Noble Victories

Released
2011-11-16
Base set
101$739.10. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 101 cards.
Full set
102$843.37. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 102 cards.
Master set
198$1,255.12. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 198 unique printings in master set.
Code
NVI
Symbol

The master set counts 96 Reverse Holofoil, 83 Normal and 19 Holofoil. It leaves out 6 League Stamp, 4 Normal sold outside booster packs, 3 Clement Lamberton, 3 Cosmos Holofoil and 17 more in 10 other printings.

Black & White—Noble Victories centres on Victini, the Victory Pokémon, while expanding Unova’s legendary and fully evolved lineup. Kyurem, Hydreigon, Chandelure, and the fossil Pokémon Archeops appear alongside N, one of the region’s most important characters. The set balances heroic imagery with darker castle and battlefield scenes, reflecting the competing ideals that shape the Black and White story. The expansion closely follows Japan’s Red Collection, although the English checklist is not completely identical.

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Victini appears in multiple forms, including a full-art card, while N receives one of the earliest full-art Supporter treatments in the English game. Kyurem, Hydreigon, and Chandelure provide additional collector and gameplay highlights, and several cards became influential in competitive decks. Noble Victories is the final main expansion before Pokémon-EX returned, making it the last Black & White set built entirely around single-Prize Pokémon. That gives it a distinct place in the era: strategies rely on evolution, Abilities, and efficient attacks rather than oversized Basic attackers. Its combination of a beloved mythical Pokémon, a major human character, and some of Unova’s strongest species makes it a fitting conclusion to the series’ opening phase.