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! Set (1st print) | ! Set (1st print) | ||
! Example | ! Example front | ||
! Example back | |||
! No. of cards | ! No. of cards | ||
! Cards each pack | ! Cards each pack | ||
! Packs needed to finish | ! Packs needed to finish | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| Non holo | | Non holo | ||
| [[File:Topps M01 E6.png|120px]] | | [[File:Topps M01 E6.png|120px]] | ||
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| 72/72 cards | | 72/72 cards | ||
| 6 out of 8 cards each pack | | 6 out of 8 cards each pack | ||
| 12 packs | | 12 packs | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| Smooth silver foil | | Smooth silver foil | ||
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| 72/72 cards | | 72/72 cards | ||
| 1 out of 8 cards each pack* | | 1 out of 8 cards each pack* | ||
| 72 packs | | 72 packs | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| Smooth rainbow foil | | Smooth rainbow foil | ||
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| 72/72 cards | | 72/72 cards | ||
| 1 out of 8 cards each pack* | | 1 out of 8 cards each pack* | ||
| 72 packs | | 72 packs | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| Diecut cards | | Diecut cards | ||
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| 12/12 cards | | 12/12 cards | ||
| 1 every 12 packs | | 1 every 12 packs | ||
| 144 packs | | 144 packs | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| Sticker cards | | Sticker cards | ||
| [[File:Topps M01 S8.png|120px]] | | [[File:Topps M01 S8.png|120px]] | ||
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| 18/18 cards | | 18/18 cards | ||
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! Set (2nd print) | ! Set (2nd print) | ||
! Example | ! Example front | ||
! Example back | |||
! No. of cards | ! No. of cards | ||
! Cards each pack | ! Cards each pack | ||
! Packs needed to finish | ! Packs needed to finish | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| Non holo | | Non holo | ||
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| Sticker cards | | Sticker cards | ||
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Revision as of 10:39, 16 August 2023
Pokémon the First Movie Trading Cards was a set of Pokémon-themed trading cards manufactured by Topps in 1999. There were 72 cards in total: 41 cards featuring scenes from Mewtwo Strikes Back, 18 cards featuring scenes from Pikachu's Vacation, 12 evolution cards, and a checklist. Each of these 72 cards also had two foil card versions (silver and rainbow). In addition, there were 30 bonus "chase cards" not included on the checklist, including 12 die-cut embossed evolution cards and 18 sticker cards.
Cards were sold in randomly distributed packets of eight or five cards. In the first printing, the cards featured a blue Topps logo, while in the second printing, the logo was black. One card in each packet would be a randomly chosen foil card. Foil cards from the second printing had a sandpaper finish[1]. Silver foil cards with a smooth finish but a black logo were also produced.
A promotional silver foil card numbered 0 also exists that was only distributed at Blockbuster Video stores in 1999 with the rental of the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back.[2][3] The card features a blue Topps logo.
Topps' 75th Anniversary card set from 2013 featured stamped buyback cards, confirmed to include some cards from Series 1, Series 3 & Pokémon First Movie. These are cards that Topps bought from the secondhand market via the buyback program and stamped with a gold "Topps 75th" logo. Some of the cards that were from The First Movie in the 75th Anniversary set include: #09 Ash and Company, #10 Battle Before Lunch, #18 The Temple of Mewtwo, #20 The Best of Luck, #33 Psychic Showdown, #43 Don't Cry Togepi, #48 Racing Cheek to Cheek, E1 Bulbasaur, & Checklist (non-foil) #02 Awakening, #55 Success, E9 Blastoise (sandpaper silver foil)
Collecting summary
Cards in the Pokémon the First Movie set
Mewtwo Strikes Back cards
Pikachu's Vacation cards
Evolution cards
Set # | Front | Title | Back |
---|---|---|---|
E1 | Bulbasaur | ||
E2 | Ivysaur | ||
E3 | Venusaur | ||
E4 | Charmander | ||
E5 | Charmeleon | ||
E6 | Charizard | ||
E7 | Squirtle | ||
E8 | Wartortle | ||
E9 | Blastoise | ||
E10 | Dratini | ||
E11 | Dragonair | ||
E12 | Dragonite |
Other
Set # | Front | Title | Back | Back text |
---|---|---|---|---|
CL | Checklist | All different cards of the set with checkmark boxes |
Chase cards
Die-cut embossed evolution cards
There are 12 die-cut embossed evolution cards in this set. They are the same as the regular evolution cards, but the image of the Pokémon and the Pokémon logo are embossed and the edges of the card are cut in unique ways.
Set # | Front | Back | Title |
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1 | Bulbasaur | ||
2 | Ivysaur | ||
3 | Venusaur | ||
4 | Charmander | ||
5 | Charmeleon | ||
6 | Charizard | ||
7 | Squirtle | ||
8 | Wartortle | ||
9 | Blastoise | ||
10 | Dratini | ||
11 | Dragonair | ||
12 | Dragonite |
Sticker cards
There are 18 sticker cards in this set. On the front of the sticker card is a starry pattern with a removable Pokémon sticker on it and the back of each card contains one out of nine pieces to a puzzle forming an image from the movie.
Set # | Front | Back | Description | Notes |
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1 | Pikachu | Mewtwo puzzle, leftmost top | ||
2 | Charmander | Mewtwo puzzle, leftmost middle | ||
3 | Squirtle | Mewtwo puzzle, leftmost bottom | ||
4 | Meowth | Mewtwo puzzle, middle top | ||
5 | Pikachu | Mewtwo puzzle, center | ||
6 | Bulbasaur | Mewtwo puzzle, middle bottom | ||
7 | Pikachu, Pikachu, Raichu | Mewtwo puzzle, rightmost top | ||
8 | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard | Mewtwo puzzle, rightmost middle | ||
9 | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise | Mewtwo puzzle, rightmost bottom | ||
10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur | Ash puzzle, leftmost top | ||
11 | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree | Ash puzzle, leftmost middle | ||
12 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem | Ash puzzle, leftmost bottom | ||
13 | Onix, Cubone, Eevee, Zubat, Farfetch'd, Chansey | Ash puzzle, middle top | ||
14 | Pidgeotto, Poliwag, Sandshrew, Jigglypuff, Bellsprout, Rattata | Ash puzzle, center | ||
15 | Ekans, Koffing, Weezing, Meowth, Persian, Arbok | Ash puzzle, middle bottom | ||
16 | Scyther, Snorlax, Mankey, Clefairy, Lapras, Gloom | Ash puzzle, rightmost top | ||
17 | Nidoran♀, Voltorb, Venonat, Vulpix, Jolteon, Machop | Ash puzzle, rightmost middle | ||
18 | Staryu, Seel, Psyduck, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Starmie | Ash puzzle, rightmost bottom |
Trivia
- One of the cards from Mewtwo Strikes Back names Donphan as "Donfan", probably due to its trademarked Japanese name and the fact that Gold and Silver weren't out in North America yet. It was later corrected in the second printing.
- The cards from Pikachu's Vacation name Marill as "Pikablu" and Snubbull as "Buru". This contradicts later promotional items for the movie, such as the short's novelization, which use the final English names for these Pokémon. The names were later corrected in the second printing, but spelt Snubbull as "Snubble".
- "Buru" can be considered a transliteration of Snubbull's Japanese name, ブルー Bulu.
- Many cards, such as #32 "The Battle Renewed", feature scenes from the original theatrical version of the film, not the kanzenban edition that included scenes that were specifically reanimated for North American audiences. This is likely a result of the cards being created before the English version of the movie was completed, considering the cards also did not feature finalized names for Donphan, Snubbull, and Marill.
References
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