Set Overview
Wind from the Sea, released May 24, 2002, was the third Pokémon-e set. Its 90 cards complete the pool the English Aquapolis draws from, alongside The Town on No Map.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Japanese Name | 海からの風 (Umi kara no Kaze) |
| Release Date | May 24, 2002 |
| Total Cards | 90 cards |
| Publisher | The Pokémon Company |
| Card Types | 78 Pokémon · 12 Trainer |
| Holo Rares | 16 |
| Theme | Water & secret rares |
About the Set
Three secret rares close the set — Nidoking, Kingdra and Lugia — the first time a Japanese Pokémon-e set ended on cards numbered past the printed total. Sixteen holo rares sit below them, and the set also carries Crystal Energy.
The English counterpart is Aquapolis, released January 15, 2003 with 186 cards.
How These Cards Are Numbered
Cards in this set print a collector number at the bottom right in the form 001/090 — the card’s position followed by the set total. This is the same scheme English sets use, and it is what separates these sets from the pre-2001 Japanese sets, whose bottom-right number is the Pokédex number of the Pokémon rather than a collector number.
What the gallery shows: each tile is numbered by its collector number, exactly as the card prints it. Open a card and the lightbox gives the full No. 001/090 form.
Rarity is a small symbol printed next to the number: a circle for common, a diamond for uncommon and a star for rare. Cards numbered above 090 are secret rares, printed past the set total.
Complete Card Gallery
All 90 cards from Wind from the Sea, in set order. Click any card to view it full size — use the arrow keys (or swipe) to move through the set.
Other Japanese Sets
English readers may also want the Aquapolis set guide, and the Japanese to English set map for how the two release schedules line up.
| Set | Japanese Name | Released | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion Pack | 拡張パック | October 20, 1996 | 102 cards |
| Pokémon Jungle | ポケモンジャングル | March 5, 1997 | 48 cards |
| Mystery of the Fossils | 化石の秘密 | June 21, 1997 | 48 cards |
| Rocket Gang | ロケット団 | November 21, 1997 | 65 cards |
| Leaders’ Stadium | リーダーズスタジアム | October 24, 1998 | 96 cards |
| Challenge from the Darkness | 闇からの挑戦 | June 25, 1999 | 98 cards |
| Gold, Silver, to a New World... | 金、銀、新世界へ... | February 4, 2000 | 96 cards |
| Crossing the Ruins... | 遺跡をこえて... | July 7, 2000 | 56 cards |
| Awakening Legends | めざめる伝説 | November 23, 2000 | 57 cards |
| Darkness, and to Light... | 闇、そして光へ... | April 20, 2001 | 113 cards |
| Base Expansion Pack | 基本拡張パック | December 1, 2001 | 128 cards |
| The Town on No Map | 地図にない町 | March 8, 2002 | 92 cards |
| Split Earth | 裂けた大地 | August 23, 2002 | 91 cards |
| Mysterious Mountains | 神秘なる山 | October 4, 2002 | 91 cards |
| Flight of Legends | 伝説の飛翔 | April 8, 2004 | 82 cards |
| Clash of the Blue Sky | 蒼空の激突 | July 1, 2004 | 82 cards |
| Team Rocket’s Strikes Back | ロケット団の逆襲 | October 15, 2004 | 85 cards |
| Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean | 金の空、銀の海 | April 8, 2005 | 106 cards |
Collecting & Where to Buy
The three secret rares are the cards that define this set, with Lugia the most sought after of them. Kingdra and Entei lead the holo rares.
Collector tip: Secret rares here are numbered above the set total printed on the card, so a card reading a number higher than 087 is one of the three.
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