Vending Machine cards (TCG): Difference between revisions

*The front of the sheets have step-by-step guides on how to play the game and advertisements for other Expansion sets.

*While this was a novel idea in Japan, it was not introduced in America or European countries, likely because it would have been too expensive to produce/maintain and was not suited for the market. While some of these cards did make English appearances (as {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Promotional cards}}), many still remain exclusive to Japan.

*People began to notice that some Pokémon did not have complete evolution chains over the three sets – this mystery was soon revealed. In April 1999 a "Masaki Evolution" Campaign was launched, inspired by the idea that in order for certain Pokémon to evolve in the games, they have to be traded. In order to acquire the fully evolved versions of Kadabra, Machoke, Graveler, Haunter and Omanyte, people had to send one of these cards along with the Pass Card {{TCG ID|Vending|Bill's PC|S3}} to MediaFactory. In return they received the evolved version of the card they sent. Not many of these cards actually made it to collector's hands, and one can still expect to pay $100+ for them. Omanyte was the only Pokémon that didn't need to be traded in the actual games. These five cards are the only holo cards of the entire vending series that have rarity symbols. While these cards could be considered their own set, like the other cards, they are instead officially listed on the 1999 promotional card list in Japan.