Evolution Communication “Masaki” Campaign
With the release of Expansion Sheet Series 3 in vending machines also came the release of a “Pass Card” called Bill’s PC. In Japanese, the card was known as “マサキのパソコン”,
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The Tale of Toshiya Tanabe
In the year 2000 at the age of just 11 years old, Toshiya Tanabe from Sapporo, Japan would go on win Pokemon TCG tournaments across Japan, and even competed in
World Challenge Spring & Summer 2000
Similar to the Challenge Road 1999 regional tournaments, the World Challenge 2000 events were a series of regional tournaments across Japan. There was both a spring and summer circuit, with
McDonald’s Original Minimum★Pack
The McDonald’s Original Minimum★Pack (more commonly known as the McDonald’s Pokémon-e Minimum Pack) booster packs were released exclusively in Japanese McDonald’s restaurants for a limited time in 2002, from January
Vending Machine Sheet 1
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
International Tropical Mega Battle 1999
The 1999 Tropical Mega Battle (TMB) was the first instance of what would now be considered a world championship for the TCG. It was open to elementary school players (ages