Pokémon Unofficial Card Collector's Guide

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Pokémon Unofficial Card Collector's Guide
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ISBN: 0-7853-4292-3
Published: January 2000
Publisher: Publications International Ltd
Author: Mike Searle & Tom Slizewski

The Pokémon Unofficial Card Collector's Guide is a book primarily concerning the cards of the Base Set to the Gym Challenge expansions of the Pokémon TCG. The book is written by Mike Searle and Tom Slizewski and was published by Publications International Ltd in January 2000. It contains a detailed rundown on all the cards in eight expansions, starting with Base Set and going through the Gym Challenge sets and including the Promotional cards, listing their price in both English and Japanese when applicable in all editions.

Blurb

The Pokémon craze is sweeping the world!

These funny-looking creatures have captured the imagination of children everywhere, making the collectible Pokémon cards an incredibly hot commodity. People love to play card games with them, but even more, they love to collect them.

This awesome collector's guide gives you all the information you need on common, uncommon, rare, and ultra-rare holofoil cards. It also includes exclusive power and collectibility ratings—find out how valuable your cards are as collectibles and how powerful they are during play.

Also included are card collecting and trading hints, tips to tell if a card is authentic, specifics about which edition a card is, and lots more. Pokémon Unofficial Card Collector's Guide is a must-have for Pokémon fans of all ages!

Contents

The Pokémon Phenomenon

At the beginning of the book, the authors give an in-depth and detailed foreword about Pokémon, its history, details about the Trading Card Game, and the terminology of the game.

Base Set

This section lists all the cards in the Base Set expansion in alphabetical order

Jungle Expansion

This section lists all the cards in the Jungle expansion in alphabetical order.

Fossil Expansion

This section lists all the cards in the Fossil expansion in alphabetical order.

Team Rocket Expansion

This section lists all the cards in the Team Rocket expansion in alphabetical order.

Gym Leaders Preconstructed Decks

This section lists all the cards in the Gym Boosters decks expansion in alphabetical order.

Gym Leaders Expansion 1

This section lists all the cards in the Gym Heroes expansion in alphabetical order.

Gym Leaders Expansion 2: The Challenge from the Darkness

This section lists all the cards in the Gym Challenge expansion in alphabetical order.

Promotional Cards

This section lists all the known Promotional cards in alphabetical order.

Pokémon by Pokémon Number

This section lists all Pokémon according to their Pokémon PokéDex number.


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Publications relating to the Pokémon Trading Card Game
Strategy guides: Pokémon Trading Card Game Strategy GuideThe Official Pokémon Trading Card Game Guide
Pokémon Trading Card Game Player's GuidePokémon Trading Card Game Fossil Expansion Player's Guide
Pokémon Trading Card Game Volume 3: Team RocketPokémon Made Simple!Let's Play Pokémon
Team Rocket Strategy GuideGym Heroes Strategy GuideGym Challenge Strategy Guide
Platinum Player's GuidePlasma Storm Player's GuidePlasma Blast Player's GuideXY Player's Guide
Quick Guide to Fire-Type PokémonFurious Fists Player's GuidePhantom Forces Player's GuidePrimal Clash Player's Guide
Roaring Skies Player's GuideAncient Origins Player's GuideBREAKthrough Player's GuideBREAKpoint Player's Guide
Fates Collide Player's GuideGenerations Player's GuideSteam Siege Player's GuideEvolutions Player's Guide
Sun & Moon Player's GuideGuardians Rising Player's GuideBurning Shadows Player's GuideThe Making of Shining Legends
Crimson Invasion Player's GuideUltra Prism Player's GuideForbidden Light Player's GuideCelestial Storm Player's Guide
Dragon Majesty Player's GuideDragon Majesty: Dragons Then and NowLost Thunder Player's GuideTeam Up Player's Guide
Unbroken Bonds Player's GuideUnified Minds Player's GuideHidden Fates Player's GuideCosmic Eclipse Player's Guide
Sword & Shield Player's GuideRebel Clash Player's GuideDarkness Ablaze Player's GuideVivid Voltage Player's Guide
Shining Fates Player's GuideBattle Styles Player's GuideChilling Reign Player's GuideEvolving Skies Player's Guide
Celebrations Player's Guide
Collectors' guides: Beckett Unofficial Guide to Pokémon: 2008 Price GuideBeckett Unofficial Guide To Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
Collecting Pokémon: An Unauthorized Handbook and Price GuidePokémon Collector's Value Guide
Pokémon Unofficial Card Collector's GuideUnofficial Beckett Pokémon Collector Price Guide
Magazines: Beckett Pokémon Unofficial CollectorMonthly Coin Toss: Pokémon Card MagazinePokémon Official Magazine
PoJo's Unofficial Pokémon News & Price Guide MonthlyPokémon Card Fan Club
Manga: Pokémon Card GB The ComixHow I Became a Pokémon CardHimemaru: Pokémon Card ExplorerAim to Be a Card Master!!
Pokémon Card Game Battle ComicExciting Victory! Pokémon Card Game!!Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!
Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game! Sun & Moon ArcLet's Play the Pokémon Card Game! Sword & Shield Arc
Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game! Scarlet & Violet Arc
Video game guides: Official Pokémon TCG Perfect GuidePokémon Card GB Final Tactical BookPokémon Card GB Official Guidebook
Pokémon Card GB2 Official GuidebookPokémon TCG: Official Nintendo Player's Guide
Pokémon TCG: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Other: Pokémon Card Official Book 2000Pokémon Card Game BW National Illustrated Encyclopedia
Pokémon Card Game BW WorkbookIllust Story


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