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EX Ruby and Sapphire is the seventeenth set of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It comes after Skyridge and before the EX Sandstorm. Its symbol is a jewel with a brilliant cut, viewed from above. It is named after the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The EX part comes from the Pokémon-ex present in this set.

This set introduces third-generation Pokémon and continues to be scannable by the e-Reader. However, the dot codes on the left side of the card is gone, replaced with a single dot code on the bottom. Unlike the cards in Expedition, Aquapolis, and Skyridge, however, this dot code produces only where to find the Pokémon in the video games instead of completely original Pokédex information. This set yet again changes the layout of the cards; except for the dot code at the bottom (which is now absent), it is exactly the same as the Japanese layout and is the format used up to this day.

This set is also the first to have Pokémon-ex, Pokémon who are stronger than usual, but the rewards are doubled if a player can take one down. During its release, these Pokémon were exceedingly useful, but as more cards were released, the card game became increasingly stacked against Pokémon-ex. Today, while they are still commonly used, many expert decks no longer have them.

Notable cards

With the release of many new Pokémon, many innovations are brought to competitive play.

Blaziken
can recycle used Fire Energy cards. This is especially useful, considering Fire-type Pokémon frequently must discard them.

Gardevoir
can transfer damage from one of the user's Pokémon to another. While it isn't as powerful as Alakazam's "Damage Swap" from Base Set, it was the only alternative during this set's release.

Nosepass
can search for any card in the user's deck, obviously a very useful ability. This would be overshadowed by Pidgeot's superior power in EX FireRed & LeafGreen, however.

Professor Birch
allows the player to draw cards until he or she has 6 cards in his or her hand.

Sneasel
ex is an altered version of the kind from Neo Genesis. It has slightly higher HP and a higher Energy cost for its "Beat Up" attack but was tournment-legal until this set was phased out.

Weezing
can both poison its opponent and damage all of the opponent's Bench (non-fighting Pokémon), allowing it to continue doing damage to a Pokémon regardless of where it is.

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