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* Aside from the added Pokémon types, other new cards were added: [[Baby Pokémon]] and [[Poké Tools]], which were [[Trainer Card (TCG)|Trainer Card]] items that could be permanently attatched to Pokémon in play - refering to Generation II's new feature that allowed trainers to equip their Pokémon with held [[items]]. | * Aside from the added Pokémon types, other new cards were added: [[Baby Pokémon]] and [[Poké Tools]], which were [[Trainer Card (TCG)|Trainer Card]] items that could be permanently attatched to Pokémon in play - refering to Generation II's new feature that allowed trainers to equip their Pokémon with held [[items]]. | ||
* Some collectors mistook the expansion's double star symbol as an indication of high rarity. | * Some collectors mistook the expansion's double star symbol as an indication of high rarity. | ||
'''Theme Decks:''' [[Hotfoot (TCG)|Hotfoot]] and [[Cold Fusion (TCG)|Cold Fusion]]. | |||
[[Category:TCG]] | [[Category:TCG]] |
Revision as of 01:17, 28 April 2005
Neo Genesis (Japanese: ?) was the 8th expansion set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was the first expansion to feature Generation II Pokémon of Johto.
Set size: Neo Genesis contained 96 cards in its Japanese release, and 111 cards in the North American release. There was a 9 card promo set released in Japan before Neo 1 was released featuring the Johto Starter Pokémon and their evolutions. For the American release, Wizards of the Coast added the 9 promo cards and 6 Energy Cards to the set, increasing it to 111 cards.
Sequence: 8th in both North America and Japan.
Release date: December 16th, 2000 in the US, February 4th 1999 in Japan. Neo Genesis was first released in December for a "teaser" release, with limited distribution and no Theme Decks. Later, on January 15th, 2001, Neo Genesis was officially released in greater numbers, Theme Decks included.
Miscellaneous:
- Neo Genesis marked the first complete set to contain some of the new Johto Pokémon found in Pokémon Gold and Silver, although a handful of others had been released prior as promotional cards. Along with this release came two new card types; Darkness and Metal.
- Aside from the added Pokémon types, other new cards were added: Baby Pokémon and Poké Tools, which were Trainer Card items that could be permanently attatched to Pokémon in play - refering to Generation II's new feature that allowed trainers to equip their Pokémon with held items.
- Some collectors mistook the expansion's double star symbol as an indication of high rarity.
Theme Decks: Hotfoot and Cold Fusion.