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The '''Intro Pack''' (Japanese: '''イントロパック''' ''Intro Pack'') is a | The '''Intro Pack''' (Japanese: '''イントロパック''' ''Intro Pack'') is a Japanese-exclusive {{TCG|Half deck|Half Deck}} collection for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
This set was conceived to introduce youngsters to the TCG, and includes a step-by-step introduction video with full explanations of how to play the game, as well as play demonstrations. The cards included in the set are predominantly a mixture of those from {{TCG|Expansion Pack}} and the {{TCG|Vending Machine cards|Vending Machine collection}}. Some cards from the first Neo expansion, {{TCG|Gold, Silver, to a New World...}} are also included several months before the general release of the expansion. There are also a number of exclusive cards with newly created character art. | This {{TCG|Half deck|Half Deck}} set was conceived to introduce youngsters to the TCG, and includes a step-by-step introduction video with full explanations of how to play the game, as well as play demonstrations. The cards included in the set are predominantly a mixture of those from {{TCG|Expansion Pack}} and the {{TCG|Vending Machine cards|Vending Machine collection}}. Some cards from the first Neo expansion, {{TCG|Gold, Silver, to a New World...}} are also included several months before the general release of the expansion. There are also a number of exclusive cards with newly created character art. | ||
Despite the fact that numbering systems were not fully introduced until {{TCG|Base Expansion Pack}}, these cards have their own system. Instead of displaying the numbers ##/## as with all English expansions and later Japanese expansions, these cards have a number inside a circle. Those found in the Bulbasaur | Despite the fact that numbering systems were not fully introduced until {{TCG|Base Expansion Pack}}, these cards have their own system. Instead of displaying the numbers ##/## as with all English expansions and later Japanese expansions, these cards have a number inside a circle. Those found in the Bulbasaur Deck have a white number in a black circle, while the cards in the Squirtle Deck have a black number in a white circle. The only exceptions to this are the two [[Holofoil]] cards {{p|Venusaur}} and {{|Blastoise}}, which have no number. | ||
In addition to the two decks and video, the set contains a rulebook, damage counters, two poison counters, a custom coin and playmat. | In addition to the two decks and video, the set contains a rulebook, {{DL|Glossary (TCG)|Damage|damage counters}}, two poison {{TCG|Special Conditions|status counters}}, a {{TCG|Coin|custom coin}}, and {{DL|Glossary (TCG)|Field|playmat}}. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*This set is more colloquially known as the ''Video Intro Set'', due to the inclusion of the introduction video. This is the only TCG product to include a video cassette, with later introductory products including either CD-ROMs or DVDs. | *This set is more colloquially known as the ''Video Intro Set'', due to the inclusion of the introduction video. This is the only TCG product to include a video cassette, with later introductory products including either CD-ROMs or DVDs. | ||
*The introduction video is presented by {{wp|Thane Camus}}, who was a popular TV personality in Japan at the time. | *The introduction video is presented by {{wp|Thane Camus}}, who was a popular TV personality in Japan at the time. | ||
*None of the cards have | *None of the cards have [[Rarity]] symbols (as is the case with the majority of Japanese cards from fixed sets), making the reprinted cards much more valuable than their normal counterparts. | ||
==Deck lists== | ==Deck lists== | ||