Japan Rail East Stamp Rally 1997
In the summer of 1997, the Japan Railways Group (known simply as JR) launched its first of many partner events with the Pokemon TCG, the JR East Stamp Rally. This
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Japan Rail Hokkaido Pokemon 2011 Campaigns
Japan’s rail system has had a long history of running promotions with Pokemon. In the summer of 2011, the Hokkaido Railway Company replaced the Pokemon Stamp Rally of years past
Kamex (Blastoise) Mega Battle Tournaments
Following the success of the first national tournament series, the 1998 Lizardon Mega Battles, a second tournament series and subsequent national championship was held later in the same year. From
Lizardon (Charizard) Mega Battle Tournaments
The Lizardon Mega Battle (also known as the Charizard Mega Battle, as Charizard’s Japanese name is Lizardon), was the second official Pokemon TCG tournament. Since the first official Pokemon TCG
Vending Machine Sheet 3
Known officially as 拡張シート(Expansion Sheet), the vending machine cards were distributed in 1998 from vending machines around Japan. They all use glossy card stock instead of the standard matte card
Vending Machine Sheet 2
Known officially as 拡張シート(Expansion Sheet), the vending machine cards were distributed in 1998 from vending machines around Japan. They all use glossy card stock instead of the standard matte card
Pocket Monsters Fan Book
The Pocket Monsters Fan Book was published on May 20, 1997. It was an official publication that featured various guides, activities, and advertising for the franchise, which had just launched
Pokemon 1997 Official Accessories
Shortly after the October 1996 of the Pokemon TCG in Japan, Nintendo began to release official accessories to facilitate playing and collecting of the game. In 1997, two such products
1999 Pokemon Snap Photo Contests
Pokémon Snap is a 1999 first-person photography game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in Japan on March 21, 1999.
Early Pokemon Illustration Contests
From the end of 1997 through the summer of 1998, Shogakukan’s CoroCoro Comic hosted 3 illustration contests. Each contest would be announced in a monthly issue of the comic, and
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Battle Festa 2006
To celebrate the release of the new Diamond & Pearl video games and TCG series, Battle Road 2006 replaced its autumn regional tournaments with the “Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Battle
Battle Road 2006
Continuing from 2005’s tournaments, Battle Road 2006 resumed with another 2 seasonal tournaments in spring and summer. Battle Road Autumn did not occur this year, and was replaced with the Pokemon