Team Rocket Returns Set | TRR Pokémon Cards

Team Rocket Returns

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Team Rocket Returns Set Symbol - TRR

Set Details

Series
EX Series
Set Number
7
Expansion Type
Main Series Expansion
Language
English
Release Date
08/11/2004

BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!

The return of Team Rocket is trouble for your opponents. Jessie and James are back and up to old tricks, with some of the most ruthless Pokémon ever at their side. If you can master Team Rocket’s way, their all-new Dark Pokémon and Pokémon-ex can carry you to victory!

The EX Team Rocket Returns Pokémon set blasted into hobby stores on November 8 2004, heralding the comeback of the franchise’s most infamous crime syndicate. Wrapped in jet‑black packaging with crimson “R” accents, this seventh EX‑Series expansion delivers 109 cards loaded with Generation I and II favorites—now sworn to the Rocket banner. Japanese players saw it first under the title Rocket Gang Strikes Back, and the entire release oozes attitude: jagged borders on Rocket’s Pokémon‑ex, a sneering Team Rocket logo in every attack box, and a dark‑tinted holofoil treatment that feels downright rebellious beside brighter contemporaries.

On the competitive front, EX Team Rocket Returns rewired strategy tables worldwide. Rocket’s Pokémon‑ex—like Rocket’s Mewtwo ex and Rocket’s Suicune ex—carry Darkness typing that negates Weakness or ramps damage when paired with Darkness Energy, giving villains a genuine edge. Trainer cards such as “Pow! Hand Extension” and “Rocket’s Admin” disrupt opponents by yanking Prize cards or shuffling hands, while Dark Electrode and Dark Dragonite power the format‑defining “Dragtrode” engine that topped countless 2005 tournaments. Reverse‑holo versions even sport gold‑foil names and rarity symbols, lending a luxe touch to deck staples.

Collectors know the real prize: EX Team Rocket Returns is the birthplace of the coveted Pokémon ☆ (Gold Star) rarity. Shiny Mudkip ☆, Torchic ☆, and Treecko ☆ crash the party at the tail end of the set, each breaking the art frame and flashing a gold star where a black symbol would normally be. This expansion also premiered a set logo stamped in the lower‑right corner of every reverse‑holo card, an eye‑catching detail for binder displays. Look closely at Rocket’s Entei ex and you’ll spot an Easter egg: the jagged “R” energy spikes secretly form the silhouette of Giovanni’s Persian. Between its disruptive gameplay tools, shiny debutants, and devil‑may‑care aesthetics, EX Team Rocket Returns stands as a high‑water mark for both competitive innovation and collector appeal.

Team Rocket Returns Set Cards

Azumarill - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #1 Dark Ampharos - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #2 Dark Crobat - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #3 Dark Electrode - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #4 Dark Houndoom - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #5 Dark Hypno - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #6 Dark Marowak - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #7 Dark Octillery - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #8 Dark Slowking - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #9 Dark Steelix - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #10 Jumpluff - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #11 Kingdra - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #12 Piloswine - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #13 Togetic - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #14 Dark Dragonite - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #15 Dark Muk - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #16 Dark Raticate - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #17 Dark Sandslash - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #18 Dark Tyranitar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #19 Dark Tyranitar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #20 Delibird - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #21 Furret - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #22 Ledian - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #23 Magby - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #24 Misdreavus - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #25 Quagsire - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #26 Qwilfish - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #27 Yanma - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #28 Dark Arbok - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #29 Dark Ariados - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #30 Dark Dragonair - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #31 Dark Dragonair - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #32 Dark Flaaffy - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #33 Dark Golbat - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #34 Dark Golduck - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #35 Dark Gyarados - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #36 Dark Houndoom - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #37 Dark Magcargo - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #38 Dark Magneton - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #39 Dark Pupitar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #40 Dark Pupitar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #41 Dark Weezing - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #42 Heracross - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #43 Magmar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #44 Mantine - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #45 Rocket’s Meowth - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #46 Rocket’s Wobbuffet - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #47 Seadra - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #48 Skiploom - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #49 Togepi - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #50 Cubone - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #51 Dratini - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #52 Dratini - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #53 Drowzee - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #54 Ekans - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #55 Grimer - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #56 Hoppip - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #57 Horsea - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #58 Houndour - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #59 Houndour - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #60 Koffing - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #61 Larvitar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #62 Larvitar - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #63 Ledyba - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #64 Magikarp - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #65 Magnemite - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #66 Mareep - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #67 Marill - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #68 Onix - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #69 Psyduck - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #70 Rattata - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #71 Rattata - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #72 Remoraid - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #73 Sandshrew - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #74 Sentret - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #75 Slowpoke - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #76 Slugma - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #77 Spinarak - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #78 Swinub - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #79 Voltorb - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #80 Wooper - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #81 Zubat - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #82 Copycat - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #83 Pokémon Retriever - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #84 Pow! Hand Extension - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #85 Rocket’s Admin. - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #86 Rocket’s Hideout - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #87 Rocket’s Mission - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #88 Rocket’s Poké Ball - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #89 Rocket’s Tricky Gym - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #90 Surprise! Time Machine - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #91 Swoop! Teleporter - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #92 Venture Bomb - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #93 Dark Metal Energy - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #94 R Energy - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #95 Rocket’s Articuno EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #96 Rocket’s Entei EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #97 Rocket’s Hitmonchan EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #98 Rocket’s Mewtwo EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #99 Rocket’s Moltres EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #100 Rocket’s Scizor EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #101 Rocket’s Scyther EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #102 Rocket’s Sneasel EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #103 Rocket’s Snorlax EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #104 Rocket’s Suicune EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #105 Rocket’s Zapdos EX - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #106 Mudkip Star - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #107 Torchic Star - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #108 Treecko Star - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #109 Charmeleon - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #110 Here Comes Team Rocket! - Team Rocket Returns | TRR #111

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