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ADV Expansion Pack is the Japanese Pokémon TCG expansion that opened the ADV era's run of main releases, arriving on January 31, 2003 under the code ADV. It holds 55 catalog printings, a compact list that leans heavily on the top end: 19 of its cards are Holo Rares, more than any other rarity tier. The headline cards are Swampert, Electabuzz ex, Blaziken and Gardevoir, which marks the set as one built around the Hoenn starters and a few early ex cards. The full card list is short enough to read in a sitting.
ADV Expansion Pack was released January 31, 2003.
ADV Expansion Pack has 55 cards.
ADV Expansion Pack is part of the ADV era.
Electabuzz ex, at $39.99, as of October 24, 2026.
The pull ladder in ADV Expansion Pack is simple: commons, uncommons and rares sit beneath a deep Holo Rare tier, and there are no secret cards above the printed count. The most valuable cards are Holo Rares in order: Swampert first, then Electabuzz ex, Blaziken, Gardevoir and Hitmonchan ex. Value is moderately concentrated, with the top five cards holding 41 percent of the set's total card value, so the rest of the holo tier carries a meaningful share rather than a few cards doing all the work.
As of October 2026, ADV Expansion Pack ranks 4th by total card value among the 4 comparable ADV sets, at about 0.6 times the era median, and its Swampert also ranks 4th among the era's single most valuable cards. Across the whole game it sits 123rd of 189 sets. It followed Mysterious Mountains, which holds more total value, and came before Miracle of the Desert, which also holds more. Its cards carried over to English as Ruby & Sapphire, which arrived on July 1, 2003, 5 months after the Japanese release, and the two share 54 cards.
Written from market data as of October 22, 2026; the tables update live.
| Measure | This setADV Expansion Pack | Median of 4 setsADV median | Previous setMysterious Mountains | Next setMiracle of the Desert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Jan 31, 2003 | — | Oct 4, 2002 | Apr 18, 2003 |
| Cards | 55 | 55 | 91 | 53 |
| Master set value | ≥ $396.52 | $645.78 | ≥ $1,976.60 | ≥ $710.99 |
| Most valuable card price | $39.99 | $79.99 | $199.99 | $84.99 |
| Priced cards | 45 of 55 | 49 | 57 of 91 | 49 of 53 |
Completing ADV Expansion Pack means finding all 55 catalog printings, of which 45 are priced. With the top five cards accounting for 41 percent of total card value, the cost of a complete set depends heavily on Swampert and the handful of ex and starter Holo Rares behind it, while the commons, uncommons and plain rares fill out the list cheaply by comparison. The Holo Rare tier is wide, so several cards of real weight sit beyond the top five.