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(wait I lied. I just re-read the fine print on the coupon, haha.)
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[[File:Venusaur game tip card.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Front and back of a game tip card featuring {{p|Venusaur}}]]
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'''Pokémon Game Tip Cards''' were distributed in packages of {{wp|Black Diamond Cheese Company|Black Diamond}} cheese products from late 1998 until early 1999. Each package of cheese contained one game tip card as well as a potential winning coupon for one of several Pokémon-related prizes. Non-winning coupons offered a $0.30 discount on the purchase of Black Diamond cheese.
'''Pokémon Game Tip Collector Cards''' were [[Pokémon card]]s distributed in packages of {{wp|Lactalis|Lactalis}} cheese products in {{pmin|Canada}} on September 1998, launching along with the release of Pokemon Red / Blue in Canada.   Each package of cheese contained one of 4 game tip cards as well as a potential winning coupon for one of several Pokémon-related prizes, including [[Game Boy Color]] consoles (the fine print saying the Gameboy Color would not be shipped out till November 1998) and Pokémon video games. Non-winning coupons offered a $0.30 discount on the purchase of Black Diamond cheese. Contest started August 1998 and ended July 1999. 


The game tip cards featured early artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] of various [[Generation I]] Pokémon. The game tips were generally unrelated to the depicted Pokémon, and were often vague "hints" such as "''It may be that cute Pokémon are hard to catch!''".
There are 2 variants of the cards.   The early Lactantia printed ones from the province of Ontario and Quebec and the later more mass produced for the rest of Canada via Black Diamond labeled cards.


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==List of cards==
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background:#{{red color}}; border: 3px solid #{{blue color}}"
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Lactantia
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Black Diamond
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Backside Card text
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Lac-venus01.jpg |120px|Jynx]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Venusaur game tip card Black Diamond.png |120px|Jynx]]
| style="background:#fff" | {{p|Venusaur #3}}
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | It may be that cute Pokémon are hard to catch!
|}
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background:#{{red color}}; border: 3px solid #{{blue color}}"
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Lactantia
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Black Diamond
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Backside Card text
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Lac-char01.jpg |120px|Jynx]]
| style="background:#fff" |
| style="background:#fff" | {{p|Charmeleon #5}}
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Some Pokémon can only be found in special Zones of the game
|}
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background:#{{red color}}; border: 3px solid #{{blue color}}"
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Lactantia
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Black Diamond
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Backside Card text
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Lac-blast01.jpg |120px|Jynx]]
| style="background:#fff" |
| style="background:#fff" | {{p|Blastoise #9}}
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Some Pokemon can fly while others can swim.  Use this to travel around places you normally can't get too.
|}
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background:#{{red color}}; border: 3px solid #{{blue color}}"
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Lactantia
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Black Diamond
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Backside Card text
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Lac-mewoth01.jpg |120px|Jynx]]
| style="background:#fff" | [[File:Black-mewoth01.jpg |120px|Jynx]]
| style="background:#fff" | {{p|Meowth #52}}
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Each Pokémon has an element, such as Fire, Water, Electricity.  The game works like a complicated version of Rock-Paper-Scissors.
|}
 
|}
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 15 September 2024

A non-winning coupon featuring artwork of Pikachu

Pokémon Game Tip Collector Cards were Pokémon cards distributed in packages of Lactalis cheese products in Canada on September 1998, launching along with the release of Pokemon Red / Blue in Canada. Each package of cheese contained one of 4 game tip cards as well as a potential winning coupon for one of several Pokémon-related prizes, including Game Boy Color consoles (the fine print saying the Gameboy Color would not be shipped out till November 1998) and Pokémon video games. Non-winning coupons offered a $0.30 discount on the purchase of Black Diamond cheese. Contest started August 1998 and ended July 1999.

There are 2 variants of the cards. The early Lactantia printed ones from the province of Ontario and Quebec and the later more mass produced for the rest of Canada via Black Diamond labeled cards.

These were the very first Pokemon cards released in North America.

List of cards

Lactantia Black Diamond Pokémon Backside Card text
Jynx Jynx Venusaur #3 It may be that cute Pokémon are hard to catch!
Lactantia Black Diamond Pokémon Backside Card text
Jynx Charmeleon #5 Some Pokémon can only be found in special Zones of the game
Lactantia Black Diamond Pokémon Backside Card text
Jynx Blastoise #9 Some Pokemon can fly while others can swim. Use this to travel around places you normally can't get too.
Lactantia Black Diamond Pokémon Backside Card text
Jynx Jynx Meowth #52 Each Pokémon has an element, such as Fire, Water, Electricity. The game works like a complicated version of Rock-Paper-Scissors.

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