Japanese DP Pokémon TCG Sets

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About the DP era

The DP era brought the Sinnoh Pokémon of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl to the card game. It opened on November 30, 2006 with Space-Time Creation, sold as two collections, the 117 card Diamond Collection and the 119 card Pearl Collection, built around Dialga and Palkia. Together they became the English Diamond & Pearl set of May 23, 2007. Space-Time Creation introduced Pokémon LV.X, Level Up Pokémon that can use any attack, Poké-Power or Poké-Body from their previous level, and it moved Poison Pokémon from the Grass type to the Psychic type.

Secret of the Lakes followed on March 2, 2007 with 123 cards and the lake guardians Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf, introducing Pokémon with held items whose effects stay active while the Pokémon is in play, and it became Mysterious Treasures on August 22, 2007. Shining Darkness, on July 5, 2007 with 119 cards, revolved around the tenth movie, Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai, which premiered a week after the set, and became Secret Wonders on November 7, 2007.

The era then moved to paired releases. Moonlit Pursuit and Dawn Dash, 70 cards each, arrived together on October 26, 2007, and because six months passed before the next block, English players received them as two separate sets, Great Encounters drawn mostly from Moonlit Pursuit and Majestic Dawn mostly from Dawn Dash. Cry from the Mysterious and Temple of Anger, 65 cards each, released on March 14, 2008 with Heatran and Regigigas and were combined into Legends Awakened on August 20, 2008.

Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky closed the era on July 10, 2008 with 92 cards, released in anticipation of the eleventh movie, Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin, which premiered nine days later. Its English version, Stormfront, added the cards of the Giratina vs Dialga Deck Kit when it released on November 5, 2008. The DP-P Promotional cards ran alongside the expansions from the start of the era, most of them reprints of cards from the main sets. The set hubs below carry every card list, the live chase prices ranked by PSA 10 value and the editorial history of each release.

• Pokémon LV.X Space-Time Creation introduced Pokémon LV.X, Level Up Pokémon that can use any attack, Poké-Power or Poké-Body from their previous level, the headline mechanic of the DP era.
• Two collections, one English set Space-Time Creation was sold as the Diamond Collection and the Pearl Collection on November 30, 2006, and the two became the single English Diamond & Pearl set of May 23, 2007.
• Paired expansions Moonlit Pursuit and Dawn Dash released together on October 26, 2007 and were split into Great Encounters and Majestic Dawn in English, while Cry from the Mysterious and Temple of Anger of March 14, 2008 were combined into Legends Awakened.
• Movie tie ins Shining Darkness released a week before Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai in July 2007, and Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky released nine days before Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin in July 2008.
• DP-P promos The DP-P Promotional cards began in November 2006 alongside Space-Time Creation, replacing the PCG-P suffix, and most of them are reprints of cards from the main expansions.

Release timeline

1. Space-Time Creation: Diamond Collection November 30, 2006 · 117 cards · DP1
2. Space-Time Creation: Pearl Collection November 30, 2006 · 119 cards · DP1
3. DP-P Promotional cards December 1, 2006 · 127 cards · DP-P
4. Secret of the Lakes March 2, 2007 · 123 cards · DP2
5. Shining Darkness July 5, 2007 · 119 cards · DP3
6. Dawn Dash October 26, 2007 · 70 cards · DP4
7. Moonlit Pursuit October 26, 2007 · 70 cards · DP4
8. Cry from the Mysterious March 14, 2008 · 65 cards · DP5
9. Temple of Anger March 14, 2008 · 65 cards · DP5
10. Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky July 10, 2008 · 92 cards · DP6

Top 10 cards

No card pricing is published yet.

Japanese DP Pokémon TCG Sets FAQ

How many sets are in the DP era?

There are 10 published DP era sets in this hub.

When were the DP era sets released?

The published DP era sets were released from November 30, 2006 to July 10, 2008.

What are the top chase cards in the DP era?

Tracked chase cards are not currently available for the DP era.

How many sets are in the Japanese DP era?

Ten: the Diamond Collection and Pearl Collection of Space-Time Creation, Secret of the Lakes, Shining Darkness, Moonlit Pursuit, Dawn Dash, Cry from the Mysterious, Temple of Anger, Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky and the DP-P Promotional cards.

When did the Japanese DP era start and end?

It opened with Space-Time Creation on November 30, 2006 and closed with Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky on July 10, 2008, after which the DPt era began.

Which English sets came from the DP era?

Diamond & Pearl, Mysterious Treasures, Secret Wonders, Great Encounters, Majestic Dawn, Legends Awakened and Stormfront, seven English sets built from nine Japanese expansions.

What did the DP era introduce?

Generation IV Pokémon and Pokémon LV.X in Space-Time Creation, Pokémon with held items in Secret of the Lakes, and the Psychic typing for Poison Pokémon.

Sources

• Bulbapedia: List of Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions, DP Era
• Bulbapedia: Diamond & Pearl (TCG)
• Bulbapedia: Moonlit Pursuit/Dawn Dash (TCG)
• Slabfolio set hubs for the Japanese DP era