fix(data): correct Archeops-line holo and reverse variants

[pggpgg]

What

Adds explicit detailed variant metadata for ten existing international card records:

• Noble Victories: Archen 66, Archeops 67, Plume Fossil 93
• Dark Explorers: Archeops 110
• Plasma Blast: Archen 53, Archeops 54, Plume Fossil 82
• Unified Minds: Archen 120, Archeops 121
• SWSH Black Star Promos: Archeops SWSH272

Why

The current API falls back to incorrect or incomplete variant booleans for these records:

• Noble Victories, Plasma Blast, and Unified Minds omit documented reverse-holo versions.
• The set-level language compilation lists no Portuguese reverse holos for Noble Victories or Plasma Blast, so the patch uses language-scoped reverse entries rather than applying the finish to every locale.[1]
• Dark Explorers 110/108 is a Secret Rare holofoil rather than a normal non-holo card.[5][6]
• SWSH272 is documented as a Line Holofoil prerelease promo carrying the Silver Tempest set logo, with an additional gold-foil Staff-stamped print.[14]

Implementation

• Uses Array<variant_detailed> rather than the legacy boolean object.
• Keeps base and reverse variants distinct.
• Restricts Noble Victories reverse to en, fr, es, it, and de.
• Restricts Plasma Blast reverse to en, fr, it, and de.
• Leaves Unified Minds reverse unscoped because the set compilation lists reverse holos for all six international languages represented by these records: en, de, fr, it, es, and pt.[1]
• Models SWSH272 as:
  • holo + set-logo; and
  • English-only holo + set-logo + staff.

Evidence method and confidence

Evidence is separated into two levels instead of treating one source as proof of every assertion:

• Item-level evidence identifies the exact card and demonstrates its English finish(es), rarity, or special printing. TCGplayer product catalogs, PriceCharting's item-specific catalog/sales records, and Bulbapedia release notes are used for this layer.
• Set-level language evidence comes from the Elite Fourum “Sets and Languages Compilation Overview,” whose stated purpose is to enumerate languages and consequential set variants, including reverse-holo omissions.[1] This supports the language scope but is not equivalent to a direct scan of every individual non-English card.

The supporting audit for these ten records contains 91 positive card/language/finish claims: 39 were recorded as directly confirmed and 52 as strongly supported at set level. The matrix below preserves that distinction.

Claim-to-source matrix

Record	Metadata added by this PR	Item-level support	Language-scope support	Confidence / limitation
Noble Victories Archen 66/101	normal; reverse in en/fr/es/it/de	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for the exact English card.[2] Bulbapedia identifies 66/101.[15]	The compilation lists reverse holos for English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish, and explicitly says the Portuguese set had no reverse holos.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; other language finishes and the Portuguese exclusion are set-level support.
Noble Victories Archeops 67/101	normal; reverse in en/fr/es/it/de	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for 67/101.[3] Bulbapedia identifies the print.[5]	Same Noble Victories language entry as above.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; non-English scope is set-level support.
Noble Victories Plume Fossil 93/101	normal; reverse in en/fr/es/it/de	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for 93/101.[4] Bulbapedia identifies the print.[16]	Same Noble Victories language entry as above.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; non-English scope is set-level support.
Dark Explorers Archeops 110/108	holo	Bulbapedia identifies the 110/108 reprint as an Ultra-Rare Secret card.[5] PriceCharting's item page and completed-sale titles repeatedly identify it as holo/Secret Rare.[6]	The compilation lists Dark Explorers in English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese; its reverse-holo note concerns ordinary parallels, not this Secret Rare base finish.[1]	English holo directly supported; applying the base holo finish to every localized record is set-level support rather than scan-by-scan confirmation.
Plasma Blast Archen 53/101	normal; reverse in en/fr/it/de	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for the exact English card.[7] Bulbapedia identifies 53/101.[17]	The compilation lists reverse holos for English, German, French, and Italian, and explicitly says the Portuguese set had no reverse holos.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; non-English scope and Portuguese exclusion are set-level support.
Plasma Blast Archeops 54/101	holo; reverse in en/fr/it/de	The official Pokémon card database and Bulbapedia identify 54/101 as Rare Holo.[18][19] TCGplayer lists both Holofoil and Reverse Holofoil.[8]	Same Plasma Blast language entry as above.[1]	English base and reverse finishes are directly cataloged; the non-English scope is set-level support.
Plasma Blast Plume Fossil 82/101	normal; reverse in en/fr/it/de	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for 82/101.[9] Bulbapedia identifies the Plasma Blast reprint.[16]	Same Plasma Blast language entry as above.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; non-English scope and Portuguese exclusion are set-level support.
Unified Minds Archen 120/236	normal; reverse, unscoped	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for 120/236.[10] PriceCharting separately catalogs and records sales of the English reverse.[12]	The compilation lists normal and reverse for all six relevant international languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; other five languages are set-level support.
Unified Minds Archeops 121/236	normal; reverse, unscoped	TCGplayer lists Normal and Reverse Holofoil for 121/236.[11] PriceCharting separately catalogs and records sales of the English reverse.[13]	Same Unified Minds language entry as above.[1]	English finishes directly cataloged; other five languages are set-level support.
SWSH Black Star Promo Archeops SWSH272	Line Holofoil + set logo; English Staff-stamped variant	Bulbapedia states that SWSH272 is Line Holofoil with the Silver Tempest logo and that a gold-foil Staff print was distributed to prerelease staff.[14]	TCGdex image records directly show the localized Silver Tempest logo on English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish scans.[20][21][22][23][24] The official Brazilian Portuguese card database identifies the Portuguese SWSH272 promo, while Pokémon's Build & Battle documentation describes these prerelease cards as foil promos.[25][26]	Base promo treatment is directly evidenced in five languages and strongly supported for Portuguese by official card/product documentation. The Staff print remains English-scoped.

Evidence limitations

• The English item catalogs corroborate exact card/finish combinations but do not prove the same finish in every other language.
• The Elite Fourum compilation is collector-maintained secondary evidence. It explicitly documents the relevant set/language policies, but individual scans would be stronger evidence for each non-English claim.
• Absence claims—especially “no Portuguese reverse holo”—are based on the compilation's explicit set-level omission statement, not on proving a negative from marketplace search results.
• Follow-up verification resolved the two earlier review notes: Plasma Blast 54's base variant was corrected from normal to holo. For SWSH272, five localized scans directly show the set logo, and official Portuguese card/product documentation strongly supports the same prerelease treatment in Portuguese; no contradictory evidence was found, so no SWSH272 data change was needed.

Deliberately excluded

• The Asian S-P numbering collision is tracked separately in Asian S-P promo numbers can identify different cards by market #1958 and is not mixed into this data-only PR.
• Italian Plasma Blast set metadata is not added here; that is a separate localization gap.
• No images or third-party IDs are changed.

Validation

Local validation on 2026-08-12:

$ bun install --frozen-lockfile
154 packages installed

$ bun run validate
$ tsc --noEmit --project tsconfig.json
# exit code 0

$ git diff --check
# exit code 0

Sources

[1] Elite Fourum — Sets and Languages Compilation Overview (see the Noble Victories, Dark Explorers, Plasma Blast, and Unified Minds entries): https://www.elitefourum.com/t/sets-and-languages-compilation-overview-list/16565/1

[2] TCGplayer — Archen, Noble Victories 66/101: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/83607/pokemon-noble-victories-archen?Language=English

[3] TCGplayer — Archeops, Noble Victories 67/101: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/83609/pokemon-noble-victories-archeops?Language=English

[4] TCGplayer — Plume Fossil, Noble Victories 93/101: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/88159/pokemon-noble-victories-plume-fossil?Language=English

[5] Bulbapedia — Archeops (Noble Victories 67 / Dark Explorers 110): https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Archeops_(Noble_Victories_67)

[6] PriceCharting — Archeops 110, Dark Explorers: https://www.pricecharting.com/game/pokemon-dark-explorers/archeops-110

[7] TCGplayer — Archen, Plasma Blast 53/101: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/83608/pokemon-plasma-blast-archen?Language=English

[8] TCGplayer — Archeops, Plasma Blast 54/101: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/83611/pokemon-plasma-blast-archeops?Language=English

[9] TCGplayer — Plume Fossil, Plasma Blast 82/101: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/88160/pokemon-plasma-blast-plume-fossil?Language=English

[10] TCGplayer — Archen, Unified Minds 120/236: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/195075/pokemon-sm-unified-minds-archen?Language=English

[11] TCGplayer — Archeops, Unified Minds 121/236: https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/195077/pokemon-sm-unified-minds-archeops?Language=English

[12] PriceCharting — Archen Reverse Holo 120, Unified Minds: https://www.pricecharting.com/game/pokemon-unified-minds/archen-reverse-holo-120

[13] PriceCharting — Archeops Reverse Holo 121, Unified Minds: https://www.pricecharting.com/game/pokemon-unified-minds/archeops-reverse-holo-121

[14] Bulbapedia — Archeops (Silver Tempest 147 / SWSH272): https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Archeops_(Silver_Tempest_147)

[15] Bulbapedia — Archen (Noble Victories 66): https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Archen_(Noble_Victories_66)

[16] Bulbapedia — Plume Fossil (Noble Victories 93 / Plasma Blast 82): https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Plume_Fossil_(Noble_Victories_93)

[17] Bulbapedia — Archen (Plasma Blast 53): https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Archen_(Plasma_Blast_53)

[18] Bulbapedia — Archeops (Plasma Blast 54): https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Archeops_(Plasma_Blast_54)

[19] Pokémon — Archeops, Black & White—Plasma Blast 54/101: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/bw10/54/

[20] TCGdex asset — SWSH272 English scan: https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swshp/SWSH272/high.webp

[21] TCGdex asset — SWSH272 French scan: https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swshp/SWSH272/high.webp

[22] TCGdex asset — SWSH272 German scan: https://assets.tcgdex.net/de/swsh/swshp/SWSH272/high.webp

[23] TCGdex asset — SWSH272 Italian scan: https://assets.tcgdex.net/it/swsh/swshp/SWSH272/high.webp

[24] TCGdex asset — SWSH272 Spanish scan: https://assets.tcgdex.net/es/swsh/swshp/SWSH272/high.webp

[25] Pokémon Brazil — Archeops, SWSH272 promo: https://www.pokemon.com/br/pokemon-estampas-ilustradas/cartas-de-pokemon/series/swshp/SWSH272/

[26] Pokémon — Silver Tempest Build & Battle Box (four unique foil prerelease promos): https://www.pokemon.com/uk/strategy/get-the-pokemon-tcg-sword-shield-silver-tempest-build-battle-box

[TCGdexBOT]

🃏 10 Cards Changed

Details: 10 modified

Archeops (bw5-110) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Dark Explorers/110.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Dark Explorers/110.ts)
Set: Dark Explorers
Rarity: Secret Rare

Archen (bw3-66) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Noble Victories/66.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Noble Victories/66.ts)
Set: Noble Victories
Rarity: Uncommon

Archeops (bw3-67) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Noble Victories/67.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Noble Victories/67.ts)
Set: Noble Victories
Rarity: Rare

Plume Fossil (bw3-93) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Noble Victories/93.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Noble Victories/93.ts)
Set: Noble Victories
Rarity: Uncommon

Archen (bw10-53) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Plasma Blast/53.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Plasma Blast/53.ts)
Set: Plasma Blast
Rarity: Uncommon

Archeops (bw10-54) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Plasma Blast/54.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Plasma Blast/54.ts)
Set: Plasma Blast
Rarity: Rare

Plume Fossil (bw10-82) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Black & White/Plasma Blast/82.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Black & White/Plasma Blast/82.ts)
Set: Plasma Blast
Rarity: Uncommon

Archen (sm11-120) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Sun & Moon/Unified Minds/120.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Sun & Moon/Unified Minds/120.ts)
Set: Unified Minds
Rarity: Uncommon

Archeops (sm11-121) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Sun & Moon/Unified Minds/121.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Sun & Moon/Unified Minds/121.ts)
Set: Unified Minds
Rarity: Rare

Archeops (swshp-SWSH272) (found using en)

Language	Language	Language
English (en)	French (fr)	Spanish (es)
Spanish (Mexico) (es-mx)	Italian (it)	Portuguese (pt)
Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-br)	Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)	German (de)
Dutch (nl)	Polish (pl)	Russian (ru)

File: [data/Sword & Shield/SWSH Black Star Promos/SWSH272.ts](https://github.com/tcgdex/cards-database/blob/ec135b2fb53c61c9a486ce8ec1d0dce246019f3e/data/Sword & Shield/SWSH Black Star Promos/SWSH272.ts)
Set: SWSH Black Star Promos
Rarity: Promo

[pggpgg]

I can always break this down differently if it makes it easier to review for maintainers. Would be happy to rework this in any way :)

[FalconChipp]

Languages are not needed in the variants

[pggpgg]

@FalconChipp the reason why this was done : For some sets, variant coverage varies across languages.

The reverse holo variant does not exist for jp, pt and ko. Is there a preferable way to structure this information?

source - https://www.elitefourum.com/t/sets-and-languages-compilation-overview-list/16565