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{{DeckInfobox
|title=Pokémon Demo Game
|expansion={{TCG|Base Set}}
|release=December 1998<ref name=pokenest>[https://thepokenest.com/products/factory-sealed-1998-pokemon-demo-game-pack "Factory Sealed 1998 Pokémon Demo Game Pack"]. ''ThePokeNest''. Retrieved May 21, 2023. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323231915/https://thepokenest.com/products/factory-sealed-1998-pokemon-demo-game-pack Archived] from the original on March 23, 2023.</ref>
|image=Demo Game Booster Pack.png
|image_size=50px
|caption=Booster pack
|types={{e|Lightning}}{{e|Fighting}}{{e|Grass}}{{e|Fire}}
}}

The '''Pokémon Demo Game''', sometimes shortened to just '''Demo Game''', was a [[Booster pack (TCG)|booster pack]] designed for two players and was intended to introduce newcomers to the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'' and how to play. ''Pokémon Demo Game'' was the first English-language [[Pokémon (TCG)|Pokémon card]] pack produced and released by [[Wizards of the Coast]], and is considered the first introduction of [[Pokémon]] cards to the United States.<ref name=flipside>thecardpletionist (June 13, 2017). "[https://www.flipsidegaming.com/blogs/pokemon-blog/pokemon-b-b-s-before-base-set Pokemon B.B.S : Before Base Set]. ''FlipSide Gaming''. Retrieved May 21, 2023. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230521091436/https://www.flipsidegaming.com/blogs/pokemon-blog/pokemon-b-b-s-before-base-set Archived] from the original on May 21, 2023.</ref>

Each [[Booster pack (TCG)|booster pack]] contained a fixed set of 24 cards and "Demo Guide Rules" that explained the rules of the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game''.<ref name=luxury>Luxury Ball Collectibles (March 25, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1l091HeEQ "$300 Pokemon booster pack"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 21, 2023. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170325230621/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1l091HeEQ Archived] from the original on March 25, 2017.</ref>

==Information==
''Pokémon Demo Game'' [[Booster pack (TCG)|booster packs]] were not available for purchase, but were distributed in various ways to promote the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'' prior to its official release. 

In December 1998, certain retailers and game stores received packs of booster cards and others were given away at {{wp|Magic: The Gathering}} trade shows.<ref name=pokenest></ref><ref name=flipside></ref> Even after the official release of the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'', some of the booster packs were still being distributed as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Event mall tours, a [[Wizards of the Coast]] promotional program designed to teach newcomers how to play the TCG during its first year of release.<ref name=flipside></ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990508033649/http://www.wizards.com/Pokemon/trainertour.html "Pokémon Trading Card Game Event"]. ''Wizards of the Coast, Inc.'' Archived from the [http://www.wizards.com/Pokemon/trainertour.html original] on May 8, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2023.</ref> Lastly, the booster packs were also given away at {{wp|E3}} 1999 to promote the game to convention attendees.<ref name=pokenest></ref>

==Description==
<i>This Pokémon Demo Game is your entry into a world where people just like you train to be the number-one [[Pokémon Master]] in the world. It contains everything you and a friend need to learn the basics of the cool new [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|'''Pokémon''' trading card game]]. Do you have the skills to become the world's number-one Pokémon Master? Master the '''Pokémon''' trading card game and find out!

This pack contains a two-player Demo Game guide and 24 ready-to play tradable game cards.</i>

==Deck list==
{{decklist/header}}
{{decklist/entry|1|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Doduo|48}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Colorless||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|2|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Pikachu|58}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Lightning||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|1|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Machoke|34}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Fighting||Uncommon}}
{{decklist/entry|2|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Machop|52}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Fighting||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|1|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Potion|94}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Trainer||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|2|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Lightning Energy|100}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Energy|Lightning|None}}
{{decklist/entry|3|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Fighting Energy|97}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Energy|Fighting|None}}
{{decklist/entry|2|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Nidoran♂|55}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Grass||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|1|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Ponyta|60}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Fire||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|1|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Charmeleon|24}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Fire||Uncommon}}
{{decklist/entry|2|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Charmander|46}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Fire||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|1|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Switch|95}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Trainer||Common}}
{{decklist/entry|2|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Grass Energy|99}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Energy|Grass|None}}
{{decklist/entry|3|{{TCG ID|Base Set|Fire Energy|98}}<ref name=luxury></ref>|Energy|Fire|None}}
{{decklist/footer}}

==Gallery==
{{MerchGallery2
|image1=Demo Game Booster Pack.png
|caption1=Front of the booster pack
|image2=Demo Game Booster Pack (back).jpg
|caption2=Back of the booster pack
}}

==Trivia==
* Despite being distributed before the official release of the [[Pokémon (TCG)|Pokémon TCG]], the cards inside were not labelled as [[1st Edition (TCG)|1st Edition]] and were printed as normal.<ref name=pokenest></ref>
** In addition, none of the cards are exclusive to this deck, nor do they have any defining characteristics that set them apart from regular [[1st Edition (TCG)#Shadowless|Shadowless]] cards.<ref name=flipside></ref>

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