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* This set could have been released back in May 2002, however it was pushed back to August because Nintendo wanted to release the E-Reader before the set. However, errors caused it to be pushed back again till August. Shipping confusion forced many buyers to have to wait until | * This set could have been released back in May 2002, however it was pushed back to August because Nintendo wanted to release the E-Reader before the set. However, errors caused it to be pushed back again till August. Shipping confusion forced many buyers to have to wait until late September to get their packs. Worse for European players, as the European release of Expedition was decided to be April 2003, around the same time of the e-Reader's release in Europe. | ||
* This is another first in the world of [[Pokémon]]; the first [[Card-E]] based set. Card-E cards have all sorts of information stored within a "Dot Code" bar found on the left and bottom sides of the card. The bottom bar stores 1 kilobyte of information, while the left bar stores 2 kilobytes. By using the Nintendo-brand E-Reader (for the [[Game Boy Advance]]), you are able to view information about the Pokémon, play a mini-game, fiddle with a Melody Box, or activate a special attack for that Pokémon. The special attack function was not a favorite of many TCG players, since a number of them didn't think it's fair for the game to play favors with people who happen to shell out a lot of money. However, the feature wasn't tournament sanctioned, to the relief of many. | * This is another first in the world of [[Pokémon]]; the first [[Card-E]] based set. Card-E cards have all sorts of information stored within a "Dot Code" bar found on the left and bottom sides of the card. The bottom bar stores 1 kilobyte of information, while the left bar stores 2 kilobytes. By using the Nintendo-brand E-Reader (for the [[Game Boy Advance]]), you are able to view information about the Pokémon, play a mini-game, fiddle with a Melody Box, or activate a special attack for that Pokémon. The special attack function was not a favorite of many TCG players, since a number of them didn't think it's fair for the game to play favors with people who happen to shell out a lot of money. However, the feature wasn't tournament sanctioned, to the relief of many. | ||
* Because of the Card-E features, most Expedition cards lack the flavor data on the Pokémon (Length, Weight, Level, and PokéDex entry). The absence of that information continued into the EX sets. This may cause problems with the [[Trainer Card (TCG)|Trainer Card]] Blaine's Quiz #1. | * Because of the Card-E features, most Expedition cards lack the flavor data on the Pokémon (Length, Weight, Level, and PokéDex entry). The absence of that information continued into the EX sets. This may cause problems with the [[Trainer Card (TCG)|Trainer Card]] Blaine's Quiz #1. | ||
* The ID number on each Card-E card is for the GBA E-Reader device. Since the name lack of Levels on the cards now menat that "Pikachu" might mean almost ANY Pikachu card from the Card-E sets, a unique ID was placed on each card so that it would be easier to scan in order. | * The ID number on each Card-E card is for the GBA E-Reader device. Since the name lack of Levels on the cards now menat that "Pikachu" might mean almost ANY Pikachu card from the Card-E sets, a unique ID was placed on each card so that it would be easier to scan in order. | ||
* Expedition also splits the "[[Pokémon Power]]" classification into two; "[[PokéPower]]" and "[[PokéBody]]". PokéPowers are activated abilities as PokéBodies are "always on" abilities. It wasn't well recieved at the time, but shortly after [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]] introduced similar Abilities into the [[Pokémon games]]. | * Expedition also splits the "[[Pokémon Power]]" classification into two; "[[PokéPower]]" and "[[PokéBody]]". PokéPowers are activated abilities as PokéBodies are "always on" abilities. It wasn't well recieved at the time, but shortly after [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]] introduced similar Abilities into the [[Pokémon games]]. | ||
* This set was once known as New | * This set was once known as New Dimension. But since its initials are ND (much like [[Neo Discovery (TCG)|Neo Discovery]] and [[Neo Destiny (TCG)|Neo Destiny]])) the name was changed. | ||
* Expedition also used Reverse Holos, but are more "official" looking than the ones found in [[Legendary Collection (TCG)|Legendary Collection]]. | * Expedition also used Reverse Holos, but are more "official" looking than the ones found in [[Legendary Collection (TCG)|Legendary Collection]]. | ||
* Another change from previous sets are pack sizes and rarities. Because of the extra licensing fees Wizards has to pay to use Dot-Code technology, the pack size was reduced from 11 to 9. On top of that, collectors coould find one nonholo rare in every pack, with holo-rares still being 1 in 3 (which replaces a common card). So, each pack contained: | * Another change from previous sets are pack sizes and rarities. Because of the extra licensing fees Wizards has to pay to use Dot-Code technology, the pack size was reduced from 11 to 9. On top of that, collectors coould find one nonholo rare in every pack, with holo-rares still being 1 in 3 (which replaces a common card). So, each pack contained: | ||