HeartGold & SoulSilver TCG Series merchandise

The eighth TCG Series, the HeartGold & SoulSilver TCG Series, was the Series that maintained the steady flow of TCG merchandise during the year of 2010, until the release of . Throughout the year, a variety of products, ranging from Collector's Tins to Theme Decks and Blister Packs, were released in order to promote the card game, and ultimately, the video games. Below is a chronological list of all merchandise items released during the HeartGold & SoulSilver TCG Series.
==HeartGold & SoulSilver Theme Decks==
The first promotional product released during this Series were the preconstructed s for the expansion on February 10, 2010. This expansion featured three different decks—, , and —featuring the three final evolutions of the Johto first partner Pokémon. Each 60 card deck featured an additional type: with the , with the , and with the . Each Theme Deck contained a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, a custom coin, one single-player mat, and a deckbox.
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==HeartGold & SoulSilver Blisters==
The expansion brought additional Three Pack Blisters and Two Pack Blisters in order to promote the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Released with the set and Theme Decks on February 10, 2010, four different promotional cards were made available within the three different products. The Three Pack Blisters have two varieties: one with a promotional card, and one with a promotional card. These Blisters also include two HeartGold & SoulSilver booster packs, one pack, and a coin featuring either or , a coin first released in the . The Two Pack Blister featured the evolutionary line, with both a promotional card and a Noctowl promotional card in Cosmos Holofoil prints, one HeartGold & SoulSilver booster pack, and one booster pack.
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* ( 03; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 04; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 05; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 06; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==HeartGold & SoulSilver Poster Pack==
Released shortly after the expansion, on February 24, 2010 was the HeartGold & SoulSilver Poster Pack. Each Poster Pack includes 2 booster packs from the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion and 2 packs, as well as a double sided poster featuring promotional artwork from the expansion and a card list. The Poster Packs came in 2 varieties: one featuring and one featuring , each as a Cosmos Holofoil promotional card
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* ( 01; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 02; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==HeartGold & SoulSilver 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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==Spring 2010 Collector's Tins==
Shortly after the release of the expansion, the Spring 2010 Collector's Tins were released on February 24, 2010, the same day as the . These tins include reprints of the three of the three Johto region's first partner Pokémon final evolutions: , , and . Included in the tins were two booster packs, one from , and one from the Diamond & Pearl Series.
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* ( 07)
* ( 08)
* ( 09)
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==HS Trainer Kit==
In order to teach beginning players how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Trainer Kits with two pre-constructed s are released. The HeartGold & SoulSilver Series brought the released in early May 2010. The HS Trainer Kit features and as Holofoil cards with artwork exclusive to the Trainer Kit. It also contains two booklets to guide players through the game, a coin, an exclusive deck box, and one booster pack. 
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* (English exclusive artwork)
* (English exclusive artwork)
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==Unleashed Theme Decks==
Two s were released with the expansion on May 12, 2010, each featuring three types. The Theme Deck, centered around , featured , and type Pokémon. The theme deck, centered around featured , and type Pokémon. The decks featured the Darkness and Metal Pokémon due to no Pokémon of this type being included in the expansion. Each Theme Deck contained a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, a custom coin, one single-player mat, and a deckbox.
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==Unleashed Blisters==
Released alongside the expansion on May 12, 2010, were a collection of Blister Packs to promote the expansion. Included in the Three Pack Blisters were a Black Star Promotional Latios or Latias. These Blister Packs included 2 Unleashed booster packs, 1 from the expansion, and a coin. Also released was a Two Pack Blister featuring both and . Released within the Two Pack Blister was an Unleashed pack and a pack from .
Promotional cards:
* ( 10; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 11; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 12; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 13; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Unleashed 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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==Undaunted Theme Decks==
Released with the expansion on August 18, 2010 were two s, named and , featuring 's evolutions: and specifically. In addition to the and types, the Daybreak Theme Deck featured Pokémon and the Nightfall Theme Deck featured Pokémon. Each Theme Deck contained a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, a custom coin, one single-player mat, and a deckbox. Additionally, starting with the Undaunted expansion, Theme Decks were packaged with a booster pack from the expansion.
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==Undaunted Blisters==
The release of brought the addition of two new Three Pack Blisters and one new Two Pack Blister. Released August 18, 2010 alongside the expansion, the Three Pack Blisters featured either or as a promotional card, two booster packs, an booster pack, and a coin featuring either , , or , originating from the . Included in the Two Pack Blister were exclusive and Black Star Promotional cards. The two promotional cards originally appeared in the expansion, but are printed in the packs as exclusive Black Star Promos with Cracked Ice Holofoil. The Two Pack Blister included an Undaunted booster pack and a booster pack.
Promotional cards:
* ( 14; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 15; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 16; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 17; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==Undaunted 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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==Player's Collection==
Released during the month of September 2010 was the Player's Collection, a box that repackaged older material in order to make room for newer merchandise. The Player's Collection Boxes contained one from either the Diamond & Pearl Series or the Platinum Series, and 3 booster packs originating from any expansions as far back as the EX Series. Two varieties were released: one featuring an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of the from the expansion, and one featuring an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of the from the expansion.
Promotional card:
* ( 4; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 2; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==Player's Pack==
As a similar product to the , the Player's Pack, also released during September 2010, was a promotional box that repackaged older booster packs in order to move the product and make room for newer merchandise. The Player's Packs came in two varieties, each containing three booster packs from previous Series. Available were an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of the from and an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of the from .
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* ( 10; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 4; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==Fall 2010 Collector's Tins==
One month after the release of the expansion, the Fall 2010 Collector's Tins were released in September 2010. These tins included exclusive Shiny versions of the legendary beasts: , , and . Each tin included the Shiny Black Star Promotional card, as well as an exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil print of the most recent TCG releases of these Pokémon from the expansion in order to show the differences between Shiny Pokémon and regular Pokémon. Each tin included an pack, a pack, a Platinum Series pack, and a Diamond & Pearl Series pack.
Promotional cards:
* ( 19)
* ( 16; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 20)
* ( 4; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 21)
* ( 19; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==Triumphant Theme Decks==
The last release of s for the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series was for the expansion on November 2, 2010. The two Theme Decks, named and , feature the Twin Tusk Pokémon and the Drill Pokémon , respectively. The Verdant Frost Theme Deck features and Pokémon and contains the coin previously released during the Diamond & Pearl Series. Royal Guard features and Pokémon and contains the coin previously released during the Diamond & Pearl Series. Each Theme Deck also contains a rulebook, damage counters, status counters, one single-player mat, and a deckbox. Continuing the trend that started during the expansion, each deck also contained 1 booster pack from the main expansion.
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==Triumphant Three Pack Blisters==
The release of brought the addition of two new Three Pack Blisters. Released November 2, 2010 alongside the expansion, the Three Pack Blisters featured either or as a promotional card, two booster packs, a booster pack, and a coin featuring either or first released in the . 
Promotional cards:
* ( 22; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 23; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Triumphant 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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==HeartGold & SoulSilver Series Collection==
The HeartGold & SoulSilver Series Collection is a promotional box released on the same day as the expansion designed to tie up the end of the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Contained within the Collection are five booster packs, one from each of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansions with a second Triumphant pack, an exclusive figure of the Volcano Pokémon , and exclusive Cracked Ice Holofoil prints of the , , and from the expansion.
Promotional cards:
* ( 20; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 26; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
* ( 32; Cracked Ice Holofoil)
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==2010 World Championships Decks==
Released in November 2010, shortly after the 2010 World Championships, were the 2010 World Championships Decks. These four decks (, , , ) were the decks used by the Masters Division Champion, Seniors Division Finalist, Juniors Division Champion, and the Masters Division Finalist, respectively. Each Deck comes with a Worlds 2010 themed Deckbox, a booklet about the championships, and a non tournament legal print of the sixty card deck.
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==World Collection==
The World Collection is a promotional box based on the Japanese promotional collection released in conjunction with the Japanese release of the expansion. The English box was released during the month of November 2010 after the release of the . Each World Collection contained one of the four World Championship Decks as well as a special collection of promotional cards in nine different languages-English, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Polish, and Portuguese—the nine languages that the card game was printed in at the time. Each print features artwork reminiscent of each of the languages the card is printed in.
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* (; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==Clash of Legends==
The Clash of Legends boxes were released in the month of November 2010. The box came in two varieties: one featuring and , and another featuring and , as both a Jumbo promotional card and individual cards. Each box contained four booster packs: one from , one from , one from , and one from . 
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* ( 103; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 104; Cosmos Holofoil)
* (; Jumbo)
*Dialga LV.X ( 122; Cosmos Holofoil)
*Palkia LV.X ( 125; Cosmos Holofoil)
* (; Jumbo)
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==HeartGold & SoulSilver Knock Out Collection==
The HeartGold & SoulSilver Knock Out Collection was a repackaging promotional box released sometime near the end of the HeartGold & Soulsilver Series exclusively at pharmacies. These boxes contained a promotional card, as well as three booster packs. The promotional cards were or card previously available in the s. The three booster packs were initially from , , and , but later issues of this product contained different packs ranging from to .
Promotional cards:
* ( 1; Cosmos Holofoil)
* ( 2; Cosmos Holofoil)
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==HeartGold & SoulSilver Variety Blister==
Released in order to move older product, stores began carrying the HeartGold & SoulSilver Variety Blisters by the time of the Black & White Series. These Blister Packs contained 3 random booster packs from as early as the Diamond & Pearl Series as well as a Holofoil Promotional card previously released in the . Due to the versatility of the product, however, the included promotional card become less standardized over time, and the product began to include cards such as exclusive Holofoils instead of the intended Pikachu.
Promotional card:
* ( 3; Cosmos Holofoil)
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