The handover.

When Wizards lost the Pokemon TCG license in mid-2003, Nintendo's Pokemon USA division rebooted the promo program from scratch. Same black star symbol, fresh numbering starting at #1, with parallel Organized Play distribution running alongside.

• Covers the EX-era catalogue (Ruby/Sapphire through Power Keepers)
• 10th Anniversary subset in 2006 themed around franchise milestones
• POP series 1-9 ran as distribution siblings, catalogued separately
• Trainer Kits, theme deck inserts, and prerelease handouts split the volume
• The era nobody collects on purpose, which is exactly why the chase tier is undervalued