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'''Pokémon Trading Card Game''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンカードＧＢ''' ''Pokémon Card GB'') is the first Pokémon game in the Trading Card Game series to be released in Japan, in 1998. The English version was later released in North America in 2000. It was released on [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in 2014, making it the first Pokémon game to be released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. | '''Pokémon Trading Card Game''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンカードＧＢ''' ''Pokémon Card GB'') is the first Pokémon game in the Trading Card Game series to be released in Japan, in 1998. The English version was later released in North America in 2000. It was released on [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in 2014, making it the first Pokémon game to be released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. | ||
Pokémon Trading Card Game was followed a year later by a Japan-exclusive sequel, [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]]. It takes place on the [[TCG Island|Trading Card Game Island]] and the player's starting area is the [[Mason Laboratory]]. | |||
A [[Meowth (Wizards Promo 10)|promotional Meowth card]] was included with the English release of the Game Boy Color game. The Japanese version of the game included the special Legendary {{TCG ID|GB|Dragonite|1}}, only to be released in Japan. | A [[Meowth (Wizards Promo 10)|promotional Meowth card]] was included with the English release of the Game Boy Color game. The Japanese version of the game included the special Legendary {{TCG ID|GB|Dragonite|1}}, only to be released in Japan. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The player begins his or her adventure at [[Mason Laboratory]], where [[Dr. Mason]] gives the player the choice of taking along one of three different Pokémon Trading Card Game decks: {{TCG|Charmander & Friends Deck|Charmander & Friends}}, {{TCG|Squirtle & Friends Deck|Squirtle & Friends}} or {{TCG|Bulbasaur & Friends Deck|Bulbasaur & Friends}}. The player, | The player begins his or her adventure at [[Mason Laboratory]], where [[Dr. Mason]] gives the player the choice of taking along one of three different Pokémon Trading Card Game decks: {{TCG|Charmander & Friends Deck|Charmander & Friends}}, {{TCG|Squirtle & Friends Deck|Squirtle & Friends}} or {{TCG|Bulbasaur & Friends Deck|Bulbasaur & Friends}}. The player character, [[Mark]], has an ambition of becoming the world's greatest Pokémon Trading Card Game player; however, Mark's rival, [[Ronald]], has a similar goal. Ronald duels the player at certain points in the game to test the player's cards; being defeated by Ronald is an indication for the player to improve his or her deck, whereas victory results in the player receiving a {{OBP|Promotional Card|GB1}}. | ||
==Blurb== | ==Blurb== | ||
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* There is an inaccessible room behind the duel room in Challenge Hall, it has a basic layout but is otherwise empty. | * There is an inaccessible room behind the duel room in Challenge Hall, it has a basic layout but is otherwise empty. | ||
* The internal files of the game contain two unused Super Game Boy borders, the second one was used for testing purposes.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trading_Card_Game#Unused_Super_Game_Boy_Borders Pokémon TCG article on The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> | * The internal files of the game contain two unused Super Game Boy borders, the second one was used for testing purposes.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trading_Card_Game#Unused_Super_Game_Boy_Borders Pokémon TCG article on The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||