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''' | '''Base Set''' (Japanese: '''第1弾スターターパック''' & '''第1弾拡張パック''' ''1st Starter & Expansion Pack'') is the name given to the first main expansion of cards of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The set is the first to feature [[Generation I]] Pokémon in the card game. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
<i | <i>Put the power in your hand with the Pokémon trading card game! | ||
The largely successful Pokémon Game Boy® game was just the beginning of the Pokémon phenomenon. Now, with the trading card game, you can train your favorite Pokémon to pit them against a rival's Pokémon in a fight to the finish! Increase their powers with Energy, and your Pokémon will launch the special attacks you've seen in the popular Pokémon animated TV show! | The largely successful Pokémon Game Boy® game was just the beginning of the Pokémon phenomenon. Now, with the trading card game, you can train your favorite Pokémon to pit them against a rival's Pokémon in a fight to the finish! Increase their powers with Energy, and your Pokémon will launch the special attacks you've seen in the popular Pokémon animated TV show! | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
[[File:Base set Japanese Ad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An advertisement for the Japanese release]] | [[File:Base set Japanese Ad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An advertisement for the Japanese release]] | ||
'''Base Set''' | '''Base Set''' is based on {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Red, Blue}}, and [[Pokémon Green Version|Green]], featuring Pokémon from [[Generation I]]. The English expansion was released on January 9, 1999, while the Japanese expansion was released on October 20, 1996. | ||
Initially, in the United States, many stores were reluctant to stock the game. As a result, it did not see a widespread release until March or April of that year. Then the {{TCG|1st Edition}} print run sold out extremely quickly, making 1st Edition cards some of the most sought-after of all of the early TCG expansions. The {{DL|1st Edition (TCG)|Shadowless}} print mirrored the 1st Edition print except for the 1st Edition logo. All cards in the 1st Edition and Shadowless runs were printed with thinner HP and attack text. These cards were without drop shadows for the illustration window, hence the name "shadowless". Shadowless cards are equally sought after. The fourth print run mirrored the previous, the first Unlimited run, the only difference being the copyright date, which reads "1999-2000". Fourth print cards were not released in the United States. | Initially, in the United States, many stores were reluctant to stock the game. As a result, it did not see a widespread release until March or April of that year. Then the {{TCG|1st Edition}} print run sold out extremely quickly, making 1st Edition cards some of the most sought-after of all of the early TCG expansions. The {{DL|1st Edition (TCG)|Shadowless}} print mirrored the 1st Edition print except for the 1st Edition logo. All cards in the 1st Edition and Shadowless runs were printed with thinner HP and attack text. These cards were without drop shadows for the illustration window, hence the name "shadowless". Shadowless cards are equally sought after. The fourth print run mirrored the previous, the first Unlimited run, the only difference being the copyright date, which reads "1999-2000". Fourth print cards were not released in the United States. | ||
