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
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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
Pokemon Players Club
The Pokemon Players Club (officially called the Pokemon Card Game’s Players Club, or “PCGP”), established in January 2003, was the successor the original Pokemon Card Fan Club. Similar to its
Battle Road 2005
Continuing from 2004’s tournaments, Battle Road 2005 resumed another 3 seasonal tournaments in spring, summer, and autumn. Battle Road Spring 2005 kicked off 2005’s tournament circuit starting from March 13,
Shiny Pokemon Present Campaign
Starting May 1, 2010 until June 30, 2010, customers who purchased booster packs from the Pokemon LEGEND sets could mail in the barcodes to be entered into a lottery to
Nintendo 64 W Double Get Campaign
Between December 10, 1997 and January 31, 1998, customers at participating stores who purchased a Nintendo 64 were given 2 new promo cards: Hungry Snorlax and Cool Porygon. They were
Toyota Auto Campaign
From October through December 1997, customers who went to Toyota Auto dealerships around Japan could receive a pamphlet with two promo cards in it. The Pikachu was a alternate art
Legendary Pokemon Present Campaign
The Legendary Pokemon Present Campaign (伝説ポケモンプレゼントキャンペーン) ran from July 21 to September 6, 2010. This was run very similarly to the Shiny Pokémon Present Campaign ran earlier in June 2010.