Unleashed
Set Details
POKÉMON LEGENDs FREED… POKÉMON PRIME RELEASED… HS—UNLEASHED!
Raikou… Entei… Suicune… Alone, each of these Legendary Pokémon is a force to be reckoned with, but let loose in pairs, they become amazing LEGEND cards! In the HS—Unleashed expansion, you’ll find Pokémon Prime bursting at the seams, powerful Pokémon like Jirachi and Shaymin raring to join the battle, and Pokémon LEGENDs joining forces for twice the excitement! Are you a powerful enough Trainer to command what’s been Unleashed?
The HS—Unleashed expansion splashed into stores on May 12 2010 with a compact yet memorable 95‑card roster (plus the secret Alph Lithograph FOUR, 96/95). Unlike most releases, this second HeartGold & SoulSilver set has no direct Japanese equivalent; instead, it gathers every card left behind from the HeartGold and SoulSilver collections, adds all‑new cards from the Battle Starter Decks, and rounds things out with picks from the Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck. The result is a Johto‑flavored mix headlined by the Legendary Beasts—Raikou, Entei, and Suicune—whose tempestuous energy inspired the set’s name and the vivid booster‑pack art by illustrator kawayoo.
Prime muscle and LEGEND duos
Unleashed continues the Pokémon Prime trend with six close‑up powerhouses: Crobat, Kingdra, Lanturn, Slowking, Steelix, and Ursaring Prime—each framed by spiked holo borders and gold‑foil names. Even flashier are three two‑card Pokémon LEGEND pairs that fuse Johto’s guardians in dramatic artwork spreads: Entei & Raikou LEGEND, Raikou & Suicune LEGEND, and Suicune & Entei LEGEND. Playing both halves unleashes attacks like “Thunder Fall,” which snipes every Pokémon with Poké‑Powers, or “Torrential Blade,” a bench‑clearing cascade that can swing entire games.
Little gems that make the set roar
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Judge, a brand‑new Supporter, forces both players to shuffle and draw four—instantly becoming a staple hand‑reset in competitive decks.
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Theme decks Chaos Control (Tyranitar line) and Steel Sentinel (Steelix Prime) shipped with exclusive cracked‑ice holos that still look futuristic today.
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Early print runs show a faint, swirling “wave” pattern on water‑type reverse holos—an unintentional ink variation prized by variant hunters.
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Arrange the three LEGEND pairs side by side and their backgrounds meld into a panoramic storm around the Bell Tower, a hidden homage to the beasts’ in‑game lore.
With its English‑first card list, disruptive Judge Supporter, and dramatic LEGEND panoramas, the HS—Unleashed Pokémon set lives up to its title—turning leftover Japanese cuts into a torrent of competitive staples and collector talking points.
Unleashed Set Cards
