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'''Expedition Base Set''' or '''e-Expedition Base Set''' (Japanese: '' | '''Expedition Base Set''' or '''e-Expedition Base Set''' (Japanese: '''第1弾基本拡張パック''' ''Base Booster Pack 1'') is the name of an expansion of cards and [[Theme Deck]]s for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. It was the first set to be compatible with Nintendo's [[e-Reader]] peripheral. | ||
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Revision as of 05:57, 14 January 2008
Expedition Base Set or e-Expedition Base Set (Japanese: 第1弾基本拡張パック Base Booster Pack 1) is the name of an expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was the first set to be compatible with Nintendo's e-Reader peripheral.
Set size
- 165 in English release
- 128 in Japanese release
Sequence
- 13th English Expansion
- 13th Japanese Expansion
Release dates
- 1st December 2001 - Japanese Expansion
- 15th September 2002 - English Expansion
Trivia
- This set could have been released in May 2002, however it was pushed back to August because Nintendo wanted to release the e-Reader before the set. However, errors caused it to be pushed back again. Shipping confusion forced many buyers to have to wait until late September to get their packs. Worse for European players, as the European release of Expedition was decided to be April 2003, around the same time of the e-Reader's release in Europe.
- The card layout changed dramatically, with a more "organic" layout. The left and bottom border increased in size and feature an "e" logo. Most cards also feature the revolutionary "Dot-Code" bar (holographic, reverse-holographic and energy cards lack this). The bottom bar stores 1 kilobyte of information, while the left bar stores 2 kilobytes. By using the Nintendo e-Reader (for the Game Boy Advance), you are able to view information about the Pokémon, play a mini-game, play various tunes in a Melody Box, or activate a special attack for that Pokémon. The special attack function was not a favorite of many TCG players, as many didn't own an e-reader and it was thought it gave players an edge in battles. However, the feature wasn't tournament sanctioned, to the relief of many.
- Because of this new layout, all of the cards lost their flavor data (Length, Weight, Level, and Pokédex entry). The absence of that information continued into the EX sets and would not be seen again until the release of Diamond & Pearl. This absence causes problems with the Trainer Card Blaine's Quiz #1.
- The ID number on each Card-e card is for the GBA e-Reader device. Since the cards lacked Levels, in terms of the e-reader, two different cards with the same name rendered them indistinguishable. Therefore a unique ID was placed on each card so that it would be easier to scan in order.
- Expedition also splits the "Pokémon Power" classification into two; "Poké-Power" and "Poké-Body". Poké-Powers are activated abilities as Poké-Bodies are "always on" abilities. It wasn't well received at the time, but shortly after the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games introduced similar Abilities, it became seen as a useful change.
- Another change from previous sets are pack sizes and rarities. Because of the extra licensing fees Wizards had to pay to use Dot-Code technology, the pack size was reduced from 11 to 9; which remained the same for almost five years, even though the Dot-Code technology was dropped in 2004. The pack size would eventually increase to 10 with the release of Diamond & Pearl. Collectors could also find one reverse-holographic in every pack, meaning each pack contained: -
- 5 Common cards
- 2 Uncommon cards
- 1 Reverse-holographic card
- 1 Non-holographic or holographic rare card
- While it was thought Wizards were up to their old tradition of duplicating the rare cards in this set, it was actually MediaFactory this time; Wizards simply translated the set. The reason for this was that some rare cards had Dot-Code data, therefore they made non-holographic versions with the data and holographic versions without. This avoided potentially damaging sought-after rare cards when swiped through the e-Reader.
- Expedition was the first set Wizards produced that didn't have a 1st Edition print run.
- Expedition once again featured Reverse-holographic cards, but the design was changed from the "wheel" treatment (which was reminiscent of European fake holographic designs) to a plain "refractor" design. They are more "official" looking than the ones found in Legendary Collection. One problem brought to Wizard's attention was that both the holographic and non-holographic rare cards had identical reverse-holographic counterparts (apart from the card number). Wizards rectified this in Aquapolis by numbering the holographic cards differently and not producing reverse-holographics for them.
- Box Toppers once again appeared in this set. Like Legendary Collection, they are jumbo cards (therefore not tournament legal). Unlike Legendary Collection and the EX series, the Box Toppers were part of a sub-set (the cards numbered ##/12). The first 4 appeared in this set, the other 8 released in Aquapolis and Skyridge respectively.
- This set was once known as New Dimension. But since its initials are ND (like Neo Discovery and Neo Destiny), the name was changed.
Theme decks
English releases
Japanese releases
Card list
English expansion
Box Toppers subset
No. | Card Name | Type | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alakazam | (H) | |
2 | Feraligatr | (H) | |
3 | Tyranitar | (H) | |
4 | Venusaur | (H) |