Platinum (TCG)

New Worlds, New Battles!

The Pokémon TCG: Platinum expansion puts you in the middle of the action when you face challenges no Trainer has ever encountered before! From incredible Pokémon LV.X like Giratina to the mysterious new Lost Zone, from the newly discovered Pokémon Shaymin to the villainous Team Galactic, you'll discover worlds you never knew existed and fight battles you never knew were possible. The Pokémon TCG: Platinum is your first step into the next great Pokémon TCG adventure!

Galactic's Conquest logo

Platinum is the name given to the first main expansion of the Platinum Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as Galactic's Conquest, the first expansion in the Pokémon Card Game DPt Era. It is based on Pokémon Platinum, featuring Generation IV Pokémon, Team Galactic, and Giratina and Shaymin in both of their Formes. The English expansion was released on February 11, 2009, while the Japanese expansion was released on October 10, 2008.

Platinum introduced Pokémon SP, a type of Pokémon. All Pokémon SP are Basic Pokémon, had a yellow and gray card border, a SP symbol on the bottom left and a headshot of their owner on the bottom right corner of the artwork. The first variant of Pokémon SP introduced was the Pokémon , Pokémon that were owned by Team Galactic. It also introduced the Lost Zone, an area where discarded Pokémon could not be brought back into play.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 7/127 Dialga [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Cyrus Season (November 2009) 8/127 Gardevoir [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Non Holo Rebellion Theme Deck exclusive 28/127 Giratina [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Rebellion Theme Deck exclusive 38/127 Shaymin [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Cosmos Holo Flourish Theme Deck exclusive 53/127 Lucario [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] "Prerelease" stamp Prerelease promo 53/127 Lucario [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Staff "Prerelease" stamp Prerelease promo 91/127 Riolu [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Comic-Con International: San Diego 2009 stamped promo 91/127 Riolu [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Staff Comic-Con International: San Diego 2009 stamped promo 104/127 Broken Time-Space St [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Snivy Season (May 2011) 112/127 PlusPower T [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Crosshatch Holo Player Rewards Program 2010-2011 (Tier Two)

Corrected error cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 122/127 Dialga LV.X [[Image:Rarity_.png|]] Misprinted Energy symbols for weakness and resistance

The Galactic's Conquest set is only released in Japanese, in both 1st and unlimited edition. The Platinum set is released in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Cards in the English, German, French, and Italian sets were also available as Reverse Holos. The Spanish version of this set lacked any Reverse Holos.