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Nintendo Black Star Promos

POP · Released October 1, 2003 · 40 official cards · 40 total

Nintendo Black Star Promos is a Pokémon TCG set in the POP series, released October 1, 2003. The checklist runs 40 numbered cards. A complete set is 40 cards. Counting every booster-pack printing — including reverse holos and pack foil patterns — a master set is 31 variants. Adding every non-pack printing makes a grand master set of 74.

Complete set

40cards

Master set

31variants

Grand master set

74variants

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31 pockets · 4 pages

Set type
Binder type
1. Kyogre ex, 1, Normal

1 · 1

Normal

2. Groudon ex, 2, Normal

2 · 2

Normal

3. Treecko, 3, Reverse Holo

3 · 3

Reverse Holo

4. Torchic, 8, Reverse Holo

4 · 8

Reverse Holo

5. Mudkip, 10, Reverse Holo

5 · 10

Reverse Holo

6. Pikachu, 12, Holo

6 · 12

Holo

7. Meowth, 13, Holo

7 · 13

Holo

8. Latias, 14, Normal

8 · 14

Normal

9. Latios, 15, Normal

9 · 15

Normal

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Card checklist

40 cards

each card lists its printings · + marks grand-master-only versions

Kyogre ex 1/40

1/40Illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama

Kyogre ex

Common

Normal · +Holo Cosmos · +No E Reader

Groudon ex 2/40

2/40Illustrated by Kazuo Yazawa

Groudon ex

Common

Normal · +Holo Cosmos · +No E Reader

Grovyle 4/40

4/40Illustrated by Midori Harada

Grovyle

Common

+Winner · +Jumbo Winner

Tropical Wind 26/40

26/40Illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki

Tropical Wind

Common

+Worlds 2004 · +Finalist Worlds 2004 · +Quarter Finalist Worlds 2004 · +Semi Finalist Worlds 2004 · +Staff Worlds 2004 · +Top Sixteen Worlds 2004 · +Top Thirty Two Worlds 2004

Tropical Tidal Wave 27/40

27/40

Tropical Tidal Wave

Common

+Worlds 2005 · +Finalist Worlds 2005 · +Quarter Finalist Worlds 2005 · +Semi Finalist Worlds 2005 · +Staff Worlds 2005 · +Top Sixteen Worlds 2005 · +Top Thirty Two Worlds 2005

Championship Arena 28/40

28/40Ryo Ueda

Championship Arena

Common

Normal

Celebi 29/40

29/40Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima

Celebi

Common

Holo

Moltres ex 31/40

31/40Illustrated by Ken Ikuji

Moltres ex

Common

Holo

Zapdos ex 33/40

33/40Illustrated by K. Hoshiba

Zapdos ex

Common

Holo

Typhlosion 34/40

34/40Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima

Typhlosion

Common

Holo

Tropical Tidal Wave 36/40

36/40

Tropical Tidal Wave

Common

+Worlds 2010 · +Finalist Worlds 2010 · +Quarter Finalist Worlds 2010 · +Semi Finalist Worlds 2010 · +Staff Worlds 2010 · +Top Sixteen Worlds 2010 · +Top Thirty Two Worlds 2010

Mew 40/40

40/40Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda

Mew

Common

Holo

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in Nintendo Black Star Promos?

Nintendo Black Star Promos has 40 cards in its numbered checklist.

How many cards are in a Nintendo Black Star Promos master set?

A Nintendo Black Star Promos master set is 31 variants — every printing pullable from the set's booster packs, including reverse holos and alternate pack foils. A complete set (one of each card) is 40 cards, and a grand master set — every pack and non-pack printing across all editions, plus attached promos — is 74 variants.