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Coins have fallen out of favor among the Pokémon player base, who have gradually started to prefer the second officially recognized randomizer dice instead, for their utility and convenience, causing coins to be used progressively less as a tool for determining outcomes during a TCG match. With the frequency they are released, their occasional limited availability, and their exclusivity to certain countries such as {{pmin|Japan}}, {{pmin|the United States}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|South Korea}}, coins are quickly being treated more as a collectible. | Coins have fallen out of favor among the Pokémon player base, who have gradually started to prefer the second officially recognized randomizer dice instead, for their utility and convenience, causing coins to be used progressively less as a tool for determining outcomes during a TCG match. With the frequency they are released, their occasional limited availability, and their exclusivity to certain countries such as {{pmin|Japan}}, {{pmin|the United States}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|South Korea}}, coins are quickly being treated more as a collectible. | ||
The original cardboard and metal coins for the English release of the TCG were produced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] during [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]]. Japanese coins during Generation I feature a back with the seven original card type symbols. When {{ct|Metal}} and {{ct|Darkness}} were added to the game in Generation II, however, the backs were changed to a ''Pokémon Card Game NEO'' logo, only to drop the NEO for a more generic design after the initial coins in the Generation. This was too replaced with the standard | The original cardboard and metal coins for the English release of the TCG were produced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] during [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]]. Japanese coins during Generation I feature a back with the seven original card type symbols. When {{ct|Metal}} and {{ct|Darkness}} were added to the game in Generation II, however, the backs were changed to a ''Pokémon Card Game NEO'' logo, only to drop the NEO for a more generic design after the initial coins in the Generation. This was too replaced with the standard {{i|Poké Ball}} and the official Pokémon Logo used on all coins now. When Wizards of the Coast lost the license for the card game for {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} onwards, coins released for English audiences were imported from Japan and distributed in English products. This remained true until August 2010 and the release of the {{TCG|Undaunted}} expansion. All coins for international audiences after this month are produced by [[The Pokémon Company International]], however, leftover stock of the standard sized Japanese coins were still included in TCG merchandise up until April 2014, when the stock was exhausted. Current English coins feature the '''™''' trademark distinction on the back while Japanese feature the '''®''' trademark symbol. Ever since the Pokémon Card Game returned to Korea in May 2010 with the release of the {{KTCG|Start of an Adventure}} expansion, coins in Korean products are produced in Japan. | ||
With the English {{TCG|Next Destinies}} expansion in February 2012, The Pokémon Company International began producing colored backs alternate to the standard black. Japan has remained with the standard black, only having ever deviated from the black back for one coin during the VS Era in 2001. Up until the release of the English {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}} expansion in May 2013, all standard coins were of the same size. However, in order to remove the ''not for children under 3'' warning from their products, The Pokémon Company International began producing coins of a larger size. Japan, however, continued producing the coins at their standard size. | With the English {{TCG|Next Destinies}} expansion in February 2012, The Pokémon Company International began producing colored backs alternate to the standard black. Japan has remained with the standard black, only having ever deviated from the black back for one coin during the VS Era in 2001. Up until the release of the English {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}} expansion in May 2013, all standard coins were of the same size. However, in order to remove the ''not for children under 3'' warning from their products, The Pokémon Company International began producing coins of a larger size. Japan, however, continued producing the coins at their standard size. | ||
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|description=Metal Coin featuring the [[Team Rocket]] emblem on the obverse and a | |description=Metal Coin featuring the [[Team Rocket]] emblem on the obverse and a {{i|Poké Ball}} on the reverse, released within the {{TCGMerch|XY BREAK|Era|20th Anniversary Team Rocket Special Case}} February 2017 | ||
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===Generation VII=== | ===Generation VII=== | ||