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Team Rocket ロケット団

Cards in set English: 83 Japanese: 65 Set number English: 5 Japanese: 4 Release date English: April 24, 2000 Japanese: November 21, 1997 Theme Decks Devastation () Trouble () Previous Mystery of the Fossils Japanese: Rocket Gang Next Leaders' Stadium

Team Rocket (Japanese: ロケット団 Rocket Gang) is the name given to the fifth main expansion of cards of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is the fourth main expansion of the Pokémon Card Game in Japan. The set continues to feature Generation I Pokémon in the card game.

Blurb

Team Rocket's on the Loose!

The number of criminal incidents involving Pokémon has been on the rise. Some suggest it may have something to do with the rash of Pokémon kidnappings that have been occurring recently.

Pokémon breeders believe that to properly raise and evolve a Pokémon, you have to treat it with love and attention. But what happens if a Pokémon isn't treated properly? Will it evolve differently? What's the secret behind this new threat to Pokémon and their trainers?

Information

Team Rocket is the name given to the fifth main expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as Rocket Gang, the fourth expansion in the Pokémon Card Game. It is based on Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green, featuring Generation I Pokémon and Team Rocket. The English expansion was released on April 24, 2000, while the Japanese expansion was released on November 21, 1997. Subsequently all other language releases for Team Rocket were July of 2000.

Team Rocket introduced Dark Pokémon, a type of Pokémon. Dark Pokémon cards have a brown and black artwork window, Evolution box and Pokédex box. Dark Pokémon have higher attack damage and lower HPs compared to those of normal Pokémon, likely due to the highly offensive nature of the Trainer. Some Evolution Pokémon feature Ken Sugimori's Red and Blue artwork of their previous Stage, instead of the usual Red and Green artwork. It also introduced Secret cards, a card whose collection number is greater than the listed number of cards in the expansion. In the Japanese release, Secret cards have the "Super Rare" rarity. Lastly, it also introduced Holofoil Trainer and Energy cards.

Team Rocket was also the first set not to be packaged in cardboard backed blister packs. Note however, that this was not the case for the Italian release.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 8/82 Dark Gyarados — Pokémon League Prerelease promo 19/82 Dark Arbok — Hong Kong Pokémon League W Promo 32/82 Dark Charmeleon — Kraft Giveaway W Promo (Australia)

Corrected error cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 5/82 Dark Dragonite — Missing Holofoil

Set lists

Team Rocket

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/82 Dark Alakazam Promotion 2/82 Dark Arbok Promotion 3/82 Dark Blastoise Promotion 4/82 Dark Charizard Promotion 5/82 Dark Dragonite Promotion 6/82 Dark Dugtrio Promotion 7/82 Dark Golbat Promotion 8/82 Dark Gyarados Promotion 9/82 Dark Hypno Promotion 10/82 Dark Machamp Promotion 11/82 Dark Magneton Promotion 12/82 Dark Slowbro Promotion 13/82 Dark Vileplume Promotion 14/82 Dark Weezing Promotion 15/82 Here Comes Team Rocket! T Promotion 16/82 Rocket's Sneak Attack T Promotion 17/82 Rainbow Energy E Promotion 18/82 Dark Alakazam Promotion}} 19/82 Dark Arbok Promotion}} 20/82 Dark Blastoise Promotion 21/82 Dark Charizard Promotion 22/82 Dark Dragonite Promotion 23/82 Dark Dugtrio Promotion 24/82 Dark Golbat Promotion 25/82 Dark Gyarados Promotion 26/82 Dark Hypno Promotion 27/82 Dark Machamp Promotion 28/82 Dark Magneton Promotion 29/82 Dark Slowbro Promotion}} 30/82 Dark Vileplume Promotion 31/82 Dark Weezing Promotion 32/82 Dark Charmeleon Promotion 33/82 Dark Dragonair Promotion 34/82 Dark Electrode Promotion 35/82 Dark Flareon Promotion 36/82 Dark Gloom Promotion 37/82 Dark Golduck Promotion 38/82 Dark Jolteon Promotion 39/82 Dark Kadabra Promotion 40/82 Dark Machoke Promotion 41/82 Dark Muk Promotion 42/82 Dark Persian Promotion}} 43/82 Dark Primeape Promotion 44/82 Dark Rapidash Promotion 45/82 Dark Vaporeon Promotion 46/82 Dark Wartortle Promotion 47/82 Magikarp Promotion 48/82 Porygon Promotion 49/82 Abra Promotion 50/82 Charmander Promotion 51/82 Dark Raticate Promotion 52/82 Diglett Promotion 53/82 Dratini Promotion 54/82 Drowzee Promotion 55/82 Eevee Promotion 56/82 Ekans Promotion 57/82 Grimer Promotion 58/82 Koffing Promotion 59/82 Machop Promotion 60/82 Magnemite Promotion 61/82 Mankey Promotion 62/82 Meowth Promotion 63/82 Oddish Promotion 64/82 Ponyta Promotion 65/82 Psyduck Promotion 66/82 Rattata Promotion 67/82 Slowpoke Promotion 68/82 Squirtle Promotion 69/82 Voltorb Promotion 70/82 Zubat Promotion 71/82 Here Comes Team Rocket! T Promotion 72/82 Rocket's Sneak Attack T Promotion}} 73/82 The Boss's Way T Promotion 74/82 Challenge! T Promotion 75/82 Digger T [R] Promotion 76/82 Imposter Oak's Revenge T Promotion 77/82 Nightly Garbage Run T [R] Promotion 78/82 Goop Gas Attack T Promotion 79/82 Sleep! T [R] Promotion 80/82 Rainbow Energy E Promotion 81/82 Full Heal Energy E Promotion 82/82 Potion Energy E Promotion 83/82 Dark Raichu Promotion

Rocket Gang

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion — Ekans Promotion — Zubat Promotion — Oddish Promotion — Grimer Promotion — Koffing Promotion — Dark Gloom Promotion — Dark Muk Promotion — Dark Arbok Promotion — Dark Golbat Promotion — Dark Vileplume Promotion — Dark Weezing Promotion — Charmander Promotion — Ponyta Promotion — Dark Rapidash Promotion — Dark Charmeleon Promotion — Dark Flareon Promotion — Dark Charizard Promotion — Squirtle Promotion — Psyduck Promotion — Magikarp Promotion — Dark Wartortle Promotion — Dark Golduck Promotion — Dark Vaporeon Promotion — Dark Blastoise Promotion — Dark Gyarados Promotion — Magnemite Promotion — Voltorb Promotion — Dark Electrode Promotion — Dark Jolteon Promotion — Dark Magneton Promotion — Abra Promotion — Slowpoke Promotion — Drowzee Promotion — Dark Kadabra Promotion — Dark Alakazam Promotion — Dark Slowbro Promotion — Dark Hypno Promotion — Diglett Promotion — Mankey Promotion — Machop Promotion — Dark Primeape Promotion — Dark Machoke Promotion — Dark Dugtrio Promotion} — Dark Machamp Promotion — Rattata Promotion — Dark Raticate Promotion — Meowth Promotion — Dark Persian Promotion — Eevee Promotion — Porygon Promotion — Dratini Promotion — Dark Dragonair Promotion — Dark Dragonite Promotion — Sleep! T [R] Promotion — Digger T [R] Promotion — Goop Gas Attack T Promotion — Nightly Garbage Run T [R] Promotion — Challenge! T Promotion — Imposter Oak's Revenge T Promotion — The Boss's Way T Promotion — Rocket's Sneak Attack T Promotion — Here Comes Team Rocket! T Promotion — Potion Energy E Promotion — Full Heal Energy E Promotion — Rainbow Energy E Promotion

Gallery

English Gyarados pack	English Jessie and James pack	English Giovanni pack	English pack with all three
Japanese Rocket Gang booster pack	English Team Rocket booster box	Japanese Rocket Gang booster box	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

Languages this set is released in

The Rocket Gang set is released in Japanese, all with rarity symbols. The Team Rocket set is released in German, French, and Italian, in both 1st and unlimited edition.

In other languages

Language Title French Team Rocket German Team Rocket Italian Team Rocket

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Original Series Wizards Black Star Promos Demo Game • Trainer Deck A • Trainer Deck B Base Set: 2-Player Starter Set • Overgrowth • Zap! • Brushfire • Blackout Jungle: Power Reserve • Water Blast Fossil: BodyGuard • LockDown Base Set 2: 2-Player CD-ROM Starter Set • Grass Chopper • Hot Water • Lightning Bug • Psych Out Team Rocket: Devastation • Trouble Gym Heroes: Brock • Misty • Lt. Surge • Erika Thunderstorm Pikachu World Collection 2000 Gym Challenge: Sabrina • Koga • Blaine • Giovanni	Original Era Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Pack: Starter Deck Pokémon Jungle Mystery of the Fossils Rocket Gang Expansion Sheet 1 • Nivi City Gym • Hanada City Gym • Expansion Sheet 2 • Kuchiba City Gym • Tamamushi City Gym Leaders' Stadium Expansion Sheet 3 • Quick Starter Gift Set • Yamabuki City Gym • Guren Town Gym Challenge from the Darkness Southern Islands • Intro Pack