Platinum TCG Series merchandise

The Platinum Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game began in early 2009 gearing up for the localized releases of . Over the course of this Series, a number of products, such as Collector's Tins and Value Boxes, were available to purchase, containing various promotional cards, booster packs, and other merchandise. Below is a chronological list of all the items released during the Platinum Series of the Trading Card Game.
==Platinum Theme Decks==
With the release of the first Platinum Series expansion, was accompanied by two s: and . The decks feature two prominent legendary Pokémon at the time, and , respectively. The featured cards also receive holofoil versions exclusive to the Theme Decks.
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==Platinum Blisters==
Also released alongside the Platinum expansion on February 11, 2009, were Three Pack Blisters and Two Pack Blisters, with three different promotional cards available to collect in total. The Three Pack Blisters came in two varieties: one with a promotional card, and one with a promotional card. These Blisters also include two Platinum booster packs, one booster pack, and a coin featuring and . The Two Pack Blisters include a promotional card, one Platinum booster pack, and one booster pack. Two Pack Blisters were also packaged with a coin for the first time, with the Platinum releases featuring a coin.
Promotional cards:
* ( 35; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 36; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 1; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Regigigas Colossal Box==
Initially advertised as the Regigigas Premium Box, much like similarly named products in the Diamond & Pearl Series, the Regigigas Colossal Box was released in February 2009. The box features the Colossal Pokémon Regigigas as both a regular-sized and Jumbo promotional card. Also included are three Platinum booster packs, and two Diamond & Pearl Series booster packs.
Promotional cards:
* ( 40; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 40; Jumbo)
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==2009 Spring Collector's Tins==
Released on March 2, 2009, the Spring Collector's Tins for 2009 feature three legendary Pokémon with roles in the recently released Giratina and the Sky Warrior: , , and . Each of the cards are reprints with alternative artwork. Shaymin LV.X and Giratina LV.X received alternate artwork that was at the time, exclusive outside of Japan. The tins come with four booster packs: two from Platinum, and two from the Diamond & Pearl Series. Prerelease material advertised that each of the tins would also come with a figure from the Pokémon Trading Figure Game, but ongoing delays meant these were not included upon the release of the Collector's Tins.
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* ( 37; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 38; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 39; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Collector's Poster Box 2==
A second Collector's Poster Box was released in March 2009, and akin to the first box, is based on two Diamond & Pearl Series expansions: and . The box includes a Cosmos Holofoil promotional card, two Majestic Dawn booster packs, one Legends Awakened booster pack, and a Theme Deck. The box also includes a double-sided poster, which displays a complete checklist and card gallery for Majestic Dawn on one side, and the same for Legends Awakened on the other.
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* ( 5; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Gallade Blister Pack==
Released in March 2009 with no prior announcement in stores such as , the Gallade Blister Pack includes a Cosmos Holofoil promotional card, as well as one booster pack, and one booster pack.
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* ( 2; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Platinum Poster Pack==
In a similar vein to the Collector's Poster Box, the Platinum Poster Pack solely focuses on the Platinum expansion, and was released in March 2009. Included is a promotional card, two Platinum booster packs, two booster packs, and a poster featuring a complete Platinum checklist and card gallery.
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* ( 44; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Platinum Portfolios==
Released with the expansion was the set's 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios. The 9-Pocket Portfolio features artwork of Origin Form and Land Form, while the 4-Pocket Portfolio utilizes artwork of Altered Form and Sky Form. Each binder has 10 pages, allowing for the storage of 180 cards in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket.
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==Double Value Pack==
Another blister pack released quietly during April 2009, the Double Value Pack features two more Cosmos Holofoil reprints of cards previously released in Pokémon Organized Play promotional expansions: and , originating from POP Series 8. The Double Value Pack also includes one booster pack, one Platinum booster pack, one booster pack, one POP Series 7 booster pack, and a coin with Energy symbols.
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* ( 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 4; Cosmos Holofoil)
==Rising Rivals Theme Decks==
The expansion features two s: and . The Theme Decks are the first to include , including a selection of those belonging to Gym Leaders and members of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Drill Point features , while Cutting Edge features , with both cards also receiving exclusive holofoil versions.
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==Rising Rivals Blisters==
Accompanying the Rising Rivals expansion on May 20, 2009, were two varieties of Three Pack Blisters and a Two Pack Blister. The Three Pack Blisters include either a promotional card or promotional card, as well as two Rising Rivals booster packs, one booster pack, and a coin. The coin included varies, with some blisters including a coin, and others a coin with Energy symbols. The Two Pack Blisters include a card with the Cracked Ice Holofoil treatment, the first promotional card to feature it. As such, this treatment gained the colloquial term Rotom holo within the community until the release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, when it was officially labelled. The Two Pack Blisters also include one Rising Rivals booster pack, one booster pack from either POP Series 7, POP Series 8, or , and a coin with Energy symbols.
Promotional cards:
*Carnivine ( 42; Cosmos Holofoil)
*Probopass ( 43; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 5; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==Rising Rivals Portfolios==
Released with the expansion was the set's 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios. The 9-Pocket Portfolio features artwork of and , while the 4-Pocket Portfolio utilizes artwork of and . Each binder has 10 pages, allowing for the storage of 180 cards in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket.
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==Platinum Player's Guide==
Also released on May 20, 2009, was the Platinum Player's Guide. The guide comes packaged with a Black Star promotional card, which originated as a Japanese promotional card that came with the visual guide for Galactic's Conquest, 's Japanese equivalent. The guide itself includes complete card galleries for the Platinum and expansions, summaries for each card, suggestions for combinations, and recommendations on how to integrate them into decks. It also provides a deck list for the specially-created deck, which incorporates the accompanying Toxicroak promotional card.
Promotional cards:
*Toxicroak ( 41; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Supreme Victors Theme Decks==
As with the majority of TCG expansions, the expansion features two s: and . The Theme Decks draw inspiration from the Japanese , released alongside Supreme Victors' Japanese equivalent, Beat of the Frontier. Ignition focuses on Cyrus, including a number of Pokémon , specifically . Overflow focuses on Cynthia, including a number of Pokémon , specifically .
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==Supreme Victors Blisters==
A collection of Blister Packs were released on August 19, 2009 to promote the Supreme Victors expansion, which included two varieties of Three Pack Blisters and a Two Pack Blister. The Three Pack Blisters include one of two Cosmos Holofoil reprints of cards originating from the expansion: or , in addition to two Supreme Victors booster packs, one Stormfront booster pack, and a coin. The Two Pack Blisters include a Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil promotional card, one Supreme Victors booster pack, one POP Series 8 booster pack, and a Shieldon coin. The Two Pack Blisters released alongside Supreme Victors were also the last to include a coin.
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* ( 2; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 4; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 3; Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil)
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==Supreme Victors Poster Pack==
Unlike the Platinum Poster Pack, which was released a number of weeks after the Platinum expansion, the Supreme Victors Poster Pack was released simultaneously with the Supreme Victors expansion on August 19, 2009. The pack includes a promotional card, a poster featuring a complete Supreme Victors checklist and card gallery, as well as four booster packs: two from Supreme Victors, and two from POP Series 9.
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* ( 49; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Supreme Victors Portfolios==
Released with the expansion was the set's 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios. The 9-Pocket Portfolio features artwork of and , while the 4-Pocket Portfolio utilizes artwork of and . Each binder has 10 pages, allowing for the storage of 180 cards in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket.
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==2009 Fall Collector's Tins==
The Fall Collector's Tins for 2009 were released on September 2, 2009, and feature three from the Supreme Victors expansion: , , and . Each of the cards are reprints with alternative artwork, and remain exclusive outside of Japan. The tins also come with three Platinum Series booster packs, and one Diamond & Pearl Series booster pack. Repackaged versions of the tins were exclusively released in Pharmacies from November 2010 and contained Cracked Ice Holofoil versions of different Charizard, Rayquaza, and Garchomp cards. These tins also came with only three booster packs: one from , one from , and one from .
Promotional cards:
*Charizard LV.X ( 45; Cosmos Holofoil)
*Garchomp LV.X ( 46; Cosmos Holofoil)
*Rayquaza LV.X ( 47; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 1; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 5; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
*Rayquaza ( 8; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==Trainer's Challenge Box==
Quietly released towards the end of October 2009, the Trainer's Challenge Box included products from the EX Series--largely defunct as of its release, as the last EX Series expansions were out with the beginning of the 2008-2009 season. Of note are two promotional cards with a Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil treatment: and . The box also contains four EX Series booster packs, and an .
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* ( 12; Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil)
* ( 16; Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil)
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==2009 World Championships Decks==
Released on October 28, 2009, a few months after the culmination of the 2009 World Championships, were the 2009 World Championships Decks. These four decks include Senior Division runner-up David Cohen's , Junior Division champion Tsubasa Nakamura's , Junior Division runner-up Jason Martinez's , and Master Division champion Stephen Silvestro's . Each deck comes with a booklet about the championships, and a non tournament legal print of the sixty card deck. Each card has a 2009 World Championships back, silver border, and signature of the deck owner.
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==Arceus Theme Decks==
The expansion brought with it two Theme Decks: and . Both focus on the Alpha Pokémon, Arceus, in its plate-induced appearances. Flamemaster features and s, while Stormshaper features and s. Both decks take inspiration from the Japanese and , respectively.
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==Arceus Blisters==
Released with the Arceus expansion on November 4, 2009, were three different Blister Packs. The Three Pack Blisters came in two varieties: one with a promotional card, and one with a promotional card. Early product images of the Darkrai version incorrectly featured a Darkrai from Majestic Dawn, as opposed to the print in the actual release. These Blisters also include two Arceus booster packs, one Mysterious Treasures booster pack, and an coin. The Two Pack Blisters include Cosmos Holofoil reprints of and , as well as one Arceus booster pack, and one POP Series 9 booster pack.
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* ( 51; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 52; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 9; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Arceus Portfolios==
Released with the expansion was the set's 9-Pocket and 4-Pocket Portfolios. Both Portfolios features artwork of holding different plates. Each binder has 10 pages, allowing for the storage of 180 cards in the 9-Pocket and 80 cards in the 4-Pocket.
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==Arceus Poster Pack==
Simultaneously released with the Arceus expansion on November 4, 2009, the Arceus Poster Pack includes a double-sided poster featuring a checklist and card gallery of the entire Arceus expansion, and an Arceus promotional card. In addition to these items, the box also includes two Arceus booster packs, and two POP Series 9 booster packs.
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* ( 50; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Arceus Poster Box==
Also released with the Arceus expansion on November 4, 2009, the Arceus Poster Box is very similar in terms of content to the Arceus Poster Pack. The same double-sided poster and Arceus promotional card are included, but the Poster Box also features a Jumbo version of the same card. Five Arceus booster packs are also packaged as part of the box.
Promotional cards:
* ( 50; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 50; Jumbo)
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==Arceus Collector's Tins==
Originally scheduled to be released on December 2, 2009, the first wave of Arceus Collector's Tins were brought forward to coincide with the release of the Arceus expansion on November 4, 2009. The contents of the tins also differed between the North American release and those released internationally. The North American release came packaged with three Arceus booster packs, two booster packs from a selection of older Platinum Series and Diamond & Pearl Series expansions, and one POP Series 9 booster pack, for a total of six. The international release however, only included four booster packs in total: two from the Arceus expansion, and two from a selection of older Platinum Series and Diamond & Pearl Series expansions. Both tins included the same alternate artwork Arceus promotional card.
The second wave of Arceus Collector's Tins were released on December 16, 2009, containing another alternate artwork Arceus promotional card. The contents were, this time, the same for tins released in North America and internationally, each one containing two Arceus booster packs, and two booster packs from a selection of older Platinum Series and Diamond & Pearl Series expansions.
Promotional cards:
* ( 53; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 56; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Value Box==
Another product released quietly in stores such as during November 2009, the Value Boxes made two more promotional cards with the Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil treatment available: and . The boxes contain one POP Series 7 booster pack, and one late Diamond & Pearl Series booster pack; despite the front of the packaging advertising the boxes include a Platinum Series booster pack.
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*Flareon ( 60; Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil)
*Gliscor ( 62; Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil)
==Pokémon Official Magazine: Premiere Issue==
In November 2009, a special "Premiere Issue" of Pokémon Official Magazine was released in North American stores. While ongoing issues of a Pokémon Official Magazine have been released in other countries at varying rates of success, the 2009 Premiere Issue proved to be the only such release in or . The special Premiere Issue included information about the core series video games, particularly the upcoming , but also had a strong focus on the TCG, featuring card lists, coverage of the 2009 World Championships and Championships Decks, card image galleries and strategies and other content. The magazine included a booster pack and a double-sided poster featuring artwork from the Platinum: Arceus expansion.
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==Platinum Series Collection==
As the last Platinum Series item, the Platinum Series Collection released in December 2009 includes booster packs from all four expansions, comprising two Arceus booster packs, one Supreme Victors booster pack, one Rising Rivals booster pack, and one Platinum booster pack. A card, a card, and a card, all of which could be obtained in previously released Platinum Series merchandise, were included. A copy of the North American 'premier issue' of Pokémon Official Magazine-the only issue of the publication released in North America-was also included. The final item included was an Arceus figure, which was also the pre-order bonus in several countries.
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* ( 26; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 27; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 28; Cosmos Holofoil)
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