Demo Game (TCG)

Pokémon Demo Game
Booster pack Expansion Base Set Release date December 1998 Types used Major cards {{{cards}}} Coin {{{coin}}}

The Pokémon Demo Game, sometimes shortened to just Demo Game, is a 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 card pack produced and released by Wizards of the Coast, and is considered the first introduction of Pokémon cards to the United States.

Each booster pack contains a fixed set of 24 cards and "Demo Guide Rules" that explains the rules of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Information

A Pokémon Trading Card Game Tour at the Mall of America in July 1999

Pokémon Demo Game 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 Magic: The Gathering trade shows. 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 Tour, a Wizards of the Coast promotional program designed to teach newcomers how to play the TCG during its first year of release. Lastly, the booster packs were also given away at E3 1999 to promote the game to convention attendees.

Description

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. 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.

Deck list

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
1×	Doduo
2×	Pikachu
1×	Machoke
2×	Machop
1×	Potion	T
2×	Lightning Energy	E	—
3×	Fighting Energy	E	—
2×	Nidoran♂
1×	Ponyta
1×	Charmeleon
2×	Charmander
1×	Switch	T
2×	Grass Energy	E	—
3×	Fire Energy	E	—

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Trivia

• Despite being distributed before the official release of the Pokémon TCG, the cards inside were not labelled as 1st Edition and were printed as normal.
  • In addition, none of the cards are exclusive to this deck, nor do they have any defining characteristics that set them apart from regular Shadowless cards.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions and releases Bold indicates a main expansion. Italics indicate a special set. Releases that are entirely composed of prints from other releases are small.
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