Meloetta EX comes from a single Japanese release, and that release ran once: the concept pack Shiny Collection, dated 1 February 2013. That keeps the print history short, but the set’s own numbering hides the part most buyers actually want to know — the card exists as two separate Japanese prints, and the harder-to-place one carries a card number that sits above the set’s own 20-card count.
This guide covers メロエッタEX — Meloetta EX, card 025/020, the SR, full-art, :1st Edition print from Shiny Collection (set code SC). We currently list a PSA 10 graded example of this exact print, and this guide walks through what the card is, how it compares to its regular-print sibling and its English counterpart, where Shiny Collection sits inside the wider concept-pack landscape, and where this print ranks among Japanese rarity tiers.
Meloetta EX SR :1st Edition 025/020 is a PSA 10, currently listed at ¥92,950 (~$585). It comes from Shiny Collection (SC), a Japanese concept pack released 1 February 2013 with a 20-card main set. The SR print’s card number sits above that 20-card run — the standard Japanese convention for a secret-slot rarity. If you want a second Shiny Collection PSA 10 at a lower price point, our PSA 10 Growlithe U :1st Edition 004/020 comes from the same set and release date.
Prices below are current samuraiswordtokyo.com listings, converted at ¥159/USD (September 2026).
The Card: Meloetta EX SR 025/020
Meloetta EX (メロエッタEX) is a Basic Pokémon, Psychic type, printed at 110 HP. It carries two attacks: シャイニーボイス — a CC-cost move for 20 damage with a coin-flip chance to leave the Defending Pokémon asleep or confused — and りんしょう, a PPP-cost move that deals 30 damage for every one of your Pokémon that also carries that same Chorus-type attack. The card is Weak to Psychic and has a Retreat Cost of 1, illustrated by Eske Yoshinobu.
Our anchor listing is the SR, full-art, :1st Edition print — card number 025/020, a number that sits above the set’s own 20-card main run. That’s the standard way Japanese sets flag a secret or special-rarity slot rather than a card that belongs to the main numbered count. Limitless TCG’s own database doesn’t carry a dedicated page for card #025 individually — its numbered list for Shiny Collection stops at #020 — so this print is documented here by cross-referencing the base card’s stats, type and illustrator against independent retail and price-guide listings (TCGplayer, Kickscrew, PriceCharting and Sports Card Investor each catalogue this exact print as “1st Edition, 2013 Japanese Black & White: Shiny Collection, Full Art Holo, 025/020, SR”).
Our graded example of this print is currently listed at ¥92,950 (~$585), PSA 10.
Print History: Meloetta EX Across Shiny Collection
Shiny Collection carries two documented Japanese prints of this Pokémon, both released the same day — 1 February 2013. No earlier or later Japanese release has turned up in the card databases we checked.
| Set | Number | Rarity | JP Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiny Collection (SC) | 011/020 | Regular | 1 Feb 2013 |
| Shiny Collection (SC) | 025/020 | SR, Full Art, :1st Edition | 1 Feb 2013 |
The 011/020 print sits inside the set’s main numbered run, the standard treatment for a Pokémon-EX card at this position in a 2013-era concept pack. The 025/020 print is the SR — a full-art treatment placed outside the main 20-card count and carrying the :1st Edition mark, which is the print we carry. Because both released on the same day in the same pack, this isn’t an “original vs later reprint” story — the two are parallel treatments of one card from one release.
We don’t currently list the 011/020 regular print — our Shiny Collection Meloetta catalogue is the 025/020 SR only.
The Set: Shiny Collection (SC)
Shiny Collection — コンセプトパック「シャイニーコレクション「 in Japanese — is set code SC, a Japanese concept pack released on 1 February 2013. The set runs to 20 cards in its main numbering, with SR-tier secret slots (like our 025/020 anchor) numbered above that.
The pack sits within the broader Japanese :1st Edition stamp era our own site documents, which runs from 2001 through December 2016. Shiny Collection, dated February 2013, sits before the XY era (which began in December 2013) — so its :1st Edition mark follows the same Black & White-era concept-pack convention as the era’s other 1st Edition-stamped packs, not the later XY-era concept-pack (CP) mechanic. See our Japanese 1st Edition cards guide for how the stamp works across that full 2001–2016 window, and our Japanese concept packs (CP) guide for how later concept packs compare structurally.
Those two cards bookend the set’s main 20-card numbering — Snivy at #001 and the Elesa Supporter at #020 — with Meloetta EX’s regular print at #011 sitting inside that run and the SR anchor at #025 sitting in the secret slot above it. For the full set rundown, see our Shiny Collection (SC) concept pack guide; this article focuses specifically on the Meloetta EX print.
Where This SR Sits Among Japanese Rarity Tiers
Within Shiny Collection, the set’s main 20-card run carries Common, Uncommon and Rare-tier cards in their regular numbered slots, and the SR sits in a secret slot above that count — the same structural pattern used across most Japanese concept packs and expansion sets from this era. Our 025/020 anchor is that SR slot: a full-art, :1st Edition treatment placed outside the main numbering, one step up from the regular-tier prints that fill #001–#020.
Our PSA 10 Growlithe U :1st Edition 004/020 sits at the other end of that ladder — an Uncommon-tier card from inside the set’s main numbered run, from the same Shiny Collection release. Comparing the two side by side shows the gap between a main-run rarity and a secret-slot SR from the same pack.
For prints of this Pokémon across other Japanese sets and eras, see our Meloetta cards guide.
Where to Buy Meloetta EX from Tokyo
Our graded example of PSA 10 Meloetta EX SR :1st Edition 025/020 is currently listed at ¥92,950 (~$585), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery. From the same Shiny Collection release, our PSA 10 Growlithe U :1st Edition 004/020 is currently listed at ¥60,500 (~$381) for buyers who want a second piece of the same pack at a lower entry point.
We don’t currently list a Shiny Collection booster box — it’s a vintage concept pack, and sealed product for it doesn’t come through our regular sourcing channel the way modern boxes do. For this print, other Shiny Collection singles, or a mixed order across our catalogue, requests go through our Quick Order page. You can also browse the wider range in our PSA 10 graded card collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Meloetta EX SR 025/020?
It is the SR, full-art, :1st Edition print of Meloetta EX (メロエッタEX), card 025/020 from the Japanese concept pack Shiny Collection (set code SC), released 1 February 2013. We carry a PSA 10 example of this print, currently listed at ¥92,950 (~$585).
What is the difference between the 011/020 and 025/020 prints?
Both are from Shiny Collection, released the same day. The 011/020 is a regular print inside the set’s main 20-card numbering; the 025/020 is the SR, a secret-slot full-art print carrying the :1st Edition mark. We list the 025/020 SR, not the 011/020.
Does Meloetta EX have an English print?
Yes — Black & White—Legendary Treasures (BW11), in its Radiant Collection subset, carries the card as #RC11 (regular) and #RC25 (Ultra Rare, full art). The attack names differ slightly by source — “Shiny Voice”/”Chorus” versus the official English “Brilliant Voice”/”Round” — but the effects match.
What does the “:1st Edition” mark mean on this card?
It’s the Japanese 1st Edition stamp used across releases from 2001 through December 2016. Shiny Collection, from February 2013, sits before the XY era and carries the mark under that earlier Black & White-era concept-pack convention rather than the later XY-era concept-pack mechanic.
What set is Meloetta EX from?
Shiny Collection, Japanese set code SC, a concept pack released 1 February 2013 with a 20-card main set. The 025/020 SR print sits in a secret slot above that main numbering.
Where can I buy a PSA 10 Meloetta EX SR from Tokyo?
Our graded 025/020 SR example is currently listed at ¥92,950 (~$585) with tracked shipping from Tokyo. Our PSA 10 Growlithe U :1st Edition 004/020, from the same Shiny Collection release, is currently listed at ¥60,500 (~$381) if you’d rather start with a lower-priced piece of the same pack.
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