HeartGold & SoulSilver – Pokémon TCG Card List (2010)

HeartGold & SoulSilver (ハートゴールドコレクション / ソウルシルバーコレクション) Trading Card Game Set 43
General information

Cards	English: 124 Japanese: 150
Series	HeartGold & SoulSilver
Region Focus	HeartGold & SoulSilver (Games)
Previous Expansion	Platinum: Arceus
Following Expansion	HGSS Unleashed
Associated Decks	Growth Glash Ember Spark Mind Flood
Released	February 10th, 2010 (English) October 9th, 2009 (Japanese)

HeartGold & SoulSilver did more than start a new series — it rebooted the game. Released in February 2010 to accompany the Johto remakes of the same name, the set retired the Pokémon LV.X mechanic that Arceus had carried and replaced it with two brand-new kinds of card.

Those were Pokémon Prime — powerful holo Evolutions marked by gold name text and jagged, art-spilling borders — and Pokémon LEGEND, legendary Pokémon so grand they were split across two cards you had to assemble on your Bench. The set was steeped in Johto nostalgia, from its largely Johto-native Pokémon to booster art fronted by the region’s mascots.

For a generation of players returning to Gold and Silver, it felt like coming home.

Journey to the Johto Region to Reveal HeartGold & SoulSilver!

Pokémon are the heart and soul of any great Pokémon Trainer, and now is your chance to catch some of the greatest Pokémon of all time! With new kinds of cards that will change the way you play—like Pokémon Prime and the astonishing Pokémon LEGENDs Ho-Oh and Lugia—plus lots of Trainer cards that will accelerate your game and select Energy cards with a brand-new look, the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion will get you started on your journey to greatness!

— official HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion blurb

A New Era: Prime and LEGEND

The headline was the arrival of two mechanics. Pokémon Prime were single, especially powerful Evolution cards — you could tell one at a glance from the gold foil of its name and the artwork bleeding past its borders. Typhlosion Prime (110) was a perfect example: its Afterburner Poké-Power pulled Fire Energy straight out of the discard pile and onto your team, fuelling a fast, aggressive Fire deck.

Pokémon LEGEND went further still. A single legendary Pokémon was printed across two separate cards, and you had to play both halves together to bring it into being. Ho-Oh LEGEND (111 and 112) assembled the rainbow bird on your Bench, where its Sacred Rainbow Poké-Body turned all its Energy into Fire and Bright Wing hit for 100 — and, unusually, it gave up only a single Prize when Knocked Out.

Between them, Prime and LEGEND closed the door on Pokémon LV.X for good — the cleanest mechanical break the game had taken in years, a fresh slate to match a fresh, nostalgic setting.

Typhlosion Prime (110/123)

A showcase of the new Prime cards. Afterburner drags Fire Energy out of your discard pile and onto your team each turn, powering a fast, aggressive Fire deck — gold name text and border-spilling art included.

Ho-Oh LEGEND (111 & 112/123)

Half of a two-card Pokémon LEGEND — you play both halves together. Sacred Rainbow turns all its Energy into Fire, Bright Wing hits for 100, and, uniquely, it surrenders just one Prize when Knocked Out.

Print Versions

HeartGold & SoulSilver came in four booster arts led by the two games’ cover legendaries, Ho-Oh and Lugia, alongside the Primes Ampharos and Donphan. Every pack held a shot at a Pokémon Prime, a piece of a Pokémon LEGEND, or the set’s shining secret rare.

HeartGold SoulSilver Ampharos booster pack

HeartGold SoulSilver Donphan booster pack

Set List

Card Image	No.	Card name	Rarity	Card type
	1/123	Arcanine
	Card text Sharp Fang 50 Fire Mane 90
	2/123	Azumarill
	Card text Waterfall 40 Bubblebeam 60 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	3/123	Clefable
	Card text Fairy Power Return 1 of your Pokemon and all cards attached to it to your hand. Moon Impact 40
	4/123	Gyarados
	Card text Hydro Splash 50 Hyper Beam 80 Discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokemon.
	5/123	Hitmontop
	Card text Triple Kick 20Ã— Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Close Combat 60 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to Hitmontop by attacks is increased by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
	6/123	Jumpluff
	Card text Mass Attack 10Ã— Does 10 damage times the number of Pokemon in play (both yours and your opponent’s). Leaf Guard 30 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to Jumpluff by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
	7/123	Ninetales
	Card text Roast Reveal Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a Fire Energy from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. This power can’t be used if Ninetales is affected by a Special Condition. Will-o’-the-wisp 60
	8/123	Noctowl
	Card text Night Sight Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw a card. This power can’t be used if Noctowl is affected by a Special Condition. Extrasensory 40+ If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage.
	9/123	Quagsire
	Card text Muddy Water 40 Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Mud Shot 60
	10/123	Raichu
	Card text Iron Tail 30Ã— Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Thunderbolt 100 Discard all Energy attached to Raichu.
	11/123	Shuckle
	Card text Shell Barricade As long as Shuckle is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to Shuckle by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s). Poison Jab 30 The Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned.
	12/123	Slowking
	Card text Second Sight Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 3 cards in either player’s deck and put them back on top of that player’s deck in any order. This power can’t be used if Slowking is affected by a Special Condition. Psyshock 30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	13/123	Wobbuffet
	Card text Double Return 20Ã— Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on Wobbuffet.
	14/123	Ampharos
	Card text Acceleration Bolt 30 Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokemon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Thunder 80 Flip a coin. If tails, Ampharos does 20 damage to itself.
	15/123	Ariados
	Card text Leech Life 30 Remove from Ariados the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokemon. Poisonous Saliva 50 The Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned.
	16/123	Butterfree
	Card text Cure Powder Remove 3 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. Whirlwind 60 Your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon.
	17/123	Cleffa
	Card text Sweet Sleeping Face As long as Cleffa is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Cleffa by attacks. Eeeeeeek Shuffle your hand into your deck, then draw 6 cards. Cleffa is now Asleep.
	18/123	Exeggutor
	Card text Energy Absorption Search your discard pile for up to 2 Energy cards and attach them to Exeggutor. Big Eggsplosion 40Ã— Flip a coin for each Energy attached to Exeggutor. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
	19/123	Farfetch’d
	Card text Collect Draw 2 cards. Spin Turn 20 Switch Farfetch’d with 1 of your Benched Pokemon.
	20/123	Feraligatr
	Card text Spinning Tail This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Surf 80
	21/123	Furret
	Card text Find a Friend Search your deck for a Pokemon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Quick Blow 20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
	22/123	Granbull
	Card text Timid Tackle 50 Granbull does 20 damage to itself. Switch Granbull with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. Chomp 40+ Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Granbull.
	23/123	Hypno
	Card text Sleep Pendulum Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Asleep. This power can’t be used if Hypno is affected by a Special Condition. Psychic Shot 30 Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	24/123	Lapras
	Card text Ice Beam 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Ice Blade Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	25/123	Ledian
	Card text Quick Draw 10 Draw 3 cards. Swift 40 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, PokÃ©-Powers, PokÃ©-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokemon.
	26/123	Meganium
	Card text Sleep Powder 30 The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep. Giant Bloom 60 Remove 2 damage counters from Meganium.
	27/123	Persian
	Card text Sharpen Claws Flip 3 coins. For each heads, discard a card from your opponent’s hand without looking. Sneaky Attack 30+ If Persian has any Darkness Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage.
	28/123	Pichu
	Card text Sweet Sleeping Face As long as Pichu is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Pichu by attacks. Playground Each player may search his or her deck for as many Basic Pokemon as he or she likes, put them onto his or her Bench, and shuffle his or her deck afterward. (You put your Pokemon onto the Bench first). Pichu is now Asleep.
	29/123	Sandslash
	Card text Poison Sting 30 The Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. Fury Swipes 30Ã— Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
	30/123	Smoochum
	Card text Sweet Sleeping Face As long as Smoochum is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Smoochum from attacks. Energy Antics Move an Energy card attached to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon to another one of your opponent’s Pokemon. Smoochum is now Asleep.
	31/123	Sunflora
	Card text Sunshine Grace Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Grass Pokemon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can’t be used if Sunflora is affected by a Special Condition. Blade Arms 40
	32/123	Typhlosion
	Card text Magma Punch 50 Fire Spin 120 Discard 2 Energy attached to Typhlosion.
	33/123	Tyrogue
	Card text Sweet Sleeping Face As long as Tyrogue is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Tyrogue from attacks. Mischievous Punch 30 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. Tyrogue is now Asleep.
	34/123	Weezing
	Card text Super Poison Breath The Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. Super Explosion 90 Weezing does 90 damage to itself, and don’t apply Weakness to this damage.
	35/123	Bayleef
	Card text Hammer In 20 Razor Leaf 50
	36/123	Blissey
	Card text Energy Link 10 Search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Blissey. Double-edge 80 Blissey does 40 damage to itself.
	37/123	Corsola
	Card text Recover Discard a Water Energy attached to Corsola and remove all damage counters from Corsola. Hyper Cannon 20+ Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 50 more damage.
	38/123	Croconaw
	Card text Wave Splash 30 Big Bite 50 The Defending Pokemon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn
	39/123	Delibird
	Card text Snowy Present Draw a card for each Water Energy attached to all of your Pokemon. Hail This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	40/123	Donphan
	Card text Rock Hurl 50 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Resistance. Double Spin 70Ã— Flip 2 coins. This attack does 70 damage times the number of heads.
	41/123	Dunsparce
	Card text Glare Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Fade Out 20 Return Dunsparce and all cards attached to it to your hand.
	42/123	Flaaffy
	Card text Thunder Spear Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Thundershock 40 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	43/123	Heracross
	Card text Green Draw Draw a card for each of your Grass Pokemon in play. Double Headbutt 30+ Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads.
	44/123	Igglybuff
	Card text Sweet Sleeping Face As long as Igglybuff is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Igglybuff from attacks. Graffiti Igglybuff is now Asleep. During your opponent’s next turn, the attack cost of each of the Defending Pokemon’s attacks is more.
	45/123	Mantine
	Card text Group Swim Search your deck for a Water Pokemon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Aqua Slash 40 Mantine can’t attack during your next turn.
	46/123	Metapod
	Card text Green Shield Each of your Grass Pokemon has no Weakness. Sharpen 20
	47/123	Miltank
	Card text Moomoo Squeeze Search your deck for a Moomoo Milk card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Body Slam 30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	48/123	Parasect
	Card text Sleep Drain The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep. Remove 4 damage counters from Parasect. Slash 60
	49/123	Quilava
	Card text Flare 30 Flamethrower 60 Discard an Energy attached to Quilava.
	50/123	Qwilfish
	Card text Offensive Needle 30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	51/123	Skiploom
	Card text Knock Away 20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.
	52/123	Slowbro
	Card text Big Yawn 30 Both Slowbro and the Defending Pokemon are now Asleep. Madkinesis 30+ Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Psychic Energy attached to Slowbro.
	53/123	Starmie
	Card text Cosmic Cyclone 20Ã— Choose as many Water Energy attached to your Pokemon as you like. This attack does 20 damage times the amount of Energy you chose. Shuffle those cards back into your deck.
	54/123	Unown
	Card text RETURN Once during your turn, when you put Unown from your hand onto your Bench, you may return all Energy attached to 1 of your Pokemon to your hand. Hidden Power 10
	55/123	Unown
	Card text FLASH Once during your turn, when you put Unown from your hand onto your Bench, you may look at the top 5 cards of your deck and put them back on top of your deck in any order. Hidden Power 10
	56/123	Wigglytuff
	Card text Double Slap 40Ã— Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. Expand 50 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to Wigglytuff by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
	57/123	Caterpie
	Card text Tackle 20
	58/123	Chansey
	Card text Pound 20 Happy Punch 30 Flip a coin. If heads, remove 3 damage counters from Chansey.
	59/123	Chikorita
	Card text Tackle 10 Razor Leaf 20
	60/123	Clefairy
	Card text Minimize During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to Clefairy by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Slap 10
	61/123	Cyndaquil
	Card text Beat 10 Flare 20
	62/123	Drowzee
	Card text Sleep Inducer Switch the Defending Pokemon with 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. The new Defending Pokemon is now Asleep. Gentle Slap 20
	63/123	Exeggcute
	Card text Continuous Eggsplosion 10Ã— Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	64/123	Girafarig
	Card text Show Off Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Psyshot 20
	65/123	Growlithe
	Card text Bite 10 Combustion 40
	66/123	Hoothoot
	Card text Hypnosis The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep. Tackle 20
	67/123	Hoppip
	Card text Bounce 10 You may switch Hoppip with 1 of your Benched Pokemon.
	68/123	Jigglypuff
	Card text Hypnoblast 20 The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep.
	69/123	Jynx
	Card text Mimic Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards in your opponent’s hand. Lick 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	70/123	Koffing
	Card text Smokescreen 10 If the Defending Pokemon tries to attack during your opponent’s next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Suffocating Gas 20
	71/123	Ledyba
	Card text Ram 10 Comet Punch 10Ã— Flip 4 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	72/123	Magikarp
	Card text Splash 10
	73/123	Mareep
	Card text Static Electricity Search your deck for a number of Lightning Energy cards up to the number of Mareep in play (both your and your opponent’s) and attach them to Mareep. Shuffle your deck afterward. Ram 20
	74/123	Marill
	Card text Water Splash 10+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage. Tail Slap 30
	75/123	Meowth
	Card text Pay Day 10 Draw a card. Dig Claws 20
	76/123	Paras
	Card text Scratch 10 Double-edged Claw 30 Paras does 10 damage to itself.
	77/123	Phanpy
	Card text Flail 10Ã— Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on Phanpy.
	78/123	Pikachu
	Card text Tail Slap 10 Quick Attack 20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.
	79/123	Sandshrew
	Card text Defense Curl Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Sandshrew by attacks during your opponent’s next turn. Rollout 10
	80/123	Sentret
	Card text Colorless Scout Look at your opponent’s hand. Scratch 10
	81/123	Slowpoke
	Card text Whimsy Tackle 20 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
	82/123	Snubbull
	Card text Roar Your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. Sharp Fang 20
	83/123	Spinarak
	Card text Hang Down 10 Spider Web The Defending Pokemon can’t Retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
	84/123	Staryu
	Card text Spinning Attack 20
	85/123	Sunkern
	Card text Cure Kernels Remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokemon. Seed Bomb 20
	86/123	Totodile
	Card text Gnaw 10 Wave Splash 20
	87/123	Vulpix
	Card text Singe Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Burned. Ember 30 Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Vulpix.
	88/123	Wooper
	Card text Tail Whip Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn. Watering 10
	89/123	Bill		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Draw 2 cards.
	90/123	Copycat		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, count the number of cards in your opponent’s hand and draw that many cards.
	91/123	Energy Switch		T
	Card text Move a basic Energy from 1 of your Pokemon to another of your Pokemon. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	92/123	Fisherman		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Search your discard pile for 4 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand.
	93/123	Full Heal		T
	Card text Remove all Special Conditions from your Active Pokemon. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	94/123	Moomoo Milk		T
	Card text Choose 1 of your Pokemon. Flip 2 coins. Remove 2 damage counters times the number of heads from that Pokemon. If the Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
	95/123	PokÃ© Ball		T
	Card text Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokemon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	96/123	Pokegear 3.0		T
	Card text Look at the top 7 cards of your deck. Choose a Supporter card you find there, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
	97/123	Pokemon Collector		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokemon, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
	98/123	Pokemon Communication		T
	Card text Reveal a Pokemon in your hand and put it on top of your deck. If you do, search your deck for a Pokemon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	99/123	Pokemon Reversal		T
	Card text Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon and switch it with your opponent’s Active Pokemon.
	100/123	Professor Elm’s Training Method		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Search your deck for an Evolution card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
	101/123	Professor Oak’s New Theory		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokemon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards.
	102/123	Switch		T
	Card text Switch your Active Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	103/123	Double Colorless Energy		E
	Card text Double Colorless Energy provides ColorlessColorless Energy.
	104/123	Rainbow Energy		E
	Card text Attach Rainbow Energy to 1 of your Pokemon. While in play, Rainbow Energy provides every type of Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.) When you attach this card from your hand to 1 of your Pokemon, put 1 damage counter on that Pokemon. (While not in play, Rainbow Energy counts as Colorless Energy.)
	105/123	Ampharos
	Card text Conductivity Whenever your opponent attaches an Energy card from his or her hand to 1 of his or her Pokemon, put 1 damage counter on that Pokemon. Lightning Crush 40+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage. If tails, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon.
	106/123	Blissey
	Card text Blissful Nurse Once during your turn, when you play Blissey from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokemon, you may remove all damage counters from all of your Pokemon. If you do, discard all Energy attached to those Pokemon that had any damage counters on them. Strength 60
	107/123	Donphan
	Card text Exoskeleton Any damage done to Donphan by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Earthquake 60 This attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Heavy Impact 90
	108/123	Feraligatr
	Card text Rain Dance As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Water Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Water Pokemon. This power can’t be used if Feraligatr is affected by a Special Condition. Hydro Crunch 60+ Does 60 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokemon.
PIC HERE EVENTUALLY	109/123	Meganium
	Card text Leaf Trans As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move a Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokemon to another of your Pokemon. This power can’t be used if Meganium is affected by a Special Condition. Solarbeam 80
	110/123	Typhlosion
	Card text Afterburner Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokemon. If you do, put 1 damage counter on that Pokemon. This power can’t be used if Typhlosion is affected by a Special Condition. Flare Destroy 70 Discard an Energy card attached to Typhlosion and discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokemon.
	111/123	Ho-Oh
	Card text Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Ho-Oh LEGEND. Sacred Rainbow All Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND are Fire Energy instead of their usual type. Bright Wing 100 Discard an Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND.
	112/123	Ho-Oh
	Card text Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Ho-Oh LEGEND. Sacred Rainbow All Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND are Fire Energy instead of their usual type. Bright Wing 100 Discard an Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND.
	113/123	Lugia
	Card text Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Lugia LEGEND. Ocean Grow Once during your turn, when you put Lugia LEGEND into play, you may look at the top 5 cards of your deck and attach all Energy cards you find there to Lugia LEGEND. Discard the other cards. Elemental Blast 200 Discard a Fire Energy, Water Energy and Lightning Energy attached to Lugia LEGEND.
	114/123	Lugia
	Card text Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Lugia LEGEND. Ocean Grow Once during your turn, when you put Lugia LEGEND into play, you may look at the top 5 cards of your deck and attach all Energy cards you find there to Lugia LEGEND. Discard the other cards. Elemental Blast 200 Discard a Fire Energy, Water Energy and Lightning Energy attached to Lugia LEGEND.
	115/123	Grass Energy		E

	116/123	Fire Energy		E

	117/123	Water Energy		E

	118/123	Lightning Energy		E

	119/123	Psychic Energy		E

	120/123	Fighting Energy		E

	121/123	Darkness Energy		E

	122/123	Metal Energy		E

	123/123	Gyarados
	Card text Thrash 30+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, Gyarados does 20 damage to itself. Heavy Storm 70
	ONE	Alph Lithograph		T
	Card text LOOK AT YOUR OPPONENTS HAND!

The Pokémon Prime

Six Pokémon Prime debuted in the set — Ampharos, Blissey, Donphan, Feraligatr, Meganium and Typhlosion — and several went straight into competitive decks.

Donphan Prime (107) was a wall on legs. Its Exoskeleton Poké-Body shaved 20 damage off every attack it took, while a one-Energy Earthquake swung for 60 — cheap, durable and relentless, it anchored some of the era’s most stubborn decks.

Feraligatr Prime (108) revived a classic engine. Its Rain Dance Poké-Power let you attach Water Energy from your hand as many times as you liked each turn, powering huge attackers in a heartbeat — a direct callback to the beloved Base Set Blastoise.

Donphan Prime (107/123)

A tank of an attacker. Exoskeleton reduces every hit it takes by 20, while a single-Energy Earthquake deals 60 — cheap, sturdy and a fixture of the era’s grindiest decks.

Feraligatr Prime (108/123)

A Water-acceleration engine reborn. Rain Dance attaches Water Energy from your hand as often as you like each turn — a modern echo of Base Set Blastoise — feeding huge attackers fast.

Staples and the Red Gyarados

HeartGold & SoulSilver also seeded the format with foundational Trainer cards. Chief among them was Pokémon Collector (97), a Supporter that fetched up to three Basic Pokémon from your deck at once — a setup engine so essential it appeared in nearly every deck for years.

And at the very back of the set, as card 123/123, sat its shining trophy: a secret-rare Gyarados depicting the famous Red Gyarados of the Lake of Rage — the Shiny Pokémon every Gold and Silver player remembers. It remains one of the most iconic chase cards of the era.

Pokémon Collector (97/123)

The setup Supporter of a generation. It searches your deck for up to three Basic Pokémon and puts them straight into your hand — a first-turn staple in nearly every deck for years.

Gyarados (123/123)

The set’s shining secret rare: the Red Gyarados of the Lake of Rage, the Shiny every Gold and Silver player chased. Thrash and Heavy Storm back up one of the era’s most iconic chase cards.

For Collectors: Most Valuable Cards

Released February 2010, HeartGold & SoulSilver (HS1) revived Johto and debuted the coveted ‘Prime’ rarity, gold-spiked holos that became instant chase cards. Collector value centers on the four Johto-starter Primes and the set’s crown jewel, the two-part Lugia LEGEND, especially in PSA 10.

Lugia LEGEND (Top & Bottom) (#113-114/123)

The set’s ultimate chase and the SoulSilver cover legendary, split across two full-art holo halves you must combine to play. A PSA 10 top half (113/123) alone runs about $4,000, with a matched graded pair commanding a steep premium.

Meganium (Prime) (#109/123)

Notorious for poor centering, it is the hardest Prime to land in gem-mint, making it the priciest Prime when graded. PSA 10 copies sell for roughly $2,380 despite a raw price near $40.

Feraligatr (Prime) (#108/123)

The iconic Water-acceleration chase Prime and a fan favorite. Raw copies sit around $60, while a PSA 10 fetches about $1,395.

Typhlosion (Prime) (#110/123)

A popular Fire Prime and hard-hitting attacker. Ungraded copies run near $50, with PSA 10 examples selling for roughly $935.

Ampharos (Prime) (#105/123)

Rounding out the base-set Primes and a sought-after Lightning holo. Raw copies run about $40 and a PSA 10 brings around $900.

Most Powerful Cards (Competitive Play)

HGSS base launched the HGSS-on Modified format, and its Trainers and Primes became that era’s backbone. Consistency engines like Collector, Communication and Cleffa appeared in nearly every deck, while Feraligatr Prime headlined a new wave of energy-acceleration archetypes.

Pokémon Collector (Consistency Staple / Setup)

This Supporter searches your deck for up to three Basic Pokémon and puts them in hand, making it the format’s defining turn-one setup card. It was run at three to four copies in virtually every HGSS-on deck.

Cleffa (Draw Engine / Hand Reset)

This free-retreat Baby’s ‘Eeeeeeek’ shuffles your hand into your deck and draws six fresh cards, giving every deck a reusable, zero-cost hand-reset and draw engine that smoothed out bad hands.

Pokémon Communication (Search / Consistency)

A reusable Trainer that swaps a Pokémon in your hand for any Pokémon in your deck, a near-universal thinning and consistency tool for digging out evolutions or the right attacker.

Feraligatr Prime (Energy Acceleration Engine)

Its Rain Dance Poké-Power attaches as many Water Energy from hand as you like each turn, enabling explosive Water archetypes like Feraligatr/Kingdra and defining the era’s premier acceleration deck.

Ampharos Prime (Spread / Anti-Energy Tech)

Its Conductivity Poké-Body drops a damage counter each time the opponent attaches Energy from hand, passively punishing energy-hungry SP and toolbox decks as a spread and disruption tech attacker.

Trivia

HeartGold & SoulSilver launched the HGSS series alongside the Johto remake games in 2010.
It introduced Pokémon Prime and the two-card Pokémon LEGEND, retiring Pokémon LV.X.
Ho-Oh and Lugia LEGEND were the cover mascots of HeartGold and SoulSilver respectively; each was assembled from two cards.
Pokémon Collector, which fetches three Basic Pokémon, debuted here and became a defining setup Supporter.
The set’s secret rare (123/123) is the Red Gyarados — the iconic Shiny of the Lake of Rage.

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