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Ancient Origins set guide

Set code AORReleased Cards in set 98With secrets 101Series XY

Ancient Origins debuts Hoopa-EX and a run of Mega Pokémon-EX, and its secret rares are shiny Primal Kyogre-EX, Primal Groudon-EX and Mega Rayquaza-EX. A Shiny Rayquaza-EX Box followed the set.

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What's in the set

How the set breaks down by rarity.

Main set 98 cardsWith secrets and extras 101 cardsHeadline cards Shiny Primal Kyogre-EX, Primal Groudon-EX and Mega Rayquaza-EXBooster pack 10 cards, one guaranteed reverse holoPokémon-EX 11 holo EX cards in the main setTop rarities 13 full arts, 5 secret raresSpecial products Shiny Rayquaza-EX Box
RarityCardsWhere to find themChecklist
Common 23 Spread through the main set
Uncommon 28 Spread through the main set, including many Trainer cards
Rare 13 The non-holo rares of the main set
Rare Holo 8 The holo rares of the main set
Rare Holo EX 11 The 11 Pokémon-EX of the main set, including the Mega Evolution cards
Rare Ultra 13 Full art cards, 84 to 95, plus 75a
Rare Secret 5 Secret rares, 96 to 100

Chase cards

The cards collectors chase most in this set. Tap a card to tick it.

Chase #1

5ban Graphics' Primal Kyogre EX: a secret rare.

Chase #2

5ban Graphics' M Rayquaza EX: a secret rare.

Chase #3

5ban Graphics' Primal Groudon EX: a secret rare.

Chase #4

5ban Graphics' M Ampharos EX: a full art.

Chase #5

5ban Graphics' M Sceptile EX: a full art.

Chase #6

5ban Graphics' M Tyranitar EX: a full art.

Chase #7

TOKIYA's Gyarados: a holo rare.

Chase #8

Megumi Mizutani's Steven: a full art Trainer.

Chase #9

5ban Graphics' M Sceptile EX: a Mega Pokémon-EX.

Chase #10

5ban Graphics' M Ampharos EX: a Mega Pokémon-EX.

Chase #11

Ryo Ueda's Giratina EX: a full art.

Chase #12

PLANETA's Giratina EX: a Pokémon-EX.

Chase #13

Ryo Ueda's Lugia EX: a full art.

Chase #14

Eske Yoshinob's Lugia EX: a Pokémon-EX.

Chase #15

5ban Graphics' Energy Retrieval: a secret rare Trainer.

Chase #16

Ryo Ueda's Kyurem EX: a full art.

Card images are © The Pokémon Company International, Nintendo, Creatures Inc. and GAME FREAK inc., and are shown here for identification and review of the cards discussed.

Buyer's guide

Pull rates aren't published. What the listings guarantee is what each pack contains, so the number of packs tells you what you'll open. Greyed items are in the line-up but not stocked here.

Not stocked
36packs

Booster Box

36 packs · each pack: Ten cards per pack: at least one rare, three uncommons and the rest commons, with one guaranteed reverse holo (parallel foil) card.
Thirty-six packs
Not stocked at the moment
Not stocked
8packs

Elite Trainer Box

8 packs · each pack: Ten cards per pack: at least one rare, three uncommons and the rest commons, with one guaranteed reverse holo (parallel foil) card.
8 packs, 65 Hoopa sleeves, 45 Energy cards, dice, condition markers and a player's guide in a collector's box
Not stocked at the moment
Not stocked
4packs

Shiny Rayquaza-EX Box

4 packs · each pack: Ten cards per pack: at least one rare, three uncommons and the rest commons, with one guaranteed reverse holo (parallel foil) card.
A foil Shiny Rayquaza-EX promo, an oversize card and four packs
Not stocked at the moment
Not stocked
3packs

Three-Booster Blister

3 packs · each pack: Ten cards per pack: at least one rare, three uncommons and the rest commons, with one guaranteed reverse holo (parallel foil) card.
Three packs
Not stocked at the moment
Not stocked
1packs

Booster Pack

1 packs · each pack: Ten cards per pack: at least one rare, three uncommons and the rest commons, with one guaranteed reverse holo (parallel foil) card.
Ten cards, one guaranteed reverse holo
Not stocked at the moment
Not stocked
0packs

Theme Decks

0 packs · each pack: Ten cards per pack: at least one rare, three uncommons and the rest commons, with one guaranteed reverse holo (parallel foil) card.
Two ready-to-play 60-card decks, each with a foil card
Not stocked at the moment
For parents

Buying for a child?

  • This set is long out of print so sealed product comes from specialist and secondhand sources. Check that anything sold as sealed really is, and that single cards are described by condition.
  • A booster box is 36 packs and the best way to chase the rare cards, though nothing guarantees any particular card.
  • The Elite Trainer Box adds sleeves, 45 Energy cards, dice, condition markers and a player's guide to the packs, all in one collector's box.
  • Theme decks are 60-card ready-to-play decks with a foil card: the way to play, not the way to find rares.
  • Chasing the full arts and secret rares? They come only from packs, and pull rates are unpublished, so buy to enjoy opening packs.
  • Cards are in English and the set is far out of tournament rotation, so these cards are for collecting and casual play.
A few packsBooster Pack
Ten cards with a guaranteed reverse holo
To play straight awayTheme Decks
A 60-card deck, ready to play
A bigger giftElite Trainer Box
Packs plus sleeves, Energy, dice and a storage box
To chase the setBooster Box
Thirty-six packs, for the shiny secret rares and the Mega Pokémon-EX

Full card checklist

All the cards in the set. Tap a row to tick it. Search by name, number or illustrator.

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Owned✓ No. Card RarityIllustrator
1 GOddish CommonMAHOU
2 GGloom UncommonMasakazu Fukuda
3 GVileplume RareMidori Harada
4 GBellossom UncommonMizue
5 GSpinarak CommonNaoyo Kimura
6 GAriados UncommonHajime Kusajima
7 GSceptile EX Rare Holo EXEske Yoshinob
8 GM Sceptile EX Rare Holo EX5ban Graphics
9 GCombee CommonSumiyoshi Kizuki
10 GVespiquen Uncommonkawayoo
11 GVespiquen RareAyaka Yoshida
12 GVirizion Rare Holomatch
13 RFlareon Uncommonsui
14 REntei RareNaoki Saito
15 REntei Rare HoloMitsuhiro Arita
16 RLarvesta CommonSatoshi Shirai
17 RVolcarona Rare HoloKyoko Umemoto
18 RVolcarona RareKagemaru Himeno
19 WMagikarp CommonAkira Komayama
20 WGyarados RareShin Nagasawa
21 WGyarados Rare HoloTOKIYA
22 WVaporeon UncommonkirisAki
23 WRelicanth CommonKagemaru Himeno
24 WRegice RareMiki Tanaka
25 WKyurem EX Rare Holo EXPLANETA
26 LJolteon Rare HoloSanosuke Sakuma
27 LAmpharos EX Rare Holo EXEske Yoshinob
28 LM Ampharos EX Rare Holo EX5ban Graphics
29 LRotom UncommonMizue
30 PUnown CommonAkira Komayama
31 PBaltoy CommonKouki Saitou
32 PBaltoy CommonAyaka Yoshida
33 PClaydol RareSatoshi Shirai
34 PGolett CommonSanosuke Sakuma
35 PGolurk Rarekawayoo
36 PHoopa EX Rare Holo EXRyota Murayama
37 FMachamp EX Rare Holo EXEske Yoshinob
38 FWooper CommonSumiyoshi Kizuki
39 FQuagsire CommonNaoyo Kimura
40 FRegirock RareShin Nagasawa
41 FGolurk CommonSuwama Chiaki
42 DTyranitar EX Rare Holo EXEske Yoshinob
43 DM Tyranitar EX Rare Holo EX5ban Graphics
44 DSableye UncommonHitoshi Ariga
45 DInkay CommonTomokazu Komiya
46 DMalamar CommonMasakazu Fukuda
47 MBeldum CommonYuka Morii
48 MMetang UncommonShigenori Negishi
49 MMetagross RarekirisAki
50 MMetagross RareHitoshi Ariga
51 MRegisteel RareKouki Saitou
52 IRalts CommonAya Kusube
53 IKirlia Uncommonmatch
54 IGardevoir Rare HoloTOKIYA
55 ICottonee CommonKanako Eo
56 IWhimsicott UncommonAtsuko Nishida
57 NGiratina EX Rare Holo EXPLANETA
58 NGoomy Commonsui
59 NSliggoo UncommonMidori Harada
60 NGoodra Rare HoloSaya Tsuruta
61 CMeowth CommonKanako Eo
62 CPersian CommonMitsuhiro Arita
63 CEevee CommonKouki Saitou
64 CPorygon CommonYukiko Baba
65 CPorygon2 UncommonMAHOU
66 CPorygon-Z RareTOKIYA
67 CPorygon-Z Rare HoloNaoki Saito
68 CLugia EX Rare Holo EXEske Yoshinob
69 IAce Trainer UncommonKen Sugimori
70 IAmpharos Spirit Link Uncommon5ban Graphics
71 IEco Arm UncommonToyste Beach
72 IEnergy Recycler UncommonToyste Beach
73 IFaded Town UncommonRyo Ueda
74 IForest of Giant Plants UncommonRyo Ueda
75 IHex Maniac UncommonYusuke Ohmura
76 ILevel Ball UncommonToyste Beach
77 ILucky Helmet UncommonToyste Beach
78 ILysandre UncommonKen Sugimori
79 IPaint Roller UncommonToyste Beach
80 ISceptile Spirit Link Uncommon5ban Graphics
81 ITyranitar Spirit Link Uncommon5ban Graphics
82 EDangerous Energy Uncommon5ban Graphics
83 EFlash Energy Uncommon5ban Graphics
84 GSceptile EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
85 GM Sceptile EX Rare Ultra5ban Graphics
86 WKyurem EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
87 LAmpharos EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
88 LM Ampharos EX Rare Ultra5ban Graphics
89 PHoopa EX Rare Ultra5ban Graphics
90 FMachamp EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
91 DTyranitar EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
92 DM Tyranitar EX Rare Ultra5ban Graphics
93 NGiratina EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
94 CLugia EX Rare UltraRyo Ueda
95 ISteven Rare UltraMegumi Mizutani
96 WPrimal Kyogre EX Rare Secret5ban Graphics
97 FPrimal Groudon EX Rare Secret5ban Graphics
98 CM Rayquaza EX Rare Secret5ban Graphics
99 IEnergy Retrieval Rare Secret5ban Graphics
100 ITrainers' Mail Rare SecretToyste Beach
75a IHex Maniac Rare UltraYusuke Ohmura

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