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Team Rocket Returns

EX · 2004/11/01 · 109/111 cards
A Pokémon-dense set with a wide rarity spread, defined by vibrant color, simple and focused compositions, and a mood balance of playful brightness with touches of mystery.
Cards111
Pokémon97
Trainers12
Energy2
Illustrators24
Unique Pokémon89
Avg art score64.08
Median art score62.00
Priced cards111
Avg market price$112.75
Median market price$5.00
Collector note
With 111 cards and a layered rarity profile that includes holo EX, holo Star, and secret cards, the set offers both breadth and a few higher-tier chase points. Condition sensitivity can matter for the premium rarities, while the commons and uncommons provide a large visual cross-section of the style.
Visual identity
The visual identity is built on vibrant, often contrasting palettes and straightforward staging: characters sit centered or tightly framed, with balanced layouts and minimal distraction. Playful, lighthearted rendering dominates, but intermittent mysterious and darker notes add tension; dynamic moments appear in short, punchy compositions rather than elaborate scenes.

About Team Rocket Returns

Team Rocket Returns presents a broad, Pokémon-forward collection: 97 Pokémon cards alongside 12 Trainers and 2 Energy, arranged across a deep rarity ladder from common and uncommon through Rare Holo, Rare Holo EX, Rare Holo Star, and a small secret tier. Visually, the set reads clean and character-led, with simple, focused compositions and a consistent preference for vibrant color and clear silhouettes.

The dominant tone is playful and lighthearted, tempered by a recurring mysterious edge and occasional darker palettes. Many illustrations keep backgrounds restrained, letting contrasting color and pose carry the scene; when motion appears, it tends toward compact, dynamic framing rather than sprawling action. Among the set’s visual highlights are Charmeleon and Rocket’s Suicune ex, both aligning with the collection’s crisp character focus while pushing atmosphere and intensity within the same bright, high-contrast language.

Illustrators

The set’s illustration roster is led by Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda, with substantial contributions from Kouki Saitou and Nakaoka. Together they reinforce the collection’s clean character focus—ranging from crisp, energetic staging to more atmospheric, mood-forward treatments within the same bright palette discipline.

Format

Printed total109
Set total111
SeriesEX
Release2004/11/01

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Ken Sugimori
Ryo Ueda
Ryo Ueda
Hikaru Koike
Mitsuhiro Arita
Hikaru Koike
Mitsuhiro Arita
Ryo Ueda
Emi Miwa
Masakazu Fukuda
Kyoko Koizumi
Katsura Tabata
Kouki Saitou
Kyoko Koizumi
Kyoko Umemoto
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Tomokazu Komiya
Ryo Ueda
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Takumi Akabane
Masakazu Fukuda
Tomokazu Komiya
Tomoaki Imakuni
Ken Sugimori
Masakazu Fukuda
Kagemaru Himeno
Mitsuhiro Arita
Miki Tanaka
Ken Sugimori
Mitsuhiro Arita
Nakaoka
Ryo Ueda
Nakaoka
Ken Sugimori
Miki Tanaka
Ryo Ueda
Mitsuhiro Arita
Nakaoka
Mitsuhiro Arita
Kagemaru Himeno
Aya Kusube
Katsura Tabata
Kouki Saitou
Masakazu Fukuda
Nakaoka
Emi Miwa
Kyoko Koizumi
Sachiko Adachi