Gym Challenge (TCG)

Gym Challenge ジム拡張第2弾 闇からの挑戦

File:GymChallengeLogo.png Cards in set English: 132 Japanese: 121 Set number English: 7 Japanese: 6 Release date English: October 16, 2000 Japanese: June, 1999 Theme Decks Sabrina () Koga () Blaine () Giovanni ()

Gym Challenge (Japanese: ジム拡張第2弾 闇からの挑戦 Gym Booster 2: Challenge from the Darkness) is the name given to an expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was based on the last four Gym Leaders of the Kanto region during Generation I.

Set size

• 132 in English release
• 121 in Japanese release (98 available in booster packs and 25 exclusive to theme decks)

Sequence

• 7th English Expansion
• 6th Japanese Expansion

Release dates

• June 1999 - Japanese Expansion
• 16th October 2000 - English Expansion

Theme decks

English releases

• Sabrina
• Koga
• Blaine
• Giovanni

Japanese releases

• Sabrina
• Blaine

It is noteworthy that the Japanese versions featured neither a Koga nor Giovanni Theme Deck. Subsequently, there was no holographic version of the Trainer Card Koga and no non-holographic version of the Trainer Card Giovanni.

Card list

English expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Level	Rarity
1	Blaine's Arcanine		42	H
2	Blaine's Charizard		50	H
3	Brock's Ninetales		30	H
4	Erika's Venusaur		45	H
5	Giovanni's Gyarados		40	H
6	Giovanni's Machamp		50	H
7	Giovanni's Nidoking		58	H
8	Giovanni's Persian		23	H
9	Koga's Beedrill		34	H
10	Koga's Ditto		12	H
11	Lt. Surge's Raichu		38	H
12	Misty's Golduck		32	H
13	Misty's Gyarados		42	H
14	Rocket's Mewtwo		35	H
15	Rocket's Zapdos		34	H
16	Sabrina's Alakazam		44	H
17	Blaine	T	-	H
18	Giovanni	T	-	H
19	Koga	T	-	H
20	Sabrina	T	-	H
21	Blaine's Ninetales		27
22	Brock's Dugtrio		27
23	Giovanni's Nidoqueen		51
24	Giovanni's Pinsir		27
25	Koga's Arbok		44
26	Koga's Muk		38
27	Koga's Pidgeotto		34
28	Lt. Surge's Jolteon		32
29	Sabrina's Gengar		42
30	Sabrina's Golduck		33
31	Blaine's Charmeleon		29
32	Blaine's Dodrio		26
33	Blaine's Rapidash		31
34	Brock's Graveler		32
35	Brock's Primeape		32
36	Brock's Sandslash		34
37	Brock's Vulpix		16
38	Erika's Bellsprout		13
39	Erika's Bulbasaur		15
40	Erika's Clefairy		16
41	Erika's Ivysaur		22
42	Giovanni's Machoke		36
43	Giovanni's Meowth		12
44	Giovanni's Nidorina		35
45	Giovanni's Nidorino		32
46	Koga's Golbat		27
47	Koga's Kakuna		21
48	Koga's Koffing		15
49	Koga's Pidgey		9
50	Koga's Weezing		31
51	Lt. Surge's Eevee		10
52	Lt. Surge's Electrode		33
53	Lt. Surge's Raticate		33
54	Misty's Dewgong		40
55	Sabrina's Haunter		29
56	Sabrina's Hypno		31
57	Sabrina's Jynx		21
58	Sabrina's Kadabra		41
59	Sabrina's Mr. Mime		30
60	Blaine's Charmander		18
61	Blaine's Doduo		17
62	Blaine's Growlithe		20
63	Blaine's Mankey		14
64	Blaine's Ponyta		13
65	Blaine's Rhyhorn		26
66	Blaine's Vulpix		18
67	Brock's Diglett		13
68	Brock's Geodude		15
69	Erika's Jigglypuff		13
70	Erika's Oddish		10
71	Erika's Paras		17
72	Giovanni's Machop		18
73	Giovanni's Magikarp		9
74	Giovanni's Meowth		17
75	Giovanni's Nidoran♀		11
76	Giovanni's Nidoran♂		14
77	Koga's Ekans		17
78	Koga's Grimer		19
79	Koga's Koffing		10
80	Koga's Pidgey		15
81	Koga's Tangela		16
82	Koga's Weedle		13
83	Koga's Zubat		14
84	Lt. Surge's Pikachu		10
85	Lt. Surge's Rattata		7
86	Lt. Surge's Voltorb		15
87	Misty's Horsea		16
88	Misty's Magikarp		5
89	Misty's Poliwag		16
90	Misty's Psyduck		18
91	Misty's Seel		14
92	Misty's Staryu		16
93	Sabrina's Abra		12
94	Sabrina's Abra		18
95	Sabrina's Drowzee		18
96	Sabrina's Gastly		9
97	Sabrina's Gastly		10
98	Sabrina's Porygon		17
99	Sabrina's Psyduck		16
100	Blaine	T	-
101	Brock's Protection	T	-
102	Chaos Gym	T	-
103	Erika's Kindness	T	-
104	Giovanni	T	-
105	Giovanni's Last Resort	T	-
106	Koga	T	-
107	Lt. Surge's Secret Plan	T	-
108	Misty's Wish	T	-
109	Resistance Gym	T	-
110	Sabrina	T	-
111	Blaine's Quiz #2	T	-
112	Blaine's Quiz #3	T	-
113	Cinnabar City Gym	T	-
114	Fuchsia City Gym	T	-
115	Koga's Ninja Trick	T	-
116	Master Ball	T	-
117	Max Revive	T	-
118	Misty's Tears	T	-
119	Rocket's Minefield Gym	T	-
120	Rocket's Secret Experiment	T	-
121	Sabrina's Psychic Control	T	-
122	Saffron City Gym	T	-
123	Viridian City Gym	T	-
124	Fervor	T	-
125	Transparent Walls	T	-
126	Warp Point	T	-
127	Fighting Energy	E	-	--
128	Fire Energy	E	-	--
129	Grass Energy	E	-	--
130	Lightning Energy	E	-	--
131	Psychic Energy	E	-	--
132	Water Energy	E	-	--

Japanese expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
--	Blaine's Arcanine		H
--	Blaine's Charizard		H
--	Blaine's Moltres		H
--	Erika's Venusaur		H
--	Giovanni's Gyarados		H
--	Giovanni's Machamp		H
--	Giovanni's Nidoking		H
--	Giovanni's Persian		H
--	Koga's Beedrill		H
--	Koga's Ditto		H
--	Lt. Surge's Raichu		H
--	Rocket's Mewtwo		H
--	Rocket's Zapdos		H
--	Sabrina's Alakazam		H
--	Sabrina's Gengar		H
--	Sabrina's Golduck		H
--	Sabrina's Venomoth		H
--	Brock's Dugtrio
--	Blaine's Ninetales
--	Giovanni's Nidoqueen
--	Giovanni's Pinsir
--	Koga's Arbok
--	Koga's Muk
--	Koga's Pidgeotto
--	Misty's Poliwrath
--	Rocket's Snorlax
--	Blaine's Charmeleon
--	Blaine's Dodrio		--
--	Blaine's Kangaskhan
--	Blaine's Magmar
--	Blaine's Rapidash
--	Erika's Ivysaur
--	Giovanni's Machoke
--	Giovanni's Meowth
--	Giovanni's Nidorina
--	Giovanni's Nidorino
--	Koga's Golbat
--	Koga's Kakuna
--	Koga's Koffing
--	Koga's Pidgey
--	Koga's Weezing
--	Sabrina's Gastly
--	Sabrina's Haunter
--	Sabrina's Haunter		--
--	Sabrina's Hypno
--	Sabrina's Jynx
--	Sabrina's Jynx		--
--	Sabrina's Kadabra
--	Sabrina's Slowbro
--	Blaine's Charmander
--	Blaine's Charmander		--
--	Blaine's Doduo
--	Blaine's Growlithe
--	Blaine's Growlithe		--
--	Blaine's Mankey
--	Blaine's Ponyta
--	Blaine's Ponyta		--
--	Blaine's Rhyhorn
--	Blaine's Tauros
--	Blaine's Vulpix
--	Blaine's Vulpix		--
--	Giovanni's Machop
--	Giovanni's Magikarp
--	Giovanni's Meowth
--	Giovanni's Nidoran ♀
--	Giovanni's Nidoran ♂
--	Koga's Ekans
--	Koga's Grimer
--	Koga's Koffing
--	Koga's Pidgey
--	Koga's Tangela
--	Koga's Weedle
--	Koga's Zubat
--	Sabrina's Abra
--	Sabrina's Abra		--
--	Sabrina's Abra		--
--	Sabrina's Drowzee
--	Sabrina's Drowzee		--
--	Sabrina's Gastly		--
--	Sabrina's Gastly		--
--	Sabrina's Mr. Mime
--	Sabrina's Mr. Mime		--
--	Sabrina's Porygon
--	Sabrina's Psyduck
--	Sabrina's Slowpoke
--	Sabrina's Venonat
--	Blaine	T	H
--	Giovanni	T	H
--	Sabrina	T	H
--	Blaine	T
--	Koga	T
--	Sabrina	T
--	Sabrina's ESP	T
--	Blaine's Last Resort	T
--	Blaine's Quiz #1	T	--
--	Blaine's Quiz #2	T	--
--	Blaine's Quiz #3	T
--	Cinnabar City Gym	T
--	Fuchsia City Gym	T
--	Giovanni's Last Resort	T
--	Koga's Ninja Trick	T
--	Master Ball	T	--
--	Max Revive	T	--
--	Minion of Team Rocket	T
--	Rocket's Minefield Gym	T
--	Rocket's Secret Experiment	T
--	Sabrina's Psychic Control	T
--	Saffron City Gym	T
--	Tickling Machine	T
--	Viridian City Gym	T
--	Blaine's Gamble	T
--	Sabrina's Gaze	T
--	Transparent Walls	T
--	Trash Exchange	T
--	Warp Point	T
--	Imakuni?'s Doduo
--	_____'s Chansey

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").

Trivia

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The Japanese set symbol.

• An extension of the previous expansion, Gym 2 was based on the remaining four Kanto Gym Leaders; Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni.
• Gym Challenge was originally planned to be released on 16th October in North America. It was then pushed up the 7th, then back to the 16th. Many Sears locations ended up releasing it on the 4th.
• Two Japanese cards, Imakuni?'s Doduo and ____'s Chansey didn't make an appearance in the American release. Imakuni is a singer for several Pokémon songs released only in Japan, so the card's exclusion was mostly due to prevent confusion from players. Also, neither of those really fit in a "serious" card set.
• The Trainer card "Misty's Tears" was originally in Gym 1 in Japan, but its English counterpart was not released until Gym Challenge. The reason for this is that artwork had to be changed, as the Japanese version featured a "nude" Misty.
• Other art changes between Japanese and English releases include Sabrina's Gaze and Koga's Ninja Trick. Although Japanese players apparently had no problem with these cards, many Western players felt the imagery was inappropriate for a children's game. For Sabrina's Gaze, many thought Sabrina was giving the viewer "the finger". As for Koga's Ninja Trick (which featured a swastika), it was originally mistaken for the Nazi's symbol of choice by a few Western players. [1] Incidentally, the Japanese reprint of Koga's Ninja Trick removed the swastika following the North American change.
• The so-called "Common rares" didn't make an appearance in Gym Challenge, unlike in Gym Heroes.
• Blaine's Arcanine, the first card to feature a 120 attack damage, debuted in this set.
• The Giovanni Theme Deck is the only Gym series Theme Deck that is based in two types.