Black & White Pokemon Cards Expansion

Unveiling the World of Pokémon TCG: Black & White

Introduction

In the realm of trading card games, Pokémon TCG: Black & White stands as a pinnacle of strategy and excitement. We delve into the nuances of this captivating game, exploring its mechanics, strategies, and the electrifying world it unveils to players.

Evolution of the Pokémon TCG: Black & White

The evolution of Pokémon TCG is a testament to the game's enduring popularity. From its inception to the latest Black & White edition, each iteration introduces new Pokémon, card types, and gameplay mechanics. This continual evolution keeps the game fresh, ensuring both seasoned players and newcomers remain engaged.

Card Rarity and Collectibility

One of the driving forces behind the Pokémon TCG phenomenon is the rarity and collectibility of cards. Understanding the rarity levels, from Common to Rare Holo, adds a layer of strategy to deck-building. Rarity not only impacts gameplay but also fuels the collector's passion, making each card a coveted treasure.

Rarity Levels in Pokémon TCG: Black & White

Common Cards: The foundation of every deck, providing essential Pokémon for early-game strategies.

Uncommon Cards: Adding depth to your deck, uncommon cards often feature unique abilities that can turn the tide of battle.

Rare Cards: A step above, these cards boast powerful moves and are key components of winning strategies.

Rare Holo Cards: The pinnacle of rarity, featuring holographic artwork, making them highly sought after by collectors.

Deck Building Strategies

Mastering the art of deck-building is crucial for success in Pokémon TCG: Black & White. Crafting a well-balanced deck involves understanding synergy between Pokémon, Trainer cards, and Energy cards. Below, we outline effective strategies for creating a winning deck.

1. Type Synergy

Exploiting type advantages is paramount. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each Pokémon type ensures optimal matchups against opponents.

2. Trainer Card Utilization

Strategic use of Trainer cards can be a game-changer. Whether drawing additional cards, retrieving Pokémon from the discard pile, or disrupting your opponent's strategy, a well-timed Trainer card can turn the tide of battle.

Competitive Play and Tournaments

Competitive play in Pokémon TCG: Black & White reaches its zenith in tournaments. These events gather the best players, showcasing skill, strategy, and adaptability. Participating in tournaments provides a platform to test your deck against diverse strategies, fostering growth as a player.

Pokémon TCG: Black & White transcends the boundaries of a traditional card game, offering a dynamic and ever-evolving experience. From the thrill of opening a rare pack to the strategic depth of competitive play, this edition continues to captivate players worldwide. Embrace the journey, master the strategy, and become a Pokémon TCG champion.

The  Pokémon TCG: Black & White is the start of expansions that feature Generation V Pokemon. This expansion comes with 94 Generation V Pokemon cards and goes over the original start of the Trading Card Game to attempt to provide enjoyment with beautiful card design and game play for the younger generation players. The design of the Black & White expansion updated the card designs and changing things like going back to using the yellow border for the cards. The circle on Pokemon cards that was used to display evolution stage's is on the top left like the start of the Pokemon Trading Card game. The Pokemon hit points have been changed on EX-era cards that adds extra layers on evolution cards which also puts the HP amount and the Pokemon name that returns back to having no graphic in back of it. The weakness, resistances and retreat cost is placed back at the bottom left of the card as well as the Poke-Dex entry at the bottom right of the card. The retreat cost was modified so it only says retreat without the word cost. The shape of the holographic cards has been changed to a more aggressive cosmetic horizontal pattern. The English cards have been modified to match the Japanese versions numbering system. The game mechanics have been changed in Black & White introducing a new mechanic which merges the active and passive effects of Poke-Powers and Poke-Bodies into one mechanic called Pokemon Powers which was used during the older series of base set up till the Neo series of Pokemon cards. The Pokemon Legend and Pokemon Prime are officially retired which makes  Pokémon TCG: Black & White the very first expansion since Skyridge that does not feature the powered versions of Pokemon. Some of the artwork covers the complete card and includes a special holographic effect for super rare cards in the expansion and are inspired by the Pokemon Legend but they still remain the same as their regular rare holographic cards in terms of game play for the Pokemon Trading Card Game.

Some new changes to the rules have affected the game play with the release of  Pokémon TCG: Black & White. Some of the things that changed are the mechanics of how certain cards work. Trainer cards are now named Trainer's cards and have been made a change that Stadium cards and Supporters' both fall under Trainer's cards they have the same color designation and have been made so that they can be played during a players first turn. Supporter cards are renamed to support cards and now they must be discarded right after use instead of at the end of a players turn to avoid the confusion between the Pokemon tool cards. The way that Pokemon which are knocked out has changed slightly so that the player which performed the knockout takes one prize card and then the player that had the knocked out Pokemon replaces it with an active Pokemon from the bench which prevents a player from performing the knock out from the selecting card based on the opponent's new active Pokemon.

Error Card Information:
There is a misprint on Maractus from the mcdonalds happy meal expansion that the height is misprinted as 3'07 instead of 3'03 as it should be. The  Pokémon TCG: Black & White black star promotion cards have an error that the illustrator that is credited for the artwork is HiRON when it should be 5ban Graphics.

Black & White Pokemon card prices

Symbol Map:
Su- Support cards
I-item Card
- Common
- Uncommon
- Rare
- Rare Holographic
- Ex Holographic
- Ultra Rare Holographic
- Ultra Rare

Non-Standard Cards:

Additional Cards
No.	Card name	Type	Promotion
1/114	Snivy		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Snivy Season (May 2011)
1/114	Snivy		Cosmos Holographic exclusive to Starter Figure Boxes
3/114	Servine		Cracked Ice Holo exclusive to Evolved Starter Boxes
5/114	Serperior		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Green Tornado theme deck
5/114	Serperior		Non-Holographic exclusive to Green Tornado theme deck
7/114	Pansage		Energy Reverse Holographic exclusive to Double Album Box
15/114	Tepig		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Tepig Season (June 2011)
15/114	Tepig		Cosmos Holographic exclusive to Starter Figure Boxes
17/114	Pignite		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Evolved Starter Boxes
19/114	Emboar		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Red Frenzy theme deck
19/114	Emboar		Non-Holographic exclusive to Red Frenzy theme deck
21/114	Pansear		Energy Reverse Holographic exclusive to Double Album Box
25/114	Darmanitan		"Black & White" stamp Prerelease promo
25/114	Darmanitan		Staff "Black & White" stamp Prerelease promo
27/114	Oshawott		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Oshawott Season (July 2011)
27/114	Oshawott		Cosmos Holographic exclusive to Starter Figure Boxes
29/114	Dewott		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Evolved Starter Boxes
31/114	Samurott		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Blue Assault theme deck
31/114	Samurott		Non-Holographic exclusive to Blue Assault theme deck
33/114	Panpour		Energy Reverse Holographic exclusive to Double Album Box
42/114	Zebstrika		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Bolt Season (February 2012)
53/114	Whirlipede		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Insect Season (December 2011)
54/114	Scolipede		Cracked Ice Holographic  exclusive to Dragons Exalted Blisters
63/114	Sandile		Cracked Ice Holographic  exclusive to Dark Explorers Blisters
64/114	Krokorok		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Quake Season (March 2012)
64/114	Krokorok		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Dark Explorers Blisters
65/114	Krookodile		Cracked Ice Holographic  exclusive to Dark Explorers Blisters
71/114	Zoroark		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Next Destinies Blisters
74/114	Klink		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Next Destinies Blisters
75/114	Klang		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Next Destinies Blisters
76/114	Klinklang		Cracked Ice Holographic exclusive to Next Destinies Blisters
79/114	Watchog		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Basic Season (November 2011)
81/114	Lillipup		Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Trio Season (September 2011)
105/114	Grass Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Trio Season (September 2011)
106/114	Fire Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Basic Season (November 2011)
107/114	Water Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Freeze Season (June 2012)
108/114	Lightning Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Bolt Season (February 2012)
109/114	Psychic Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Insect Season (December 2011)
110/114	Fighting Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Quake Season (March 2012)
111/114	Darkness Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Legend Season (July 2012)
112/114	Metal Energy	E	Crosshatch Holographic Pokémon League Jet Season (April 2012)

Card lists:

Black & White No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/114 Snivy 2/114 Snivy 3/114 Servine 4/114 Servine 5/114 Serperior 6/114 Serperior 7/114 Pansage 8/114 Simisage 9/114 Petilil 10/114 Lilligant 11/114 Maractus 12/114 Maractus 13/114 Deerling 14/114 Sawsbuck 15/114 Tepig 16/114 Tepig 17/114 Pignite 18/114 Pignite 19/114 Emboar 20/114 Emboar 21/114 Pansear 22/114 Simisear 23/114 Darumaka 24/114 Darumaka 25/114 Darmanitan 26/114 Reshiram 27/114 Oshawott 28/114 Oshawott 29/114 Dewott 30/114 Dewott 31/114 Samurott 32/114 Samurott 33/114 Panpour 34/114 Simipour 35/114 Basculin 36/114 Ducklett 37/114 Swanna 38/114 Alomomola 39/114 Alomomola 40/114 Blitzle 41/114 Blitzle 42/114 Zebstrika 43/114 Zebstrika 44/114 Joltik 45/114 Joltik 46/114 Galvantula 47/114 Zekrom 48/114 Munna 49/114 Musharna 50/114 Woobat 51/114 Swoobat 52/114 Venipede 53/114 Whirlipede 54/114 Scolipede 55/114 Solosis 56/114 Duosion 57/114 Reuniclus 58/114 Timburr 59/114 Timburr 60/114 Gurdurr 61/114 Throh 62/114 Sawk 63/114 Sandile 64/114 Krokorok 65/114 Krookodile 66/114 Purrloin 67/114 Liepard 68/114 Scraggy 69/114 Scrafty 70/114 Zorua 71/114 Zoroark 72/114 Vullaby 73/114 Mandibuzz 74/114 Klink 75/114 Klang 76/114 Klinklang 77/114 Patrat 78/114 Patrat 79/114 Watchog 80/114 Lillipup 81/114 Lillipup 82/114 Herdier 83/114 Stoutland 84/114 Pidove 85/114 Tranquill 86/114 Unfezant 87/114 Audino 88/114 Minccino 89/114 Cinccino 90/114 Bouffalant 91/114 Bouffalant 92/114 Energy Retrieval I 93/114 Energy Search I 94/114 Energy Switch I 95/114 Full Heal I 96/114 PlusPower I 97/114 Poke Ball I 98/114 Pokedex I 99/114 Pokemon Communication I 100/114 Potion I 101/114 Professor Juniper Su 102/114 Revive I 103/114 Super Scoop Up I 104/114 Switch I 105/114 Grass Energy E 106/114 Fire Energy E 107/114 Water Energy E 108/114 Lightning Energy E 109/114 Psychic Energy E 110/114 Fighting Energy E 111/114 Darkness Energy E 112/114 Metal Energy E 113/114 Reshiram 114/114 Zekrom 115/114 Pikachu

Black Collection No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 001/053 Sewaddle 002/053 Swadloon 003/053 Leavanny 004/053 Cottonee 005/053 Whimsicott 006/053 Deerling 007/053 Sawsbuck 008/053 Tepig 009/053 Pignite 010/053 Emboar 011/053 Pansear 012/053 Simisear 013/053 Reshiram 014/053 Basculin 015/053 Ducklett 016/053 Swanna 017/053 Cubchoo 018/053 Beartic 019/053 Blitzle 020/053 Zebstrika 021/053 Emolga 022/053 Munna 023/053 Musharna 024/053 Woobat 025/053 Swoobat 026/053 Gothita 027/053 Gothorita 028/053 Gothitelle 029/053 Roggenrola 030/053 Boldore 031/053 Drilbur 032/053 Excadrill 033/053 Sawk 034/053 Scraggy 035/053 Scrafty 036/053 Vullaby 037/053 Mandibuzz 038/053 Klink 039/053 Klang 040/053 Klinklang 041/053 Pidove 042/053 Tranquill 043/053 Unfezant 044/053 Minccino 045/053 Cinccino 046/053 Bouffalant 047/053 Tornadus 048/053 Energy Retrieval G 049/053 Crushing Hammer G 050/053 Pokémon Communication G 051/053 Max Potion G 052/053 Recycle G 053/053 Professor Juniper Su 054/053 Tornadus 055/053 Reshiram 056/053 Pikachu White Collection No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 001/053 Snivy 002/053 Servine 003/053 Serperior 004/053 Pansage 005/053 Simisage 006/053 Petilil 007/053 Lilligant 008/053 Maractus 009/053 Darumaka 010/053 Darmanitan 011/053 Oshawott 012/053 Dewott 013/053 Samurott 014/053 Panpour 015/053 Simipour 016/053 Alomomola 017/053 Joltik 018/053 Galvantula 019/053 Thundurus 020/053 Zekrom 021/053 Venipede 022/053 Whirlipede 023/053 Scolipede 024/053 Sigilyph 025/053 Solosis 026/053 Duosion 027/053 Reuniclus 028/053 Timburr 029/053 Gurdurr 030/053 Throh 031/053 Sandile 032/053 Krokorok 033/053 Krookodile 034/053 Purrloin 035/053 Liepard 036/053 Zorua 037/053 Zoroark 038/053 Ferroseed 039/053 Ferrothorn 040/053 Patrat 041/053 Watchog 042/053 Lillipup 043/053 Herdier 044/053 Stoutland 045/053 Audino 046/053 Rufflet 047/053 Braviary 048/053 Revive G 049/053 Great Ball G 050/053 Full Heal G 051/053 PlusPower G 052/053 Pokémon Catcher G 053/053 Cheren Su 054/053 Thundurus 055/053 Zekrom 056/053 Pikachu