List of Pokmon Trading Card Game expansions -

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This is a list of English Pokémon cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions. For Japanese sets, see the list of Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions.

Prior to the EX Series, expansions were distributed by Wizards of the Coast. Starting with EX Ruby & Sapphire, expansions were produced by Pokémon USA and distributed by Nintendo of America.[1] In 2006, Nintendo of America transferred distribution responsibilities to Pokémon USA.[2]

Wizards of the Coast sets

Original Series

Neo Series

Legendary Collection Series

Set no.	Symbol	Logo of Expansion	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1			Legendary Collection	Main Series Expansion	110	May 24, 2002	LC

e-Card Series

Post-Wizards of the Coast sets

EX Series

Set no.	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1	EX Ruby & Sapphire	Main Series Expansion	109	July 18, 2003	RS
2	EX Sandstorm	Main Series Expansion	100	September 18, 2003	SS
3	EX Dragon	Main Series Expansion	97 3 Secret cards	November 24, 2003	DR
4	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua	Main Series Expansion	95 2 Secret cards	March 15, 2004	MA
5	EX Hidden Legends	Main Series Expansion	101 1 Secret card	June 14, 2004	HL
6	EX FireRed & LeafGreen	Main Series Expansion	112 4 Secret cards	August 30, 2004	RG
7	EX Team Rocket Returns	Main Series Expansion	109 2 Secret cards	November 8, 2004	TRR
8	EX Deoxys	Main Series Expansion	107 1 Secret card	February 14, 2005	DX
9	EX Emerald	Main Series Expansion	106 1 Secret card	May 9, 2005	EM
10	EX Unseen Forces	Main Series Expansion	115 2 Secret cards 28 Unown cards	August 22, 2005	UF
11	EX Delta Species	Main Series Expansion	113 1 Secret card	October 31, 2005	DS
12	EX Legend Maker	Main Series Expansion	92 1 Secret card	February 13, 2006	LM
13	EX Holon Phantoms	Main Series Expansion	110 1 Secret card	May 3, 2006	HP
14	EX Crystal Guardians	Main Series Expansion	100	August 30, 2006	CG
15	EX Dragon Frontiers	Main Series Expansion	101	November 8, 2006	DF
16	EX Power Keepers	Main Series Expansion	108	February 14, 2007	PK

Diamond & Pearl Series

Platinum Series

HeartGold & SoulSilver Series

Call of Legends Series

Note: While Call of Legends is given a distinct series code, it is listed as being part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series on the official webpage's list of expansions. [3]

Set no.	Symbol	Logo of Expansion	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1			Pokémon TCG: Call of Legends	Main Series Expansion	95 11 Shiny Legendary cards	February 9, 2011	CL

Black & White Series

Set no.	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1	Black & White	Main Series Expansion	114 1 Secret card	April 25, 2011	BLW
2	Black & White—Emerging Powers	Main Series Expansion	98	August 31, 2011	EPO
3	Black & White—Noble Victories	Main Series Expansion	101 1 Secret card	November 16, 2011	NVI
4	Black & White—Next Destinies	Main Series Expansion	99 4 Secret cards	February 8, 2012	NXD
5	Black & White—Dark Explorers	Main Series Expansion	108 3 Secret cards	May 9, 2012	DEX
6	Black & White—Dragons Exalted	Main Series Expansion	124 4 Secret cards	August 15, 2012	DRX
6.5	Dragon Vault	Special Expansion	20 1 Secret card	October 5, 2012	DRV
7	Black & White—Boundaries Crossed	Main Series Expansion	149 4 Secret cards	November 7, 2012	BCR
8	Black & White—Plasma Storm	Main Series Expansion	135 3 Secret cards	February 6, 2013	PLS
9	Black & White—Plasma Freeze	Main Series Expansion	116 6 Secret cards	May 8, 2013	PLF
10	Black & White—Plasma Blast	Main Series Expansion	101 4 Secret cards	August 14, 2013	PLB
11	Black & White—Legendary Treasures	Main Series Expansion	113 2 Secret cards 25 Radiant Collection cards	November 6, 2013	LTR

XY Series

Set no.	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
0	XY—Kalos Starter Set	Special Expansion	39	November 8, 2013	KSS
1	XY	Main Series Expansion	146	February 5, 2014	XY
2	XY—Flashfire	Main Series Expansion	106 3 Secret cards	May 7, 2014	FLF
3	XY—Furious Fists	Main Series Expansion	111 2 Secret cards	August 13, 2014	FFI
4	XY—Phantom Forces	Main Series Expansion	119 3 Secret cards	November 5, 2014	PHF
5	XY—Primal Clash	Main Series Expansion	160 4 Secret cards	February 4, 2015	PRC
5.5	Double Crisis	Special Expansion	34	March 25, 2015	DCR
6	XY—Roaring Skies	Main Series Expansion	108 2 Secret cards	May 6, 2015	ROS
7	XY—Ancient Origins	Main Series Expansion	98 2 Secret cards	August 12, 2015	AOR
8	XY—BREAKthrough	Main Series Expansion	162 2 Secret cards	November 4, 2015	BKT
9	XY—BREAKpoint	Main Series Expansion	122 1 Secret card	February 3, 2016	BKP
9.5	Generations	Special Expansion	83 32 Radiant Collection cards	February 22, 2016	GEN
10	XY—Fates Collide	Main Series Expansion	124 1 Secret card	May 2, 2016	FCO
11	XY—Steam Siege	Main Series Expansion	114 2 Secret cards	August 3, 2016	STS
12	XY—Evolutions	Main Series Expansion	108 5 Secret cards	November 2, 2016	EVO

Sun & Moon Series

Set no.	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1	Sun & Moon	Main Series Expansion	149 14 Secret cards	February 3, 2017	SUM
2	Sun & Moon—Guardians Rising	Main Series Expansion	145 24 Secret cards	May 5, 2017	GRI
3	Sun & Moon—Burning Shadows	Main Series Expansion	147 22 Secret cards	August 4, 2017	BUS
3.5	Shining Legends	Special Expansion	73 5 Secret cards	October 6, 2017	SLG
4	Sun & Moon—Crimson Invasion	Main Series Expansion	111 13 Secret cards	November 3, 2017	CIN
5	Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism	Main Series Expansion	156 17 Secret cards	February 2, 2018	UPR
6	Sun & Moon—Forbidden Light	Main Series Expansion	131 15 Secret cards	May 4, 2018	FLI
7	Sun & Moon—Celestial Storm	Main Series Expansion	168 15 Secret cards	August 3, 2018	CES
7.5	Dragon Majesty	Special Expansion	70 8 Secret cards	September 7, 2018	DRM
8	Sun & Moon—Lost Thunder	Main Series Expansion	214 22 Secret cards	November 2, 2018	LOT
9	Sun & Moon—Team Up	Main Series Expansion	181 15 Secret cards	February 1, 2019	TEU
9.5	Detective Pikachu	Special Expansion	18	March 29, 2019	DET
10	Sun & Moon—Unbroken Bonds	Main Series Expansion	214 20 Secret cards	May 3, 2019	UNB
11	Sun & Moon—Unified Minds	Main Series Expansion	236 22 Secret cards	August 2, 2019	UNM
11.5	Hidden Fates	Special Expansion	68 1 Secret card 94 Shiny Vault cards	August 23, 2019	HIF
12	Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse	Main Series Expansion	236 35 Secret cards	November 1, 2019	CEC

Sword & Shield Series

Set no.	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1	Sword & Shield	Main Series Expansion	202 14 Secret cards	February 7, 2020	SSH
2	Sword & Shield—Rebel Clash	Main Series Expansion	192 17 Secret cards	May 1, 2020	RCL
3	Sword & Shield—Darkness Ablaze	Main Series Expansion	189 12 Secret cards	August 14, 2020	DAA
3.5	Champion's Path	Special Expansion	73 7 Secret cards	September 25, 2020	CPA
4	Sword & Shield—Vivid Voltage	Main Series Expansion	185 18 Secret cards	November 13, 2020	VIV
4.5	Shining Fates	Special Expansion	72 1 Secret card 122 Shiny Vault cards	February 19, 2021	SHF
5	Sword & Shield—Battle Styles	Main Series Expansion	163 20 Secret cards	March 19, 2021	BST
6	Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign	Main Series Expansion	198 35 Secret cards	June 18, 2021	CRE
7	Sword & Shield—Evolving Skies	Main Series Expansion	203 34 Secret cards	August 27, 2021	EVS
7.5	Celebrations	Special Expansion	25 25 Classic Collection cards	October 8, 2021	CEL
8	Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike	Main Series Expansion	264 20 Secret cards	November 12, 2021	FST
9	Sword & Shield—Brilliant Stars	Main Series Expansion	172 14 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards	February 25, 2022	BRS
10	Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance	Main Series Expansion	189 27 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards	May 27, 2022	ASR
10.5	Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO	Special Expansion	78 10 Secret cards	July 1, 2022	PGO
11	Sword & Shield—Lost Origin	Main Series Expansion	196 21 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards	September 9, 2022	LOR
12	Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest	Main Series Expansion	195 20 Secret cards 30 Trainer Gallery cards	November 11, 2022	SIT
12.5	Crown Zenith	Special Expansion	159 1 Secret card 70 Galarian Gallery cards	January 20, 2023	CRZ

Scarlet & Violet Series

Set no.	Name of Expansion	Type of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
1	Scarlet & Violet	Main Series Expansion	198 60 Secret cards	March 31, 2023	SVI
2	Scarlet & Violet—Paldea Evolved	Main Series Expansion	193 86 Secret cards	June 9, 2023	PAL
3	Scarlet & Violet—Obsidian Flames	Main Series Expansion	197 33 Secret cards	August 11, 2023	OBF
3.5	Scarlet & Violet—151	Special Expansion	165 42 Secret cards	September 22, 2023	MEW
4	Scarlet & Violet—Paradox Rift	Main Series Expansion	182 84 Secret cards	November 3, 2023	PAR
4.5	Scarlet & Violet—Paldean Fates	Special Expansion	91 154 Secret cards	January 26, 2024	PAF
5	Scarlet & Violet—Temporal Forces	Main Series Expansion	162 56 Secret cards	March 22, 2024	TEF
6	Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade	Main Series Expansion	167 59 Secret cards	May 24, 2024	TWM
6.5	Scarlet & Violet—Shrouded Fable	Special Expansion	64 ?? Secret cards	August 2, 2024	SFA
7	Scarlet & Violet—Stellar Crown	Main Series Expansion	170+ ?? Secret cards	September 13, 2024	SCR

Other sets

Basic Energy Cards

Symbol	Name of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
	SVE Basic Energies	16	March 31, 2023	SVE

Black Star Promotional Cards

McDonald's Collection

Name of Expansion	No. of cards	Release date	Set abb.
McDonald's Collection 2011	12	June 17, 2011	MCD11
McDonald's Collection 2012	12	June 15, 2012	MCD12
McDonald's Collection 2013	12	October 13, 2013	MCD13
McDonald's Collection 2014	12	May 23, 2014	MCD14
McDonald's Collection 2015	12	October 14, 2015	MCD15
McDonald's Collection 2016	12	August 19, 2016	MCD16
McDonald's Collection 2017	12	July 2017	MCD17
McDonald's Collection 2018	12 40	October 16, 2018 June 13, 2018	MCD18
McDonald's Collection 2019	12 40	October 15, 2019 October 30, 2019	MCD19
McDonald's Collection 2021	25	February 9, 2021	MCD21
McDonald's Collection 2022	15	August 3, 2022	MCD22
McDonald's Collection 2023	15	July 27, 2023	M23