Expedition Base Set (TCG)

Expedition Base Set or e-Expedition Base Set (Japanese: 第1弾基本拡張パック Base Booster Pack 1) is the name of an expansion of cards and Theme Decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was the first set to be compatible with Nintendo's e-Reader peripheral.

Set size

• 165 in English release
• 128 in Japanese release

File:Expeditionsymbol.gif

The symbol for Expedition is an e-Reader styled "e".

File:Ecard1symbol.gif

The symbol for e-Card 1 is an e-Reader styled "e" with a number "1" in the center.

Sequence

• 13th English Expansion
• 13th Japanese Expansion

Release dates

• 1st December 2001 - Japanese Expansion
• 15th September 2002 - English Expansion

Trivia

• This set could have been released in May 2002, however it was pushed back to August because Nintendo wanted to release the e-Reader before the set. However, errors caused it to be pushed back again. Shipping confusion forced many buyers to have to wait until late September to get their packs. Worse for European players, as the European release of Expedition was decided to be April 2003, around the same time of the e-Reader's release in Europe.
• The card layout changed dramatically, with a more "organic" layout. The left and bottom border increased in size and feature an "e" logo. Most cards also feature the revolutionary "Dot-Code" bar (holographic, reverse-holographic and energy cards lack this). The bottom bar stores 1 kilobyte of information, while the left bar stores 2 kilobytes. By using the Nintendo e-Reader (for the Game Boy Advance), you are able to view information about the Pokémon, play a mini-game, play various tunes in a Melody Box, or activate a special attack for that Pokémon. The special attack function was not a favorite of many TCG players, as many didn't own an e-reader and it was thought it gave players an edge in battles. However, the feature wasn't tournament sanctioned, to the relief of many.
• Because of this new layout, all of the cards lost their flavor data (Length, Weight, Level, and Pokédex entry). The absence of that information continued into the EX sets and would not be seen again until the release of Diamond & Pearl. This absence causes problems with the Trainer Card Blaine's Quiz #1.
• The ID number on each Card-e card is for the GBA e-Reader device. Since the cards lacked Levels, in terms of the e-reader, two different cards with the same name rendered them indistinguishable. Therefore a unique ID was placed on each card so that it would be easier to scan in order.
• Expedition also splits the "Pokémon Power" classification into two; "Poké-Power" and "Poké-Body". Poké-Powers are activated abilities as Poké-Bodies are "always on" abilities. It wasn't well received at the time, but shortly after the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games introduced similar Abilities, it became seen as a useful change.
• Another change from previous sets are pack sizes and rarities. Because of the extra licensing fees Wizards had to pay to use Dot-Code technology, the pack size was reduced from 11 to 9; which remained the same for almost five years, even though the Dot-Code technology was dropped in 2004. The pack size would eventually increase to 10 with the release of Diamond & Pearl. Collectors could also find one reverse-holographic in every pack, meaning each pack contained: -
  • 5 Common cards
  • 2 Uncommon cards
  • 1 Reverse-holographic card
  • 1 Non-holographic or holographic rare card
• While it was thought Wizards were up to their old tradition of duplicating the rare cards in this set, it was actually MediaFactory this time; Wizards simply translated the set. The reason for this was that some rare cards had Dot-Code data, therefore they made non-holographic versions with the data and holographic versions without. This avoided potentially damaging sought-after rare cards when swiped through the e-Reader.
• Expedition was the first set Wizards produced that didn't have a 1st Edition print run.
• Expedition once again featured Reverse-holographic cards, but the design was changed from the "wheel" treatment (which was reminiscent of European fake holographic designs) to a plain "refractor" design. They are more "official" looking than the ones found in Legendary Collection. One problem brought to Wizard's attention was that both the holographic and non-holographic rare cards had identical reverse-holographic counterparts (apart from the card number). Wizards rectified this in Aquapolis by numbering the holographic cards differently and not producing reverse-holographics for them.
• Box Toppers once again appeared in this set. Like Legendary Collection, they are jumbo cards (therefore not tournament legal). Unlike Legendary Collection and the EX series, the Box Toppers were part of a sub-set (the cards numbered ##/12). The first 4 appeared in this set, the other 8 released in Aquapolis and Skyridge respectively.
• This set was once known as New Dimension. But since its initials are ND (like Neo Discovery and Neo Destiny), the name was changed.

Theme decks

English releases

• Echo
• Electric Garden

Japanese releases

• Pokémon-e Starter Deck

Card list

English expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Alakazam		File:Rare rare.gifH
2	Ampharos		File:Rare rare.gifH
3	Arbok		File:Rare rare.gifH
4	Blastoise		File:Rare rare.gifH
5	Butterfree		File:Rare rare.gifH
6	Charizard		File:Rare rare.gifH
7	Clefable		File:Rare rare.gifH
8	Cloyster		File:Rare rare.gifH
9	Dragonite		File:Rare rare.gifH
10	Dugtrio		File:Rare rare.gifH
11	Fearow		File:Rare rare.gifH
12	Feraligatr		File:Rare rare.gifH
13	Gengar		File:Rare rare.gifH
14	Golem		File:Rare rare.gifH
15	Kingler		File:Rare rare.gifH
16	Machamp		File:Rare rare.gifH
17	Magby		File:Rare rare.gifH
18	Meganium		File:Rare rare.gifH
19	Mew		File:Rare rare.gifH
20	Mewtwo		File:Rare rare.gifH
21	Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gifH
22	Pichu		File:Rare rare.gifH
23	Pidgeot		File:Rare rare.gifH
24	Poliwrath		File:Rare rare.gifH
25	Raichu		File:Rare rare.gifH
26	Rapidash		File:Rare rare.gifH
27	Skarmory		File:Rare rare.gifH
28	Typhlosion		File:Rare rare.gifH
29	Tyranitar		File:Rare rare.gifH
30	Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gifH
31	Vileplume		File:Rare rare.gifH
32	Weezing		File:Rare rare.gifH
33	Alakazam		File:Rare rare.gif
34	Ampharos		File:Rare rare.gif
35	Arbok		File:Rare rare.gif
36	Blastoise		File:Rare rare.gif
37	Blastoise		File:Rare rare.gif
38	Butterfree		File:Rare rare.gif
39	Charizard		File:Rare rare.gif
40	Charizard		File:Rare rare.gif
41	Clefable		File:Rare rare.gif
42	Cloyster		File:Rare rare.gif
43	Dragonite		File:Rare rare.gif
44	Dugtrio		File:Rare rare.gif
45	Fearow		File:Rare rare.gif
46	Feraligatr		File:Rare rare.gif
47	Feraligatr		File:Rare rare.gif
48	Gengar		File:Rare rare.gif
49	Golem		File:Rare rare.gif
50	Kingler		File:Rare rare.gif
51	Machamp		File:Rare rare.gif
52	Magby		File:Rare rare.gif
53	Meganium		File:Rare rare.gif
54	Meganium		File:Rare rare.gif
55	Mew		File:Rare rare.gif
56	Mewtwo		File:Rare rare.gif
57	Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gif
58	Pichu		File:Rare rare.gif
59	Pidgeot		File:Rare rare.gif
60	Poliwrath		File:Rare rare.gif
61	Raichu		File:Rare rare.gif
62	Rapidash		File:Rare rare.gif
63	Skarmory		File:Rare rare.gif
64	Typhlosion		File:Rare rare.gif
65	Typhlosion		File:Rare rare.gif
66	Tyranitar		File:Rare rare.gif
67	Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gif
68	Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gif
69	Vileplume		File:Rare rare.gif
70	Weezing		File:Rare rare.gif
71	Bayleef		File:Rare uncom.gif
72	Chansey		File:Rare uncom.gif
73	Charmeleon		File:Rare uncom.gif
74	Croconaw		File:Rare uncom.gif
75	Dragonair		File:Rare uncom.gif
76	Electabuzz		File:Rare uncom.gif
77	Flaaffy		File:Rare uncom.gif
78	Gloom		File:Rare uncom.gif
79	Graveler		File:Rare uncom.gif
80	Haunter		File:Rare uncom.gif
81	Hitmonlee		File:Rare uncom.gif
82	Ivysaur		File:Rare uncom.gif
83	Jynx		File:Rare uncom.gif
84	Kadabra		File:Rare uncom.gif
85	Machoke		File:Rare uncom.gif
86	Magmar		File:Rare uncom.gif
87	Metapod		File:Rare uncom.gif
88	Pidgeotto		File:Rare uncom.gif
89	Poliwhirl		File:Rare uncom.gif
90	Pupitar		File:Rare uncom.gif
91	Quilava		File:Rare uncom.gif
92	Wartortle		File:Rare uncom.gif
93	Abra		File:Rare com.gif
94	Bulbasaur		File:Rare com.gif
95	Bulbasaur		File:Rare com.gif
96	Caterpie		File:Rare com.gif
97	Charmander		File:Rare com.gif
98	Charmander		File:Rare com.gif
99	Chikorita		File:Rare com.gif
100	Chikorita		File:Rare com.gif
101	Clefairy		File:Rare com.gif
102	Corsola		File:Rare com.gif
103	Cubone		File:Rare com.gif
104	Cyndaquil		File:Rare com.gif
105	Cyndaquil		File:Rare com.gif
106	Diglett		File:Rare com.gif
107	Dratini		File:Rare com.gif
108	Ekans		File:Rare com.gif
109	Gastly		File:Rare com.gif
110	Geodude		File:Rare com.gif
111	Goldeen		File:Rare com.gif
112	Hoppip		File:Rare com.gif
113	Houndour		File:Rare com.gif
114	Koffing		File:Rare com.gif
115	Krabby		File:Rare com.gif
116	Larvitar		File:Rare com.gif
117	Machop		File:Rare com.gif
118	Magikarp		File:Rare com.gif
119	Mareep		File:Rare com.gif
120	Marill		File:Rare com.gif
121	Meowth		File:Rare com.gif
122	Oddish		File:Rare com.gif
123	Pidgey		File:Rare com.gif
124	Pikachu		File:Rare com.gif
125	Poliwag		File:Rare com.gif
126	Ponyta		File:Rare com.gif
127	Qwilfish		File:Rare com.gif
128	Rattata		File:Rare com.gif
129	Shellder		File:Rare com.gif
130	Spearow		File:Rare com.gif
131	Squirtle		File:Rare com.gif
132	Squirtle		File:Rare com.gif
133	Tauros		File:Rare com.gif
134	Totodile		File:Rare com.gif
135	Totodile		File:Rare com.gif
136	Vulpix		File:Rare com.gif
137	Bill's Maintenance	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
138	Copycat	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
139	Dual Ball	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
140	Energy Removal 2	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
141	Energy Restore	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
142	Mary's Impulse	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
143	Master Ball	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
144	Multi Technical Machine 01	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
145	Pokémon Nurse	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
146	Pokémon Reversal	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
147	Power Charge	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
148	Professor Elm's Training Method	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
149	Professor Oak's Research	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
150	Strength Charm	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
151	Super Scoop Up	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
152	Warp Point	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
153	Energy Search	T	File:Rare com.gif
154	Full Heal	T	File:Rare com.gif
155	Moo-Moo Milk	T	File:Rare com.gif
156	Potion	T	File:Rare com.gif
157	Switch	T	File:Rare com.gif
158	Darkness Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gif
159	Metal Energy	E	File:Rare rare.gif
160	Fighting Energy	E	--
161	Fire Energy	E	--
162	Grass Energy	E	--
163	Lightning Energy	E	--
164	Psychic Energy	E	--
165	Water Energy	E	--

Box Toppers subset

File:Boxsymbol.gif

The symbol for the box topper cards is a cube, resembling a box.

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Alakazam		(H)
2	Feraligatr		(H)
3	Tyranitar		(H)
4	Venusaur		(H)

Japanese expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Koffing		File:Rare com.gif
2	Hoppip		File:Rare com.gif
3	Caterpie		File:Rare com.gif
4	Ekans		File:Rare com.gif
5	Oddish		File:Rare com.gif
6	Vulpix		File:Rare com.gif
7	Ponyta		File:Rare com.gif
8	Poliwag		File:Rare com.gif
9	Shellder		File:Rare com.gif
10	Krabby		File:Rare com.gif
11	Goldeen		File:Rare com.gif
12	Magikarp		File:Rare com.gif
13	Marill		File:Rare com.gif
14	Qwilfish		File:Rare com.gif
15	Corsola		File:Rare com.gif
16	Pikachu		File:Rare com.gif
17	Mareep		File:Rare com.gif
18	Abra		File:Rare com.gif
19	Gastly		File:Rare com.gif
20	Diglett		File:Rare com.gif
21	Machop		File:Rare com.gif
22	Geodude		File:Rare com.gif
23	Cubone		File:Rare com.gif
24	Larvitar		File:Rare com.gif
25	Pidgey		File:Rare com.gif
26	Rattata		File:Rare com.gif
27	Spearow		File:Rare com.gif
28	Clefairy		File:Rare com.gif
29	Meowth		File:Rare com.gif
30	Tauros		File:Rare com.gif
31	Dratini		File:Rare com.gif
32	Houndour		File:Rare com.gif
33	Metapod		File:Rare uncom.gif
34	Gloom		File:Rare uncom.gif
35	Magmar		File:Rare uncom.gif
36	Poliwhirl		File:Rare uncom.gif
37	Jynx		File:Rare uncom.gif
38	Electabuzz		File:Rare uncom.gif
39	Flaaffy		File:Rare uncom.gif
40	Kadabra		File:Rare uncom.gif
41	Haunter		File:Rare uncom.gif
42	Machoke		File:Rare uncom.gif
43	Graveler		File:Rare uncom.gif
44	Hitmonlee		File:Rare uncom.gif
45	Pupitar		File:Rare uncom.gif
46	Pidgeotto		File:Rare uncom.gif
47	Chansey		File:Rare uncom.gif
48	Dragonair		File:Rare uncom.gif
49	Professor Elm's Training Method	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
50	Energy Search	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
51	Power Charge	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
52	Energy Removal	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
53	Professor Oak's Research	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
54	Mary's Impulse	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
55	Super Scoop Up	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
56	Strength Charm	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
57	Dual Ball	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
58	Pokémon Nurse	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
59	Energy Restore	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
60	Bill's Maintenance	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
61	Master Ball	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
62	Multi Technical Machine 01	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
63	Copycat	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
64	Warp Point	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
65	Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gif
66	Butterfree		File:Rare rare.gif
67	Arbok		File:Rare rare.gif
68	Vileplume		File:Rare rare.gif
69	Weezing		File:Rare rare.gif
70	Meganium		File:Rare rare.gif
71	Charizard		File:Rare rare.gif
72	Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gif
73	Rapidash		File:Rare rare.gif
74	Typhlosion		File:Rare rare.gif
75	Magby		File:Rare rare.gif
76	Blastoise		File:Rare rare.gif
77	Poliwrath		File:Rare rare.gif
78	Cloyster		File:Rare rare.gif
79	Kingler		File:Rare rare.gif
80	Feraligatr		File:Rare rare.gif
81	Raichu		File:Rare rare.gif
82	Pichu		File:Rare rare.gif
83	Ampharos		File:Rare rare.gif
84	Alakazam		File:Rare rare.gif
85	Gengar		File:Rare rare.gif
86	Mewtwo		File:Rare rare.gif
87	Mew		File:Rare rare.gif
88	Dugtrio		File:Rare rare.gif
89	Machamp		File:Rare rare.gif
90	Golem		File:Rare rare.gif
91	Pidgeot		File:Rare rare.gif
92	Fearow		File:Rare rare.gif
93	Clefable		File:Rare rare.gif
94	Dragonite		File:Rare rare.gif
95	Tyranitar		File:Rare rare.gif
96	Skarmory		File:Rare rare.gif
97	Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gifH
98	Butterfree		File:Rare rare.gifH
99	Arbok		File:Rare rare.gifH
100	Vileplume		File:Rare rare.gifH
101	Weezing		File:Rare rare.gifH
102	Meganium		File:Rare rare.gifH
103	Charizard		File:Rare rare.gifH
104	Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gifH
105	Rapidash		File:Rare rare.gifH
106	Typhlosion		File:Rare rare.gifH
107	Magby		File:Rare rare.gifH
108	Blastoise		File:Rare rare.gifH
109	Poliwrath		File:Rare rare.gifH
110	Cloyster		File:Rare rare.gifH
111	Kingler		File:Rare rare.gifH
112	Feraligatr		File:Rare rare.gifH
113	Raichu		File:Rare rare.gifH
114	Pichu		File:Rare rare.gifH
115	Ampharos		File:Rare rare.gifH
116	Alakazam		File:Rare rare.gifH
117	Gengar		File:Rare rare.gifH
118	Mewtwo		File:Rare rare.gifH
119	Mew		File:Rare rare.gifH
120	Dugtrio		File:Rare rare.gifH
121	Machamp		File:Rare rare.gifH
122	Golem		File:Rare rare.gifH
123	Pidgeot		File:Rare rare.gifH
124	Fearow		File:Rare rare.gifH
125	Clefable		File:Rare rare.gifH
126	Dragonite		File:Rare rare.gifH
127	Tyranitar		File:Rare rare.gifH
128	Skarmory		File:Rare rare.gifH

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