Revival of Lugia ルギア復活 Merch Line

Hey all! Wanted to share some info I’ve found on a really cool product line “The revival of Lugia” illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. I’ve also scanned the binder in high resolution! If you are wondering why Lugia is pictured with all the Eeveelutions, it turns out this line of goods was a cross promotion for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness! Please enjoy the scans and find all the original sources below.

Higher res scan of the Revival of Lugia card binder can be found here.

Full line of products

Initial Release Date: October 8th, 2005

Title (EN) Title (JA) Price
B6 Notebook - Revival of Lugia B6ノート「ルギア復活」 ¥189
B5 Notebook - Revival of Lugia B5ノート「ルギア復活」 ¥231
Clear File - Revival of Lugia クリアファイル「ルギア復活」 ¥189
Raglan T-shirt, Medium - Revival of Lugia ラグランTシャツM「ルギア復活」 ¥3,150
Card Binder Small, Revival of Lugia コレクションファイルS「ルギア復活」 ¥525
Card Binder, Revival of Lugia コレクションファイル「ルギア復活」 ¥1522
Clear File - Revival of Lugia (2012 Reprint Edition) A4クリアファイル ルギア復活 2012復刻版 ¥210

Official Announcement (source)

Pokémon Center Original New Series: “The revival of Lugia“

“The revival of Luga” is a new series that highlights Lugia, the star of the Nintendo GameCube game “Pokémon XD: Wind of Darkness, Dark Lugia.” We’ll be releasing Pokémon card merchandise, T-shirts, and more. The raglan T-shirts are exclusive to Pokémon Center Online and Pokémon Center Mobile! Stationery will also be released at the end of October. This is a must-have item for Lugia fans.
*Available from 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 8th!

This illustration is by Mitsuhiro Arita. It’s a vibrant design that vividly depicts the dynamic return of Lugia, along with Flareon, Vaporeon, and Jolteon. The Pokémon are drawn with a delicate touch. The title, “The revival of Lugia,” adds a cool touch to the artwork, making it a must-have for display. The “order page” will be available from 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 8th.

ポケモンセンターオリジナル新シリーズ「ルギア復活」
ニンテンドーゲームキューブ対応「ポケモンXD 闇の旋風(かぜ)ダーク・ルギア」で注目のルギアにスポットをあてた新シリーズ「ルギア復活」。ポケモンカード関連グッズ、Tシャツなどを発売します。 ラグランTシャツは、ポケモンセンターオンライン、ポケモンセンターモバイルでしか販売しない限定グッズ!10月末には、ステーショナリー類も発売予定。ルギアファンには必携のアイテムです。

*10月8日(土)10:00より発売!
有田満弘さん描きおこしのイラスト。ダイナミックに復活したルギアとブースター、シャワーズ、サンダースたちを鮮やかに描いた躍動感あるデザインです。 繊細なタッチでポケモンたちが描かれています。「The revival of Lugia」のタイトルがかっこよさを際立て、飾ってみたくなるようなアートです。

Additional Announcement (source)

A collection file with a cool illustration of “Lugia Resurrection” appears!
Make a difference to your rivals with the latest goods!

Collection File Revival of Lugia
Release: October 8 (Saturday)
Price: 1,522 (tax included)

ルギア復活”イラストがカッコイイ コレクションファイルが登場!
最新グッズでライバルに差をつけよう!

コレクションファイル ルギア復活
発売:10月8日(土)
価格:1,522(税込)

Pokémon Center Online

You can find the card binder going to this page and clicking カードゲーム in the menu


Card Binder

The card binder (small) can be found listed under the カードゲーム関連グッズ

Pokémon Center Online additional products (source)


Title (EN) Title (JA) Price
B6 Notebook Revival of Lugia B6ノート「ルギア復活」 ¥189
B5 Notebook Revival of Lugia B5ノート「ルギア復活」 ¥231
Clear File Revival of Lugia クリアファイル「ルギア復活」 ¥189
Raglan T-shirt Revival of Lugia, Medium ラグランTシャツM「ルギア復活」 ¥3,150

2012 Clear File Reprint (source)

To celebrate the 1st anniversary of Pokémon Center Tohoku, fans voted on their favorite artworks to be reprinted on Clear Files.

人気3位 A4クリアファイル ルギア復活

Revival of Lugia was the third most popular and was reprinted on Dec. 15,2012.

12月15日(土)発売 各210円】
A4クリアファイル 黒と白の攻防 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル ルギア復活 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル おねむりピカチュウ ブラック 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル 伝説の疾走 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル 暗黒のダークライ 2012復刻版

【1月5日(土)発売 各210円】
A4クリアファイル イーブイコレクション 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル 夕暮れの遊園地 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル 新たなる力の予感 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル 藍色 2012復刻版
A4クリアファイル ビクティニ 2012復刻版

That’s all I got on Revival of Lugia! Special thanks to primalLugia from Pokéguardian for helping me on the internet archive research!

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thank you for sharing this. I appreciate the history for its own sake. Its a wonderful work of art, with awesome pokemon, and I think I know just what to do with it!

I actually really like that one with the legendary beasts and the tower in the background. Any idea what that one is and if we have it in a nice scan too?

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Sorry I don’t have much info on 伝説の疾走 Legendary sprint. I do have the clear file so I will likely scan it in the future.

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That’s a fun throwback, I bought the binder from the US Pokemon Center website back in the day and recently found it in a closet :slightly_smiling_face:

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amazing, thank you for sharing. And holy guacamole. I just jostled an ancient memory. I realized that I’m like %90 sure I actually have that darkrai with the starter pokemon art as one of those(whatever you call them) plastic sheets they love to use in japan as a backing surface for writing on. I literally bought it IN Japan in 2007. Likelihood I still have it is slim.

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oo I didn’t know you could find this on the US Pokémon Center. Do you have any pictures of it? Curious what the copyright date is like on the back.

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Here’s the front and back, it has a 2006 copyright date

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you absolute champ! Its in such good condition too! The lugia pattern is pretty cool. I wonder if there is a way to scan it without glare, I’d love to have it. Thanks for sharing! It looks amazing on the real binder.

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very cool! Thanks for sharing!

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Sorry I don’t have a scanner, but these pics came out a little better and I took one of the side too

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oh thank you. I was more speculating on if a scanner would even work due to potential of glare from the high gloss. But this is actually wonderful. I appreciate your efforts greatly! The Spine is such a nice a touch. Good job on the photos.

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I’m a little confused why you are asking for a scan of the binder. I added a high-res scan of the Japanese binder at the very top of the post.

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because of the pattern on the back specifically. and again, I was merely speculating if scanning such a glossy surface would even come out looking okay. So it was very kind of them to try to get a better angle. I was just musing.

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Ah gotcha, the binder I have has the exact same glossy surface and turned out just fine. :+1:

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