This document is an addition to the card database conventions.

Sub-expansion vs original expansion

Some expansions contain a subset of reprinted cards from several other expansions. Sometimes these cards feature their original expansion symbol, but have a card number unique to the expansion itself. In all cases these cards will be considered a sub-expansion because:

1. The cards were released together with the expansion itself, not as part of the separate original expansions.
2. Because the cards were released together with the expansion itself, having them spread out over the original expansions makes searching for them difficult.

A list of all expansions (and the name of their sub-expansion) can be found below.

International TCG region

• Shining Fates (Shiny Vault)
• Hidden Fates (Shiny Vault)

Card variants vs separate expansion

For some releases there’s ambiguity whether the cards should be listed as card variants or as separate expansions. A list of all ambiguous releases and the reason for listing them as such can be found below.

As card variants

N/A

As a separate expansion

International TCG region

• Celebrations Classic Collection

  Cards from the Celebrations Classic Collection feature both their original expansion symbol and card number. This means that these cards should be considered variants, but for the same reasons described in the Sub-expansion vs original expansion section, these cards are considered a subset of the Celebrations expansion instead.

  An additional reason for not having these cards as variants, is that it would not make sense with regards to master set completion.

Card variants

Combined LEGEND and V-UNION cards

Sometimes a card is released as a combination of multiple cards, usually as a Jumbo Size variant. Because it doesn’t make sense to add this combined card as a variant of all its individual cards, the variant must only be added to the first card (the one with the lowest card number).

Card rarities