Play! Pokémon/Player Rewards Program/POP Packs

POP packs were special Pokémon TCG TCG Booster pack (Booster packs) that only contained two cards, as opposed to the current number of ten (at the time, nine). Introduced in September 2004, the POP sets were released roughly once every six months until September 2009. There were nine POP sets in total: TCG POP Series 1 (Series 1), TCG POP Series 2 (Series 2), TCG POP Series 3 (Series 3), TCG POP Series 4 (Series 4), TCG POP Series 5 (Series 5), TCG POP Series 6 (Series 6), TCG POP Series 7 (Series 7), TCG POP Series 8 (Series 8), and TCG POP Series 9 (Series 9). They were created to bring useful cards that had been TCG Rotation (rotated) out of play back into the game, as well as exclusive cards. With an increasing number of alternate-art Promo cards in Japan, the latest POP sets also served as a vehicle to bring them to the West. The usefulness of these latest POP sets had been a subject of debate within the Pokémon community; collectors praising PUSA for releasing these cards in English, while they faced scrutiny by players, as many cards were the same as those in then current Modified format.

POP packs were typically only be found by participating in Pokémon Organized Play events, but after leagues no longer distribute them, they were occasionally included in Value Packs, etc. sold in stores.