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*It had been six months since the release of '''''Fossil''''' and '''''Team Rocket''''''s release had stalled considerably due to ''[[Wizards of the Coast]]'' having to await approval from ''[[Nintendo]]'' to make Dark Raichu. | *It had been six months since the release of '''''Fossil''''' and '''''Team Rocket''''''s release had stalled considerably due to ''[[Wizards of the Coast]]'' having to await approval from ''[[Nintendo]]'' to make Dark Raichu. | ||
*Dark Raichu was the first "{{TCG|secret card}}" (a card whose number exceeds the number of cards in the set), and the first created by ''Wizards''. It would be a further three months before Dark Raichu was released in Japanese in the '''{{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}}''' expansion. | *Dark Raichu was the first "{{TCG|secret card}}" (a card whose number exceeds the number of cards in the set), and the first created by ''Wizards''. It would be a further three months before Dark Raichu was released in Japanese in the '''{{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}}''' expansion. | ||
*Similarly, this was the first set to include a Japanese "Super Rare" card, {{TCG|Here Comes Team Rocket!}}, (signified by a | *Similarly, this was the first set to include a Japanese "Super Rare" card, {{TCG|Here Comes Team Rocket!}}, (signified by a White Star rarity). | ||
*This was the first set to feature {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}}. For its English release, ''Dark'' was chosen over the original translated prefix, ''Bad'' or the potentially sensitive prefix, ''Evil''. | *This was the first set to feature {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}}. For its English release, ''Dark'' was chosen over the original translated prefix, ''Bad'' or the potentially sensitive prefix, ''Evil''. | ||
*It was also the first set to feature a holofoil {{TCG|Trainer card}} and {{TCG|Energy card}}s. | *It was also the first set to feature a holofoil {{TCG|Trainer card}} and {{TCG|Energy card}}s. | ||