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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This game, along with its predecessor, are the only [[spin-off Pokémon games]] to share overworld sprites with the [[core series]] games.
* This game, along with its predecessor, are the only [[spin-off Pokémon games]] to share overworld sprites with the [[core series]] games.
* When viewing the details of {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Raichu|83}} in-game, it displays the "GB" symbol as it had yet to be released as a physical Japanese card. It would later be included in the Japanese {{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}} expansion some three months later.
* When viewing the details of {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Raichu|83}} in-game, it displays the "GB" symbol. Dark Raichu was a Wizards of the Coast-created card first released as an English card in the Team Rocket set in April 2000. It was later included in the Japanese {{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}} expansion, released in Japan in July 2000; Dark Raichu is the only card from Crossing The Ruins... that appears in this game.
* This was the first game released that was published by [[The Pokémon Company]] (instead of being published by [[Nintendo]] like the earlier games). However, it was not the first game publicly announced by this company (for comparison, {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} were announced in March 7, 2001).
* This was the first game released that was published by [[The Pokémon Company]] (instead of being published by [[Nintendo]] like the earlier games). However, it was not the first game publicly announced by this company (for comparison, {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} were announced in March 7, 2001).
* Approximately two months before the game was released in Japan, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN IGN] called it by the English title "Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Return of Team Rocket" and declared that an English release of the game was likely.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010223224243/http://pocket.ign.com:80/news/30476.html A New Pokémon Game In The Cards (January 24, 2001) - IGN]</ref> However, the game was never released outside of Japan.
* Approximately two months before the game was released in Japan, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN IGN] called it by the English title "Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Return of Team Rocket" and declared that an English release of the game was likely.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010223224243/http://pocket.ign.com:80/news/30476.html A New Pokémon Game In The Cards (January 24, 2001) - IGN]</ref> However, the game was never released outside of Japan.
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