Active. Derail is 40 and strips a Special Energy, Hyper Tail is 60 at three Colourless, or 80 against a defender with a Poké-Power or Poké-Body. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Skitty, 50 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — Tail Whap is 10, Feint Attack at two Colourless puts 20 anywhere ignoring every effect on the target. Miki Tanaka.
Delcatty ex, 90 HP, Stage 1, Pokémon-ex, retreat 0 — the Poké-Power Constrain forces both players down to six cards in hand, you discarding first. Upstream does 10 for every Energy card in your discard pile and then puts them all back on top of the deck, Tail Slap is 60. Free retreat on an ex that refills your deck. Shizurow.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Choose up to 2 in any combination of Pokémon Tool cards and Stadium cards in play (both yours and your opponent's) and discard them.
Windstorm, Trainer, uncommon — discards up to two Pokémon Tools and Stadiums in play in any combination, both sides. The set prints four Tools and two Stadiums itself, so it is a card aimed at its own environment. Ryo Ueda.
You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Search your deck for a Supporter card, a Pokémon Tool card, and a basic Energy card. Show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Castaway, Supporter, uncommon — searches out a Supporter, a Pokémon Tool and a basic Energy in one card. Three different card types for one Supporter is why it was played in almost everything. Kouki Saitou.
Attach Memory Berry to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If that Pokémon is Knocked Out, discard this card. The Pokémon this card is attached to can use any attack from its Basic Pokémon or its Stage 1 Evolution card. (You still have to pay for that attack's Energy cost.) If that Pokémon attacks, discard this card at the end of the turn.
Memory Berry, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — the holder may use any attack printed on its Basic or Stage 1 form, paying that attack's cost, and the Tool is discarded at the end of the turn. It is how a Stage 2 reaches back down its own line. Shizurow.
Attach Mysterious Shard to 1 of your Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex) that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If the Pokémon Mysterious Shard is attached to is a Pokémon-ex, discard this card. Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to the Pokémon that Mysterious Shard is attached to by your opponent's Pokémon-ex. Discard this card at the end of your opponent's next turn.
Mysterious Shard, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — blanks all effects of attacks, damage included, from the opponent's Pokémon-ex for one turn, then discards itself. It cannot be attached to a Pokémon-ex, and falls off if the holder becomes one. Takumi Akabane.
Attach Crystal Shard to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If that Pokémon is Knocked Out, discard this card. As long as Crystal Shard is attached to a Pokémon, that Pokémon's type is Colorless. If that Pokémon attacks, discard this card at the end of the turn.
Crystal Shard, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — turns the holder's type to Colourless until the end of the turn it attacks. A one-turn answer to a Weakness, and the card the English set is named after. Takumi Akabane.
Attach Cessation Crystal to 1 of your Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex) that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If the Pokémon Cessation Crystal is attached to is a Pokémon-ex, discard this card. As long as Cessation Crystal is attached to an Active Pokémon, each player's Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) can't use any Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies.
Cessation Crystal, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — while attached to an Active Pokémon, neither player may use any Poké-Power or Poké-Body at all. The bluntest lock in the set, and it costs your own abilities too. Takumi Akabane.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card. Each Special Energy card that provides 2 or more Energy (both yours and your opponent's) now provides only 1 Colorless Energy. This isn't affected by any Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies.
Crystal Beach, Stadium, uncommon — every Special Energy that provides two or more Energy now provides one Colourless instead, and no Poké-Power or Poké-Body can turn that off. It is aimed straight at Double Rainbow at 075 and at δ Rainbow in the set before. Shizurow.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card. Prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done by either player's Active Pokémon. If an Active Pokémon uses an attack, that attack ends, and discard this card.
Holon Circle, Stadium, uncommon — blanks all effects of an attack, damage included, by either player's Active Pokémon, and then discards itself. A one-shot shield that either player can spend. Ryo Ueda.
1 cards · listed in original order.
Double Rainbow Energy can be attached only to an Evolved Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex). While in play, Double Rainbow Energy provides every type of Energy but provides 2 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.) Damage done to your opponent's Pokémon by the Pokémon Double Rainbow Energy is attached to is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). When the Pokémon Double Rainbow Energy is attached to is no longer an Evolved Pokémon, discard Double Rainbow Energy.
Double Rainbow Energy, Special Energy, uncommon — attaches only to an Evolved Pokémon that is not an ex, provides every type two at a time, and shaves 10 off the damage that Pokémon does. The cost is the point: it pays for the mixed-type attacks in this block and blunts them slightly. Takumi Akabane.
The last PCG set, and all 63 of its Pokémon are Delta Species. 68 cards, eleven to a pack, twenty packs a box. Eight Pokémon-ex (Dragonite, Latias, Altaria, Salamence, Latios, Rayquaza, Flygon, Kingdra — every one of them δ) and two Pokémon ☆ (Mew ☆ δ, Charizard ☆ δ). The Dragon-type ex line lands here: Salamence ex δ is the year's biggest body at 160 HP and Charizard ☆ δ hits for 150. The common / uncommon / holo split was never published, so it is not stated here. Price, pack size and box count agree across secondary sources, but the original official product announcement could not be located.
29 June 2006. Sixty-eight cards — 63 Pokémon, four Trainer and one Special Energy. 20 commons, 13 uncommons, 13 rares, 12 holofoil rares, eight Pokémon-ex and two Gold Stars. Water, Psychic and Fighting lead with nine each, and no type has fewer than five.
The last δ set, and the most evenly spread. All 63 Pokémon carry δ across nine types, and the ex cards are partly built to support each other: Altaria ex attaches Energy to Stage 2 ex, Swellow makes them retreat for free, Xatu adds 10 to their damage, Kingdra ex shaves 10 off attacks against them. Salamence ex δ at 022 is 160 HP, the largest card of the year; Charizard ☆ δ at 052 hits for 150. The five non-Pokémon cards are Old Rod, Island Hermit, Strength Charm, Holon Legacy and Scramble Energy. Twenty artists drew it, and no one drew more than Kouki Saitou's six.
6 cards · listed in original order.
Snorlax δ, 80 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 3 — the Poké-Body Bedhead puts two damage counters on the Defending Pokémon for every turn Snorlax stays asleep. The card also carries a Poké-Power, so it is meant to be kept asleep on purpose rather than woken. A Grass Snorlax is the strangest typing in a set of strange typings. Masakazu Fukuda.
Dratini δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Ram for 10 at a single Colourless. The bottom of the line that ends at the 150 HP Dragonite ex at 004. Tomokazu Komiya.
Dragonair δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Wrap for one Colourless is a paralysis flip with no damage, Horn Attack is 40 at a Grass and two Colourless. Kouki Saitou.
Dragonite ex δ, 150 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — Deafen is 40 at two Colourless and stops the opponent playing any Trainer except Supporters for a turn. Dragon Roar at two Grass and two Colourless puts eight damage counters on the defender, and any counters beyond the Knock Out may be spread onto the Bench. The biggest single hit in the set that is not a Gold Star. Ryo Ueda.
Wooper δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Amnesia for one Colourless shuts off an attack, Tail Slap is 20 at a Grass and a Colourless. Tomokazu Komiya.
Quagsire δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Dig up triggers on evolving and takes two Pokémon Tools back out of the discard pile, and Pump Out is 50 at a Grass and two Colourless, or 70 with a Tool attached. It is built to feed itself. Sachiko Adachi.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Ekans δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Bite is 10, Tail Snap is 20 at a Fire and a Colourless. Yuka Morii.
Arbok δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Burning Venom for one Colourless applies both burn and poison with no damage, and Strangle is 50 at two Fire and a Colourless, or 80 against a defender with δ on its card. A mirror-match attacker. Hisao Nakamura.
Heracross δ, 70 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Shining Horn stops every one of the opponent's Basic Pokémon from attacking while Heracross is your only Pokémon in play, a one-card lock. Dig Deep recovers an Energy, Extra Claws is 30 at a Fire and a Colourless, or 50 against an ex. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Taillow δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Quick Attack is 10 for one Fire, or 20 on heads. Miki Tanaka.
Swellow δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 0 — the Poké-Body Extra Wing makes every one of your Stage 2 Pokémon-ex cost nothing to retreat, which is the support card the eight ex in this set were waiting for. Agility is 30 and blanks the next attack on heads. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Feebas δ, 30 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Flail for 10 per damage counter on Feebas at a single Fire. 30 HP is the floor of the set, shared with nothing else. Yukiko Baba.
Milotic δ, 90 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Sharing lets it use the effect of a Supporter card found in the opponent's hand, leaving the card where it is. Flare is 60 at two Fire and a Colourless. A 90 HP Stage 1 that plays the opponent's Supporters. Midori Harada.
Latias ex δ, 100 HP, Basic, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Fellow Boost attaches a basic Energy from hand to any Latias, Latias ex, Latios or Latios ex, but ends your turn. Power Crush is 90 at two Fire and a Colourless and costs two Fire if it scores the Knock Out. The accelerating half of the Eon pair. Shizurow.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Mew ☆ δ, 70 HP, Basic, Gold Star, retreat 1 — Mimicry for one Colourless copies any attack on any of the opponent's Pokémon in play, paying its cost, and Rainbow Wave for one Water hits every one of the opponent's Pokémon that shares a type with the basic Energy attached. A Gold Star that is pure copying. Masakazu Fukuda.
Togepi δ, 40 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — one attack, Charm for one Water, which takes 20 off the defender's attacks for a turn. Miki Tanaka.
Togetic δ, 60 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 0 — Delta Copy at two Colourless copies an attack off any of the opponent's Pokémon that has δ on its card, ignoring that attack's Energy cost. Wave Splash is 30. In a set where every Pokémon is δ, the copy clause costs nothing. Kouki Saitou.
Swablu δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Splash About is 10 for one Water, or 20 if Swablu has less Energy attached than the defender. Miki Tanaka.
Altaria ex δ, 100 HP, Stage 1, Pokémon-ex, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Extra Boost attaches a basic Energy from hand to any of your Stage 2 Pokémon-ex, once a turn with no end-of-turn cost. Healing Light is 60 at a Water and two Colourless and removes a damage counter from each of your Pokémon. The support ex that every Stage 2 ex in the set wants on the Bench. Shizurow.
Bagon δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Granite Head for 10 at one Water with 10 damage shaved off the next attack on Bagon. Hajime Kusajima.
Shelgon δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Headbutt is 20 at two Colourless, Double-edge is 50 at a Water and two Colourless for 10 to itself. Kyoko Umemoto.
Salamence ex δ, 160 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — 160 HP is the highest in the set. The Poké-Power Type Shift turns its type to Fire for the rest of the turn, which rewrites its Weakness in the middle of a turn. Claw Swipe is 60, Dual Stream is 80 at two Water and two Colourless, or 40 plus 40 to the Bench. Ryo Ueda.
Latios ex δ, 100 HP, Stage 1, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — printed as a Stage 1 rather than a Basic, which is the oddity of the pair. The Poké-Body Link Wing makes every Latias, Latias ex, Latios and Latios ex retreat for free. Ice Barrier is 30 at a Water and a Colourless and blanks all effects of the opponent's ex attacks for a turn, Hydro Splash is 60. Ryo Ueda.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Totodile δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Scratch is 10, Rage is 10 at a Lightning and a Colourless plus 10 per damage counter on itself. Hisao Nakamura.
Croconaw δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Scary Face stops the defender attacking and retreating on heads, Slash is 50 at a Lightning and two Colourless. Yuka Morii.
Feraligatr δ, 120 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Battle Aura gives every one of your δ Pokémon 10 more damage, a whole-board boost on a 120 HP body. Drag Off is 20 and drags a Benched Pokémon up first, Sharp Fang is 60 at two Lightning and a Colourless. Kouki Saitou.
Mantine δ, 50 HP, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Power Circulation puts a basic Energy from the discard pile on top of the deck for one damage counter on Mantine. Spiral Drain is 10 and heals one. A slow, self-taxing recovery engine. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Rayquaza ex δ, 110 HP, Basic, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Rage Aura cuts both its attack costs in half while you have more Prizes left than the opponent, which is the opposite of most comeback cards. Special Circuit puts 30 anywhere, or 50 on anything with a Poké-Power or Poké-Body, Sky-high Claws is 70. Ryo Ueda.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Vulpix δ, 50 HP, common, retreat 1 — Hypnotic Gaze for one Colourless puts the defender to sleep, Will-o'-the-wisp is 20 at a Psychic and a Colourless. Sachiko Adachi.
Ninetales δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, holofoil rare, retreat 0 — the Poké-Power Volunteer pulls four damage counters off Ninetales, discards it back to Vulpix and evolves the Vulpix straight from the deck, so the card can reset itself repeatedly. Trick Tail is 30 and reattaches an Energy from the discard pile. Hajime Kusajima.
Lickitung δ, 60 HP, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — Lap Up for one Colourless draws two, Delta Mind for one Psychic puts one damage counter anywhere, or three on a Pokémon with δ on its card. A sniper pointed at its own format. Masakazu Fukuda.
Cyndaquil δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Swift for 30 at a Psychic and a Colourless, ignoring Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies and every effect on the defender. 30 damage that cannot be answered on a 40 HP basic. Atsuko Nishida.
Quilava δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Smash Kick is 20, Quick Attack is 30 at a Psychic and two Colourless, or 50 on heads. Midori Harada.
Typhlosion δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Shady Move moves one damage counter from any Pokémon in play to any other, once a turn, which is a free counter every turn. Burning Ball is 60 at a Psychic and two Colourless and burns if two Fire Energy are attached. Hisao Nakamura.
Trapinch δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Quick Bind for one Psychic puts 10 anywhere with no Weakness, Resistance or effect applying. Yukiko Baba.
Vibrava δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Psychic Wing makes its retreat free while a Psychic Energy is attached, Quick Blow is 20 at three Colourless, or 40 on heads. Tomokazu Komiya.
Flygon ex δ, 150 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Sand Damage puts a damage counter on every Benched Basic Pokémon the opponent has, between turns, once per turn across both players. Psychic Pulse is 80 at two Psychic and a Colourless and adds 10 to every already-damaged Benched Pokémon. Nakaoka, the only card he draws in this set. Nakaoka.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Shellder δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Shell Grab for 10 at a single Fighting with a paralysis flip. Hisao Nakamura.
Cloyster δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Solid Shell blanks all effects of the opponent's attacks, damage included, on every one of your Benched Pokémon that has δ on its card. Grind is 10 at one Fighting plus 10 per Energy attached. A board-wide shield for the bench. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Horsea δ, 40 HP, uncommon, retreat 1 — Tackle is 10, Reverse Thrust is 20 at a Fighting and a Colourless and switches Horsea out. Tomokazu Komiya.
Seadra δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — Smokescreen is 20 at two Colourless and makes the opponent flip to attack, Razor Wing is 40 at a Fighting and two Colourless. Sachiko Adachi.
Pinsir δ, 60 HP, Basic, holofoil rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Armor shaves 30 off every attack while the opponent holds five or more cards. Delta Call fetches any δ Pokémon from the deck, Guillotine is 40. A tutor with a defensive body. Yukiko Baba.
Chikorita δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Sleep Powder for one Colourless, Tackle is 20 at two. Yuka Morii.
Bayleef δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — one attack, Poisonpowder for 20 at a Fighting and a Colourless, which poisons. Kagemaru Himeno.
Meganium δ, 110 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Evolutionary Call searches out up to three Basic Pokémon or Evolution cards when it evolves, straight into the hand. Delta Reduction is 40 and shaves 30 off the defender's next attack, Mega Impact is 60. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Kingdra ex δ, 140 HP, Stage 2, Pokémon-ex, retreat 1 — the Poké-Body Extra Smoke shaves 10 off every attack against any of your Stage 2 Pokémon-ex, which stacks with the other support in this set. Energy Link is 40 and reattaches an Energy from the discard pile, Protective Swirl is 80 and leaves it with no Weakness for a turn. Masahiko Ishii.
6 cards · listed in original order.
Charizard ☆ δ, 90 HP, Basic, Gold Star, retreat 3 — Rotating Claws is 20 and trades one Energy for another, Dark Swirl is 150 at four Darkness and a Colourless, discards every Energy on Charizard ☆ and mills the top three cards of the opponent's deck. The largest damage number printed in the set. Masakazu Fukuda.
Nidoran ♂ δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Peck is 10, Poison Horn for one Darkness poisons on heads. Midori Harada.
Nidorino δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Rage is 10 at a Darkness and a Colourless plus 10 per damage counter, Horn Drill is 30 at three Colourless. Atsuko Nishida.
Nidoking δ, 120 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 3 — Linear Attack puts 30 anywhere, Dark Horn is 60 at a Darkness and two Colourless and, for a card discarded from hand, adds 20 anywhere on the Bench. The male half of a pair split across two types. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Natu δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Flop for 10 at a single Darkness. Yukiko Baba.
Xatu δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Extra Feather gives every Stage 2 Pokémon-ex you have 10 more damage, a bench card that pays off the whole ex line. Confuse Ray is 20 at a Darkness and a Colourless. Kouki Saitou.
6 cards · listed in original order.
Nidoran ♀ δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Tail Whip stops the defender attacking on heads, Scratch is 10. Hajime Kusajima.
Nidorina δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Poison Sting is 10 and poisons, Rear Kick is 40 at a Metal and two Colourless. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Nidoqueen δ, 100 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Power Invitation searches out any Basic Pokémon or Evolution card, once a turn, every turn. Vengeance is 30 at three Colourless plus 10 for every Basic and Evolution card in your discard pile, capped at 60 more. Kouki Saitou.
Ledyba δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Tackle is 10, Supersonic for one Metal confuses on heads. Kyoko Umemoto.
Ledian δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 0 — the Poké-Power Prowl searches out any one card the moment Ledian evolves. Metal Star is 30 at a Metal and a Colourless and draws three if a Tool is attached. Hajime Kusajima.
Tropius δ, 70 HP, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — the Poké-Power Tropical Heal clears every Special Condition and marker off your side the moment Tropius is put on the Bench, which answers paralysis locks. Grind is 10 per Energy attached at a single Metal. Mitsuhiro Arita.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Seel δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — Pound is 10, Aurora Beam is 20. A Colourless Seel is one of the quieter jokes of the δ block. Hajime Kusajima.
Dewgong δ, 80 HP, Stage 1, rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Delta Protection shaves 40 off attacks from any Pokémon with δ on its card, the mirror of Camerupt in the previous set. Ice Beam is 20 with a paralysis flip, Surge is 40 at three Colourless, or 60 with two Water attached. Atsuko Nishida.
Mareep δ, 40 HP, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Tail Whap for 10. Sachiko Adachi.
Flaaffy δ, 70 HP, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — one attack, Thundershock for 20 at two Colourless with a paralysis flip. Yuka Morii.
Ampharos δ, 120 HP, Stage 2, holofoil rare, retreat 2 — the Poké-Body Holon Veil treats every Basic Pokémon and Evolution card in your deck, discard pile, hand and play as having δ on its card, which turns on every δ clause in the block at once. Delta Circle is 20 at three Colourless plus 10 per δ Pokémon you have in play. Kagemaru Himeno.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Flip 2 coins. If both are heads, search your discard pile for a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. If both are tails, search your discard pile for a Trainer card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand.
Old Rod, Trainer, common — flip two coins: both heads return a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from the discard pile, both tails return a Trainer. Anything else and nothing happens. The only common Trainer in the set. Shizurow.
You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Choose up to 2 of your Prize cards and put them face up. (These cards remain face up for the rest of the game.) Draw 2 cards.
Island Hermit, Supporter, uncommon — turns up to two of your Prize cards face up for the rest of the game and draws two. In a format where knowing your Prizes changes every decision, that is the whole card. Kouki Saitou.
Attach Strength Charm to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If that Pokémon is Knocked Out, discard this card. Whenever an attack from the Pokémon that Strength Charm is attached to does damage to the Active Pokémon, this attack does 10 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Discard Strength Charm at the end of the turn in which this Pokémon attacks.
Strength Charm, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — adds 10 to the holder's attacks against the Active Pokémon before Weakness, and is discarded at the end of the turn the holder attacks. A one-shot 10, which is often exactly the 10 that matters. Shizurow.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card. Each Pokémon in play that has δ on its card (both yours and your opponent's) has no Weakness and can't use any Poké-Powers.
Holon Legacy, Stadium, uncommon — every Pokémon in play with δ on its card, both sides, loses its Weakness and cannot use any Poké-Power. In a set where all 63 Pokémon are δ, this is a Stadium that rewrites the whole table. Shizurow.
1 cards · listed in original order.
Scramble Energy can be attached only to an Evolved Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex). Scramble Energy provides Colorless Energy. While in play, if you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, Scramble Energy provides every type of Energy but provides only 3 in any combination at a time. If the Pokémon Scramble Energy is attached to isn't an Evolved Pokémon (or evolves into Pokémon-ex), discard Scramble Energy.
Scramble Energy, Special Energy, rare — attaches only to an Evolved Pokémon that is not an ex, provides one Colourless normally, and provides three Energy of any type while you have more Prizes left than the opponent. A comeback card that pays out only when you are behind. Takumi Akabane.
Also released this year: English edition.
Space-Time Creation — Diamond Collection 117 and Pearl Collection 119 — the first Diamond & Pearl sets, released as a pair. The frame, the rulebook and the rarity ladder all changed at once, and Pokémon-ex was replaced by Pokémon LV.X. It is the single largest break in this almanac since the e-Card border in 2002.
EX Power Keepers, 108 cards, reaches English before its Japanese counterpart: the Japanese set built from it, World Champions Pack, does not go on sale until 5 July 2007. It is the one set in this era where the English printing came first, and it is the next page's problem.
What 2006 leaves behind is a closed era: three PCG sets, 195 cards, 117 of the 176 Pokémon δ, sixteen ex and five Gold Stars — and then a November release that belongs to a different design entirely. English spent the year printing these same three sets, three to five months behind, plus one set Japan had already sold in 2005.
Release dates and product identities are connected to the Japanese edition release register by set code. Sources are printed per product so a reader can check the claim without trusting this page alone. Unmatched products say so instead of borrowing another edition’s citation.
PCG7 verified_secondaryPCG8 verified_secondaryPCG9 verified_secondaryAll 195 cards are listed, and none of them is reconstructed from a list of names. Numbers, names and rarities come from the published card lists, and the counts match the printed sets exactly — 52 / 75 / 68.
The Japanese card list still comes from outside the usual database. TCGdex carries single-card records for all three sets, but the names in those records are machine output rather than the printed Japanese — card 001 of Holon Phantom is recorded as トラピンチ（デルタ種） against a card that prints a species name in katakana. A database whose names cannot be trusted cannot be used for names, so the lists here come from a card database that holds the Japanese printings and their scans.
HP, type, stage and retreat cost are read off the Japanese card. Attack names and illustrators are read off the English twin, because the Japanese records do not carry them. Every one of the 195 cards was paired to its English counterpart, including the six that could not be matched by name alone: four Deoxys δ and two Gyarados in Holon Phantom share a name with several English cards each, and were separated on HP, type, attack cost and damage rather than guessed.
Japanese names appear for Pokémon only. Every Pokémon name here is the official Japanese species name. Trainer and Energy cards carry no Japanese name — Rare Candy, Holon Lake, Scramble Energy and the rest appear in English only, because there is no Japanese card face in our sources to check the wording against. A missing line is better than an invented one.
Pokémon-ex and Pokémon ☆ are counted as holofoils and labelled separately — HOLO RARE ex and HOLO RARE ☆ rather than folded into the ordinary holofoil count. 2006 has sixteen ex cards across the three sets, none in January, eight in each of the other two, and five Gold Stars: Gyarados ☆, Celebi ☆, Alakazam ☆, Mew ☆ and Charizard ☆.
The Diamond & Pearl debut of 30 November is not listed, and that is a decision, not an oversight. Two independent sources were checked. The English-language card database this almanac uses has no Japanese Diamond & Pearl sets at all — the Japanese catalogue jumps from the World Champions Pack to 2009. The Japanese card database it uses for scans has a page labelled as the Japanese Space-Time Creation, but that page lists 130 cards with English names, which is the English Diamond & Pearl set, not the 117 + 119 actually printed in Japan. Neither is the Japanese set. Printing 236 cards from the wrong list would be worse than printing none, so the page says so and waits.
What is still missing. The pack itself: wrapper artwork, the price at release, what you had to do to buy one, and the shop link for the sealed product. None of that is in the card databases this almanac is built from, and none of it is guessed here. It is a standing task for every year on the site, and 2006 is no different.
Three sets, 195 cards, 117 of its 176 Pokémon δ, sixteen Pokémon-ex and five Gold Stars — and then, on the last day of November, a pair of sets that threw out the frame this book had been printing for four years. 2006 is the end of the old card, and the three sets above are what the old card looked like at its most extreme: a January set where every Pokémon was δ, a March set about Pokémon Tools, a June set where 63 of 63 carried the mark and one card hit for 150. What is here is what could be verified. The rest is marked.