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'''Jungle''' is the name given to the third main expansion of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. In Japan, it was released as '''Pokémon Jungle'''. It is based on {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Red, Blue}}, and [[Pokémon Green Version|Green]], featuring [[Generation I]] Pokémon. The English expansion was released on June 16, 1999, while the Japanese expansion was released on March 5, 1997. It was originally planned to be released in the United States around August (and rumored as late as October). However, since [[Topps]] was releasing their Pokémon trading cards earlier in the summer, Wizards decided to push Jungle far ahead of schedule to June 16. Within two weeks, 1st Edition Jungle was sold out so Unlimited Jungle was released shortly thereafter.

In the Japanese release, it contained 48 cards; however, the English release was expanded to 64 cards since [[Wizards of the Coast]] decided to include Non Holo prints of the Holographic cards. This was a recurrent event that Wizards used to make the sets larger, as well as preventing packs from guaranteeing a Holographic card. The {{TCG|1st Edition}} print run of Jungle also accidentally contained the extremely rare 1st Edition Promo {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Pikachu|1}}. It is believed that there was only 1 in every 10 boxes, and is now considered very valuable. In the Australian release, the Unlimited edition used red lettering for the word "Pokémon" instead of yellow on the Booster Box, Booster Packs and Theme Decks. This was intended to prevent counterfeiting.