Power Keepers
Set Details
Take the Reins of Power!
In EX Power Keepers, you’ll unleash great forces that every Trainer will want to harness for their own! Enter stadiums where only the most elite Trainers have dared to go… Capture rare, powerful Pokémon that will challenge you there… and join the ranks of the Power Keepers! Can you control powers that have never been controlled before?
Arriving on February 14 2007, the EX Power Keepers expansion closed the curtain on the EX Series with a 108‑card salute to Hoenn’s Elite Four and their most trusted partners. In Japan it appeared later as the World Champions Pack, a special release designed so Japanese competitors wouldn’t be left behind at Worlds despite already moving into the Diamond & Pearl era. Booster wrappers feature dusky granite and ember hues that echo Hoenn’s Pokémon League plateau, while two theme decks—Dark Blast (Absol) and Mind Game (Gardevoir)—give newcomers ready‑to‑play snapshots of the region’s toughest trainers.
Unlike earlier Holon‑era sets, Power Keepers forgoes Delta Species in favor of raw, type‑pure power and a tapestry of strategic reprints. Fan‑favorite Trainers such as Steven’s Advice and Battle Frontier return with new artwork, ensuring continued legality without forcing players to hunt older packs. Fresh Pokémon‑ex like Flygon ex and Salamence ex headline the roster, while Walrein ex and Metagross ex gain new attacks that breathe life into long‑dormant archetypes. The set also sprinkles in “keeper” basics—low‑HP staples like Pikachu and Charmander—whose evolutions were monsters in earlier EX releases, streamlining deck construction for late‑era tournaments.
Collectors savor several unique touches. EX Power Keepers is the final expansion with a set logo stamped on every reverse‑holo card, and only its reverse‑holo rare holos receive gleaming gold foil for the name and HP. The secret treasures are a trio of Gold Star Eeveelutions—Flareon ☆, Jolteon ☆, and Vaporeon ☆—numbered 100–102/108; each leaps beyond the art frame in shiny coloration and commands hefty prices in pristine grade. Sealed U.S. boxes hide a glossy Deoxys or Rayquaza box topper, the very last toppers ever included in an English set. And sharp‑eyed fans still debate a tiny Easter egg: the Elite Four crest worked into the background pattern behind Absol ex’s artwork, visible only at certain angles. All told, EX Power Keepers serves as a fitting swan song—equal parts competitive toolbox, nostalgic remix, and collector showcase—before the Pokémon TCG stepped into the brand‑new LV.X generation.
Power Keepers Set Cards
