Emerging Powers

The Pokemon TCG: Emerging Powers set is the seventh main expansion set released by Pokemon and was released in August 2011. This set includes over 90 cards, all of which feature Pokemon from the fifth generation of the Pokemon franchise. This set focuses on some of the new Pokemon introduced in the Pokemon Black and White versions of the video game series, such as Reshiram, Zekrom, and their respective evolutions. Additionally, some of the cards feature the power-up forms of pokemon such as Mamoswine. It also introduces many dual-type Pokemon, such as Reshiram-Charizard, Haxorus-Tyranitar, and Klinklang-Garchomp. This is the first set to include Pokemon-EX and Full Art cards. Other cards included in this set include a variety of Trainer cards and Energy cards. This set also includes secret rare cards, which are copies of popular cards that have alternate artwork. This set is an important part of the Pokemon franchise as it introduces some of the characters and Pokemon that are featured in later generations.