Japan · 2011
This page covers all 262 Japanese cards of 2011, in four releases: 72 on 15 July, 57 and 57 on 16 September, and 76 on 16 December. For once the pack did not change: every one of the four is five cards at 150 yen, the shape Black Collection and White Collection arrived at in December 2010. What changed instead is what a card is worth when it dies — September introduces Pokémon-EX, and an EX hands the opponent two Prize cards — and what a secret card is, which becomes a shiny Pokémon in September and includes a Trainer in December. The English edition of 2011 is 315 cards across three sets, and this is the year the two editions briefly line up: Red Collection reached English as Noble Victories four months later, in the same calendar year.
Four sets, 262 cards, 20 Pokémon-EX — and the year a knocked-out Pokémon started costing two Prize cards
2011 is the first full year of the BW era, and it spends the year inventing ways to lose harder. In July, Red Collection finishes Unova and brings back fossils — a Trainer card that puts a Pokémon directly onto the Bench. In September, two packs arrive on one day and Pokémon-EX arrives with them: 170 HP for most of them, 180 for Kyurem-EX, and two Prize cards for whoever knocks one out. In December, Dark Rush gives an EX an Ability, which is the point at which the risk stops being a drawback and starts being a plan.
Nothing about the pack changed all year. Five cards, 150 yen, in July, September and December alike — after 2010 had cut the pack in half twice in twelve months. What moved was the top of the rarity list: 15 full-art cards and 8 shiny secrets across the four sets, no ☆, no LEGEND, no Lv.X, and the first secret Trainer the block ever printed. 20 of the 262 cards are EX, and because every EX is printed twice — ordinary and full-art — the same Pokémon occupies four of the twenty slots.
Each set opens with what it was and when it landed, then every card in set order. The number line follows the card face. Red Collection prints to 066, both parts of the September pair print to 052, and Dark Rush prints to 069; where a card prints past its own total — 67 to 72 in July, 53 to 57 in September, 70 to 76 in December — it is shown exactly as printed, 067/066 style, not normalised to a dash. Twenty-three of the 262 cards exist past the end of their set, which is more than any year before this one.
About the pictures and the numbers. Every card face on this page is a Japanese scan, and every stat — HP, type, stage, retreat cost, illustrator, attacks, Trainer text — is read from the Japanese printing of the card itself, not reconstructed from its English twin. English is used for two things only: the official English card name, and the answer to one question, is this the same card or a different one with the same name. That answer is given on every card under About this data, set by set, because 2011 is the year the English sets stop matching the Japanese ones one for one.
This page documents 262 main-series cards across four products on three release dates in 2011. It covers cards printed in Japan only; printings for other editions are tracked separately.
| Publication edition | Japanese edition |
|---|---|
| Products | 4 |
| Cards | 262 |
| Release dates | 3 (2011-07-15 – 2011-12-16) |
| Series codes | bw2, bw3p, bw3h, bw4 |
| Card faces on record | all 262 |
| Latest release on record | 2011-12-16 |
BW2 · Red Collection (2011-07-15, 72 cards) · BW3 · Psycho Drive (2011-09-16, 57 cards) · BW3 · Hail Blizzard (2011-09-16, 57 cards) · BW4 · Dark Rush (2011-12-16, 76 cards).
How many main-series cards does this page record for 2011?262 cards across four products, an average of 65.5 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 2011-07-15 to 2011-12-16.
Do these Japanese cards have English-edition counterparts?262 of 262 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 262 cards are shown with a card face?All 262 cards have a card face on record. 22 of those faces are marked as a scan from another print run rather than the original printing.
Black & White, 115 cards — English's BW1, four months after Japan's December pair. It is not a translation of those 112 cards: 78 of them print here as the same card, 4 as a different card of the same species, and 30 wait for August, where 14 arrive as the same card and 16 as another one. The set also prints eight basic Energy and a handful of Trainers Japan had not put in a pack yet.
Red Collection (レッドコレクション, BW2), 72 cards. It finishes Unova — Black and White split the region, this is the rest — and it brings Restored Pokémon with it: four Pokémon that come back from a Fossil, and the two Items that restore them. 067/066 to 072/066 are five full-art cards and a secret Meowth. Not one Ability in the whole set.
Emerging Powers, 98 cards. English's fourth BW-era release takes the last of December's pair and adds a second wave of Unova Pokémon that Japan will print in September — five of September's cards reach English here a fortnight before they reach Japan. This is the only time in the block that happens, and it means a card can be older in English than in Japanese.
Psycho Drive and Hail Blizzard (サイコドライブ／ヘイルブリザード, BW3), 57 cards each, on one day. Pokémon-EX is born here — three per pack, each printed twice, ordinary and full-art — and the rule that comes with it is the one that shapes the rest of the block: an EX that is Knocked Out gives up two Prize cards. Six EX in each pack mean 20 EX cards in the year. The secret cards change from full-art reprints to shiny Pokémon, and both packs are the first since the era began to include Pokémon from outside Unova.
Noble Victories, 102 cards. English's cut of July's set, four months after Japan and inside the same calendar year — the fastest Japan-to-English turnaround of the BW era, and the last time the two editions share a year until 2012's March set. It also carries fourteen cards from September's pair that did not fit later, and the secret Meowth as 102/101.
Dark Rush (ダークラッシュ, BW4), 76 cards. Darkness-led, the first EX with an Ability (Darkrai-EX), the first secret Trainer (Pokémon Catcher, stamped with a Poké Ball rather than a type symbol), Twist Mountain for Restored Pokémon, and the Eevee family's first appearance in the BW era — all six of them in one set. Seven cards print past 069.
The second BW pack, and from here the shape of a pack stops changing — only what is inside it does. Five cards, 150 yen plus tax (158 with), twenty packs to a box. 001/066 to 066/066 is sixty-six cards, and then five full-art cards at 067–071 and the secret Meowth at 072 bring the set to 72. This is where Restored Pokémon arrive: four cards that come back from a Fossil — Tirtouga, Carracosta, Archen and Archeops — and the two Items that restore them, Plume Fossil and Cover Fossil. It also finishes what Black Collection and White Collection started, and the Japanese campaign for it said plainly that Black, White and this set together make up the 150 Pokémon revealed for Black and White at the time. Seal ratios were not published, so none are quoted here.
2011-07-15. 72 cards — 64 Pokémon, 8 Trainers and 0 Energy; 30 commons, 27 uncommons, 9 rares, 5 full-art cards, 1 secret shiny; Water 12, Fighting 12, Grass 9, Psychic 9, Fire 5, Darkness 5, Colourless 5, Metal 4 and Lightning 3; 13 artists worked on it and 5ban Graphics drew 13.
Sixty-six numbered cards and six that print past the end of them. Red Collection runs 001/066–066/066, and then 067–071 are full-art cards and 072 is a secret Meowth, which is why a 66-card set is 72 cards long. It is the set that finishes Unova: Black Collection and White Collection split the region between them in December, and this is the rest of it — the Japanese campaign said outright that the three packs together make up the 150 Pokémon revealed for Black and White. Restored Pokémon arrive here: Tirtouga, Carracosta, Archen and Archeops come back from a Fossil, and Plume Fossil and Cover Fossil are the Items that bring them back — a Trainer card that puts a Pokémon straight onto the Bench, which is not how any earlier era did it. Nine rares and not one Ability among them: the whole set has no Ability at all, which is unusual for a BW set and is worth knowing before you look for one. Its secret cards are full-art reprints of four cards from inside the pack — Virizion, Terrakion, Cobalion and Victini — plus full-art N.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Dwebble, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Withdraw costs one Colourless and, on heads, prevents all damage done to it next turn, which on a 60 HP Basic is the whole point of the card; Slash is 20 for a Grass and a Colourless. MAHOU.
Crustle, 100 HP, Grass, Stage 1, common, retreat 3 — X-Scissor is 20 for a Grass and a Colourless and 50 more on heads, so the coin is worth more than the printed damage; Reckless Charge is 80 for a Grass and two Colourless and puts 10 on Crustle. Naoyo Kimura.
Karrablast, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Mysterious Evolution costs one Colourless and, if Shelmet is in play, searches the deck for the card Karrablast evolves into and evolves it on the spot, skipping the whole turn of waiting; Fury Attack is 10 per heads on three coins. The pair with Shelmet 006 is the set's one gimmick and it only works if both are on the table. sui.
Foongus, 40 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Rollout for 20 off a single Grass. 40 HP is the lowest in the set and one Energy is what it costs to attack with it. match.
Amoonguss, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Toxic costs one Grass and poisons with two damage counters between turns instead of one, which is double the usual poison and does not need another attack to keep going; Body Slam is 30 for two Colourless and Paralyzes on heads. Kagemaru Himeno.
Shelmet, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Mysterious Evolution costs one Colourless and works only if Karrablast is in play: it fetches Accelgor from the deck and evolves immediately. Ram is 10 for a Grass. Retreat 3 on a 60 HP Basic is the reason the evolution has to be free. Midori Harada.
Accelgor, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, free retreat — Acid Spray is 20 for a single Colourless and discards an Energy off the Defending Pokémon on heads; Slashing Strike is 60 for one Grass but cannot be used two turns running. Free retreat plus a cheap first attack is why it is played as a pivot rather than a hitter. Kagemaru Himeno.
Virizion, 110 HP, Grass, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — Double Draw costs a single Colourless and draws 2, which is the cheapest draw attack in the set; Leaf Wallop is 40 for a Grass and a Colourless and does 40 more on your next turn, so the second swing is the real one. The full-art printing is at 067. 5ban Graphics.
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Virizion, full-art, 110 HP, Grass, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 1 — the same card as 008, printed full-bleed with the artwork running over the whole face: Double Draw for two cards off one Colourless, Leaf Wallop 40 for a Grass and a Colourless and 40 more on your next turn. The card face carries no extra attack text; the attacks are the ordinary printing's. 5ban Graphics.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Ability Victory Star
Victini, 60 HP, Fire, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — the Ability Victory Star lets you throw out the result of any coin flips for an attack once a turn and start again, which turns every coin card in the set into a better card; Stored Power is 30 for a Fire and a Colourless and then moves an Energy off Victini onto the Bench. The full-art printing is at 070. 5ban Graphics.
Heatmor, 90 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Singe costs one Fire and Burns; Incinerate is 30 for a Fire and a Colourless and discards a Pokémon Tool off the Defending Pokémon before damage, which is the set's answer to Eviolite 065. Kouki Saitou.
Larvesta, 70 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 2 — one attack. Ember is 20 for a single Fire and discards an Energy off Larvesta on tails, which is a fair trade at one Energy. Kagemaru Himeno.
Volcarona, 110 HP, Fire, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Fiery Dance is 30 for one Fire and attaches a basic Energy from the discard pile to any of your Pokémon, so it pays for itself the turn it lands; Heat Wave is 60 for a Fire and two Colourless and Burns. Mitsuhiro Arita.
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Ability Victory Star
Victini, full-art, 60 HP, Fire, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 1 — the same card as 009, including the Ability Victory Star, which re-flips the coins of any attack once a turn. On a full-art card the Ability is the whole reason to own it: 60 HP and Stored Power 30 do not win games, re-flipping a coin does. 5ban Graphics.
12 cards · listed in original order.
Tympole, 60 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Vibration is 10 for a single Colourless, so it attacks before a Water Energy arrives; Mud Shot is 20 for a Water and a Colourless. Atsuko Nishida.
Palpitoad, 80 HP, Water, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Mud Shot is 20 for one Water; Round costs three Colourless and does 20 for each of your Pokémon that has the Round attack, which is the first time this set asks you to build a deck out of one attack name. sui.
Seismitoad, 140 HP, Water, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 3 — Round is 30 for two Colourless and scales with every Pokémon of yours that has Round, so Palpitoad 014 and Seismitoad feed each other; Hyper Voice is 70 for two Water and a Colourless. Masakazu Fukuda.
Tirtouga, 90 HP, Water, Basic, uncommon, retreat 3 — a Basic that is not in your deck: it comes off Cover Fossil 063, which looks at the bottom seven cards for it. Water Gun is 30 for a Water and a Colourless; Surf is 60 for a Water and two Colourless. Naoyo Kimura.
Ability Solid Rock
Carracosta, 140 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 4 — the Ability Solid Rock flips a coin on every attack aimed at it and cuts the damage by 50 on heads, which is more than most attacks in the set do; Crunch is 80 for two Water and two Colourless and discards an Energy off the Defending Pokémon. match.
Vanillite, 50 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Icicle Barb is 10 for a single Water and 10 more on heads. Atsuko Nishida.
Vanillish, 80 HP, Water, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Ice Beam is 20 for a Water and a Colourless and Paralyzes on heads; Frost Breath is 40 for two Water with no coin at all, which makes it the reliable half. match.
Vanilluxe, 130 HP, Water, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 2 — Double Freeze is 40 per heads on two coins and Paralyzes if either coin is heads, so the paralysis is far more likely than the damage; Frost Breath is 60 for two Water. Kagemaru Himeno.
Frillish, 80 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 2 — one attack. Rain Splash is 20 for two Colourless, which means it works with no Water Energy attached at all. Naoyo Kimura.
Ability Cursed Body
Jellicent, 110 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — the Ability Cursed Body Confuses anything that damages it while it is Active, including the attack that Knocks it Out; Hydro Pump is 10 for two Colourless plus 20 for every Water Energy on it. Kagemaru Himeno.
Cryogonal, 80 HP, Water, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — Icy Wind costs one Water and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep with no coin; Ice Shard is 30 for a Water and a Colourless and 40 more if the Defending Pokémon is a Fighting type, which in this set means Terrakion and Landorus. Masakazu Fukuda. This is one of the fourteen September cards English spliced into Noble Victories, at 033.
Kyurem, 130 HP, Water, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — Outrage is 20 for two Colourless and 10 more per damage counter on Kyurem; Glaciate costs two Water and a Colourless and does 30 to every one of the opponent's Pokémon, ignoring Weakness and Resistance on the Bench, which in September's format is the attack that made this card. 5ban Graphics. It is the only Kyurem printed before the EX version arrives in September.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Tynamo, 40 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Thunder Wave for 10 off a single Lightning, Paralyzing on heads. 40 HP is the floor of the set. sui.
Ability Dynamotor
Eelektrik, 90 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — the Ability Dynamotor attaches a Lightning Energy from the discard pile to a Benched Pokémon once a turn, which is the engine the whole Lightning side of the format runs on and the reason Tynamo is played at all; Electric Ball is 50 for two Lightning and a Colourless. MAHOU.
Eelektross, 140 HP, Lightning, Stage 2, rare, retreat 3 — Acid is 30 for two Colourless and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating next turn; Wild Charge is 90 for two Lightning and a Colourless and puts 10 on Eelektross. Masakazu Fukuda.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Yamask, 60 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Perplex is 10 for a Psychic and Confuses on heads. Midori Harada.
Cofagrigus, 90 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — Damagriiigus costs a Psychic and a Colourless and moves all damage counters off one of your Benched Pokémon onto the Defending Pokémon, which is how a nearly-dead Bench Pokémon becomes damage; Perplex is 30 for a Psychic and two Colourless and Confuses with no coin. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Trubbish, 60 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Garbage Collection costs one Colourless and puts a card from the discard pile on top of the deck, which is a Supporter's job done as an attack; Sludge Bomb is 20 for a Psychic and a Colourless. MAHOU.
Garbodor, 100 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, common, retreat 3 — Gentle Wrap is 30 for a Psychic and a Colourless and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating; Gunk Shot is 60 for two Psychic and a Colourless and Poisons. match.
Elgyem, 60 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Headbutt is 10 for a Colourless; Calm Mind costs one Psychic and heals 30 off Elgyem, which is half its HP. sui.
Beheeyem, 80 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Synchronoise is 20 for one Psychic and then 20 to every Benched Pokémon that shares a type with the Defending Pokémon, so it is a spread attack that only works against monotype decks; Psyshot is 40 for a Psychic and a Colourless. Kagemaru Himeno.
Litwick, 50 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Searing Flame is 20 for two Colourless and Burns on heads. Masakazu Fukuda.
Lampent, 80 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Luring Light costs one Colourless and drags a Benched Pokémon of theirs into the Active spot, which is a free gust at a time when Pokémon Catcher did not exist yet; Will-O-Wisp is 30 for a Psychic and a Colourless. MAHOU.
Ability Cursed Shadow
Chandelure, 130 HP, Psychic, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 2 — the Ability Cursed Shadow puts 3 damage counters anywhere you like on the opponent's side once a turn while Chandelure is Active, which is a free 30 a turn with no attack spent; Eerie Glow is 50 for two Psychic and a Colourless and Burns and Confuses. Naoyo Kimura.
12 cards · listed in original order.
Gigalith, 150 HP, Fighting, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 4 — Core Cannon costs one Fighting and throws 20 at any of their Pokémon for every Fighting Energy on Gigalith, so four Energy is 80 spread anywhere you like; Power Gem is 90 for a Fighting and three Colourless. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Conkeldurr, 140 HP, Fighting, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 3 — Chip Away is 40 for a single Fighting and ignores every effect on the Defending Pokémon, which is how it gets past Eviolite-era damage reduction; Swing Around is 60 for two Fighting and a Colourless and 30 more per heads on two coins. Kouki Saitou.
Archen, 80 HP, Fighting, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — a Basic that only arrives through Plume Fossil 062, which digs the bottom seven cards of the deck for it. Rock Throw is 20 for a Fighting; Acrobatics is 20 for two Colourless and 20 more per heads on two coins. Kagemaru Himeno.
Ability Ancient Power
Archeops, 130 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — the Ability Ancient Power stops both players playing any Pokémon from hand to evolve, which is a lock that hurts the opponent's Stage 2s more than it hurts yours; Rock Slide is 60 for two Fighting and a Colourless and 10 to two of their Benched Pokémon. Kouki Saitou. The restriction is why this is the set's most argued-about card.
Stunfisk, 90 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 1 — and its two attacks are paid for in Lightning: Trickle is 30 per heads on two coins for a Lightning and a Colourless, Thundershock is 50 for two Lightning and a Colourless and Paralyzes on heads. A Fighting Pokémon that needs Lightning Energy is a deck-building problem nobody solved. Midori Harada.
Mienfoo, 50 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Pound is 10 for a single Colourless; High Jump Kick is 30 for two Fighting, which is the whole line's damage. match.
Mienshao, 90 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Feint is 30 for one Colourless and ignores Resistance, so it hits Metal and Fighting decks for full value; High Jump Kick is 50 for two Fighting. Atsuko Nishida.
Golett, 80 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 3 — one attack. Dynamic Punch is 20 for a Fighting and a Colourless, and 20 more with Confusion on heads. Retreat 3 on a 80 HP Basic is the cost of the 130 HP body behind it. Masakazu Fukuda.
Golurk, 130 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 4 — Hammer Arm is 60 for two Fighting and a Colourless and discards the top card of the opponent's deck, which is deck-out as a side effect; Hurricane Punch is 50 per heads on four coins for two Fighting and two Colourless. Kouki Saitou.
Terrakion, 130 HP, Fighting, Basic, rare, retreat 4 — Retaliate is 30 for a Fighting and a Colourless and 90 if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out last turn, which is the first attack in the set that pays you for losing something; Land Crush is 90 for two Fighting and a Colourless. The full-art printing is at 068. 5ban Graphics.
Landorus, 110 HP, Fighting, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — Abundant Harvest costs one Fighting and attaches a basic Energy from the discard pile to itself, so it never runs dry; Gaia Hammer is 80 for two Fighting and a Colourless and puts 10 on every Benched Pokémon, both sides, which is the drawback that keeps it honest. 5ban Graphics.
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Terrakion, full-art, 130 HP, Fighting, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 4 — the same card as 046: Retaliate 30, or 90 if one of yours was Knocked Out last turn, and Land Crush 90 for two Fighting and a Colourless. Of the four full-art musketeers this is the one that stayed in decks after the set rotated. 5ban Graphics.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Pawniard, 60 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Iron Head is 10 per heads for a single Colourless, flipping until tails, so one Energy can be 30 or 50. Mitsuhiro Arita. English spliced this card and Bisharp into Noble Victories at 081–082, ahead of the rest of its line.
Bisharp, 90 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Finishing Blow is 20 for one Darkness and 70 if the Defending Pokémon already has damage on it, which is the cheapest way in the set to turn a 10-damage ping into a Knock Out; Night Slash is 30 for a Darkness and a Colourless and switches Bisharp back to the Bench. Kouki Saitou.
Deino, 60 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Headbutt is 10 for a Colourless; Bite is 20 for a Darkness and a Colourless. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Zweilous, 90 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Double Hit is 20 per heads on two coins for a single Colourless; Strength is 50 for a Darkness and two Colourless. Masakazu Fukuda.
Ability Dark Aura
Hydreigon, 150 HP, Darkness, Stage 2, rare, retreat 3 — the Ability Dark Aura turns every Energy attached to it into Darkness Energy, which is how one deck pays four Darkness for its attack without playing four Darkness; Berserker Blade costs four Darkness and does 60 plus 40 to two of their Benched Pokémon. 150 HP and a four-Energy attack make it the set's finisher. 5ban Graphics.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Escavalier, 90 HP, Metal, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — Guard Press is 40 for a Metal and a Colourless and cuts all damage to it by 20 next turn; Twineedle is 70 per heads on two coins for a Metal and two Colourless, so the same card is either a wall or a gamble. Kouki Saitou.
Durant, 70 HP, Metal, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Devour costs one Metal and discards the top card of the opponent's deck for each Durant you have in play, so four Durant is four cards a turn out of a sixty-card deck; Vice Grip is 30 for two Colourless. It is the first card in the year built to win by deck-out, and the reason it is a common. Masakazu Fukuda.
Cobalion, 120 HP, Metal, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — Energy Press is 20 for a Metal and a Colourless and 20 more for each Energy on the Defending Pokémon, so it punishes whatever is being loaded up; Iron Breaker is 80 for two Metal and a Colourless and the Defending Pokémon cannot attack next turn. The full-art printing is at 069. 5ban Graphics.
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Cobalion, full-art, 120 HP, Metal, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 2 — the same card as 055: Energy Press is 20 for a Metal and a Colourless and 20 more for each Energy on the Defending Pokémon, and Iron Breaker 80 which stops the Defending Pokémon attacking. The full-art frame is the only difference; the text on the card is the ordinary printing's. 5ban Graphics.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Axew, 60 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Dual Chop is 10 per heads on two coins for a single Colourless. Atsuko Nishida.
Fraxure, 90 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Scratch is 20 for one Colourless; Dual Chop is 30 per heads on two coins for two Colourless. Kagemaru Himeno.
Haxorus, 140 HP, Colourless, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — Dual Chop is 50 per heads on two coins for two Colourless, which is 100 on a good flip off two Energy of any type; Giga Impact is 120 for three Colourless and shuts Haxorus out of its next turn. Kouki Saitou.
Ability Rough Skin
Druddigon, 100 HP, Colourless, Basic, uncommon, retreat 2 — the Ability Rough Skin puts 2 damage counters on anything that damages it while it is Active, even the attack that Knocks it Out; Clutch is 60 for three Colourless and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating. Masakazu Fukuda.
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Meowth, 60 HP, Colourless, Basic, ultra rare (UR), retreat 1 — the shiny secret of the set, and the only secret in it with no ordinary twin inside the pack: the Japanese listing gives nothing but its name and HP, so its two attacks are read off the English Secret Rare printing of the same card: Fury Swipes (10 per heads on three coins, one Colourless) and Pay Day (20 and draw a card, two Colourless). The card's own text is a line of flavour: this is an extremely rare Meowth card; maybe good fortune will come to you if you hold this card. Kouki Saitou.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Shuffle 3 in any combination of Pokémon and basic Energy cards from your discard pile back into your deck.
Super Rod, Item, uncommon — shuffle three cards in any mix of Pokémon and basic Energy from the discard pile back into the deck. It is a recovery card rather than a search card, and in a format with no VS Seeker the difference matters. 5ban Graphics.
Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Xtransceiver, Item, uncommon — flip a coin; on heads, search the deck for a Supporter and put it into hand. It is the only way in the set to find a Supporter without using the turn's Supporter, and it fails half the time. Ryo Ueda.
Look at the bottom 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal an Archen you find there and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
Plume Fossil, Item, uncommon — look at the bottom seven cards of your deck and put an Archen found there straight onto the Bench. The fossil is the only way Archen 039 enters play, and it fetches from the bottom rather than the top, so the deck has to be built around it. Ryo Ueda.
Look at the bottom 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal a Tirtouga you find there and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
Cover Fossil, Item, uncommon — the same card for Tirtouga 016: look at the bottom seven cards and put a Tirtouga onto the Bench. Fossils return to the game in this set after being absent from the BW packs, and both of them work from the bottom of the deck. Ryo Ueda.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if that Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 2 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.
Rocky Helmet, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — while the attached Pokémon is Active and takes damage from an attack, the attacker takes 2 damage counters, even if the hit Knocks it Out. It is the set's answer to spread and to small attackers, and it stacks with Rough Skin 059. Ryo Ueda.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to is a Basic Pokémon, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Eviolite, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — a Basic Pokémon with this attached takes 20 less damage from attacks. Every card in the set that hits for 20 stops being an attack, which is why Eviolite defined the format and why Heatmor 010 discards Tools before damage. 5ban Graphics.
Each player shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck. Then, each player draws a card for each of his or her remaining Prize cards.
N, Supporter, uncommon — each player shuffles their hand into their deck and draws one card for each of their remaining Prize cards. Played at four Prizes it is a hand refresh for both players; played at one Prize it is a four-card draw for you and a one-card draw for them, which is the whole reason the card is in every deck. Ken Sugimori.
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Each player shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck. Then, each player draws a card for each of his or her remaining Prize cards.
N, full-art, Supporter, super rare (SR) — the same Supporter as 066, printed as a full-art card: each player shuffles their hand into the deck and draws for their remaining Prizes. It is the first Trainer in the BW block to get a full-art printing, and it is the only card in Red Collection whose secret version is not a Pokémon. Ken Sugimori.
The pack that invented Pokémon-EX. Five cards, 150 yen plus tax, twenty to a box. 001/052 to 052/052 is fifty-two cards, then 053–055 are the full-art EX cards — Shaymin-EX, Kyogre-EX and Mewtwo-EX — and 056 and 057 are shiny Zoroark and shiny Hydreigon, for 57 in all. Each EX exists twice in the same pack, as an ordinary card at 005, 015 and 028 and as its full-art at 053–055, and an EX hands the opponent two Prize cards when it is Knocked Out — the first cards in the game to do that. It is also the first BW set with Pokémon from outside Unova — Pinsir, Seedot, Staryu, Shinx and more — and the first whose secret cards are shiny Pokémon rather than full-art reprints. Released the same day as Hail Blizzard, as a pair.
2011-09-16. 57 cards — 53 Pokémon, 3 Trainers and 1 Energy, 6 of them Pokémon-EX; 24 commons, 18 uncommons, 10 rares, 3 full-art cards, 2 secret shinies; Water 10, Grass 9, Psychic 9, Darkness 6, Lightning 5, Fighting 5, Colourless 4, Fire 3 and Metal 2; 27 artists worked on it and 5ban Graphics drew 8.
The pack that invented Pokémon-EX, and the first BW set to leave Unova. Fifty-two numbered cards plus three EX and two shiny Pokémon printed past 052/052. Each EX is in the pack twice — Shaymin-EX at 005 and again full-art at 053, Kyogre-EX at 015 and 054, Mewtwo-EX at 028 and 055 — which is why six of the fifty-seven cards are EX and only three of them are rare: the other three are the full-art versions of the same three cards. The EX rule is the whole point of the year: when an EX is Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize cards, so a 170 HP Mewtwo is not twice as good as a 90 HP Pokémon, it is a different kind of risk. Pinsir, Seedot, Staryu, Shinx, Moltres and Articuno are here — the first non-Unova Pokémon in the BW era. And the secret cards change kind: 056 and 057 are not full-art reprints but shiny Zoroark and shiny Hydreigon, the first shiny secrets of the block. Sold the same day as Hail Blizzard.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Pinsir, 80 HP, Grass, Basic, uncommon, retreat 2 — Power Pinch costs two Colourless and discards an Energy off the Defending Pokémon for each heads on two coins; Grip and Squeeze is 70 for two Grass and a Colourless and stops it retreating. Masakazu Fukuda.
Seedot, 40 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Trip Over for 10 off a single Colourless and 10 more on heads. 40 HP is the floor of the set. Kagemaru Himeno.
Kricketot, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Beat is 10 for a Grass; Double Headbutt is 10 for two Grass and 10 more per heads on two coins. MAHOU.
Kricketune, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — White Noise is 20 for one Colourless and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep with no coin; Draining Cut is 40 per heads on two coins for a Grass and a Colourless and heals Kricketune for the damage it did. It is the only card in the set that heals by attacking. Naoyo Kimura.
Shaymin-EX, 110 HP, Grass, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — one of the three cards that introduce Pokémon-EX to the game, and the reason the mechanic is feared: when it is Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize cards. Synthesis costs one Grass and fetches a Grass Energy from the deck onto anything; Revenge Blast is 30 for a Grass and a Colourless and 30 more for every Prize card the opponent has already taken, so it hits for 150 when you are one Prize from losing. The full-art printing is at 053. Shizurow.
Sewaddle, 50 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Leaf Boomerang is 20 per heads on two coins for a Grass and a Colourless. Mizue. English pulled this card, Swadloon and Leavanny forward into Noble Victories at 001–003, which is why Noble Victories opens on a line from the September set.
Swadloon, 70 HP, Grass, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Tackle is 20 for a single Grass; String Shot is 20 for two Colourless and Paralyzes on heads. Midori Harada.
Ability Leaf Tailor
Leavanny, 130 HP, Grass, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — the Ability Leaf Tailor removes the Weakness of every Pokémon of yours that has any Energy attached, which is a whole-team fix rather than a self-buff; Cutting Arm is 40 for a Grass and two Colourless and 20 more per heads on two coins. 5ban Graphics.
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Shaymin-EX, full-art, 110 HP, Grass, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 1 — the same card as 005: Synthesis to fetch a Grass Energy, Revenge Blast 30 plus 30 for every Prize the opponent has taken. Knocked Out it gives up two Prizes, which on a 110 HP Basic is the whole risk of playing it. The full-art printing shows the same attacks as the ordinary card. 5ban Graphics.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Moltres, 120 HP, Fire, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — Searing Flame is 50 for a Fire and two Colourless and Burns; Fire Blast is 90 for a Fire and three Colourless and discards a Fire Energy off Moltres. It is the set's plain big Basic, in the same 120 HP band as Articuno and Zapdos. Ryo Ueda.
Pansear, 70 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Flare is 30 for a Fire and a Colourless. James Turner, one of the few Western artists in the BW era.
Simisear, 90 HP, Fire, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Collect costs one Fire and draws 3 cards, which is a Supporter's worth of cards spent as an attack; Stadium Burn is 30 for a Fire and a Colourless and, if any Stadium is in play, does 30 more and Burns. The three elemental monkeys all share this shape. Kouki Saitou.
10 cards · listed in original order.
Staryu, 60 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Recover costs one Colourless, discards an Energy off Staryu and heals all damage from it, which is a full reset on a 60 HP Basic; Water Gun is 10 for one Water. Naoyo Kimura.
Starmie, 90 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, free retreat — Confuse Ray costs one Colourless and Confuses with no coin; Swift is 50 for a single Water and ignores Weakness, Resistance and every effect on the Defending Pokémon, so nothing reduces it. A free-retreat attacker that ignores everything is why this card is played in decks that have no Water Energy. Shin Nagasawa.
Articuno, 120 HP, Water, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — Ice Beam is 50 for a Water and two Colourless and Paralyzes on heads; Ice Wing is 80 for a Water and three Colourless with no coin at all. Ryo Ueda.
Kyogre-EX, 170 HP, Water, Basic, rare, retreat 4 — Smash Turn is 30 for a Water and a Colourless and lets it switch out after hitting, so the 170 HP body is not stuck in front; Dual Splash costs two Water and a Colourless and does 50 to two of their Pokémon. Knocked Out, it gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 054. Shizurow.
Panpour, 70 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Water Gun is 30 for a Water and a Colourless. Reiko Tanoue.
Simipour, 90 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Collect costs one Water and draws 3; Stadium Wave is 30 for a Water and a Colourless and, if a Stadium is in play, 30 more and Asleep. Akira Komayama.
Basculin, 80 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Bite is 10 for a Colourless; Bared Fangs is 40 for one Water but does nothing at all if the Defending Pokémon has no damage on it yet, so the card only works behind a spread attacker or a Rocky Helmet. Kagemaru Himeno.
Frillish, 80 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Bubble costs one Colourless and Paralyzes on heads; Spit Poison is Poisoned for a Water and a Colourless. Suwama Chiaki. It is the second Frillish printed this year, after Red Collection 021, and the only one she drew.
Jellicent, 120 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Vengeful Wish costs one Colourless and, if Jellicent was damaged last turn, does that same amount of damage back; Absorb Life is 30 for two Water and a Colourless and heals 30. It is the only attack in the set that copies damage rather than dealing it. Mitsuhiro Arita.
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Kyogre-EX, full-art, 170 HP, Water, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 4 — the same card as 015: Smash Turn 30 with a switch out, Dual Splash 50 to two of their Pokémon for two Water and a Colourless. This is the one EX of the two September packs that English did not print in 2011 or in Next Destinies — it lands in Dark Explorers 104 in May 2012, five months after its full-art siblings. 5ban Graphics.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Shinx, 60 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Jump On is 10 for one Lightning and 10 more on heads; Static Shock is 20 for a Lightning and a Colourless. Atsuko Nishida.
Luxio, 80 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Jump On is 20 for one Lightning and 30 more on heads, which is a bigger jump than the Shinx version; Wild Charge is 60 for a Lightning and two Colourless and puts 10 on Luxio. Kouki Saitou.
Luxray, 140 HP, Lightning, Stage 2, rare, retreat 1 — Flash Impact costs one Lightning and does 60 while putting 20 on one of your own Pokémon, which in a deck with spread is a cost worth paying; Crunch is 80 for two Lightning and a Colourless and discards an Energy off the Defending Pokémon on heads. Shin Nagasawa.
Blitzle, 60 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Thunder Jolt is 30 for a Lightning and a Colourless and puts 10 on Blitzle on tails. sui.
Zebstrika, 90 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, uncommon, free retreat — Disconnect is 40 for a Lightning and a Colourless and the opponent cannot play any Item cards from hand next turn, which is an Item lock on a Stage 1 and the reason this card shows up in decks built to stop Pokémon Catcher; Lightning Crash costs two Lightning and a Colourless, discards every Lightning Energy on Zebstrika and does 80 to any one of their Pokémon. Naoki Saito.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Grimer, 70 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 2 — one attack. Nasty Goo is 20 for a Psychic and a Colourless and Paralyzes on heads. Kagemaru Himeno.
Muk, 110 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 4 — Gentle Wrap is 20 for a Psychic and a Colourless and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating; Toxic Secretion is 60 for a Psychic and three Colourless and Poisons with two damage counters between turns. match.
Mewtwo-EX, 170 HP, Psychic, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — X Ball costs two Colourless and does 20 damage for every Energy attached to Mewtwo-EX and to the Defending Pokémon, which is why the whole format slowed down around it: loading your own Pokémon makes their Mewtwo hit harder. Psydrive is 120 for two Psychic and a Colourless and discards an Energy off itself. Knocked Out, it gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 055, and this is the card that defined the next two years. Shizurow.
Munna, 70 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 2 — one attack. Ram is 20 for two Colourless, so it works with no Psychic Energy attached. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Ability Forewarn
Musharna, 100 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — the Ability Forewarn looks at the top two cards of your deck once a turn and puts one into your hand, which is a Supporter-quality effect with no card spent; Fluffy Dream is 40 for two Psychic and puts Musharna itself to Sleep, so the Ability keeps working but the attack stops. Maiko Fujiwara.
Solosis, 30 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Rollout is 10 for a single Colourless. 30 HP is the lowest printed HP in the year, tied only with Dark Rush's Joltik 028. Atsuko Nishida. English moved this line into Noble Victories at 050.
Duosion, 60 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Rollout is 20 for a single Colourless, which is the same attack as Solosis with twice the damage. sui.
Reuniclus, 90 HP, Psychic, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 2 — Future Sight costs one Colourless and reorders the top five cards of your deck, which is deck control rather than draw; Net Force costs one Psychic and does 40 for every Reuniclus you have in play, so a deck that plays three of them has a 120-damage attack for one Energy. Kagemaru Himeno.
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Mewtwo-EX, full-art, 170 HP, Psychic, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 2 — the same card as 028, including X Ball, which does 20 for every Energy on Mewtwo-EX and on the Defending Pokémon, and Psydrive 120. The full-art version was the most valuable card of the year in English, where it printed as Next Destinies 98. 5ban Graphics.
5 cards · listed in original order.
Timburr, 60 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 2 — one attack. Pummel is 10 for a single Fighting and 10 more on heads. Tomokazu Komiya.
Gurdurr, 80 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, common, retreat 3 — Strength is 30 for two Fighting; Pummel is 40 for a Fighting and two Colourless and 20 more on heads. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Ability Craftsmanship
Conkeldurr, 140 HP, Fighting, Stage 2, rare, retreat 4 — the Ability Craftsmanship gives it +20 HP for every Fighting Energy attached, so three Energy is a 200 HP Stage 2; Top Down is 80 for a Fighting and three Colourless and mills the opponent's deck for each heads, flipping until tails. kawayoo.
Mienfoo, 60 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Triple Smash is 10 per heads on three coins for a single Colourless, so one Energy is anywhere from 0 to 30. Midori Harada.
Mienshao, 90 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Haul In costs one Colourless and searches the deck for two Pokémon Tool cards, which is how a deck finds its Eviolite and Rocky Helmet without spending a Supporter; Meditate is 30 for a Fighting and a Colourless and 10 more for each damage counter on the Defending Pokémon. Suwama Chiaki.
6 cards · listed in original order.
Nuzleaf, 80 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Surprise Punch is 20 for a Darkness and a Colourless and moves an Energy off the Defending Pokémon onto one of their Benched Pokémon, which is the only way in the set to take Energy off a card without discarding it. Naoyo Kimura.
Ability Giant Fan
Shiftry, 130 HP, Darkness, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 1 — the Ability Giant Fan triggers when you evolve into it: flip a coin and, on heads, one of the opponent's Pokémon and everything attached to it goes back into their hand, which undoes a Stage 2 that took three turns to build; Whirlwind is 60 for two Darkness and a Colourless and makes them switch. match.
Scraggy, 70 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Shed Skin costs one Colourless and heals 40, which is more than half its HP; Lunge is 40 for two Darkness and does nothing on tails. Mizue.
Scrafty, 90 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, rare, retreat 2 — Rock Head is 20 for one Darkness and cuts all damage to Scrafty by 20 next turn; Hammer Kick is 50 for a Darkness and two Colourless and 30 more if Scrafty has fewer HP left than the Defending Pokémon, which rewards attacking something bigger than you. Naoki Saito.
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Zoroark, 100 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, ultra rare (UR), retreat 1 — the shiny secret of the pack, and the one card in it that is not a reprint of anything in the set: its attacks are read off the English Secret Rare printing of the same card, Nasty Plot costing one Colourless to search the deck for any card, and Foul Play copying one of the Defending Pokémon's attacks and using it as this attack. The card carries no attack text of its own beyond those two lines. 5ban Graphics.
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Ability Dark Aura
Hydreigon, 150 HP, Darkness, Stage 2, ultra rare (UR), retreat 3 — the shiny secret of the pack, and a straight reprint of Red Collection 052: the Ability Dark Aura turns every Energy attached to it into Darkness, and Berserker Blade costs four Darkness for 60 plus 40 to two of their Benched Pokémon. Shiny Hydreigon is the card that made the December set's secret slot worth opening. 5ban Graphics.
2 cards · listed in original order.
Ferroseed, 60 HP, Metal, Basic, common, retreat 3 — one attack, and it is a bomb: Self Destruct is 60 for a Metal and a Colourless and does 60 to Ferroseed, which Knocks it Out. match.
Ferrothorn, 90 HP, Metal, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — Iron Defense costs one Metal and, on heads, prevents all effects of attacks, including damage, done to it next turn, which is a full shield rather than damage reduction; Power Whip costs two Colourless and does 10 to any of their Pokémon for each Energy attached to Ferrothorn. Masakazu Fukuda. English printed this card in Emerging Powers 073 on 31 August — sixteen days before Japan did.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Meowth, 70 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Double Scratch is 10 per heads on two coins for a single Colourless; Cat Kick is 20 for two Colourless. Naoki Saito.
Persian, 90 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Nasty Plot costs one Colourless and searches the deck for any card, which is the widest search in the set; Shadow Claw is 30 for two Colourless and discards a random card from their hand on heads. Shigenori Negishi.
Minccino, 60 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Call for Family costs one Colourless and puts a Basic Pokémon from the deck straight onto the Bench; Tail Smack is 20 for two Colourless. Tomohiro Kitakaze.
Ability Smooth Coat
Cinccino, 90 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Ability Smooth Coat flips a coin on every attack aimed at it and prevents that damage entirely on heads, which is a 50% immunity rather than a reduction; Echoed Voice is 50 for three Colourless and 50 more on your next turn. Kanako Eo.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Search your deck for a Pokémon with 90 HP or less, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Level Ball, Item, uncommon — search the deck for a Pokémon with 90 HP or less and put it into hand. The cap is what makes it a fair card: it finds your Tynamo and your Solosis but not your EX. English printed it as Level Ball in Next Destinies 89. 5ban Graphics.
When your Active Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, you may move 1 basic Energy card that was attached to that Pokémon to the Pokémon this card is attached to.
学習装置, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — the card English calls the Exp. Share, and the only card in the year whose English name is not a translation of the Japanese one: the database lists it under an older English name, EXP.ALL, and English printed it as Exp. Share, Next Destinies 87/99. On the card: while the Tool is attached, when your Active Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack you may move one basic Energy card that was attached to it onto the holder, which is the only way in the year to keep Energy on the board through a Knock Out. Ryo Ueda.
The Retreat Cost of each Basic Pokémon in play is Colorless less.
Skyarrow Bridge, Stadium, uncommon — while it is in play, every Basic Pokémon on both sides retreats for one Energy less. It is the cheapest way in the set to keep a 170 HP EX moving, and it helps the opponent's Basics too. English printed it as Skyarrow Bridge in Next Destinies 91. Ryo Ueda.
1 cards · listed in original order.
This card provides Colorless Energy. If the Pokémon this card is attached to is a Basic Pokémon, this card provides every type of Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time.
Prism Energy, Special Energy, uncommon — a Special Energy that provides one unit of any type, and while it is attached to a Basic Pokémon it provides one unit of every type. That is what makes it work on a Basic EX and stop working the moment something evolves. English printed it as Prism Energy in Next Destinies 93. 5ban Graphics. It is one of the two Special Energy cards in the year, and the first the BW block prints.
The other pack from the same day, and it shares nothing with Psycho Drive. Five cards, 150 yen plus tax, twenty to a box. 001/052 to 052/052 is fifty-two cards, then 053–055 are the full-art EX cards — Kyurem-EX, Groudon-EX and Regigigas-EX — and 056 and 057 are shiny Emboar and shiny Chandelure. Kyurem-EX is printed twice, at 022 and again at 053, the same ordinary-plus-full-art arrangement Psycho Drive uses. The two packs were sold as one set, and English eventually folded both into a single set, Next Destinies — except for Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX, which did not fit and waited for the following English set in May 2012.
2011-09-16. 57 cards — 53 Pokémon, 3 Trainers and 1 Energy, 6 of them Pokémon-EX; 24 commons, 18 uncommons, 10 rares, 3 full-art cards, 2 secret shinies; Water 9, Grass 8, Fire 7, Psychic 7, Colourless 7, Fighting 6, Metal 4, Lightning 3 and Darkness 2; 23 artists worked on it and 5ban Graphics drew 9.
The other half of 16 September, and it shares no card with Psycho Drive. Fifty-two numbered cards and five past 052/052: Kyurem-EX, Groudon-EX and Regigigas-EX at 053–055, shiny Emboar and shiny Chandelure at 056–057. Kyurem-EX follows the same two-printings rule as the other EX cards — ordinary at 022, full-art at 053 — and at 180 HP Regigigas-EX is the tallest card of the year. Where Psycho Drive went west to Hoenn and Sinnoh, this one goes east: Lapras, Arcanine, Zapdos, Gardevoir, Lucario, Weavile, and a Pikachu at 023 that English moves to a different set entirely. The two packs were sold as a pair and English later folded both into one set — but not all of them, and the two cards that did not fit are the two this page has to point out: Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX waited until May 2012.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Pansage, 70 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Seed Bomb is 30 for a Grass and a Colourless. Megumi Mizutani.
Simisage, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Collect costs one Grass and draws 3; Stadium Drain is 30 for a Grass and a Colourless and, if a Stadium is in play, does 30 more and heals 30 — the only one of the three monkeys whose Stadium bonus heals instead of inflicting a Special Condition. kawayoo.
Petilil, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Ram is 10 for a Colourless; Absorb is 10 for a Grass and a Colourless and heals 10. Shigenori Negishi. English pulled this line forward into Noble Victories at 004–005.
Lilligant, 80 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Aromax costs one Grass and heals all damage from one of your Benched Pokémon, which is a full heal with no coin and no drawback; Windmill is 30 for a Grass and a Colourless and switches Lilligant out afterwards, so it can keep healing from the Bench. Akira Komayama.
Deerling, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Tackle is 10 for a Colourless; Wild Kick is 40 for two Grass and does nothing on tails. sui. English printed this card in Emerging Powers 015 on 31 August, sixteen days before Japan.
Sawsbuck, 100 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Push Down is 30 for two Colourless and makes the opponent switch their Active Pokémon, which is a gust that costs no Supporter; Take Down is 60 for a Grass and a Colourless and puts 20 on Sawsbuck. Kagemaru Himeno. English printed it in Emerging Powers 016, before Japan.
Foongus, 40 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Find a Friend costs one Colourless and, on heads, searches the deck for any Pokémon; Rising Lunge is 10 for a Grass and a Colourless and 20 more on heads. This is the second Foongus of the year and it does a different job from Red Collection's. Masakazu Fukuda.
Ability Sporprise
Amoonguss, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — the Ability Sporprise triggers when you evolve into it and leaves the opponent's Active Pokémon Confused and Poisoned without an attack; Rising Lunge is 20 for a Grass and a Colourless and 30 more on heads. Kouki Saitou.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Growlithe, 80 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Stoke costs one Colourless and, on heads, fetches a Fire Energy from the deck onto itself; Firebreathing is 10 for a Fire and a Colourless and 20 more on heads. Masakazu Fukuda.
Ability Blazing Mane
Arcanine, 130 HP, Fire, Stage 1, rare, retreat 3 — the Ability Blazing Mane Burns anything that damages it while it is Active, even the attack that Knocks it Out; Fire Spin is 100 for two Fire and a Colourless and discards two Energy off itself on tails. 100 damage off three Energy on a Stage 1 is a rate the set does not repeat. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Darumaka, 80 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 3 — one attack. Hammer In is 20 for two Colourless, so it attacks with no Fire Energy at all. Atsuko Nishida.
Litwick, 60 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack, Flare for 10 off one Fire. This is the Fire-type Litwick of the year; the Psychic one is in Red Collection and Dark Rush. Kanako Eo.
Lampent, 80 HP, Fire, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Ember is 40 for a Fire and a Colourless and discards an Energy off Lampent on tails. Midori Harada.
Chandelure, 120 HP, Fire, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — Flame Burst costs one Fire and does 30 to two of their Benched Pokémon, so the real number is 90 across three targets; Inferno is 80 for a Fire and a Colourless, discards all Energy on Chandelure and Burns. A Stage 2 that spreads is why this card and the Psychic one in Red Collection are played in different decks. 5ban Graphics.
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Ability Inferno Fandango
Emboar, 150 HP, Fire, Stage 2, ultra rare (UR), retreat 4 — the shiny secret of the pack: the Ability Inferno Fandango lets you attach a Fire Energy from hand as often as you like each turn, which is the engine every Fire deck of the format runs on, and Heat Crash is 80 for two Fire and two Colourless. The shiny printing is the same card as the ordinary one, so the Ability is the reason to own it. 5ban Graphics.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Lapras, 100 HP, Water, Basic, uncommon, retreat 2 — Call for Family costs one Water and puts two Basic Pokémon from the deck onto the Bench; Reckless Charge is 40 for two Colourless and puts 20 on Lapras. Kouki Saitou.
Vanillite, 60 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Beat is 10 for a Colourless; Icy Snow is 20 for a Water and a Colourless. Kanako Eo.
Vanillish, 80 HP, Water, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Icy Snow is 20 for one Water; Icy Wind is 50 for a Water and two Colourless and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep on heads. Mizue.
Ability Slippery Soles
Vanilluxe, 130 HP, Water, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — the Ability Slippery Soles switches your Active Pokémon and then forces the opponent to switch theirs, which is a gust and a pivot in one Ability; Crushing Ice is 60 for a Water and two Colourless and 10 more for every Energy in the Defending Pokémon's retreat cost, so it hits the heavy cards hardest. Akira Komayama.
Cubchoo, 70 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Sniffle costs one Water and makes the next turn's Belt 40 instead of 20; Belt is 20 for a Water and a Colourless. Two turns of setup for 40 is the joke of the card. Atsuko Nishida.
Beartic, 120 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — Daunt is 40 for two Colourless and cuts the Defending Pokémon's attacks by 20 next turn, which stacks with Eviolite; Ambush is 60 for a Water and two Colourless and 30 more on heads. kawayoo.
Cryogonal, 80 HP, Water, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — Ice Chain costs one Water and switches the Defending Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon, a gust on a Basic with no coin; Frost Vanish is 40 for two Water and can return Cryogonal and everything attached to it to your hand, which is how it reuses Ice Chain. Kagemaru Himeno. English spliced this card into Noble Victories at 033.
Kyurem-EX, 180 HP, Water, Basic, rare, retreat 3 — Frozen Wings is 60 for a Water and two Colourless and discards a Special Energy off the Defending Pokémon, which is aimed straight at Prism Energy and Double Colourless; Hail Blizzard is 120 for two Water and two Colourless and cannot be used two turns running. 180 HP is the highest printed HP in the year, and Knocked Out it still gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 053. Shizurow.
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Kyurem-EX, full-art, 180 HP, Water, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 3 — the same card as 022: Frozen Wings 60 which strips a Special Energy, and Hail Blizzard 120 which cannot be repeated next turn. 180 HP is the highest in the year and gives up two Prizes when it falls. The full-art printing is the same card with the artwork over the whole face. 5ban Graphics.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Pikachu, 60 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Thundershock is 10 for a Lightning and Paralyzes on heads; Tail Whap is 20 for two Colourless. Akira Komayama.
Raichu, 90 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Thundershock is 20 for one Lightning and Paralyzes on heads; Slam is 80 per heads on two coins for a Lightning and two Colourless, so it is either nothing, 80 or 160. Naoki Saito.
Zapdos, 120 HP, Lightning, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — Random Spark costs a Lightning and two Colourless and does 50 to any one of their Pokémon, Bench included; Thundering Hurricane is 50 per heads on four coins for a Lightning and three Colourless. Ryo Ueda.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Ralts, 60 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Psyshot is 10 for one Psychic; Smack is 20 for two Colourless. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Kirlia, 80 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Smack is 20 for two Colourless; Psychic is 40 for a Psychic and two Colourless and 10 more for each Energy on the Defending Pokémon, which is the attack that punishes an EX being loaded up. MAHOU.
Ability Psychic Mirage
Gardevoir, 110 HP, Psychic, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — the Ability Psychic Mirage makes every basic Psychic Energy on your Psychic Pokémon provide two, which is the single strongest Energy accelerator in the year and the card every Psychic deck of the format was built around; Mind Shock is 60 for two Psychic and two Colourless and ignores Weakness and Resistance. Mizue.
Darmanitan, 110 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — a Fire-type Pokémon printed as a Psychic card, which is why it sits in this block of the set: Synchrodraw costs one Psychic, shuffles your hand away and draws up to the number of cards the opponent holds; DarMAXitan is 50 per heads, flipping once for every Energy attached to it. Shin Nagasawa.
Elgyem, 60 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Psy Bolt is 10 for one Psychic and Paralyzes on heads. Sumiyoshi Kizuki. The Psychic Elgyem of the September pack; Red Collection has a different one.
Beheeyem, 80 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Brain Control costs one Psychic and looks at the opponent's hand, then puts one card from it on the bottom of their deck, which is the only hand attack in the year that removes a card rather than discarding it randomly; Psybeam is 40 for a Psychic and two Colourless and Confuses. Kouki Saitou.
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Ability Cursed Shadow
Chandelure, 130 HP, Psychic, Stage 2, ultra rare (UR), retreat 2 — the shiny secret of the pack, and the same card as Red Collection's Chandelure 036: the Ability Cursed Shadow puts 3 damage counters anywhere on the opponent's side each turn while it is Active, and Eerie Glow is 50 for two Psychic and a Colourless with Burn and Confusion. Two packs on one day, and the same card is the secret of one of them. 5ban Graphics.
6 cards · listed in original order.
Groudon-EX, 180 HP, Fighting, Basic, rare, retreat 4 — Tromp is 20 for a Fighting and a Colourless and puts 10 on every Benched Pokémon they have; Giant Claw is 80 for two Fighting and a Colourless and 40 more if the Defending Pokémon already has two damage counters on it, which Tromp supplies. 180 HP, and Knocked Out it gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 054, and this is one of the two EX cards English held back to Dark Explorers in May 2012. Shizurow.
Riolu, 70 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Punch is 10 for a Colourless; Quick Attack is 10 for a Fighting and a Colourless and 20 more on heads. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Ability Reflexive Retaliation
Lucario, 100 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, rare, retreat 1 — the Ability Reflexive Retaliation puts 2 damage counters on anything that damages it while it is Active, even the attack that Knocks it Out, so attacking Lucario costs the attacker; Aura Sphere is 50 for two Fighting and puts 20 on one of their Benched Pokémon. Naoki Saito.
Hippopotas, 90 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 4 — Sand Jet costs one Fighting and does 20 to one of their Benched Pokémon; Bite is 30 for a Fighting and two Colourless. match.
Hippowdon, 130 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 4 — Sand Bazooka is 70 for a Fighting and two Colourless and can move a basic Energy off itself onto the Bench, so the cost is paid after the damage; Rock Tumble is 90 for two Fighting and two Colourless and ignores Resistance. Naoki Saito.
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Groudon-EX, full-art, 180 HP, Fighting, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 4 — the same card as 032: Tromp 20 with 10 to every Benched Pokémon, Giant Claw 80 or 120 against anything already carrying two damage counters. This full-art is one of the two cards English skipped in the year entirely: it is Dark Explorers 106, printed on 9 May 2012, five months after Kyurem-EX and Regigigas-EX came out. 5ban Graphics.
2 cards · listed in original order.
Sneasel, 60 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Corner is 10 for one Darkness and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating; Scratch is 20 for two Colourless. Masakazu Fukuda.
Weavile, 90 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Dark Penalty costs one Darkness and does 90, but does nothing at all if the Defending Pokémon has no Pokémon Tool attached, which is a 90-damage attack for one Energy with a condition that half the format meets; Fury Swipes is 30 per heads on three coins. Akira Komayama.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Bronzor, 70 HP, Metal, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Knock Away is 10 for a Metal and a Colourless and 10 more on heads; Spinning Attack is 40 for a Metal and two Colourless. Naoki Saito.
Ability Heal Block
Bronzong, 110 HP, Metal, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 4 — the Ability Heal Block stops all healing on both sides, which is the hard counter to Lilligant 004, Cherrim-era healing and any Max Potion; Oracle Inflict is 30 for a Metal and two Colourless and 10 more for each card in the opponent's hand. Kouki Saitou.
Pawniard, 60 HP, Metal, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Pierce is 10 for one Metal; Cut is 20 for two Colourless. Note this is the Metal Pawniard of the September pack, not the Darkness one in Red Collection. Tomokazu Komiya. English spliced it into Noble Victories at 081.
Bisharp, 100 HP, Metal, Stage 1, rare, retreat 2 — Energy Stream is 20 for one Colourless and attaches a Metal Energy from the discard pile to itself; Metal Scissors is 40 for three Colourless and 20 more for each Metal Energy on it, so the two attacks feed each other. 5ban Graphics. English printed it as Noble Victories 082, in the same splice as Pawniard.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Jigglypuff, 70 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Sing costs one Colourless and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep with no coin; Double Slap is 20 per heads on two coins for two Colourless. sui.
Wigglytuff, 90 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Round is 20 for two Colourless and scales with every Pokémon of yours that has Round, which links it to Red Collection's Seismitoad line; Hypnoblast is 60 for three Colourless and Asleep on heads. Shin Nagasawa.
Regigigas-EX, 180 HP, Colourless, Basic, rare, retreat 4 — Giga Power is 60 for three Colourless and can do 20 more at the cost of 20 on itself; Raging Hammer is 50 for four Colourless and 10 more for each damage counter on Regigigas-EX, so the self-damage from Giga Power is an investment. Knocked Out, it gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 055. Shizurow.
Pidove, 60 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Scout costs one Colourless and shows the opponent's hand; Gust is 20 for two Colourless. MAHOU.
Tranquill, 70 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Claw is 30 for one Colourless and does nothing on tails; Wing Attack is 50 for three Colourless. Midori Harada. English printed it in Emerging Powers 081, sixteen days before Japan.
Unfezant, 120 HP, Colourless, Stage 2, uncommon, free retreat — Tailwind costs one Colourless and attaches an Energy from your hand to any of your Pokémon, which is an extra attachment on a Stage 2 with no attack cost; Feather Strike is 40 for three Colourless and either 40 more or an Energy off the Defending Pokémon, depending on the coin. kawayoo. English printed it in Emerging Powers 082, before Japan.
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Regigigas-EX, full-art, 180 HP, Colourless, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 4 — the same card as 045: Giga Power 60 or 80 for 20 on itself, and Raging Hammer 50 plus 10 for every damage counter on it. A Colourless 180 HP EX is the one card in the year that fits any deck's Energy, which is why it printed in English as Next Destinies 99. 5ban Graphics.
3 cards · listed in original order.
Search your deck for a Pokémon with a Retreat Cost of 3 or more, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Heavy Ball, Item, uncommon — search the deck for a Pokémon with a retreat cost of 3 or more and put it into hand. It is the mirror of Level Ball 049: the two together split the whole card pool by weight, and neither finds everything. English printed it as Heavy Ball in Next Destinies 88. Ryo Ueda.
Search your deck for 3 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Cilan, Supporter, uncommon — search the deck for three basic Energy cards and put them into hand. Three Energy for one Supporter is the fastest way the year has of loading a 180 HP EX, and it is the card that makes the three-Energy attacks in these two packs affordable. English printed it as Cilan in Next Destinies 86. Yusuke Ohmura.
Once during each player’s turn, that player may heal 20 damage from 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Pokémon Center, Stadium, uncommon — each player, once on their turn, may heal 20 damage from one of their Benched Pokémon. It heals both sides, which is the drawback; combined with a Bench-heavy deck it is 20 a turn on whichever Pokémon you are rebuilding. English printed it as Pokémon Center in Next Destinies 90. 5ban Graphics.
1 cards · listed in original order.
Double Colorless Energy provides ColorlessColorless Energy.
Double Colorless Energy, Special Energy, uncommon — provides two units of Colourless Energy. On its own it pays for nothing that costs coloured Energy, and that is the point: it is what makes Mewtwo-EX's X Ball and the Colourless attackers in this format work two Energy ahead of schedule. English printed it as Double Colorless Energy in Next Destinies 92. 5ban Graphics. It is the second and last Special Energy of the year, printed in the same pack position as Prism Energy on the other side of the pair.
A Darkness-led set, and the point where an EX gains an Ability. Five cards, 150 yen plus tax, twenty to a box. 001/069 to 069/069 is sixty-nine cards, then 070–073 are the full-art EX cards — Entei-EX, Raikou-EX, Darkrai-EX and Tornadus-EX — and 074–076 are shiny Gardevoir, shiny Archeops and shiny Pokémon Catcher, for 76 in all. Darkrai-EX is the first EX in the BW era to carry an Ability. This is also the first set whose secret cards include a Trainer, and its holo pattern in the text box is a Poké Ball rather than the Pokémon's type symbol. Restored Pokémon continue from the previous pair, with Twist Mountain as their own Stadium, and the Eevee family arrives in BW here — Flareon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Espeon, Umbreon and Eevee.
2011-12-16. 76 cards — 68 Pokémon, 8 Trainers and 0 Energy, 8 of them Pokémon-EX; 34 commons, 22 uncommons, 13 rares, 4 full-art cards, 3 secret shinies; Darkness 11, Lightning 10, Fire 9, Water 8, Colourless 8, Grass 7, Psychic 7, Fighting 4 and Metal 4; 28 artists worked on it and 5ban Graphics drew 11.
Sixty-nine cards, seven past the end, and the first secret Trainer in the block. 001/069–069/069, then four full-art EX (Entei, Raikou, Darkrai, Tornadus) and three shiny cards — Gardevoir, Archeops and Pokémon Catcher, which is the first Trainer to get the secret treatment and prints its holo stamp as a Poké Ball instead of a type symbol. Darkrai-EX is the first EX with an Ability, and that Ability — Dark Cloak, which switches it out of harm's way — is why the deck built around it does not care that an EX gives up two Prizes. Restored Pokémon continue, now with their own Stadium in Twist Mountain, and the Eevee family arrives in BW here: Eevee plus Flareon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Espeon and Umbreon, all six in one set. The type spread is the flattest of the year — no type has more than ten cards — and the set is heavy on Darkness by design.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Bulbasaur, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Tackle is 10 for one Grass; Razor Leaf is 30 for a Grass and two Colourless. The set opens by going back to Kanto, and the whole Bulbasaur line is here. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Ivysaur, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, common, retreat 3 — Sleep Powder is 20 for a Grass and a Colourless and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep; Poison Powder is 50 for two Grass and a Colourless and Poisons. Both conditions, no coin. sui.
Ability Floral Scent
Venusaur, 140 HP, Grass, Stage 2, rare, retreat 4 — the Ability Floral Scent searches the deck for any Pokémon once a turn, which is a free Supporter on a Stage 2; Poison Powder is 70 for two Grass and two Colourless and Poisons. This is the only Venusaur of the BW era. Masakazu Fukuda.
Carnivine, 90 HP, Grass, Basic, uncommon, retreat 2 — Lure Poison costs one Grass, drags a Benched Pokémon forward and Poisons it; Spit Squall costs two Grass and a Colourless and returns the Defending Pokémon and everything on it to the opponent's hand, which is the only card in the year that undoes an evolved Stage 2 outright. Yukiko Baba.
Karrablast, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Beat is 10 for a Colourless; Reckless Charge is 40 for three Colourless and puts 10 on Karrablast. Note this is the Dark Rush Karrablast and it does not have the Mysterious Evolution gimmick of Red Collection's. Kagemaru Himeno.
Shelmet, 60 HP, Grass, Basic, common, retreat 3 — one attack. Body Slam is 20 for two Grass and Paralyzes on heads. The Dark Rush Shelmet, without the Red Collection evolution trick. Shigenori Negishi.
Accelgor, 90 HP, Grass, Stage 1, uncommon, free retreat — Hammer In is 20 for one Grass; Deck and Cover costs two Colourless and Paralyzes and Poisons the Defending Pokémon, then shuffles Accelgor and everything attached back into your deck, so the lock is paid for by giving up the attacker. Kouki Saitou.
9 cards · listed in original order.
Flareon, 90 HP, Fire, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Sand-Attack is 20 for one Colourless and makes the Defending Pokémon flip for its attack next turn; Fire Slash is 60 for a Fire and two Colourless and 30 more if you discard a Fire Energy off Flareon. The first of the five Eevee evolutions printed this year. Suwama Chiaki.
Entei-EX, 180 HP, Fire, Basic, rare, retreat 3 — Fire Fang is 30 for a Fire and a Colourless and Burns; Grand Flame is 90 for two Fire and a Colourless and attaches a Fire Energy from the discard pile to a Benched Pokémon, so the attack pays for the next one. 180 HP, and Knocked Out it gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 070. Shizurow.
Torchic, 60 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Peck is 10 for one Fire; Live Coal is 20 for a Fire and a Colourless. Atsuko Nishida.
Combusken, 80 HP, Fire, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Double Kick is 20 per heads on two coins for a single Colourless; Flamethrower is 70 for two Fire and a Colourless and discards an Energy off Combusken. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Blaziken, 140 HP, Fire, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — Blaze Kick is 40 for a Fire and a Colourless and then either 30 more or a Burn, depending on the coin; Flamethrower is 130 for two Fire and a Colourless and discards an Energy. 130 is the highest printed damage in the year. TOKIYA.
Heatmor, 90 HP, Fire, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — Hot Lick is 10 for a Colourless and 50 more if the Defending Pokémon is Durant, which is a hate card aimed at the deck-out deck from Red Collection; Firebreathing is 50 for a Fire and two Colourless and 20 more on heads. Mitsuhiro Arita. It is the second Heatmor of the year and the only card printed specifically against another card.
Larvesta, 80 HP, Fire, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Ram is 20 for two Colourless; Flare is 40 for two Fire and a Colourless. match.
Ability Scorching Scales
Volcarona, 110 HP, Fire, Stage 1, rare, retreat 3 — the Ability Scorching Scales makes the opponent's Burned Pokémon take 4 damage counters instead of 2 between turns, which doubles every Burn in the deck; Burning Wind is 70 for a Fire and two Colourless and Burns if you discard an Energy off Volcarona. Shin Nagasawa.
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Entei-EX, full-art, 180 HP, Fire, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 3 — the same card as 009: Fire Fang 30 with Burn, Grand Flame 90 which recycles a Fire Energy onto the Bench. The full-art printing shows the same two attacks; Knocked Out it gives up two Prizes. 5ban Graphics.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Slowpoke, 70 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Big Yawn costs one Colourless and puts both Active Pokémon to Sleep; Shot in the Dark is 20 for a Water and a Colourless and does nothing if either of two coins is tails, which is a 25% success rate. MAHOU.
Ability Airhead
Slowbro, 100 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — the Ability Airhead means Slowbro cannot attack at all while you have 2, 4 or 6 Prize cards left, so it only works in the last stretch of a game; Lazy Headbutt is 80 for a Water and a Colourless and puts Slowbro to Sleep. Two drawbacks on one card. Kouki Saitou.
Vaporeon, 110 HP, Water, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Muddy Water is 20 for one Colourless and 20 to one of their Benched Pokémon; Spiral Drain is 60 for a Water and two Colourless and heals 20. Akira Komayama.
Piplup, 60 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Fury Attack is 10 per heads on three coins for a single Water. Kouki Saitou.
Prinplup, 80 HP, Water, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Razor Wing is 20 for one Colourless; Fury Attack is 30 per heads on three coins for a Water and two Colourless. Suwama Chiaki.
Ability Diving Draw
Empoleon, 140 HP, Water, Stage 2, rare, retreat 2 — the Ability Diving Draw discards a card from hand to draw 2, which is the cheapest draw engine in the set and the reason Empoleon decks existed; Attack Command costs one Water and does 10 for every Pokémon in play on both sides, which in a full game is 120 for one Energy. Naoki Saito.
Ducklett, 60 HP, Water, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Water Pulse is 20 for a Water and a Colourless and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep. sui.
Swanna, 90 HP, Water, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Healing Pirouette costs one Water and heals 30 from every one of your Pokémon, which is 180 across a full Bench; Incessant Peck is 60 for two Water and a Colourless and 20 more for each tails, flipping until heads. Mizue.
10 cards · listed in original order.
Jolteon, 90 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, common, free retreat — Electrigun is 20 for one Colourless and 40 more if you discard a Lightning Energy; Pin Missile is 40 per heads on four coins. Free retreat on an Eevee evolution is what the year's Eevee decks are built on. Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Raikou-EX, 170 HP, Lightning, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — Thunder Fang is 30 for a Lightning and a Colourless and Paralyzes on heads; Volt Bolt costs two Lightning and a Colourless, discards every Lightning Energy on Raikou-EX and does 100 to any one of their Pokémon, Bench included. Retreat 1 on a 170 HP EX is the lowest of the year. The full-art printing is at 071. Shizurow.
Plusle, 60 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Tag Draw costs one Colourless, shuffles your hand away and draws 4, or 8 if Minun is on your Bench; Positive Ion is 20 for one Lightning and 10 more on heads. Naoki Saito.
Minun, 60 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Negative Ion costs one Colourless and cuts the Defending Pokémon's attacks by 30 next turn, the largest reduction in the set; Electrishower costs one Lightning and puts 10 on every one of their Pokémon. The pair with Plusle 026 is deliberate. Naoki Saito.
Joltik, 30 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Static Shock is 20 for a single Lightning. 30 HP ties it with Solosis for the lowest in the year, and 20 damage for one Energy is the best rate on any 30 HP card here. Miki Tanaka.
Galvantula, 80 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — Quick Turn is 20 per heads on two coins for one Lightning; Electrisilk is 30 for a Lightning and a Colourless and 40 more if the Defending Pokémon has no Retreat Cost, which in this set means the free-retreat cards and anything with Dark Cloak. Akira Komayama.
Tynamo, 40 HP, Lightning, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Charge Beam is 10 for one Colourless and, on heads, attaches an Energy from the discard pile to itself. Midori Harada.
Eelektrik, 90 HP, Lightning, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Headbutt is 20 for a Colourless; Shock Bolt is 80 for two Lightning and a Colourless and discards every Lightning Energy on Eelektrik. This is the Dark Rush Eelektrik, and unlike Red Collection's it has no Dynamotor. Kagemaru Himeno.
Eelektross, 140 HP, Lightning, Stage 2, rare, retreat 3 — Suction Heal is 40 for a Lightning and two Colourless and heals back the damage it dealt; Slurp Shakedown costs two Lightning and two Colourless, drags a Benched Pokémon forward and hits the new Active for 60. kawayoo.
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Raikou-EX, full-art, 170 HP, Lightning, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 1 — the same card as 025: Thunder Fang 30 with Paralysis on heads, Volt Bolt 100 to anything on their side for two Lightning and a Colourless, at the cost of every Lightning Energy on Raikou-EX. 5ban Graphics.
7 cards · listed in original order.
Ability Solar Revelation
Espeon, 90 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 1 — the Ability Solar Revelation prevents all non-damage effects of the opponent's attacks on any of your Pokémon with Energy attached, which shuts off every Paralysis, Poison and discard attack in the format; Psy Report is 60 for a Psychic and two Colourless and shows their hand. Mizue.
Slowking, 90 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Psy Bolt is 20 for one Psychic and Paralyzes on heads; Hand Press is 50 for a Psychic and two Colourless and 30 more if you hold more cards than the opponent. Shin Nagasawa.
Woobat, 50 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Supersonic costs one Psychic and Confuses on heads; Heart Stamp is 20 for a Psychic and a Colourless. Kagemaru Himeno.
Swoobat, 90 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Psyshot is 30 for one Psychic; Phat Sound costs a Psychic and a Colourless and puts 10 on every one of their Pokémon for each heads on three coins. Shigenori Negishi. English printed this card in Emerging Powers 037 on 31 August — three and a half months before Japan.
Yamask, 60 HP, Psychic, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Astonish is 10 for a Colourless and, on heads, reveals a random card from their hand and shuffles it into their deck. Aya Kusube.
Cofagrigus, 100 HP, Psychic, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Chuck is 40 per heads for two Colourless and scales with the number of Pokémon Tool cards you throw away, which is a deck built on Tools; Lock Up is 40 for two Psychic and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating. kawayoo.
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Ability Psychic Mirage
Gardevoir, 110 HP, Psychic, Stage 2, ultra rare (UR), retreat 2 — the shiny secret, and a reprint of Hail Blizzard 028, not of anything in this set: the Ability Psychic Mirage makes every basic Psychic Energy on your Psychic Pokémon provide two, and Mind Shock is 60 for two Psychic and two Colourless ignoring Weakness and Resistance. Shiny or not, it is the same card, so the Ability is the reason it is here. 5ban Graphics.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Ability Ancient Scream
Aerodactyl, 90 HP, Fighting, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — a Restored Pokémon: it only enters play through Old Amber 066, which digs the bottom seven of the deck. The Ability Ancient Scream adds 10 to every attack your Pokémon does to the Active Pokémon, so it is a Bench buff rather than an attacker; Wing Attack is 40 for three Colourless. Naoyo Kimura.
Drilbur, 70 HP, Fighting, Basic, common, retreat 2 — one attack. Scratch is 30 for two Fighting, which is the highest damage on a 70 HP Basic in the year. Tomokazu Komiya.
Excadrill, 120 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — Tunnel Strike costs one Fighting and does 30 to any one of their Benched Pokémon, ignoring Weakness and Resistance; Dig Uppercut is 50 for two Fighting and returns a card from your discard pile to hand, which is a Supporter effect stapled to an attack. Mitsuhiro Arita.
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Ability Ancient Power
Archeops, 130 HP, Fighting, Stage 1, ultra rare (UR), retreat 2 — the shiny secret, and a reprint of Red Collection 040: the Ability Ancient Power stops both players evolving from hand, and Rock Slide is 60 for two Fighting and a Colourless plus 10 to two of their Benched Pokémon. The card that makes evolution decks unplayable, now in shiny. 5ban Graphics.
11 cards · listed in original order.
Umbreon, 100 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 2 — Shadow Drain is 30 for two Colourless and heals Umbreon for the damage it dealt; Slashing Strike is 80 for a Darkness and two Colourless. TOKIYA.
Sableye, 70 HP, Darkness, Basic, uncommon, retreat 1 — Confuse Ray is 10 for a Colourless and Confuses on heads; Junk Hunt costs one Darkness and returns two Item cards from the discard pile to hand, which is the engine that makes this card a staple: Items are the whole format, and Sableye gets two of them back a turn. kawayoo.
Ability Dark Cloak
Darkrai-EX, 180 HP, Darkness, Basic, rare, retreat 2 — the Ability Dark Cloak gives every Pokémon of yours with Darkness Energy attached no Retreat Cost at all, which turns the whole side of the table into a free-switching board; Night Spear is 90 for two Darkness and a Colourless and 30 to one of their Benched Pokémon. 180 HP, and Knocked Out it gives up two Prizes. The full-art printing is at 072, and this is the card the set is named after in English — Dark Explorers. Shizurow.
Sandile, 70 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 2 — Sand Dive costs one Colourless and, on heads, prevents all damage to it next turn; Corkscrew Punch is 40 for a Darkness and two Colourless. Hajime Kusajima.
Krokorok, 90 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, common, retreat 3 — Mud-Slap is 30 for two Colourless; Corkscrew Punch is 70 for two Darkness and two Colourless. Mitsuhiro Arita.
Krookodile, 150 HP, Darkness, Stage 2, rare, retreat 3 — Dark Clamp is 60 for a Darkness and two Colourless and stops the Defending Pokémon retreating; Bombast is 40 per Prize card you have already taken for two Darkness and two Colourless, so it is a finisher that grows as you win. 5ban Graphics.
Zorua, 50 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Ascension costs one Darkness and evolves Zorua straight out of the deck, which is the same shortcut Karrablast had in July; Scratch is 20 for two Colourless. Masakazu Fukuda.
Zoroark, 100 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, rare, retreat 2 — Brutal Bash is 20 per Darkness Pokémon you have in play for two Colourless, so a Darkness deck gets 100 for two Energy; Dark Rush is 20 per damage counter on Zoroark for two Darkness, which is the attack the set is named after and the reason it pairs with damage-moving cards. 5ban Graphics.
Vullaby, 60 HP, Darkness, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Whirlwind is 10 for one Darkness and makes the opponent switch their Active Pokémon. match.
Mandibuzz, 90 HP, Darkness, Stage 1, common, retreat 1 — Bone Rush costs one Darkness and is 30 per heads, flipping until tails; Dark Pulse is 20 for two Colourless and 10 more for each Darkness Energy attached to any of your Pokémon. Mitsuhiro Arita. English printed this card in Emerging Powers 069 on 31 August, three and a half months before Japan.
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Ability Dark Cloak
Darkrai-EX, full-art, 180 HP, Darkness, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 2 — the same card as 044, including Dark Cloak, which gives every Pokémon of yours with Darkness Energy no Retreat Cost, and Night Spear 90 plus 30 to the Bench. The full-art printing is the most-played card of the 2012 English season, printed as Dark Explorers 107. 5ban Graphics.
4 cards · listed in original order.
Escavalier, 90 HP, Metal, Stage 1, uncommon, retreat 3 — Joust is 30 for one Metal and discards a Pokémon Tool off the Defending Pokémon before damage, which is the same answer to Eviolite that Heatmor carries; Cavalry Lance is 70 for two Metal and a Colourless and removes Escavalier's Weakness for a turn. Masakazu Fukuda.
Klink, 60 HP, Metal, Basic, common, retreat 3 — one attack. Smash Turn is 20 for two Colourless and switches Klink to the Bench. Midori Harada.
Klang, 80 HP, Metal, Stage 1, common, retreat 3 — Charge Beam is 20 for two Colourless and, on heads, attaches an Energy from the discard pile to itself; Vice Grip is 50 for a Metal and two Colourless. Shin Nagasawa.
Klinklang, 140 HP, Metal, Stage 2, rare, retreat 4 — Metal Blast costs one Colourless and does 20 plus 20 for every Metal Energy attached to Klinklang, so it scales without needing coloured Energy; Lock Gear is 60 for two Metal and two Colourless and draws up to six cards in hand. Hajime Kusajima.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Chansey, 100 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 3 — Sing costs one Colourless and puts the Defending Pokémon to Sleep with no coin; Double-Edge is 60 for three Colourless and puts 30 on Chansey. 100 HP on a Basic is the highest in the year. Kagemaru Himeno.
Ability Softboiled
Blissey, 130 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, rare, retreat 3 — the Ability Softboiled heals 30 off your Active Pokémon once a turn on heads; Double-Edge is 90 for three Colourless and puts 60 on Blissey, so the healing is the only thing that makes the attack repeatable. Kouki Saitou.
Eevee, 60 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 1 — one attack. Surprise Attack is 20 for a single Colourless and does nothing on tails. MAHOU.
Lillipup, 50 HP, Colourless, Basic, common, retreat 1 — Tackle is 10 for a Colourless; Take Down is 30 for two Colourless and puts 10 on Lillipup. Kyoko Umemoto.
Herdier, 80 HP, Colourless, Stage 1, common, retreat 2 — Roar costs one Colourless and makes the opponent switch their Active Pokémon; Tackle is 30 for two Colourless. Naoyo Kimura.
Stoutland, 130 HP, Colourless, Stage 2, uncommon, retreat 3 — Special Fang is 40 for three Colourless and 40 more if Stoutland has any Special Energy attached, which pairs it directly with Double Colourless 052; Ferocious Bellow is 60 for four Colourless and cuts the Defending Pokémon's attacks by 30 next turn. Atsuko Nishida.
Tornadus-EX, 170 HP, Colourless, Basic, rare, retreat 1 — Blow Through is 30 for two Colourless and 30 more if any Stadium is in play; Power Blast is 100 for three Colourless and discards an Energy off itself on tails. Colourless means it fits any deck, and retreat 1 makes it a pivot. The full-art printing is at 073. Shizurow.
English scan
Tornadus-EX, full-art, 170 HP, Colourless, Basic, super rare (SR), retreat 1 — the same card as 062: Blow Through 30 or 60 with a Stadium out, Power Blast 100 for three Colourless. Colourless Energy means it goes in any deck, which is why the full-art is worth what it is. 5ban Graphics.
8 cards · listed in original order.
Discard a Special Energy attached to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.
Enhanced Hammer, Item, uncommon — discard a Special Energy attached to one of the opponent's Pokémon. It is the hard answer to Prism Energy, Double Colourless and every Special Energy in the format, and the reason a deck can be built to stop an EX from ever attacking. English printed it as Enhanced Hammer in Dark Explorers 94. Ryo Ueda.
Attach a basic Darkness Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Darkness Pokémon.
Dark Patch, Item, uncommon — attach a basic Darkness Energy from the discard pile to one of your Benched Darkness Pokémon. It is an Energy attachment that does not use the turn's attach, which is why a Darkness deck gets two Energy ahead. English printed it as Dark Patch in Dark Explorers 93. 5ban Graphics.
Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) You can’t use this card during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this turn.
Rare Candy, Item, uncommon — evolve a Basic straight into a Stage 2 from hand, which skips a whole Stage 1 and a turn; it cannot be used on the first turn or on a Basic that came into play that turn. Every Stage 2 in this set is a Rare Candy target. English printed it as Rare Candy in Dark Explorers 100. Ryo Ueda.
Look at the bottom 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal an Aerodactyl you find there and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
Old Amber Aerodactyl, Item, uncommon — look at the bottom seven cards of your deck and put an Aerodactyl found there onto the Bench. The third fossil of the year and the only way Aerodactyl 039 enters play. English printed it as Old Amber Aerodactyl in Dark Explorers 97. Ryo Ueda.
If this card is attached to a Darkness Pokémon, each of the attacks of that Pokémon does 20 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Dark Claw, Pokémon Tool, uncommon — while it is attached to a Darkness Pokémon, every attack of that Pokémon does 20 more damage to the Active Pokémon, before Weakness and Resistance, which is what turns Darkrai-EX's 90 into 110. The Japanese listing for this card carries only the standard Tool line, so the effect shown on the card is the English printing's — Dark Explorers 92. 5ban Graphics.
Flip a coin. If heads, choose 3 random cards from your opponent’s hand. Your opponent reveals those cards and shuffles them into his or her deck.
Hooligans Jim & Cas, Supporter, uncommon — flip a coin; on heads, pick three random cards from the opponent's hand and shuffle them into their deck. It is the meanest hand attack in the year, and it is a Supporter rather than an attack, so it does not cost the turn's damage. English printed it as Hooligans Jim & Cas in Dark Explorers 95. Masakazu Fukuda.
Once during each player’s turn, that player may flip a coin. If heads, the player puts a Restored Pokémon from his or her hand onto his or her Bench.
Twist Mountain, Stadium, uncommon — each player, once a turn, may flip a coin; on heads they put a Restored Pokémon from hand onto the Bench. It is the only way to play Aerodactyl 039 without the Old Amber, and it speeds up both sides. English printed it as Twist Mountain in Dark Explorers 101. Ryo Ueda.
Flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with his or her Active Pokémon.
Pokémon Catcher, Item, ultra rare (UR) — the first Trainer in the BW block to be printed as a secret card, and the last card of the year: flip a coin and, on heads, switch one of the opponent's Benched Pokémon into the Active spot. It is the card that replaced Gust of Wind and the reason every deck plays four; here it is the shiny 076/069. English printed it as Dark Explorers 111. 5ban Graphics.
Also released this year: English edition.
Next Destinies, 103 cards. English's cut of September's two packs, five months late: 91 of the 114 cards arrive here as the same card, and the four shiny secrets of the pair become its 100–103. Two cards are missing — Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX — and English fills the gap with Reshiram-EX and Zekrom-EX, which Japan had not put in a pack. It is also the set that finally brings Pokémon-EX to English, four months after Japan.
Dark Explorers, 111 cards. English's cut of Dark Rush, 74 of its 76 cards as the same card, plus the two that were left over from September: Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX arrive here at last, one full-art set of five months after the other four. Darkrai-EX is the centre of the set, and the three shiny secrets — Gardevoir, Archeops and Pokémon Catcher — come across unchanged.
What 2011 settles is the shape of the rest of the block. From September onward every BW set prints EX cards twice — ordinary and full-art — and every set's secrets sit past the printed total: 23 cards past the end in one year, against 9 in the whole of 2010's three LEGEND sets. The gap to English stops being a year and becomes four to five months: July's set is November's, September's is February's, December's is May's. That is faster than the HGSS era ever managed, and it holds for the rest of the BW block.
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.
bw2 verified_secondarybw3p verified_secondarybw3h verified_secondarybw4 verified_secondaryAll 262 cards of the four Japanese releases are listed, and none of them is reconstructed from a list of names. The counts match the card database that holds the Japanese scans: 72 in July, 57 and 57 in September, 76 in December. Twenty-three of those cards print past the end of their own set — 067/066 to 072/066 in Red Collection, 053/052 to 057/052 in each half of the September pair, 070/069 to 076/069 in Dark Rush — and they are shown as printed rather than normalised.
The Japanese printing is the first-hand source here, which is not true of the two years before this one. Type, HP, retreat cost, illustrator, every attack with its cost and its Japanese text, and the Japanese rules text of every Trainer are read from a Japanese listing of the card. Nothing is translated back out of English. English supplies two things only: the official English card name, and the verdict on whether the English printing is the same card. All 22 Trainers and 2 Special Energy cards were read off the card face for their Japanese names, because the listings give the English name and nothing else — and one of them turned out to be named differently in each language.
The secret cards had to be filled in from inside the block, and every one of them is marked. The 15 full-art cards give only a name and a HP in the Japanese listing, so their attacks are taken from the ordinary printing of the same card in the same pack — Shaymin-EX 005, Kyogre-EX 015 and Mewtwo-EX 028 for Psycho Drive, and so on — which is what a full-art reprint is. The 8 shiny cards have no ordinary twin inside their pack at all, so their attacks come from the English Secret Rare printing of the same card, in Next Destinies or Dark Explorers; each of those cards says where. No attack on this page is invented, and where nothing exists the field stays empty.
Every one of the 262 cards has an English printing, and it is not always in the English set you would expect. Red Collection's 72 cards all land in Noble Victories, in the same calendar year. But September's 114 cards are split four ways: 91 in Next Destinies, 14 in Noble Victories, 5 in Emerging Powers — a fortnight before Japan printed them — and 4 in Dark Explorers. Dark Rush's 76 split 74 to Dark Explorers and 2 to Emerging Powers. The method is the same strict one used for the December 2010 packs: name, HP, number of attacks, each attack's damage reduced to its digits, and at least one attack name that matches after normalising case and punctuation. Without the last condition, cards whose damage lines coincide get paired with the wrong card.
One card changes its name between the editions, and the card face settles it. Psycho Drive 050 prints 学習装置 — the Japanese name of the item the English game calls the Exp. Share, and which the card database lists under the old English name EXP.ALL. English printed it as Exp. Share, Next Destinies 87/99, and it is the only card in the year whose English name is not a translation of the Japanese one. Everything else keeps its name, including the EX suffix, which prints as Mewtwo EX on the English card.
The rarity letters are kept as they print, and that has a visible consequence. Japanese BW cards carry a letter — C, U, R, SR, UR — and there is no RR tier at all; an R card is holofoil on the card face, but the letter is all the card says. This archive does not translate that R into its own Holo Rare category, so the four 2011 sets add nothing to the holo figure in the header, which is why that figure is not shown on this page at all rather than shown as a zero. The English side of the header is unaffected: the English database records holofoil directly.
About the scans. All 262 card faces are full-size scans, each one shown here scaled down from that original — the smallest of them is a full 300 pixels across. Twenty-three of them are shiny or full-art cards, which scan slightly darker than the ordinary print; the artwork is unaffected.
What is not on this page. The BW-P promo series, the league and Battle Road cards, the 2011 film's tie-in cards and the theme decks sold beside the packs are all real 2011 cards and none of them is listed, because none of them has a per-card release date and distribution condition that could be verified. The four numbered packs are complete — 262 cards, 23 of them secret — and that is the whole claim this page makes.
Four releases, 262 cards, 20 Pokémon-EX — and the year the game decided that a knocked-out Pokémon could cost twice as much as it used to. 2011 is the year the BW era stops being a new frame and starts being a new game. July finishes Unova and brings fossils back; September puts three Pokémon-EX in every pack — two at 170 HP and one at 180 — and makes losing one cost two Prizes; December gives an EX an Ability and lets a Trainer be a secret card. What does not change is the packet: five cards, 150 yen, four times over, exactly as it was in December 2010 — and that is the shape the game keeps for the next five years.