Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (1999)
| Monopoly: Pokémon Edition Collector's Edition | ||||
 Regular tokens edition | ||||
| Release date | 1999 | |||
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| Publisher(s) | Parker Brothers Hasbro | |||
| Age | 8 to adult | |||
| Players | 2 to 6 | |||
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Monopoly: Pokémon Edition is a special edition of the classic Monopoly game adapted for Pokémon, focused on the Red and Blue versions as well as the anime. Two versions of the board game were released in 1999 by Parker Brothers and Hasbro, the only difference between them being the Pokémon tokens included.
Blurb
Regular tokens edition
You've never played a Monopoly® game like this before!
In this special edition of the classic Monopoly® game, you'll travel from gym to gym — and battle all kinds of Pokémon™. Trainer Battle and Professor Oak cards might reward you for Pokémon fights, or bring an unexpected surprise. Bargain, trade and fight with other trainers to collect the most powerful Pokémon team and win the game!
This collector's edition includes:
- 6 Collectible Pokémon movers —
- 32 Plastic Poké Centers and 12 Poké Marts to improve your gyms
- 28 Pokémon Deed cards and 7 denominations of Pokémon-themed play money
- 16 Trainer Battle and 16 Professor Oak card, replacing the traditional Community Chest and Chance cards
- Special optional Poké Rules and full-color gameboard
Pewter tokens edition
You've never played a Monopoly® game like this before!
In this special edition of the classic Monopoly® game, you'll travel from gym to gym — and battle all kinds of Pokémon™. Trainer Battle and Professor Oak cards might reward you for Pokémon fights, or bring an unexpected surprise. Bargain, trade and fight with other trainers to collect the most powerful Pokémon team and win the game!
This collector's edition includes:
- 6 Collectible pewter Pokémon movers —
- 32 Plastic Poké Centers and 12 Poké Marts to improve your gyms
- 28 Pokémon Deed cards and 7 denominations of Pokémon-themed play money
- 16 Trainer Battle and 16 Professor Oak card, replacing the traditional Community Chest and Chance cards
- Special optional Poké Rules and full-color gameboard
Contents
- 1× Gameboard
- 6× Pokémon tokens
- 2× Dice
- 28× Pokémon deed cards
- 16× Professor Oak cards
- 16× Trainer Battle cards
- 32× Poké Centers
- 12× Poké Marts
- 1× Rulebook
- 1× Pack of money bills
- 1× Set of trays
Changes from the original Monopoly
- The currency is the Pokémon Dollar ($).
- Blue Pokémon Centers and red Poké Marts replace houses and hotels, respectively.
- "Professor Oak" and "Trainer Battle" spaces and cards replace "Chance" and "Community Chest" spaces and cards, respectively.
- The property spaces correspond to the eight Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon.
- The four types of Poké Balls at the time, in ascending order of power (Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball and Master Ball), replace the railroads.
- Zapdos and Articuno replace the Electric Company and Water Works spaces respectively.
- "Gary Attacks" and "Team Rocket Attacks" spaces replace the "Income Tax" and "Luxury Tax" spaces, respectively.
- The usual Monopoly's 8 tokens are replaced by 6 Pokémon tokens.
- Special rules are included for this game's edition.
Pokémon tokens
Depending on the edition of the game, there are two different sets of tokens available:
- Regular tokens edition
- Pewter tokens edition
Properties
| Brock's Gym | Misty's Gym | Lt. Surge's Gym | Erika's Gym | Sabrina's Gym | Koga's Gym | Blaine's Gym | Giovanni's Gym |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geodude | Staryu | Voltorb | Victreebel | Kadabra | Koffing | Growlithe | Nidoqueen |
| Onix | Starmie | Electabuzz | Tangela | Mr. Mime | Muk | Ponyta | Nidoking |
| Horsea | Raichu | Vileplume | Venomoth | Weezing | Rapidash |
Pokémon Power Doubles
Rolling doubles allows a player to do one of two options: roll again as normal, or activate a Pokémon Power based on the dice. If the power is activated, the player's turn ends. These powers cannot be used if the player rolled doubles in order to get out of jail.
| Dice result | Pokémon Power | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Double 1s | "Teleport like #150 Mewtwo and go anywhere." | The player can go directly to any space, except Jail. A player that passes GO using this power collects $200. |
| Double 2s | "Rest like #35 Clefairy and collect $200 from the Bank." | The player collects $200 from the Bank. |
| Double 3s | "Use Leech Seed like #01 Bulbasaur and collect $50 from each player." | The player collects $50 from each player. |
| Double 4s | "Meet Professor Oak" | The player draws a Professor Oak card. |
| Double 5s | "Fight in a Trainer Battle" | The player draws a Trainer Battle card. |
| Double 6s | "Attack to control one of another player's gym lots:" | The player selects a Pokémon that an opposing player owns that is not part of a color group. Each player rolls both dice. The player who rolls the higher number takes (or keeps) control of the lot. In the event of a tie, both players roll again. |
Trivia
Errors
- The game refers to Pokémon Dollar and Pokémon Center as "Poké Money" and "Poké Center", respectively.
- The colors of Poké Marts (red) and Pokémon Centers (blue) are inverted (Poké Marts are usually blue while Pokémon Centers are usually red).
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