Demo Game (TCG)
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The Pokémon Demo Game, sometimes shortened to just Demo Game, was 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.[2]
Each booster pack contained a fixed set of 24 cards and "Demo Guide Rules" that explained the rules of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.[3]
Information
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.[2][1] Even after the official release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, some of the booster packs were still being distributed as part of Pokémon's Mall Tour, a Wizards of the Coast promotional program designed to teach newcomers how to play the TCG during its first year of release.[2] Lastly, the booster packs were also given away at E3 1999 to promote the game to convention attendees.[1]
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 |
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| 1× | Doduo[3] | 
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| 2× | Pikachu[3] | 
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| 1× | Machoke[3] | 
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| 2× | Machop[3] |
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| 1× | Potion[3] | T |
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| 2× | Lightning Energy[3] |  E
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| 3× | Fighting Energy[3] |  E
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| 2× | Nidoran♂[3] | 
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| 1× | Ponyta[3] | 
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| 1× | Charmeleon[3] |
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| 2× | Charmander[3] |
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| 1× | Switch[3] | T |
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| 2× | Grass Energy[3] |  E
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| 3× | Fire Energy[3] |  E
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Gallery
 Front of the booster pack |
Back of the booster pack |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Factory Sealed 1998 Pokémon Demo Game Pack". ThePokeNest. Retrieved May 21, 2023. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 thecardpletionist (June 13, 2017). "Pokemon B.B.S : Before Base Set. FlipSide Gaming. Retrieved May 21, 2023. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Luxury Ball Collectibles (March 25, 2017). "$300 Pokemon booster pack". YouTube. Retrieved May 21, 2023. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017.
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