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This is a list of expansion sets for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. more...

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Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast published the Pokémon TCG from 1998 until the release of Legendary Collection.

First Generation

Base Set

The Base Set, released in January 1999, was the first set to be released, and the only one so far not to have a set logo or symbol. It is one of few sets to include Fighting, Fire, Grass, Lightning, Psychic and Water Energy cards, now commonly known as basic Energy cards. The set also contained Double Colorless Energy, the first Special Energy card. The set is one of the more well-rounded sets available, with a mixed amount of Pokémon of all types, and includes Pokémon that were more popular at the time of release, such as Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur and Pikachu. The set's four main theme decks were represented by Ninetales, Mewtwo, Gyarados and Hitmonchan, and its starter set theme deck by Machamp.

Jungle

Jungle was the second set to come out; it comes after the Base Set and before Fossil. Its symbol is the rafflesia flower.

This set had only 64 cards, very small for an expansion set in the card game, with the exception of promotional sets (though "Fossil," the following set, would have even fewer cards). It also had the biggest emphasis on the Pokémon themselves, with room for only one Trainer card. It was the first set in which Wizards of the Coast made an identical "Rare" group of cards to the "Holographic Rare" group, something not practiced in the Japanese version. Though the Japanese version also possessed "Rare" and "Holographic Rare" segments, each rarity class contained different cards. This practice would continue until Nintendo bought back the rights to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Released in June 1999

Fossil

Fossil was the third set to come out; it comes after the Jungle and before Base Set 2. Its symbol is the skeletal structure of an Aerodactyl's foot.

One intention of this set is to complete the 151 species of Pokémon from the first generation. This might explain why Fossil contains the fewest cards of any standard set in the card game. Future sets would often use a gimmick to differentiate its cards from other sets.

This set is named for the Pokémon that, in the video games, must be brought to life from fossils: Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl. The card game follows a similar path in that the card "Mysterious Fossil" must be played before any fossil Pokémon can be played.Released in October 1999.

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