Nintendo Black Star Promo Complete List and Variations

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Hey E4 fam,

Happy New Year! I’m in the process of completing my black star promo binder for the original Nintendo era, so 2003-2007. There are 40 unique numeric cards, but many of them have multiple versions and variations, so I want to make sure my list is complete as I attempt to fill out missing cards. Please let me know if there are any variations I am missing, and I apologize for the inconsistencies in labeling but it should be clear enough.

Card Number - Card Name
1 - Kyogre ex [non-holo]
1 - Kyogre ex [non-holo, no barcode]
1 - Kyogre ex [holo]
2 - Groudon ex [non-holo]
2 - Groudon ex [non-holo, no barcode]
2 - Groudon ex [holo]
3 - Treecko [reverse]
4 - Grovyle [WINNER]
5 - Mudkip [pokeball stamp]
6 - Torchic [pokeball stamp]
7 - Treecko [pokeball stamp]
8 - Torchic [reverse]
9 - Combusken [WINNER]
10 - Mudkip [reverse]
11 - Marshtomp [WINNER]
12 - Pikachu [holo]
12 - Pikachu [anniversary stamp]
13 - Meowth [holo]
14 - Latias [non-holo]
15 - Latios [non-holo]
16 - Treecko [non-holo]
16 - Treecko [holo]
17 - Torchic [non-holo]
17 - Torchic [holo]
18 - Mudkip [non-holo]
18 - Mudkip [holo]
19 - Whismur [non-holo]
19 - Whismur [holo]
20 - Ludicolo [holo]
21 - Jirachi [non-holo]
22 - Beldum [non-holo]
22 - Beldum [WINNER]
23 - Metang [Stadium Challenge]
24 - Chimecho [non-holo]
24 - Chimecho [WINNER]
25 - Flygon [non-holo]
25 - Flygon [WINNER]
26 - Tropical Wind [no stamp]
26 - Tropical Wind [worlds stamp]
26 - Tropical Wind [Staff]
26 - Tropical Wind [Top 16]
26 - Tropical Wind [Top 8]
26 - Tropical Wind [Top 4]
26 - Tropical Wind [Finalist]
27 - Tropical Tidal Wave
27 - Tropical Tidal Wave [Staff]
27 - Tropical Wind [Top 32]
27 - Tropical Wind [Top 16]
27 - Tropical Wind [Top 8]
27 - Tropical Wind [Top 4]
27 - Tropical Wind [Finalist]
28 - Championship Arena
29 - Celebi [holo]
30 - Suicune [holo]
31 - Moltres ex [holo]
32 - Articuno ex [holo]
33 - Zapdos ex [holo]
34 - Typhlosion [holo]
35 - Pikachu δ [holo]
35 - Pikachu δ[non-holo]
36 - Tropical Tidal Wave
36 - Tropical Tidal Wave [Staff]
36 - Tropical Wind [Top 32]
36 - Tropical Wind [Top 16]
36 - Tropical Wind [Top 8]
36 - Tropical Wind [Top 4]
36 - Tropical Wind [Finalist]
37 - Kyogre ex [holo]
38 - Groudon ex [holo]
39 - Rayquaza ex [holo]
40 - Mew [holo]

@funmonkey54 I know you are the promo God, so please enlighten me.

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@youngbambino Looks like you smashed it, bud. Brave to include all of the Tropical Winds. :wink:

The overlooked ones are usually just the Kyogre/Groudon w/o barcode and the non-holo delta Pikachu.

Keep me up to date on how it goes and DM me if you get stuck! You’re looking at a beautiful era of promos right there.

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Crap. Totally forgot about these ones. They never show up… Thank you I will update the list!

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What’s the deal with those groudon and kyogre ex without barcode? Never heard of them before

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Some of the Tropical Wind 26’s on eBay have a “Worlds 04” stamp on them where the 0 is a Poke-ball. Others don’t have the stamp.

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Nice catch! That’s indeed a variant missing in this list.

The one with pokeball and worlds 04 stamp is from the yearly released multi-language set.
I’m curious to know how the other one was released though.

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They are a weird variant that I have only seen posted by @funmonkey54, perhaps he wouldn’t mind posting a photo to this forum because they are more obscure. I believe he told me that they were supposedly a Scandinavian release or something along those lines.

@surfnsnow You are right, there is a distinction there. I will update the list accordingly. Thank you!

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Sorry you had to tell me twice haha thanks for the keen eye.

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I didn’t even check the world’s stamps. I was so hyper focused on the variant scouting. Lol.

I’ve heard Swedish promo. I’ve heard UK promo. The reality is we just don’t know because both have happened before and we haven’t had a sealed in-magazine copy come up yet. I have scans of every other magazine variant in the magazine still.

The sealed aren’t super exciting. Standard cello wrap. Here’s photos of them in and out of the wrapper. Standard backs also. I’ve seen like, one and a half pairs in NM or better condition total in my entire time paying attention to them. And only four or five pairs ever total. This is the first sealed pair I’ve ever seen.

Sorry the photos aren’t museum quality. It’s dark out so hard up for good lighting options.

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Thanks, I need to track down those 2 as well

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I believe Pikachu number 12 has a non-holo, holo and an Anniversery print.

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Totally forgot about the anniversary one, thanks! Can you provide evidence of the non holo version? Having a hard time finding that version after some preliminary searching.

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The Anniversary print and non-Holo are one and the same. As far as I know there are only five different variations of this artwork; 2 in English, 2 in Japanese, 1 in Italian:

Greetz,
Quuador

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Hi there guys,

Maybe a little bit off-topic, but…
I just signed up, but I have been lurking here for a long while :wink:
For me, some stuff about the Black Star Promo’s is still unclear to me.
With stuff, I’m talking about the way some Nintendo Black star promo’s were released.
With that I mean: Were the cards just given out? Where they in a seal? Were they in a set? Was there an insert with the card?
There is a lack of pictures with some of these in their sealed/new form.
These are the cards that have an unclear release to me (Sorry, not all of them are Nintendo Black Star Promo’s):

Nintendo Black Star Promos 4 - Grovyle (Winner)
Nintendo Black Star Promos 9 - Combusken (Winner)
Nintendo Black Star Promos 11 - Marshtomp (Winner)
Nintendo Black Star Promos 14 - Latias
Nintendo Black Star Promos 15 - Latios
Nintendo Black Star Promo - Bagon (EX Dragon 50/97)
GenCon Promo - Bagon (EX Dragon 50/97)
Pre-release Promo - Gyarados (EX Dragon 32/97)
Wizards Black Star Promos 52 - Ho-Oh (Pokémon Center NY)
Wizards Black Star Promos 51 - Rapidash (Pokémon Center NY)
Wizards Black Star Promos 53 - Suicune

I know that Suicune as well as Latios/Latias came with the Pokemon DVD 4 and 5 respectively.
But were they sealed? Was there any insert that came with them?
What I also know is that the Nintendo Power version of Ho-oh and Rapidash came in a sealed pack, as seen here:
ereader.no-intro.org/resources_u/88_1.jpg

But what about their Pokemon Center New York versions? How were these released? And in what form?
I hope you guys can help me :blush:

Greetings,

Sunicune

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Nintendo Black Star Promos 4 - Grovyle (Winner) Cello pack of 8
Nintendo Black Star Promos 9 - Combusken (Winner) Cello pack of 8
Nintendo Black Star Promos 11 - Marshtomp (Winner) Cello pack of 8
Wizards Black Star Promos 52 - Ho-Oh (Pokémon Center NY) Brick of 900-1000
Wizards Black Star Promos 51 - Rapidash (Pokémon Center NY) Brick of 900-1000

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Wait so there were multiple winners in one pack?
And what do you mean by brick? Just a stack of thousands of cards? So no flyer, seal or leaflet attached?
Or any kind of promotion that came with it?

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Yeah those winner ones were packs of 8 of the same card, clear pack with nothing else in it

The ho-oh and rapidash had no leaflet or anything either, the bricks are long white cardboard type boxes that have no top and have plastic holding the cards in

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Are there any pictures of your named cases? :open_mouth:

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Wow! That’s super cool! I never knew about these. So how were these getting in people’s hands?