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+{{TCGExpansionInfobox
+|setname=Gym Heroes
+|jasetname=ジム拡張第1弾 リーダーズスタジアム
+|transsetname=Gym Booster 1: Leaders' Stadium
+|jasetnum=5
+|ensetnum=6
+|jacards=131
+|encards=132
+|enrelease=August 14, 2000
+|jarelease=Fall, 1998
+|numdecks=4
+|deck1={{TCG|Brock}}
+|deck1type={{e|Fighting}}
+|deck2={{TCG|Misty}}
+|deck2type={{e|Water}}
+|deck3={{TCG|Lt. Surge}}
+|deck3type={{e|Lightning}}
+|deck4={{TCG|Erika}}
+|deck4type={{e|Grass}}
+}}
 '''Gym Heroes''' (Japanese: '''ジム拡張第1弾 リーダーズスタジアム''' ''Gym Booster 1: Leaders' Stadium'') is the name given to an expansion of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. It is based on the first four [[Gym Leader]]s of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
-=Set size=
+==Set size==
 *132 cards in English release
 *131 cards in Japanese release (96 available in booster packs and 35 exclusive to theme decks)
-[[Image:gymheroessymbol.gif|frame| The symbol for Gym Heroes is a white stadium.]]
+==Sequence==
-[[Image:gym1symbol.gif|frame| The symbol for Gym 1 is a battle arena with the word "Gym" to the right of it.]]
-=Sequence=
 *6th English Expansion
 *5th Japanese Expansion
-=Release dates=
+==Release dates==
 *Fall 1998 - Japanese Expansion
 *14th August 2000 - English Expansion
-=Trivia=
+==Theme decks==
-*There is a significant difference between the English and Japanese releases, namely what cards were available in those sets. Gym 1 focused solely on the first four [[Kanto]] Gym leaders ([[Brock]], [[Misty]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Erika]]). Because of this, there was a lack of [[Psychic (TCG)|Psychic]] [[Pokémon]]. [[Wizards of the Coast]], when releasing the English set, decided to mix in a few cards from Gym 2, just to add some Psychic Pokémon to the set.
+===English releases===
-*As the set symbol for Gym 1 and 2 in Japan was the same, the symbols were changed for the release of Gym Heroes and for the next set [[Gym Challenge (TCG)|Gym Challenge]], allowing players and collectors to distinguish between the two.
+*{{TCG|Brock}}
-*Since there were a number of "fixed" cards in the Japanese release of Gym 1 (cards only available in special pre-constructed theme decks), Wizards decided to give a number of them a Rare rarity. However, many players felt that a number of those originally-fixed cards, such as Misty's Tentacool, Misty's Goldeen and Brock's Zubat, were not given appropriate rarities, considering the simplistic abilities those cards had. These "common rares" created quite a stir in the Pokémon TCG community; by Gym Challenge however, Wizards decided to base the rarity of fixed cards on their game play abilities over their "fixed rarity" properties.
+*{{TCG|Misty}}
-*Gym 1 was the first expansion in Japan to feature pre-constructed Theme Decks.
+*{{TCG|Lt. Surge}}
-*Blaine's Moltres, the first card that required 5 Energy cards for an attack, debuted in Gym Heroes (Gym 2 in Japan).
+*{{TCG|Erika}}
-=Theme decks=
+===Japanese releases===
-==English releases==
-*[[Brock (TCG)|Brock]]
-*[[Misty (TCG)|Misty]]
-*[[Lt. Surge (TCG)|Lt. Surge]]
-*[[Erika (TCG)|Erika]]
-==Japanese releases==
 *[[Brock (TCG - Japan)|Brock]]
 *[[Misty (TCG - Japan)|Misty]]
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 *[[Erika (TCG - Japan)|Erika]]
-=Card list=
+==Card list==
-==English expansion==
+===English expansion===
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-==Japanese expansion==
+===Japanese expansion===
 '''Note:''' To avoid listing the same card twice, the only fixed Theme Deck cards added are the ones that form the complete set. The fixed cards have no rarity symbols (designated "--"; holographic cards in the deck are designated "H").
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 |}
+==Trivia==
+[[Image:gym1symbol.gif|frame|The Japanese symbol for this set.]]
+*There is a significant difference between the English and Japanese releases, namely what cards were available in those sets. Gym 1 focused solely on the first four [[Kanto]] Gym leaders ([[Brock]], [[Misty]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Erika]]). Because of this, there was a lack of {{TCG|Psychic}} [[Pokémon]]. [[Wizards of the Coast]], when releasing the English set, decided to mix in a few cards from Gym 2, just to add some Psychic Pokémon to the set.
+*As the set symbol for Gym 1 and 2 in Japan was the same, the symbols were changed for the release of Gym Heroes and for the next set {{TCG|Gym Challenge}}, allowing players and collectors to distinguish between the two. This was the first time this was done.
+*Since there were a number of "fixed" cards in the Japanese release of Gym 1 (cards only available in special pre-constructed theme decks), Wizards decided to give a number of them a Rare rarity. However, many players felt that a number of those originally-fixed cards, such as Misty's Tentacool, Misty's Goldeen and Brock's Zubat, were not given appropriate rarities, considering the simplistic abilities those cards had. These "common rares" created quite a stir in the Pokémon TCG community; by Gym Challenge however, Wizards decided to base the rarity of fixed cards on their game play abilities over their "fixed rarity" properties.
+*Gym 1 was the first expansion in Japan to feature pre-constructed Theme Decks.
+*Blaine's Moltres, the first card that required 5 Energy cards for an attack, debuted in Gym Heroes (Gym 2 in Japan).
 {{TCG Expansions}}
 [[Category:TCG expansion sets]]