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[[File:Topps series 1.jpg|thumb|right|A packet of Pokémon series 1 trading cards]] | [[File:Topps series 1.jpg|thumb|right|A packet of Pokémon series 1 trading cards]] | ||
[[File:Topps series 1 6 back 1 2 3 4 print.jpg|thumb|right|Top left - 1st print // top right - 2nd print // bottom left - 3rd print // bottom right - 4th print]] | [[File:Topps series 1 6 back 1 2 3 4 print.jpg|thumb|right|Top left - 1st print // top right - 2nd print // bottom left - 3rd print // bottom right - 4th print]] | ||
'''Pokémon Official Trading Cards''', informally known as '''Pokémon Trading Cards series 1''', was a set of Pokémon | '''Pokémon Official Trading Cards''', informally known as '''Pokémon Trading Cards series 1''', was a set of [[Pokémon card]]s manufactured by [[Topps]] in 1999. There were 90 cards in total: 76 Pokémon cards, 13 character cards, and a checklist card. Each of these 90 cards also had two foil card versions (silver and rainbow) in their main United States distributions. This set contained no bonus "chase cards". | ||
Cards were sold in randomly distributed packets of five and eight. One card in each packet would be a randomly chosen foil card. | Cards were sold in randomly distributed packets of five and eight. One card in each packet would be a randomly chosen foil card. | ||
==Collecting summary== | ==Collecting summary== | ||
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| 1 every Tin | | 1 every Tin | ||
| 5 Tins | | 5 Tins | ||
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| Promo: Album | |||
| [[File:TOPPS series 1 - album - front.jpg|120px]] | |||
| 1/1 cards | |||
| 1 Jumbo Pikachu each album | |||
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*Depends if it is a Silver or Rainbow foil booster pack. | *Depends if it is a Silver or Rainbow foil booster pack. | ||
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| [[File:Topps Series 1 38.png|120px]] | | [[File:Topps Series 1 38.png|120px]] | ||
| {{p|Ninetales|Ninetails}}{{ | | {{p|Ninetales|Ninetails}}{{sic}} | ||
| [[File:Topps series 1 38 back.jpg|235px]] | | [[File:Topps series 1 38 back.jpg|235px]] | ||
| This Pokémon is the final evolved form of a Vulpix. Ninetails is very smart and very vengeful, grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse. The Pokédex has almost no information on this fire Pokémon. As with many Pokémon, Ninetails can't be found in the wild at all - to obtain one, one must nurture a Vulpix until it evolves.<br/><br/>First appearance: Ash has not yet encountered a Ninetails | | This Pokémon is the final evolved form of a Vulpix. Ninetails is very smart and very vengeful, grabbing one of its many tails could result in a 1,000-year curse. The Pokédex has almost no information on this fire Pokémon. As with many Pokémon, Ninetails can't be found in the wild at all - to obtain one, one must nurture a Vulpix until it evolves.<br/><br/>First appearance: Ash has not yet encountered a Ninetails | ||
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===Topps' 75th Anniversary card set=== | ===Topps' 75th Anniversary card set=== | ||
Topps' 75th Anniversary card set from 2013 featured stamped buyback cards, confirmed to include some cards from Series 1, Series 3 & Pokémon First Movie. These are cards that Topps bought from the secondhand market via the buyback program and stamped with a gold "Topps 75th" logo. Some of the cards that were from Series 1 in the 75th Anniversary set include: #5 Charmeleon, #13 Weedle, #36 Clefable, #45 Vileplume, #50 Diglett, #70 | Topps' 75th Anniversary card set from 2013 featured stamped buyback cards, confirmed to include some cards from Series 1, Series 3 & Pokémon First Movie. These are cards that Topps bought from the secondhand market via the buyback program and stamped with a gold "Topps 75th" logo. Some of the cards that were from Series 1 in the 75th Anniversary set include: #5 Charmeleon, #13 Weedle, #36 Clefable, #45 Vileplume, #50 Diglett, #70 Weepinbell, #72 Tentacool, #74 Geodude. (non-foil) Clefairy (smooth silver foil) | ||
== | ==Promotional items== | ||
===Tin toppers / Jumbo cards=== | |||
[[File:Topps series 1 tt scale.jpg|thumb|The Jumbo cards are about 2 times the seize of normal Pokemon Topps card]] | [[File:Topps series 1 tt scale.jpg|thumb|The Jumbo cards are about 2 times the seize of normal Pokemon Topps card]] | ||
A set of five tins were also manufactured for series 1. The tins included seven packs of cards and an extra-large chrome card that matched the cover of the tin. | A set of five tins were also manufactured for series 1. The tins included seven packs of cards and an extra-large chrome card that matched the cover of the tin. | ||
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===Collectors Album & Jumbo Pikachu=== | |||
In the United Kingdom several promotional items were made to promote the Series 1 sets. One of those was a collectors album including a Jumbo Silver foil Pikachu. | |||
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==Trivia== | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
* In general, the cards do not capitalize words that are normally capitalized in the games and other media, like Trainer and Gym Leader. They will also add an | * In general, the cards do not capitalize words that are normally capitalized in the games and other media, like Trainer and Gym Leader. They will also add an "s" to Pokémon names to form a plural, when the plural form is normally the same as the singular. | ||
* [[Jessie]]'s name is misspelled "Jesse" everywhere it occurs. This happens in #23 Ekans, #24 Arbok, #47 Paras, and TV9. | * [[Jessie]]'s name is misspelled "Jesse" everywhere it occurs. This happens in #23 Ekans, #24 Arbok, #47 Paras, and TV9. | ||
* #18 Pidgeot misspells {{p|Magikarp}} as | * #05 Charmeleon incorrectly lists its first appearance as "[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]", while in reality, its anime debut was the next episode "[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]". | ||
* #33 Nidorino misspells {{p|Nidorino}} as | * #18 Pidgeot misspells {{p|Magikarp}} as Magi'''c'''arp. | ||
* #33 Nidorino misspells {{p|Nidorino}} as Nidor'''a'''no once. | |||
* #39 Jigglypuff misspells temperamental as "tempermental". | * #39 Jigglypuff misspells temperamental as "tempermental". | ||
* #48 Venonat mistakenly writes that Venonat | * #48 Venonat mistakenly writes that {{p|Venonat}} love'''s''' to eats insects. | ||
* #70 Weepinbell mistakenly omits a possessive apostrophe in "Weepinbells usual advantage". | * #70 Weepinbell mistakenly omits a possessive apostrophe in "Weepinbells usual advantage". | ||
* #71 Victreebel is | * #71 Victreebel is misspelled as "Victreebell" throughout. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||