Pokémon VS (TCG)

ポケモンカード★VS

File:VS-Logo.png Cards in set 151 Set number 11 Release date August 19, 2001

Pokémon VS (Japanese: ポケモンカード★VS Pokémon Card VS) is a Japanese-only release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was considered an extension of the Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge Expansions, as it featured the Johto Gym Leaders and Elite Four from Gold and Silver, along with updated cards (and artwork) for the Kanto Gym Leaders.

Trivia

• This was the first Japanese set to have a numbering system for their sets. Instead of ordering them alphabetically and in descending rarity as with English sets, the Japanese first ordered them by type, Pokédex (National) number and in ascending rarity. With the release of e-Card 2, they stuck with ordering them by type and Pokédex number.
• This was the first Expansion in Japan to feature the new card layout, first featured in English in Expedition Base Set. A "VS" symbol appears in the corner, later replaced with the "e" symbol in the later e-series sets. This was likely a taster for Japanese players for the upcoming e-sets, as these cards feature no Dot-Code data.
• This was also the first Japanese Expansion to feature a secret card, that card being Rocket's Tyranitar.
• All Gym Leaders from Kanto and Johto are present in this Expansion, excluding Giovanni and Blue.
• This set featured an unusual packaging system. Instead of containing 10 cards in a booster pack (or half deck as some call these packs, which isn't strictly true as half decks are fixed), it contained 30 cards. There were three boosters to choose from, each containing a random assortment of set type Pokémon (i.e. one could only get a Fire-type Pokémon in the booster that displayed a Fire-type symbol). Colorless-type Pokémon were featured in all booster packs. The pack assortment was ordered: -
  • Grass/Lightning
  • Fire/Water
  • Psychic/Fighting
• The only uncommon cards in this Expansion are Trainer Cards.
• Wizards of the Coast officially stated that they had no plans to release the VS set, primarily because Wizards had competitive play in mind. The majority of Pokémon featured are fully evolved and designated basic cards. Therefore, many feature high HP and quite broken attacks for basic cards, and would give an unfair advantage in battles.
• Except for Brock, whose two cards were illustrated by different artists, each TCG artist illustrated all of the Pokémon for a single character: Atsuko Nishida (Falkner), Kyoko Umemoto (Bugsy), Miki Tanaka (Whitney), Naoyo Kimura (Morty), Yukiko Baba (Jasmine), Masako Yamashita (Chuck), Mitsuhiro Arita (Pryce), Shin-ichi Yoshida (Clair), Etsuya Hattori (Lt. Surge), Asuka Iwashita (Sabrina), Satoshi Ohta (Misty), Motofumi Fujiwara (Erika), Tomokazu Komiya (Janine), Kimiya Masago (Blaine), Kagemaru Himeno (Will), Toshinao Aoki (Koga), Yuka Morii (Bruno), Hajime Kusajima (Karen), Hironobu Yoshida (Rocket) and Aya Kusube (Lance). Additionally, "Big Mama" Tagawa illustrated all of the TM trainer cards.
• This is the first Japanese set to include 1st Edition cards.

Card List

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Falkner's Pidgeot
2	Falkner's Fearow
3	Falkner's Farfetch'd
4	Falkner's Dodrio
5	Falkner's Togetic
6	Falkner's Delibird
7	Falkner's Skarmory
8	Bugsy's Butterfree
9	Bugsy's Beedrill
10	Bugsy's Pinsir
11	Bugsy's Ledian
12	Bugsy's Yanma
13	Bugsy's Scizor
14	Whitney's Clefable
15	Whitney's Wigglytuff
16	Whitney's Persian
17	Whitney's Lickitung
18	Whitney's Furret
19	Whitney's Miltank
20	Morty's Ninetales
21	Morty's Gengar
22	Morty's Hypno
23	Morty's Marowak
24	Morty's Noctowl
25	Morty's Murkrow
26	Morty's Misdreavus
27	Jasmine's Raichu
28	Jasmine's Magneton
29	Jasmine's Electabuzz
30	Jasmine's Jolteon
31	Jasmine's Ampharos
32	Jasmine's Steelix
33	Chuck's Primeape
34	Chuck's Poliwrath
35	Chuck's Rhydon
36	Chuck's Tauros
37	Chuck's Granbull
38	Chuck's Donphan
39	Pryce's Dewgong
40	Pryce's Cloyster
41	Pryce's Lapras
42	Pryce's Articuno
43	Pryce's Sneasel
44	Pryce's Piloswine
45	Pryce's Delibird
46	Clair's Blastoise
47	Clair's Jynx
48	Clair's Gyarados
49	Clair's Dragonite
50	Clair's Politoed
51	Clair's Mantine
52	Clair's Kingdra
53	Lt. Surge's Raichu
54	Lt. Surge's Lanturn
55	Sabrina's Xatu
56	Sabrina's Espeon
57	Misty's Lapras
58	Misty's Quagsire
59	Erika's Bellossom
60	Erika's Jumpluff
61	Janine's Beedrill
62	Janine's Arbok
63	Janine's Venomoth
64	Janine's Weezing
65	Janine's Ariados
66	Janine's Crobat
67	Janine's Shuckle
68	Brock's Omastar
69	Brock's Kabutops
70	Blaine's Typhlosion
71	Blaine's Magcargo
72	Will's Slowbro
73	Will's Exeggutor
74	Will's Jynx
75	Will's Xatu
76	Will's Espeon
77	Will's Slowking
78	Will's Girafarig
79	Koga's Crobat
80	Koga's Forretress
81	Bruno's Machamp
82	Bruno's Hitmonlee
83	Bruno's Hitmonchan
84	Bruno's Steelix
85	Bruno's Ursaring
86	Bruno's Hitmontop
87	Karen's Rapidash
88	Karen's Magmar
89	Karen's Flareon
90	Karen's Tyranitar
91	Karen's Umbreon
92	Karen's Houndoom
93	Rocket's Wobbuffet
94	Rocket's Raikou
95	Rocket's Entei
96	Rocket's Suicune
97	Lance's Charizard
98	Lance's Gyarados
99	Lance's Aerodactyl
100	Lance's Dragonite
101	Lance's Ampharos
102	Lance's Kingdra
103	Falkner's TM 01	T
104	Falkner's TM 02	T
105	Bugsy's TM 01	T
106	Bugsy's TM 02	T
107	Whitney's TM 01	T
108	Whitney's TM 02	T
109	Morty's TM 01	T
110	Morty's TM 02	T
111	Jasmine's TM 01	T
112	Jasmine's TM 02	T
113	Chuck's TM 01	T
114	Chuck's TM 02	T
115	Pryce's TM 01	T
116	Pryce's TM 02	T
117	Clair's TM 01	T
118	Clair's TM 02	T
119	Janine's TM 01	T
120	Janine's TM 02	T
121	Will's TM 01	T
122	Will's TM 02	T
123	Bruno's TM 01	T
124	Bruno's TM 02	T
125	Karen's TM 01	T
126	Karen's TM 02	T
127	Rocket's TM 01	T
128	Lance's TM 01	T
129	Lance's TM 02	T
130	Potion	T
131	Moo-Moo Milk	T
132	Full Heal	T
133	Pokémon Reverse	T
134	Switch	T
135	Warp Point	T
136	Super Scoop Up	T
137	Energy Flow	T
138	Energy Charge	T
139	Energy Ark	T
140	Energy Restore	T
141	Master Ball	T
142	Rocket's Tyranitar
--	Grass Energy	E	--
--	Fire Energy	E	--
--	Water Energy	E	--
--	Lightning Energy	E	--
--	Psychic Energy	E	--
--	Fighting Energy	E	--
--	Darkness Energy	E	H
--	Metal Energy	E	H
--	Rainbow Energy	E	H

Gallery

• Pokemon VS - Booster Pack - Grass & Lightning front.jpg

  Grass/Lightning booster pack

• Pokemon VS - Booster Pack - Psychic & Fighting front.jpg

  Psychic/Fighting booster pack