To commemorate the release of the new e-Card generation, Pokemon released a new starter deck. This contained a 30-card deck (with 12 randomized cards), a coin, counters, rulebook, and a set of instructions with an included postcard.
This postcard was used to enter the “Starter Triple Get Campaign” (スタータートリプルゲットキャンペーン) that ran from December 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002. This campaign rewarded 6 exclusive holofoil promo cards, each the final evolution of one of the generation 1 or 2 starter Pokemon.
Each starter deck contained a flyer with instructions on the front and a postcard to be mailed in on the back.
To enter, entrants had to attached 3 proof of purchases for 3 starter decks to the postcard, fill it out, and use a 50 yen stamp to mail it in.
Entrants could apply as many times as they wanted to, but each postcard would be limited to 1 entry. For each entry, participants to select one of 2 “courses”. Each course would reward winners with 3 different holofoil promo cards. These cards were holofoil versions of the non-holo cards in the main set.
Red / Green Course
Gold / Silver Course
There were 5 different application deadlines:
- December 31, 2001
- January 31, 2002
- February 28, 2002
- March 30, 2002
- April 30, 2002
1,000 entrants per month would be selected as winners for each course, meaning 2,000 entrants per month would be chosen as winners. A total of 10,000 winners would be selected (5,000 per course). Winners would receive their prizes 2-3 weeks after each application deadline in a branded Pokemon TCG envelope, along with a winning notice.
Starter Triple Get Campaign Winner Notification
Hello!
Thank you very much for playing with Pokemon cards and your support! As a result of the lottery from among the many application postcards that we received, your postcard won the prize, so we will send you the card of your choice!! Put it in your deck and start playing. Thank you for your continued support of Pokemon cards!
