Awakening Legendsめざめる伝説

Released
2000-11-23
Base set
5$13.43. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 5 cards.
Full set
57$901.93. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers 54 of 57 cards — the rest have no recent price.
Master set
57$901.93. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers 54 of 57 unique printings in master set — the rest have no recent price.
Code
NEO3_JA
Symbol

The master set counts 38 Normal and 19 Holofoil. No card comes in more than one of them, so the master set is the same size as the full set.

Awakening Legends brings Johto’s legendary mythology to the centre of the TCG. Entei, Raikou, and Suicune appear together, joined by Ho-Oh and a wide range of Pokémon associated with lakes, towers, and hidden places. The artwork often feels dramatic and elemental, giving the set a stronger sense of legend and discovery than the earlier Neo releases. Its most important innovation is the introduction of Shining Pokémon.

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Shining Magikarp and Shining Gyarados introduce unusually coloured Pokémon as premium collector cards and establish one of the neo era’s most influential ideas. These two cards became the template for some of the most desirable chase cards of the vintage era. The legendary beasts are additional highlights, particularly Suicune, while Ho-Oh reinforces the expansion’s connection to Johto’s central story. Awakening Legends is relatively small, but its combination of legendary Pokémon, atmospheric art, and the debut of Shining cards gives it an influence far greater than its size. It became the primary Japanese counterpart to the English *Neo Revelation*, although numbering and a small number of cards differ.