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|link_method=[[Game Link Cable]]
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|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]
|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]]
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|release_date_ja=March 28, 2001
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{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Card GB2: Team Great Rocket is Here!}}


'''Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンカードGB2 GR団参上!''' ''Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!'') (abbreviated '''Pokémon Card GB2''') is the Japan-only sequel to {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}. The game story revolves around a new villainous team, [[Team Great Rocket]], and contains nearly all of the cards from {{TCG|Base Set}}, {{TCG|Jungle}}, {{TCG|Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Team Rocket}}. A promotional {{TCG ID|GB2|Lugia|promo}} card was included with the game.
'''Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!'''<ref>[https://www.creatures.co.jp/en/company/ About Creatures - Company History (2001-2005 section)]</ref> (Japanese: '''ポケモンカードGB2 GR団参上!''', abbreviated '''ポケモンカードGB2''' ''Pokémon Card GB2''), is the Japan-only sequel to {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}. The game story revolves around a new villainous team, [[Team Great Rocket]], and contains nearly all of the cards from {{TCG|Base Set}}, {{TCG|Jungle}}, {{TCG|Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Team Rocket}}.


The game adds many new features not present in the original, such as new cards, the ability to play as a [[Mint|female character]], a much larger in-game world, and a more developed story (rather than just collect cards and defeat the Grand Masters, the player must defeat [[Team Great Rocket]]).
The game adds many new features not present in the original, such as new cards, the ability to play as a {{TCG GB|Mint|female character}}, a much larger in-game world, and a more developed story.
 
Copies of the game included {{TCG ID|Pokémon Card GB2|Great Rocket's Mewtwo|promo}} and {{TCG ID|Pokémon Card GB2|Lugia|promo}} promotional cards.


==Plot==
==Plot==
In Pokémon Card GB2, [[Team Great Rocket]], led by [[King Biruritchi]], have kidnapped many of the [[Club Master]]s and attempted to steal the [[Legendary Cards]]. The player, assuming the role of [[Mark]] or [[Mint]], must rescue the Club Masters and defeat Team Great Rocket at their headquarters on [[GR Island]].
In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2, [[Team Great Rocket]], led by {{TCG GB|Biruritchi}}, have kidnapped many of the [[Club Master]]s and attempted to steal the [[Legendary Cards]]. The player, assuming the role of {{TCG GB|Mark}} or {{TCG GB|Mint}}, must rescue the Club Masters and defeat Team Great Rocket at their headquarters on [[GR Island]].


==New features==
==New features==
* Players may select either [[Mark]], the protagonist of the original {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, or [[Mint]], a new female [[player character]].
* Players may select either {{TCG GB|Mark}}, the protagonist of the original {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, or {{TCG GB|Mint}}, a new female [[player character]].
* Opponent Trainers now have varying sprites: when they are losing, they appear sad, when they are winning, they appear happy.
* Opponent Trainers now have varying sprites: when they are losing, they appear sad; when they are winning, they appear happy.
* [[Coins in Pokémon Card GB2|Coins]] replace [[Master Medal]]s as tokens of achievement. These coins can also be used in place of the standard game coin in duels.
* [[Event Coin]]s replace [[Master Medal]]s as tokens of achievement. These coins can also be used in place of the standard game coin in duels.
* Most of the clubs, such as the [[Grass Club]], receive a minor interior redesign.
* Most of the clubs, such as the [[Grass Club]], receive a minor interior redesign.
* In addition to all of the areas found in [[TCG Island]] in the first game, a second island, [[GR Island]], is explorable as well.
* In addition to all of the areas found in [[TCG Island]] in the first game, a second island, [[GR Island]], is explorable as well.
* When typing a player or deck name, lowercase letters are available, unlike the first game where only capital letters were available. The {{TCG|type}} symbols are also available as characters.
* [[Minicom]] is a new option accessible from the menu: it rearranges the e-mail system and simplifies the access to the [[Deck Save Machine]], still available in [[Mason Laboratory]], and to the card catalogue.
* Over seventy new prebuilt {{OBP|Deck|GB}}s are available in the [[Auto Deck Machine]]s.
* The GR Challenge Cup and the Grand Master Cup are two new [[Challenge Hall|Challenge Cup]] tournaments held in [[Trading Card Game Islands]].
* {{TCG GB|Dr. Mason}} now offers the player a [[PC#Deck diagnosis|Deck diagnosis]], giving advice about how to build a deck and checking their current one.


==Connectivity==
==Connectivity==
Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! allows players to send and receive cards and deck configurations or perform a [[Card Pop!]] between two cartridges via [[infrared]], using the [[Game Boy Color]]'s Infra-Red Communications Port.
This game allows players to send and receive cards and deck configurations or perform a [[Card Pop!]] between two cartridges via [[infrared]], using the [[Game Boy Color]]'s Infra-Red Communications Port.


Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! allows players to duel each other using their own decks via the [[Game Boy]] [[Game Link Cable]].
This game allows players to duel each other using their own decks via the [[Game Boy]] [[Game Link Cable]].


Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! cannot communicate with {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}. All multiplayer features are disabled in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] release.
This game cannot communicate with {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}.


===Card Pop!===
===Card Pop!===
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Card Pop! is a 2-player feature that randomly generates a card for each player. When the Infra-Red Communications Ports of two [[Game Boy Color]] systems with the game are connected, each player will receive a random card. A player cannot Card Pop! with the same game again until both players have used the feature with so many others that their partner's ID is overwritten in both games.
Card Pop! is a 2-player feature that randomly generates a card for each player. When the Infra-Red Communications Ports of two [[Game Boy Color]] systems with the game are connected, each player will receive a random card. A player cannot Card Pop! with the same game again until both players have used the feature with so many others that their partner's ID is overwritten in both games.


This feature is the only way of obtaining the [[Phantom Cards]] ({{OBP|Lugia|GB2 promo}} and {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|15}}).
This feature is the only way of obtaining the [[Phantom Cards]] {{TCG ID|Pokémon Card GB2|Lugia|promo}} and {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|15}}.


Card Pop! cannot be performed between Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!. Attempting to do so can result in [[glitch]]es such as a [[game freeze]] or a loss of save data in Pokémon Trading Card Game.<!--even the Japanese version-->
Card Pop! cannot be performed between Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2. Attempting to do so can result in [[glitch]]es such as a [[game freeze]] or a loss of save data in Pokémon Trading Card Game.<!--even the Japanese version-->


==Available cards==
==Available cards==
All cards from the first game can be obtained, including the game-exclusive cards. New to the game is the [[Team Rocket (TCG)|Team Rocket]] set and most cards from the Japanese-exclusive {{TCG|Vending Machine cards}}. Additionally, the 15 cards exclusive to the {{TCG|Intro Pack}} are available as well as 13 more game-exclusive cards (some of which were released in card form around the same time). Only one card from {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} made it into the game, which was {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|The Rocket's Trap|19}}.
{{main|Card (TCG GB)}}
 
A total of 441 cards can be used in-game. This includes all cards from the previous title, plus cards from the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion and most cards from the Japanese-exclusive {{TCG|Vending Machine cards|Expansion Sheet}} series. Additionally, the 15 cards exclusive to the {{TCG|Intro Pack}} are available, as well as 13 more game-exclusive cards (some of which were released in card form around the same time). Only one card from {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} made it into the game, which was {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|The Rocket's Trap|19}}. Additionally, {{TCG|Neo Genesis}}'s {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Recycle Energy|105}} is included.


===Expansion Sets===
===Expansion Sets===
The following were the expansion sets available in the game.
The following were the expansion sets available in the game.


*{{OBP|Beginning Pokémon|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Beginning Pokémon}}
*{{OBP|Legendary Power|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Legendary Power}}
*{{OBP|Island of Fossil|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Island of Fossil}}
*{{OBP|Psychic Battle|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Psychic Battle}}
*{{OBP|Sky Flying Pokémon|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Sky Flying Pokémon}}
*{{OBP|We Are Team Rocket|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|We Are Team Rocket}}
*{{OBP|Team Rocket's Ambition|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Team Rocket's Ambition}}
*{{OBP|Promotion Card|GB2}}
*{{GB|2|Promotion Card}}


===Cards not available in Pokémon Card GB2===
===Cards not available in Pokémon Trading Card Game 2===
Like the first version, there are a number of actual cards that did not make into the game. Most tournament-legal [[Unnumbered Promotional cards (TCG)|unnumbered promotional cards]] released from 1996 to mid 1999 are included except for ones that are {{TCG|Owner's Pokémon}} or from [[Illustration contests|best photo contests]].
Like the first title, there are a number of actual cards that did not make into the game. Most tournament-legal {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} released from 1996 to mid 1999 are included except for ones that are {{TCG|Owner's Pokémon}} or from [[Illustration contests|best photo contests]].


*{{TCG ID|Base Set|Electrode|21}}
*{{TCG ID|Base Set|Electrode|21}}
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*{{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Pikachu|26}}
*{{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Pikachu|26}}


In addition, none of the spoof and non-legal cards from Vending Series 3 are included, the only exception being {{TCG ID|Vending|Bill's PC|S3}} (called Bill's Computer in the game). There are three additional cards in the game for Pokémon that were not from the first generation: {{p|Marill}}, {{p|Togepi}}, and {{p|Lugia}}.
In addition, none of the spoof and non-legal cards from Expansion Sheet 3 are included, the only exception being {{TCG ID|Vending|Bill's PC|S3}} (called Bill's Computer in the game). There are three additional cards in the game for Pokémon that were not from the first generation: {{p|Marill}}, {{p|Togepi}}, and {{p|Lugia}}.
 
===Discrepancies between Pokémon Trading Card Game 2 and other prints===
The following cards have different levels in-game than they do on their actual card prints or on other prints showing the card (in the case of cards that were not actually printed). This was likely done to differentiate them from other prints of the same Pokémon with the same level. Only four cards are affected by this from the {{tcg|Vending Machine cards}} and game-exclusive creations.
 
*{{TCG ID|Vending|Charmander|S1}} - The actual card is LV.10, but in-game is noted as being LV.12.
*{{TCG ID|Promotional Card|Moltres|P02}} - While this is a card made exclusively for the games, the Japanese trading guide print shows the card as LV.37 while the game lists it as a LV.40 card.
*{{TCG ID|Laboratory|Magnemite|D23}} - While this is a card made exclusively for the games, the Japanese trading guide print shows the card as LV.15 while the game lists it as a LV.14 card.
*{{TCG ID|Vending|Doduo|S1}} - The actual card is LV.10, but in-game is noted as being LV.8.


==Coins==
==Coins==
{{main|Coin (TCG)#In the games|Coin (TCG) → In the games}}
{{main|Coin (TCG)#In the video games|Coin (TCG) → In the video games}}
{{TCG|Coin}}s have superseded [[Master Medal]]s from the first game as items which denote any significant achievement. Coins can be used to change the coin interface used in the card game, or may be used for access to certain areas of the map. There are 24 coins in total, separated into three sets: GB1 Island coins, GB2 Island coins, and special coins.
{{TCG|Coin}}s have superseded [[Master Medal]]s from the first game as items which denote any significant achievement. Coins can be used to change the coin interface used in the card game, or may be used for access to certain areas of the map. There are 24 coins in total, separated into three sets: GB1 Island coins, GB2 Island coins, and special coins.


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==Returning characters==
==Returning characters==
* [[Mark]]
* {{TCG GB|Mark}}
* [[Ronald]]
* {{TCG GB|Ronald}}
* [[Dr. Mason]]
* {{TCG GB|Sam}}
* {{TCG GB|Aaron}}
* [[Club Member]]s
* [[Club Master]]s
* [[Club Master]]s
* [[Grand Master]]s
* [[Imakuni?]]
* [[Imakuni?]]
* Many [[Club Member]]s
* [[Tsunekazu Ishihara|Mr. Ishihara]]


==New characters==
==New characters==
* [[Mint]]
* {{TCG GB|Mint}}
* {{TCG GB|Tap}}
* [[Team Great Rocket]] members
* [[Team Great Rocket]] members
** [[King Biruritchi]]
** [[Fort Leader]]s
** King {{TCG GB|Biruritchi}}
* [[Dungeon Master]]s
* [[Ghost Master]]s


==Staff==
==Staff==
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}}
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* When viewing the details of {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Raichu|83}} in-game, it displays the "GB" symbol. Dark Raichu was a Wizards of the Coast-created card first released as an English card in the Team Rocket set in April 2000. It was later included in the Japanese {{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}} expansion, released in Japan in July 2000; Dark Raichu is the only card from Crossing The Ruins... that appears in this game.
* This was the first game released that was published by [[The Pokémon Company]] (instead of being published by [[Nintendo]] like the earlier games). However, it was not the first game publicly announced by this company (for comparison, {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} were announced in March 7, 2001).
* Approximately two months before the game was released in Japan, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN IGN] called it by the English title "Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Return of Team Rocket" and declared that an English release of the game was likely.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010223224243/http://pocket.ign.com:80/news/30476.html A New Pokémon Game In The Cards (January 24, 2001) - IGN]</ref> However, the game was never released outside of Japan.
* The game is sometimes known as '''Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!''', as the Japanese name mirrors the name of the card {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|15}} from the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion.
* Despite currently not receiving an English release, several fans have made unofficial translations of the game to English.
* This was the last Game Boy Color Pokémon title.


* A promotional {{TCG ID|GB2|Great Rocket's Mewtwo|promo}} was included with a special edition {{p|Celebi}} [[Game Boy Advance]] bundle package in March 2001.
==External links==
* This game, along with its predecessor, are the only spin-off games to share overworld sprites with the [[core series]] games.
* [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gbc-gr/ Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR! - Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese)]
* [[Dark Raichu (Team Rocket 83)|Dark Raichu]] does not show the 'R' symbol indicating the [[Team Rocket (TCG)|Team Rocket]] expansion, rather it shows the 'GB' symbol, most likely because at the time of the game's release, it was only available outside of Japan and as an error.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20021201123645/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/pokemoncard/gb2.html Earlier archived version]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:46, 10 March 2024

Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!
ポケモンカードGB2 GR団参上!
TCG GB2 JP boxart.jpg
Boxart of Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!
Basic info
Platform: Game Boy Color
Category: Card Game
Players: 1-2
Connectivity: Game Link Cable
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Part of: Generation II spin-off
Ratings
CERO: A
ESRB: N/A
ACB: N/A
OFLC: N/A
PEGI: N/A
GRAC: N/A
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: March 28, 2001
North America: N/A
Australia: N/A
Europe: N/A
South Korea: N/A
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: Official Site
English: N/A

Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR![1] (Japanese: ポケモンカードGB2 GR団参上!, abbreviated ポケモンカードGB2 Pokémon Card GB2), is the Japan-only sequel to Pokémon Trading Card Game. The game story revolves around a new villainous team, Team Great Rocket, and contains nearly all of the cards from Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket.

The game adds many new features not present in the original, such as new cards, the ability to play as a female character, a much larger in-game world, and a more developed story.

Copies of the game included Great Rocket's Mewtwo and Lugia promotional cards.

Plot

In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2, Team Great Rocket, led by Biruritchi, have kidnapped many of the Club Masters and attempted to steal the Legendary Cards. The player, assuming the role of Mark or Mint, must rescue the Club Masters and defeat Team Great Rocket at their headquarters on GR Island.

New features

  • Players may select either Mark, the protagonist of the original Pokémon Trading Card Game, or Mint, a new female player character.
  • Opponent Trainers now have varying sprites: when they are losing, they appear sad; when they are winning, they appear happy.
  • Event Coins replace Master Medals as tokens of achievement. These coins can also be used in place of the standard game coin in duels.
  • Most of the clubs, such as the Grass Club, receive a minor interior redesign.
  • In addition to all of the areas found in TCG Island in the first game, a second island, GR Island, is explorable as well.
  • When typing a player or deck name, lowercase letters are available, unlike the first game where only capital letters were available. The type symbols are also available as characters.
  • Minicom is a new option accessible from the menu: it rearranges the e-mail system and simplifies the access to the Deck Save Machine, still available in Mason Laboratory, and to the card catalogue.
  • Over seventy new prebuilt Decks are available in the Auto Deck Machines.
  • The GR Challenge Cup and the Grand Master Cup are two new Challenge Cup tournaments held in Trading Card Game Islands.
  • Dr. Mason now offers the player a Deck diagnosis, giving advice about how to build a deck and checking their current one.

Connectivity

This game allows players to send and receive cards and deck configurations or perform a Card Pop! between two cartridges via infrared, using the Game Boy Color's Infra-Red Communications Port.

This game allows players to duel each other using their own decks via the Game Boy Game Link Cable.

This game cannot communicate with Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Card Pop!

Main article: Card Pop!

Card Pop! is a 2-player feature that randomly generates a card for each player. When the Infra-Red Communications Ports of two Game Boy Color systems with the game are connected, each player will receive a random card. A player cannot Card Pop! with the same game again until both players have used the feature with so many others that their partner's ID is overwritten in both games.

This feature is the only way of obtaining the Phantom Cards Lugia and Here Comes Team Rocket!.

Card Pop! cannot be performed between Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2. Attempting to do so can result in glitches such as a game freeze or a loss of save data in Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Available cards

Main article: Card (TCG GB)

A total of 441 cards can be used in-game. This includes all cards from the previous title, plus cards from the Team Rocket expansion and most cards from the Japanese-exclusive Expansion Sheet series. Additionally, the 15 cards exclusive to the Intro Pack are available, as well as 13 more game-exclusive cards (some of which were released in card form around the same time). Only one card from Gym Heroes made it into the game, which was The Rocket's Trap. Additionally, Neo Genesis's Recycle Energy is included.

Expansion Sets

The following were the expansion sets available in the game.

Cards not available in Pokémon Trading Card Game 2

Like the first title, there are a number of actual cards that did not make into the game. Most tournament-legal Unnumbered Promotional cards released from 1996 to mid 1999 are included except for ones that are Owner's Pokémon or from best photo contests.

In addition, none of the spoof and non-legal cards from Expansion Sheet 3 are included, the only exception being Bill's PC (called Bill's Computer in the game). There are three additional cards in the game for Pokémon that were not from the first generation: Marill, Togepi, and Lugia.

Discrepancies between Pokémon Trading Card Game 2 and other prints

The following cards have different levels in-game than they do on their actual card prints or on other prints showing the card (in the case of cards that were not actually printed). This was likely done to differentiate them from other prints of the same Pokémon with the same level. Only four cards are affected by this from the Vending Machine cards and game-exclusive creations.

  • Charmander - The actual card is LV.10, but in-game is noted as being LV.12.
  • Moltres - While this is a card made exclusively for the games, the Japanese trading guide print shows the card as LV.37 while the game lists it as a LV.40 card.
  • Magnemite - While this is a card made exclusively for the games, the Japanese trading guide print shows the card as LV.15 while the game lists it as a LV.14 card.
  • Doduo - The actual card is LV.10, but in-game is noted as being LV.8.

Coins

Main article: Coin (TCG) → In the video games

Coins have superseded Master Medals from the first game as items which denote any significant achievement. Coins can be used to change the coin interface used in the card game, or may be used for access to certain areas of the map. There are 24 coins in total, separated into three sets: GB1 Island coins, GB2 Island coins, and special coins.

Locations

Returning characters

New characters

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!

Trivia

  • When viewing the details of Dark Raichu in-game, it displays the "GB" symbol. Dark Raichu was a Wizards of the Coast-created card first released as an English card in the Team Rocket set in April 2000. It was later included in the Japanese Crossing the Ruins... expansion, released in Japan in July 2000; Dark Raichu is the only card from Crossing The Ruins... that appears in this game.
  • This was the first game released that was published by The Pokémon Company (instead of being published by Nintendo like the earlier games). However, it was not the first game publicly announced by this company (for comparison, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were announced in March 7, 2001).
  • Approximately two months before the game was released in Japan, IGN called it by the English title "Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Return of Team Rocket" and declared that an English release of the game was likely.[2] However, the game was never released outside of Japan.
  • The game is sometimes known as Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!, as the Japanese name mirrors the name of the card Here Comes Team Rocket! from the Team Rocket expansion.
  • Despite currently not receiving an English release, several fans have made unofficial translations of the game to English.
  • This was the last Game Boy Color Pokémon title.

External links

References



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