The Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion was released on April 25th, 2011. Press release pictures from this set have been added to an Imageboard thread.

Black & White

An exciting new Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion has arrived! With the Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion, you can discover a legion of over 70 never-before-seen Pokémon from the newly explored Unova region, including new starter Pokémon Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, as well as powerful new Pokémon like Zoroark, Galvantula, Reuniclus, plus many more! The new Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion comes battle-ready with over 110 cards, including the Legendary Reshiram and Zekrom, both featuring never-before-seen art that covers the entire card! Best of all, only Pokémon from the Unova region appear in the expansion! Enter a bigger Pokémon world with Pokémon TCG: Black & White!


Three Pokémon TCG: Black & White theme decks are at major retail stores across the country. Each theme deck—Green Tornado, Red Frenzy, and Blue Assault—will include a special code to unlock an identical digital deck for play in the recently announced Pokémon TCGO: Trainer Challenge online game! Use any of the three brand-new Pokémon TCG: Black & White theme decks to battle against fourteen virtual TCG players in three exciting Leagues.

The Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion 10-card booster packs are now available in major retail stores nationwide. The four boosters feature brand-new Pokémon on their packaging—Reshiram, Zekrom, Zoroark and, Zebstrika—with each booster pack including one guaranteed parallel foil card!

Features of the new Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion:

• Over 70 never-before-seen Pokémon from the brand-new Unova region
• Reshiram and Zekrom cards feature a unique foil, and for the first time are given a "full art" treatment covering the entire card
• Three new theme decks—Green Tornado, Red Frenzy, and Blue Assault—include a special code to unlock an identical digital deck ready for battle in Pokémon TCGO: Trainer Challenge online game

Ability to Win
Some Pokémon have all-new special skills called Abilities, and cards with these Abilities are extra valuable. Abilities have a wide range of uses, so you can take advantage of them in almost any deck.

For instance, you’ll get a huge advantage with Serperior's Royal Heal Ability, which heals 10 damage from each of your Pokémon between turns. Or use Klinklang's Shift Gear Ability to move Metal Energy from one of your Pokémon to another during your turn. These benefits definitely make Abilities worth seeking out and adding to your next deck!

All in the Numbers
The Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion introduces a new approach to card numbering that helps you find exactly the card you're looking for. Under the new system, the cards are organized by type first—so all the Grass-type Pokémon are grouped together, for example. Then, the cards are arranged in Pokédex order. This means you’ll always find Lillipup, Herdier, and Stoutland next to each other in the numbering order. With your cards sorted and easier to find, building your next winning deck will be even easier!

Trainer Talk Non-Pokémon cards such as Trainer, Supporter, and Stadium cards used to be hard to classify, but the Black & White expansion makes it simpler. Now all of these cards are called Trainer cards, and they’re divided into three types—Supporter cards, Stadium cards, and Item cards (the new name for the old Trainer cards, such as Poké Ball and PlusPower). Since all three groups are part of the Trainer class of cards, it’s much easier for you to talk about these cards with other players!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/black-white

Pokémon TCG Black & White: Sneak-Peek Tins

Are you ready to catch the next generation of Pokémon? Each Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sneak-Peek Tin contains 1 of 3 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN basic Pokémon preview cards from the Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion - the Grass Pokémon Snivy, the Fire Pokémon Tepig, or the Water Pokémon Oshawott - but that's not all!

You also get Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott as a collectible figure! Want more? Each tin also contains a special Black & White preview pack with 5 more NEW Pokémon!

On top of all this, you get 4 MORE Pokémon TCG booster packs from Call of Legends, the HS Series, or the Platinum Series!

Each Pokémon TCG: Sneak-Peek Tin contains:

• 1 of 3 never-before-seen Pokémon - Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawatt - as both a TCG card and a fantastic figure!
• A special preview pack for the Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion - five Pokémon chosen just for this sneak peek!
• 4 more Pokémon TCG 10-card booster packs from previous releases!

Pokémon Trading Card Game: Reshiram Box or Zekrom Box

You Can Choose the Vast White Pokémon as Your Legendary Ally or Summon the Legendary Power of the Deep Black Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG: Reshiram Box or Zekrom Box!

The depth of black, the vastness of white…the skills of YOU! In the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Reshiram Box or Zekrom Box, you’ll find either the amazing Reshiram or the outstanding Zekrom as a spectacular collectible figure that brings legendary force to your training! Plus, you’ll get four booster packs from the Pokémon TCG: Black & White Series expansions and a specially selected foil promo card of Reshiram or Zekrom to add depth to your vast collection!

Each Pokémon TCG: Reshiram Box or Zekrom Box includes:

• The Vast White Pokémon Reshiram or the Deep Black Pokémon Zekrom as a fantastic figure!
• 4 Pokémon TCG: Black & White Series booster packs
• A cool Pokémon TCG Black & White foil card of Reshiram or Zekrom!
• Special code cards that unlock boosters for the Pokémon TCG Online

Pokémon TCG: Reshiram Box/Zekrom Box
Product code: 290-10627
EAN: 0-820650-10627-9
Dimensions: 9 3/32” H x 12 1/8” W x 2 3/4” D, 1.66 lbs.
MSRP: $19.99 USD each. In stores October 2011

Pokémon Trading Card Game: Black & White Trainer Kit

The Pokémon Trading Card Game: Black & White Trainer Kit— Your Step-by-Step Guide to Learning and Playing! Your favorite Pokémon will show you how to battle—one card at a time! The Pokémon TCG: Black & White Trainer Kit gets you playing from the very first card you draw. And with powerful Pokémon like Excadrill and Zoroark at your side, you’ll be a Pokémon Trainer in no time!

The Pokémon TCG: Black & White Trainer Kit contains everything you need to learn, train, and win! Play each deck against the other, then combine them to build one powerful deck. Then test your deck at a Pokémon League near you or online in the Pokémon TCG Online: Trainer Challenge for free!

Each step-by-step Trainer Kit includes:

• Two 30-card decks, each with a specially selected holographic foil card
• Two guided game booklets to teach you how to play card by card, battle by battle!
• 2-player playmat with great game tips and rules on the reverse side!
• Damage counters and Special Condition markers
• Game coin with cool Pokémon design
• Illustrated deck box to keep your new cards in
• One special code card for the Pokémon TCG Online!
• BONUS booster pack with even more cards!

Pokémon TCG: Black& White Trainer Kit
Product code: 290-10655
UPC: 0-820650-106552
Dimensions: 7" H x 7 1/2" W x 1 ¹⁄₃" D, .54 lbs.
MSRP: $12.99 USD each. In stores August 3rd, 2011

Pokémon TCG Black & White Character Boxes

Press Release

It's the More the Merrier in the Pokemon TCG: B&W Starter Figure Box! Make the most of the great grass snake Pokemon Snivy in this box! Inside, you'll find a special foil promo card, an amazing 3D oversized card, and an awesome figure! But that's not all! Also included are 3 Black & White - Emerging Powers booster packs, and a special supplemental code card that will unlock all of this and more in the Pokemon TCG Online!

Each box contains:

• 1 x BW Character Starter Figure
• 1 Character Promo Card
• 1 3D Oversized Character Card
• 3 BW Series Boosters
• 1 TCGO Unlock Code Card

Pokémon TCG Black & White: Victini Box

Victini Makes Every Victory Sweeter with the Pokémon TCG: Victini Box! Every battle has a victor... Will it be you? With Victini by your side, it could be! In the Pokémon TCG: Victini Box, you’ll find the Victory Pokémon Victini as a spectacular collectible figure to watch over all of your games! Plus, you get five booster packs from the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Black & White, and a specially selected foil promo card as a foil card to add to your collection, giving you even more Pokémon to take with you to your next victory!

This Pokémon TCG: Victini Box includes:

• The Victory Pokémon Victini as a fantastic figure!
• 5 Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion booster packs
• A cool Pokémon TCG: Black & White foil card to add to your collection

Pokémon TCG: Victini Box
Product code: 290-10611
Configuration: 1 figure, 5 boosters, 1 foil card
EAN: 0-820650-106118
83 ⁄ 16" H x 11" W x 115 ⁄ 16" D, 1.16 lbs
MSRP: $19.99 USD each

Pokémon TCG: Black & White Theme Decks

Play the Green Tornado theme deck to blow away the opposition while sheltering your own Pokémon with Serperior's Leaf Storm attack! Then, bring Sawsbuck into the action and overwhelm your opponent's Pokémon with its "the greener, the meaner" Nature Power attack! And if your opponent can weather the storm with tough Pokémon, let them ride it out in peaceful slumbers with Musharna's Hypnotic Ray attack! With the Green Tornado theme deck, will you whirl your way to victory?

Unleash a firestorm in the Red Frenzy theme deck with the mighty Mega Fire Pig Pokémon Emboar! Feeling burned out after its tremendous Flare Blitz attack? Well, fan the flames with the Energy Retrieval Trainer card and reignite with Emboar's Heat Crash attack! Then, add fuel to the fire and insult to injury with Stoutland's Giga Impact attack! Let your opponents feel the heat when you play the Red Frenzy theme deck!

Your opponents will soon find themselves in troubled waters with the Blue Assault theme deck, especially when you unleash Galvantula! Its Electroweb attack is sure to leave them in sticky situations, and its Leech Life attack will keep your own Pokémon going strong! Use Basculin's Crunch attack to leave your opponent's Pokémon high and dry while Professor Juniper brings you calm waters. Will you be able to batter the opposition with the Blue Assault theme deck?

Pokémon TCG: Black & White Theme Decks
Green Tornado, Red Frenzy & Blue Assault
Product code: 133-10614
Configuration: 60-card decks
EAN: 0-820650-106149
MSRP: $11.99 USD each
In stores April 6th, 2011

Pokémon TCG Black & White: Collector’s Album Box

You’ve Caught Them…and Now You Have a Place to Keep Them in the Pokémon TCG: Collector’s Album Box! Now you can have a brand-new place to keep your favorite new Pokémon! In the Pokémon TCG: Collector’s Album Box, you get a Black & White mini-collector’s album to store up to 60 of your latest and greatest Pokémon cards! Even better, you get two booster packs from the new Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Black & White, plus a specially selected foil promo card to start filling up your new album right away!

This Pokémon TCG: Collector’s Album Box includes:

• A mini-collector’s album to hold 60 of your favorite Pokémon cards!
• 2 Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion booster packs
• A cool Pokémon TCG: Black & White foil card to add to your collection!

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okay....now this made me see that "tepig's" last evolution...looks like a sumo wrestler. well one that can really fight and breath fire lol

Looking forward to this stuff actually! Especially the tins. I'm a fan of buying tins for some reason. They're just neat to me, plus they're not as boring as the used to be. Too bad they don't come with figures like the starter tins too, which I'm also looking forward to. Some of the art is really nice too.

Also, there's a terrible error on the poster advertising on the theme decks. For the Blue Assault description, it doesn't mention Samurott, but Galvantula, the electric tarantula Pokemon that has NOTHING to do with the starters. That is, unless there is a Galvantula card in the deck, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to mention that and not Samurott.