XY (TCG)/Information

XY is the name given to the first expansion of the XY Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Collection X and Collection Y are the names given to the two subsets that make up the first expansion block in the Pokémon Card Game XY era and is based on Pokémon X and Y. Both releases are the first main expansions to feature the Fairy type and the incorporation of Mega Pokémon. The English booster packs continue to contain 10 cards and 1 code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online; the Japanese packs for this era remain at 5 cards per pack at a cost of ¥158 per pack. Collection X features, while Collection Y features. Each of the two Collections features 60 cards, in addition to TCG secret cards. Between the two subsets, there are 11 cards featured. The Japanese expansion was released on December 13, 2013, while the English release was released February 5, 2014, including over 146 cards.

The English XY expansion contains 6 TCG Pokémon-EX, including Collection X's Venusaur-EX and Xerneas-EX, and Collection Y's Blastoise-EX and Yveltal-EX. The set also debuts 2 Mega Evolution cards, introducing Mega versions of Venusaur-EX and Blastoise-EX. Mega Pokémon can only be evolved from Pokémon-EX, and Mega Evolution ends the player's turn.

The prerelease card for this set is Aegislash.

