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*Two Japanese cards, Imakuni?'s Doduo and ____'s Chansey didn't make an appearance in the American release. [[Imakuni]] is a popular cartoon character 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. | *Two Japanese cards, Imakuni?'s Doduo and ____'s Chansey didn't make an appearance in the American release. [[Imakuni]] is a popular cartoon character 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. | *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 though Sabrina was giving the viewer "the finger". As for Koga's Ninja Trick (which featured a [[wp:swastika|swastika]]), it was originally mistaken for the Nazi's symbol of choice by a few Western players. [http://www.pojo.com/CCQA/ErrorCards/110401.txt] | *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 though Sabrina was giving the viewer "the finger". As for Koga's Ninja Trick (which featured a [[wp:swastika|swastika]]), it was originally mistaken for the Nazi's symbol of choice by a few Western players. [http://www.pojo.com/CCQA/ErrorCards/110401.txt] 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 (TCG)|Gym Heroes]]. | *The so-called "Common rares" didn't make an appearance in Gym Challenge, unlike in [[Gym Heroes (TCG)|Gym Heroes]]. | ||
*Blaine's Arcanine, the first card to feature a 120 attack damage, debuted in this set. | *Blaine's Arcanine, the first card to feature a 120 attack damage, debuted in this set. | ||