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*This was the first set to include a "secret card" (a card whose number is larger than the set number) - that card being Dark Raichu. | *This was the first set to include a "secret card" (a card whose number is larger than the set number) - that card being Dark Raichu. | ||
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*The release of this set was stalled considerably, as it was six months between when Fossil and Team Rocket were released. This mostly had to do with Wizards trying to get approval from Nintendo to make Dark Raichu; Nintendo was holding out and Wizards couldn't get the set released without Dark Raichu. | *The release of this set was stalled considerably, as it was six months between when Fossil and Team Rocket were released. This mostly had to do with Wizards trying to get approval from Nintendo to make Dark Raichu; Nintendo was holding out and Wizards couldn't get the set released without Dark Raichu. | ||
*Dark Raichu was an exclusive card to the English set, Japan did not print it until the release of their Neo 2 set. | *Dark Raichu was an exclusive card to the English set, Japan did not print it until the release of their Neo 2 set. |
Revision as of 17:36, 13 August 2006
Team Rocket (Japanese: ?) is the name given to an expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. As its name implies, it was themed around the exploits of Team Rocket.
Set Size
- 83 cards in English release
- 65 cards in Japanese release
Sequence
- 5th English Expansion
- 4th Japanese Expansion
Release Dates
- Spring 1998 - Japanese Expansion
- 24th April 2000 - English Expansion
Trivia
- This was the first set to include a "secret card" (a card whose number is larger than the set number) - that card being Dark Raichu.
- This was the first set to feature Dark Pokémon. The name "Dark" was chosen versus the commonly known title, "Bad", and the potentially touchy title, "Evil".
- The release of this set was stalled considerably, as it was six months between when Fossil and Team Rocket were released. This mostly had to do with Wizards trying to get approval from Nintendo to make Dark Raichu; Nintendo was holding out and Wizards couldn't get the set released without Dark Raichu.
- Dark Raichu was an exclusive card to the English set, Japan did not print it until the release of their Neo 2 set.
Theme Decks
Card List
English Expansion
Japanese Expansion
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