The Pokemon Generation 1 Gym Heroes release was the first true update set that was released in North America, offering a series of Pokemon cards, along with trainers, and energy cards. This release focused on the first four Kanto Gym Leaders (as featured in the video games). The set consists mainly of Gym Leader specific […]

The release of the Pokemon Generation 1 Team Rocket product marked the debut of several changes to the North American product. The release featured so called “Dark” Pokemon which were supposed to be a “evil” type of Pokemon, meant to be associated with the criminal gang that was Team Rocket. Released in April of 2000, […]

The Pokemon Generation 1 Base Set 2 was the 4th North American release from Wizards of the Coast. It was released in February of 2000, well ahead of the originally planned release date. The set acted as a sort of re-release that combined aspects of the original base set, and the Jungle release. While some […]

The Pokemon Generation 1 Fossil set was the 3rd North American release from Wizards of the Coast and it completed the original 150 Pokemon roster. It was released in North America in October of 1999, 3 months ahead of schedule. Like the Jungle set before it, this release had both Holofoil and non-holofoil versions of […]

Pokemon Generation 1 Jungle Set is the second release by Wizards of the Coast in North America, released on June 16, 1999. The release was far ahead of what was intended, due to Topps also releasing a Pokemon set in the early summer. Like the base set, this release offered a 1st Edition print run, […]

The Pokemon Generation 1 Base Set, licensed by Wizards of the Coast, was initially released in North America in January of 1999 and saw initial reluctance among stores towards selling the product. The release would quickly sell out and spark one of the largest gaming card empires ever. The initial set featured 102 cards and […]