2010 Pokemon Trading Card Game HeartGold SoulSilver Base Set List

2010 Pokemon HeartGold SoulSilver Base Set – History

HeartGold SoulSilver Base Set follows the Pokémon video games of the same title. This set has over 123 cards in it. It includes the new Pokémon Prime cards, which replace Lv.Xs. This set also features 2 Legend Pokémon which are one Pokémon made up of 2 cards. They are Ho-oh and Lugia. It has an Alph Lithograph in it. This set has 3 theme decks.

HeartGold & SoulSilver is the name given to the first main set of the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

It is based on Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, featuring Generation II Pokémon. The English expansion flew off shelves on February 10, 2010.

HeartGold & SoulSilver introduced Pokémon Prime, a type of Pokémon, and Pokémon LEGEND, a classification of cards. Pokémon Prime cards are considerably more powerful than their regular counterparts. Pokémon Prime cards have a Holofoil card border and gold foil name text. Also, they have spikes on the border of the artwork window and lacked the Pokédex entry. The artwork featured a close-up of the Pokémon’s face.

Pokémon LEGEND featured Legendary Pokémon and combine two cards, the top half and the bottom half. The player uses them as a single card when in play and both halves of the card must be on the Bench at the same time.

To compensate for their higher-than-average HP and stronger attacks, there are two drawbacks to playing Pokémon LEGEND. Both halves of the card have the same name, so only two of each half can be in a 60-card deck.

The opponent will take two Prize cards upon their defeat. Unless the pokemon is Ho-Oh LEGEND and Lugia LEGEND from this set as they only feature one Pokémon. Pokémon LEGEND is entirely Holofoil and takes up three-quarters of the overall card.

The top half included the HP and the illustrator’s name in both English and Japanese. The bottom part includes the attack box, game rule box, weakness, resistance, and retreat cost.

HeartGold & SoulSilver introduced an updated card design, which included numerous changes. The card border changed to gold and silver. The evolution circle moved to the extreme top-left with a gold and gray circle. There is a new graphic of the name and HP strip and a new font for the Stage. The strip is slightly longer, plus a new font and smaller Pokédex entry text. Another change is a shorter illustrator strip with a silver and gold border. The weakness and resistance no longer have a background graphic.

The Basic Energy cards display a silhouette of a Pokémon or with a location in the background.

Celebi – Grass

Ho-Oh and the Bell Tower – Fire

Lugia and the Whirl Islands – Water

Ampharos and the Glitter Lighthouse – Lightning

Espeon – Psychic

Sudowoodo – Fighting

Umbreon – Darkness

Steelix and the Goldenrod Radio Tower – Metal