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03/05/2021

This card was included in the Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as a Holofoil card.

03/05/2021

Although this Pokémon is level 28, Wartortle does not evolve into Blastoise until level 36. Hydro Cannon, formatted on this card as Hydrocannon, is a move later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. The Japanese name of Hydro Cannon is spelled ハイドロキャノン rather than ハイドロカノン as in the games.

03/05/2021

Curse is a move later introduced in the Generation II Pokémon games that Gengar can learn. Dark Mind's Japanese name is that of Night Shade, a move in the Pokémon games that Gengar can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

03/04/2021

This card was included in the Jungle expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Pokémon Jungle expansion as only a Holofoil card. A Holofoil print of this card was later reprinted in the Legendary Collection expansion.
Early prints of the Unlimited Holofoil version of this card were printed without the Jungle set symbol. This error was corrected later in the print run.

03/04/2021

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

03/03/2021

This card was released in the Call of Legends expansion as both a Rare Holofoil card, with artwork by Ryo Ueda, and a Shiny Rare Holofoil card, with artwork by Noriko Hotta. The Rare Holofoil print was created for the Call of Legends expansion. In Japan, starting on July 27, 2010, those who bought any LEGEND series booster pack were entered into a drawing to win one of five thousand sets of the Shiny Rare Holofoil print of Rayquaza and five other promotional cards.

03/03/2021

Release Period: July 31st 2001
Amount of Cards: 18
The Southern Islands Collection was released as a binder containing these 18 cards. These cards depicted a variety of Pokémon on a sunny tropical resort. The artwork on the 18 cards made up 6 different pictures when pieced together. This card set originally was the first set to contain second generation Pokémon, but it's US release dated it after the release of Neo Discovery.

03/03/2021

This card was included in the Team Rocket expansion as both a Holofoil and Non-Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion as a Holofoil card.

The Holofoil print was later reprinted in the Japanese Pokémon Web expansion with the e-Card series tester layout, becoming the first-ever Japanese Holofoil rare Charizard to have a 1st Edition stamp.

03/03/2021

This card was included in the Base Set with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was reprinted as an Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of Trade Please by Suzukisan to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a copy of this card and a Trade Please! promotional card. The "B Course" included a Blastoise card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a Venusaur card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later released as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. These prints have the Pikachu Records logo in place of an expansion symbol. A Jumbo English version of the Base Set print was released in Japan as an insert in the April 2000 CoroCoro magazine, released in March 2000. The original print was also reprinted in the English Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions. An exclusive Non Holofoil version of this print was released in the latter set's Lava Theme Deck.
A special reprint with redrawn art by Mitsuhiro Arita was released in the St******nt expansion, first released in the Japanese Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky expansion. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain most of its original effects; however, Energy Burn was made mandatory on the St******nt print, whereas it was originally optional on the Base Set print.

03/02/2021

This card was included in the Base Set with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was released as an Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of Trade Please by Suzukisan to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a Charizard card and a Trade Please! promotional card. The "B Course" included a Blastoise card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a copy of this card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later reprinted in the Intro Pack and again as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. The Base Set print was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

03/02/2021

Blastoise Base Unlimited

03/02/2021

Charizard Base Unlimited

03/01/2021