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Gym Challenge ジム拡張第2弾 闇からの挑戦

Please upload the logo for this expansion.[[File:{{{setlogo}}}|180px]] Cards in set English: 132 Japanese: 121 Set number English: 7 Japanese: 6 Release date English: October 16, 2000 Japanese: June, 1999 Theme Decks Sabrina () Koga () Blaine () Giovanni ()

Gym Challenge (Japanese: ジム拡張第2弾 闇からの挑戦 Gym Booster 2: Challenge from the Darkness) is the name given to an expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was based on the last four Gym Leaders of the Kanto region during Generation I.

Set size

• 132 in English release
• 121 in Japanese release (98 available in booster packs and 25 exclusive to theme decks)

Sequence

• 7th English Expansion
• 6th Japanese Expansion

Release dates

• June 1999 - Japanese Expansion
• 16th October 2000 - English Expansion

Theme decks

English releases

• Sabrina
• Koga
• Blaine
• Giovanni

Japanese releases

• Sabrina
• Blaine

It is noteworthy that the Japanese versions featured neither a Koga nor Giovanni Theme Deck. Subsequently, there was no holographic version of the Trainer Card Koga and no non-holographic version of the Trainer Card Giovanni.

Card list

English expansion No. Card Name Type Rarity 1 Blaine's Arcanine File:Rare rare.gifH 2 Blaine's Charizard File:Rare rare.gifH 3 Brock's Ninetales File:Rare rare.gifH 4 Erika's Venusaur File:Rare rare.gifH 5 Giovanni's Gyarados File:Rare rare.gifH 6 Giovanni's Machamp File:Rare rare.gifH 7 Giovanni's Nidoking File:Rare rare.gifH 8 Giovanni's Persian File:Rare rare.gifH 9 Koga's Beedrill File:Rare rare.gifH 10 Koga's Ditto File:Rare rare.gifH 11 Lt. Surge's Raichu File:Rare rare.gifH 12 Misty's Golduck File:Rare rare.gifH 13 Misty's Gyarados File:Rare rare.gifH 14 Rocket's Mewtwo File:Rare rare.gifH 15 Rocket's Zapdos File:Rare rare.gifH 16 Sabrina's Alakazam File:Rare rare.gifH 17 Blaine T File:Rare rare.gifH 18 Giovanni T File:Rare rare.gifH 19 Koga T File:Rare rare.gifH 20 Sabrina T File:Rare rare.gifH 21 Blaine's Ninetales File:Rare rare.gif 22 Brock's Dugtrio File:Rare rare.gif 23 Giovanni's Nidoqueen File:Rare rare.gif 24 Giovanni's Pinsir File:Rare rare.gif 25 Koga's Arbok File:Rare rare.gif 26 Koga's Muk File:Rare rare.gif 27 Koga's Pidgeotto File:Rare rare.gif 28 Lt. Surge's Jolteon File:Rare rare.gif 29 Sabrina's Gengar File:Rare rare.gif 30 Sabrina's Golduck File:Rare rare.gif 31 Blaine's Charmeleon File:Rare uncom.gif 32 Blaine's Dodrio File:Rare uncom.gif 33 Blaine's Rapidash File:Rare uncom.gif 34 Brock's Graveler File:Rare uncom.gif 35 Brock's Primeape File:Rare uncom.gif 36 Brock's Sandslash File:Rare uncom.gif 37 Brock's Vulpix File:Rare uncom.gif 38 Erika's Bellsprout File:Rare uncom.gif 39 Erika's Bulbasaur File:Rare uncom.gif 40 Erika's Clefairy File:Rare uncom.gif 41 Erika's Ivysaur File:Rare uncom.gif 42 Giovanni's Machoke File:Rare uncom.gif 43 Giovanni's Meowth File:Rare uncom.gif 44 Giovanni's Nidorina File:Rare uncom.gif 45 Giovanni's Nidorino File:Rare uncom.gif 46 Koga's Golbat File:Rare uncom.gif 47 Koga's Kakuna File:Rare uncom.gif 48 Koga's Koffing File:Rare uncom.gif 49 Koga's Pidgey File:Rare uncom.gif 50 Koga's Weezing File:Rare uncom.gif 51 Lt. Surge's Eevee File:Rare uncom.gif 52 Lt. Surge's Electrode File:Rare uncom.gif 53 Lt. Surge's Raticate File:Rare uncom.gif 54 Misty's Dewgong File:Rare uncom.gif 55 Sabrina's Haunter File:Rare uncom.gif 56 Sabrina's Hypno File:Rare uncom.gif 57 Sabrina's Jynx File:Rare uncom.gif 58 Sabrina's Kadabra File:Rare uncom.gif 59 Sabrina's Mr. Mime File:Rare uncom.gif 60 Blaine's Charmander File:Rare com.gif 61 Blaine's Doduo File:Rare com.gif 62 Blaine's Growlithe File:Rare com.gif 63 Blaine's Mankey File:Rare com.gif 64 Blaine's Ponyta File:Rare com.gif 65 Blaine's Rhyhorn File:Rare com.gif 66 Blaine's Vulpix File:Rare com.gif 67 Brock's Diglett File:Rare com.gif 68 Brock's Geodude File:Rare com.gif 69 Erika's Jigglypuff File:Rare com.gif 70 Erika's Oddish File:Rare com.gif 71 Erika's Paras File:Rare com.gif 72 Giovanni's Machop File:Rare com.gif 73 Giovanni's Magikarp File:Rare com.gif 74 Giovanni's Meowth File:Rare com.gif 75 Giovanni's Nidoran♀ File:Rare com.gif 76 Giovanni's Nidoran♂ File:Rare com.gif 77 Koga's Ekans File:Rare com.gif 78 Koga's Grimer File:Rare com.gif 79 Koga's Koffing File:Rare com.gif 80 Koga's Pidgey File:Rare com.gif 81 Koga's Tangela File:Rare com.gif 82 Koga's Weedle File:Rare com.gif 83 Koga's Zubat File:Rare com.gif 84 Lt. Surge's Pikachu File:Rare com.gif 85 Lt. Surge's Rattata File:Rare com.gif 86 Lt. Surge's Voltorb File:Rare com.gif 87 Misty's Horsea File:Rare com.gif 88 Misty's Magikarp File:Rare com.gif 89 Misty's Poliwag File:Rare com.gif 90 Misty's Psyduck File:Rare com.gif 91 Misty's Seel File:Rare com.gif 92 Misty's Staryu File:Rare com.gif 93 Sabrina's Abra File:Rare com.gif 94 Sabrina's Abra File:Rare com.gif 95 Sabrina's Drowzee File:Rare com.gif 96 Sabrina's Gastly File:Rare com.gif 97 Sabrina's Gastly File:Rare com.gif 98 Sabrina's Porygon File:Rare com.gif 99 Sabrina's Psyduck File:Rare com.gif 100 Blaine T File:Rare rare.gif 101 Brock's Protection T File:Rare rare.gif 102 Chaos Gym T File:Rare rare.gif 103 Erika's Kindness T File:Rare rare.gif 104 Giovanni T File:Rare rare.gif 105 Giovanni's Last Resort T File:Rare rare.gif 106 Koga T File:Rare rare.gif 107 Lt. Surge's Secret Plan T File:Rare rare.gif 108 Misty's Wish T File:Rare rare.gif 109 Resistance Gym T File:Rare rare.gif 110 Sabrina T File:Rare rare.gif 111 Blaine's Quiz #2 T File:Rare uncom.gif 112 Blaine's Quiz #3 T File:Rare uncom.gif 113 Cinnabar City Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif 114 Fuchsia City Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif 115 Koga's Ninja Trick T File:Rare uncom.gif 116 Master Ball T File:Rare uncom.gif 117 Max Revive T File:Rare uncom.gif 118 Misty's Tears T File:Rare uncom.gif 119 Rocket's Minefield Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif 120 Rocket's Secret Experiment T File:Rare uncom.gif 121 Sabrina's Psychic Control T File:Rare com.gif 122 Saffron City Gym T File:Rare com.gif 123 Viridian City Gym T File:Rare com.gif 124 Fervor T File:Rare com.gif 125 Transparent Walls T File:Rare com.gif 126 Warp Point T File:Rare com.gif 127 Fighting Energy E -- 128 Fire Energy E -- 129 Grass Energy E -- 130 Lightning Energy E -- 131 Psychic Energy E -- 132 Water Energy E --

Japanese expansion No. Card Name Type Rarity -- Blaine's Arcanine File:Rare rare.gifH -- Blaine's Charizard File:Rare rare.gifH -- Blaine's Moltres File:Rare rare.gifH -- Erika's Venusaur File:Rare rare.gifH -- Giovanni's Gyarados File:Rare rare.gifH -- Giovanni's Machamp File:Rare rare.gifH -- Giovanni's Nidoking File:Rare rare.gifH -- Giovanni's Persian File:Rare rare.gifH -- Koga's Beedrill File:Rare rare.gifH -- Koga's Ditto File:Rare rare.gifH -- Lt. Surge's Raichu File:Rare rare.gifH -- Rocket's Mewtwo File:Rare rare.gifH -- Rocket's Zapdos File:Rare rare.gifH -- Sabrina's Alakazam File:Rare rare.gifH -- Sabrina's Gengar File:Rare rare.gifH -- Sabrina's Golduck File:Rare rare.gifH -- Sabrina's Venomoth File:Rare rare.gifH -- Brock's Dugtrio File:Rare rare.gif -- Blaine's Ninetales File:Rare rare.gif -- Giovanni's Nidoqueen File:Rare rare.gif -- Giovanni's Pinsir File:Rare rare.gif -- Koga's Arbok File:Rare rare.gif -- Koga's Muk File:Rare rare.gif -- Koga's Pidgeotto File:Rare rare.gif -- Misty's Poliwrath File:Rare rare.gif -- Rocket's Snorlax File:Rare rare.gif -- Blaine's Charmeleon File:Rare uncom.gif -- Blaine's Dodrio -- -- Blaine's Kangaskhan File:Rare uncom.gif -- Blaine's Magmar File:Rare uncom.gif -- Blaine's Rapidash File:Rare uncom.gif -- Erika's Ivysaur File:Rare uncom.gif -- Giovanni's Machoke File:Rare uncom.gif -- Giovanni's Meowth File:Rare uncom.gif -- Giovanni's Nidorina File:Rare uncom.gif -- Giovanni's Nidorino File:Rare uncom.gif -- Koga's Golbat File:Rare uncom.gif -- Koga's Kakuna File:Rare uncom.gif -- Koga's Koffing File:Rare uncom.gif -- Koga's Pidgey File:Rare uncom.gif -- Koga's Weezing File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Gastly File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Haunter File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Haunter -- -- Sabrina's Hypno File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Jynx File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Jynx -- -- Sabrina's Kadabra File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Slowbro File:Rare uncom.gif -- Blaine's Charmander File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Charmander -- -- Blaine's Doduo File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Growlithe File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Growlithe -- -- Blaine's Mankey File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Ponyta File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Ponyta -- -- Blaine's Rhyhorn File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Tauros File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Vulpix File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine's Vulpix -- -- Giovanni's Machop File:Rare com.gif -- Giovanni's Magikarp File:Rare com.gif -- Giovanni's Meowth File:Rare com.gif -- Giovanni's Nidoran ♀ File:Rare com.gif -- Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Ekans File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Grimer File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Koffing File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Pidgey File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Tangela File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Weedle File:Rare com.gif -- Koga's Zubat File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Abra File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Abra -- -- Sabrina's Abra -- -- Sabrina's Drowzee File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Drowzee -- -- Sabrina's Gastly -- -- Sabrina's Gastly -- -- Sabrina's Mr. Mime File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Mr. Mime -- -- Sabrina's Porygon File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Psyduck File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Slowpoke File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Venonat File:Rare com.gif -- Blaine T H -- Giovanni T File:Rare rare.gifH -- Sabrina T H -- Blaine T File:Rare rare.gif -- Koga T File:Rare rare.gif -- Sabrina T File:Rare rare.gif -- Sabrina's ESP T File:Rare rare.gif -- Blaine's Last Resort T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Blaine's Quiz #1 T -- -- Blaine's Quiz #2 T -- -- Blaine's Quiz #3 T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Cinnabar City Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Fuchsia City Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Giovanni's Last Resort T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Koga's Ninja Trick T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Master Ball T -- -- Max Revive T -- -- Minion of Team Rocket T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Rocket's Minefield Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Rocket's Secret Experiment T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Sabrina's Psychic Control T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Saffron City Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Tickling Machine T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Viridian City Gym T File:Rare uncom.gif -- Blaine's Gamble T File:Rare com.gif -- Sabrina's Gaze T File:Rare com.gif -- Transparent Walls T File:Rare com.gif -- Trash Exchange T File:Rare com.gif -- Warp Point T File:Rare com.gif -- Imakuni?'s Doduo File:Rare srare.gif -- _____'s Chansey Note: To avoid listing the same card twice, the only fixed Theme Deck cards added are the ones that form the complete set. The fixed cards have no rarity symbols (designated "--"; holographic cards in the deck are designated "H").

Trivia

• An extension of the previous expansion, Gym 2 was based on the remaining four Kanto Gym Leaders; Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni.
• Gym Challenge was originally planned to be released on 16th October in North America. It was then pushed up the 7th, then back to the 16th. Many Sears locations ended up releasing it on the 4th.
• Two Japanese cards, Imakuni?'s Doduo and ____'s Chansey didn't make an appearance in the American release. Imakuni is a singer for several Pokémon songs released only in Japan, so the card's exclusion was mostly due to prevent confusion from players. Also, neither of those really fit in a "serious" card set.
• The Trainer card "Misty's Tears" was originally in Gym 1 in Japan, but its English counterpart was not released until Gym Challenge. The reason for this is that artwork had to be changed, as the Japanese version featured a "nude" Misty.
• Other art changes between Japanese and English releases include Sabrina's Gaze and Koga's Ninja Trick. Although Japanese players apparently had no problem with these cards, many Western players felt the imagery was inappropriate for a children's game. For Sabrina's Gaze, many thought Sabrina was giving the viewer "the finger". As for Koga's Ninja Trick (which featured a swastika), it was originally mistaken for the Nazi's symbol of choice by a few Western players. [1] Incidentally, the Japanese reprint of Koga's Ninja Trick removed the swastika following the North American change.
• The so-called "Common rares" didn't make an appearance in Gym Challenge, unlike in Gym Heroes.
• Blaine's Arcanine, the first card to feature a 120 attack damage, debuted in this set.
• The Giovanni Theme Deck is the only Gym series Theme Deck that is based in two types.

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