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Boundaries Crossed

Black & White · 2012/11/07 · 149/153 cards
A bright, character-first set where playful, cartoon-leaning art and clear compositions unify a wide card pool. The structure is predominantly Pokémon, supported by a compact Trainer selection and a small high-rarity tier.
Cards153
Pokémon135
Trainers18
Energy0
Illustrators40
Unique Pokémon123
Avg art score67.66
Median art score68.00
Priced cards153
Avg market price$17.97
Median market price$0.51
Collector note
With most cards concentrated in Common and Uncommon, the set offers breadth for building a complete visual run, while Ultra, ACE, and Secret rarities provide a smaller premium layer. Black Kyurem-EX is the set’s top market outlier, creating a noticeable gap between everyday pulls and the highest-end card.
Visual identity
Vibrant color dominates, often paired with contrasting accents and occasional soft or pastel notes. The prevailing mood is playful and lighthearted, and the artwork favors balanced, focused framing—clean silhouettes, readable faces, and straightforward staging—punctuated by dynamic poses and action beats that keep the gallery feeling energetic without becoming visually dense.

About Boundaries Crossed

Boundaries Crossed presents a large, illustration-forward lineup: 153 cards split between 135 Pokémon and 18 Trainers, with no Energy cards. Its rarity mix is weighted toward Commons and Uncommons, then steps into a layered top end of holo Rares, Ultra Rares, and a small pocket of ACE and Secret rarities. Across 40 illustrators, the set reads as a varied gallery, but one that stays cohesive through clear character staging and consistently vivid color.

The dominant look is cartoonish and playful, with lighthearted moods and energetic pacing. Compositions tend to be balanced and simple, keeping the subject readable even when the pose turns dynamic or action-oriented. For visual highlights, Celebi-EX and Cresselia-EX stand out as polished focal pieces within the set’s bright palette. Among the most present illustrators, Ken Sugimori and 5ban Graphics anchor much of the set’s baseline style and digital finish.

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5ban Graphics
Hideaki Hakozaki
Toyste Beach
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5ban Graphics
Toyste Beach
Kagemaru Himeno
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Kagemaru Himeno
Eske Yoshinob
Eske Yoshinob
Megumi Mizutani
hatachu
Kanako Eo
Mizue
5ban Graphics
Kanako Eo
5ban Graphics
Shin Nagasawa
Shin Nagasawa
Mizue
HiRON
Atsuko Nishida
Kouki Saitou
Kagemaru Himeno
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Mitsuhiro Arita
Eske Yoshinob
Mizue
Ryo Ueda
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Masakazu Fukuda
Satoshi Shirai
Naoki Saito
Hiroki Asanuma
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Satoshi Shirai
Atsuko Nishida
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Ryo Ueda
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Kagemaru Himeno
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