Pokémon Merlin Series 2

Pokémon Merlin Series 2 is the second Pokémon card set from Merlin, the sticker-and-card arm of Topps, released in 2000 for the UK market. Where Series 1 leaned on Pokédex portraits, Series 2 turns almost entirely to the animated series — its episode cards freeze moments from the original Indigo League run, and many are designed to sit side by side so a single scene spans two cards.

The set runs to 216 cards in five groups: 97 episode scene cards; 12 punch-out Pokémon cards; 20 sparkle and "Big 3" chase cards, each issued in a regular and a Cracked Ice finish; a further 77 episode scene cards carrying the run to #206; and 10 poster cards — two character pieces plus the eight Kanto Gym badges. As with every Merlin series the card fronts reuse shared artwork, so the trademark year printed on the back is the dependable way to confirm a card belongs to Series 2 — front and back photo slots are both kept.

All 206 numbered checklist positions now have names. The three formerly unresolved scenes (#47, #67 and #173) were recovered from public registry and checklist evidence.