Pokémon Master Trainer (1999)

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Pokémon Master Trainer is a board game produced in 1999 by Hasbro and Milton Bradley.

Can you catch the most powerful Pokémon and become the new Master Trainer?

Pokémon Master Trainer is a game in which players use dice to catch and then battle Pokémon while traveling around Kanto.

All Generation I Pokémon besides Mew are featured in this game along with Ash Ketchum, the Kanto Elite Four and Gary Oak.

Playing the game

Starting off with one of six starter Pokémon, players travel around Kanto to "Catch 'em all" and defeat the Elite Four and Champion. Pokémon are split into 5 different categories; Starter Pokémon (pink star-like chips), weak unevolved Pokémon (pink circular chips), slightly stronger unevolved and evolved Pokémon (green circular chips), strong evolved Pokémon (blue circular chips), very strong fully evolved Pokémon (red circular chips) and legendary Pokémon (Yellow circular chips).

There are two types of cards present in this game; item cards, which incorporate ideas similar to items in the main series games such as Poké Balls, Potions and Vitamins, and event cards, which allow players to catch legendary Pokémon, trade Pokémon between players and obtain Pokémon without actually having to catch them.

Once the player has made it around the board, they can go to the Indigo Plateau if they arrive at Cinnabar Island with 20 power points (indicated by yellow number on chip).

At the Indigo Plateau players can enter the "Final Battle" which is a battle against the Elite Four and Gary, completing this, the player wins the game.

The objective of the game is to beat the other player, all rivals, and capture different Pokémon.

Images

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  The front of the box.

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  The back of the box.

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  All six starter Pokémon of the game.

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  Five of the six game pieces that can be used.

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  The five different chip colors, in order from weakest to strongest. All yellow chips are legendary Pokémon.

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  The rival cards featuring Gary and the Kanto Elite Four. Unlike other cards, these are thicker and hard.

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  An item card. These give the player items such as Poké Balls and Potions.

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  An event card, which let players do things such as Fly and get a chance to obtain a legendary Pokémon.

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  The game board, completely set up.