Pokémon Trading Card Game brings together the first three TCG expansions, a few promotional cards and cards exclusive to the video game that were never printed. Here is what the collection contains, how to complete it, and the cards you shouldn’t miss.
The expansions
The game contains all the cards from the Base Set, Jungle and Fossil expansions, with two exceptions: Electrode (Base Set 21) and Ditto (Fossil 3). The non-holographic versions of the holographic cards from Jungle and Fossil are not included. In total, 228 cards are recorded, spread across five series internal to the game: Colosseum, Evolution, Mystery, Laboratory and Promotional.
The exclusive cards
Some cards were created for the game and were never printed in paper form, in any language. Many use Ken Sugimori’s official illustrations for Pokémon Red and Blue.
| Card | Energy |
|---|---|
| Tangela Lv.12 | Grass |
| Marowak Lv.32 | Fighting |
| Jigglypuff Lv.13 | Colorless |
| Flareon Lv.22 | Fire |
| Vaporeon Lv.29 | Water |
| Jolteon Lv.24 | Lightning |
| Ninetales Lv.35 | Fire |
| Magnemite Lv.15 | Lightning |
| Electrode Lv.35 | Lightning |
| Pidgeot Lv.38 | Colorless |
| Ditto Lv.19 | Colorless |
| Moltres Lv.37 | Fire |
| Articuno Lv.37 | Water |
| Zapdos Lv.68 | Lightning |
| Mew Lv.15 | Psychic |
Tangela Lv.12 and Electrode Lv.35 were later printed in Japan in the Pokémon Web expansion.
Card Pop!
On Game Boy Color, the Card Pop! feature let two players trade a random card via infrared. It was the only way to get Mew Lv.15 and Venusaur Lv.64. The 3DS Virtual Console re-release does not offer Card Pop!, so these two cards cannot be obtained there.
Completing your collection
- Each victory against a Club Member earns you booster packs; Club Masters give two.
- Challenge Hall tournaments reward winners with rare cards.
- Ronald and Imakuni give out promotional cards.
- The Grand Masters hand over their legendary card.
