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== Gold cards == | == Gold cards == | ||
[[File:BurgerKingGoldSet.png|225px|thumb | [[File:BurgerKingGoldSet.png|225px|thumb|All six, in their packaging]] | ||
The gold cards came in either a blue or red box; with images of the Pokémon, the card, and the whole set of trading cards. The card is a thick piece of 23 karat gold plated metal in a plastic cover, with a picture on the front and back, and [[Pokédex]] data on the back. It also came with a certificate of authenticity signed by the [[wp:Howard_Lincoln|Chairman]] of [[wp:Nintendo#Nintendo of America (NOA)|NoA]] at the time. | The gold cards came in either a blue or red box; with images of the Pokémon, the card, and the whole set of trading cards. The card is a thick piece of 23 karat gold plated metal in a plastic cover, with a picture on the front and back, and [[Pokédex]] data on the back. It also came with a certificate of authenticity signed by the [[wp:Howard_Lincoln|Chairman]] of [[wp:Nintendo#Nintendo of America (NOA)|NoA]] at the time. | ||
Both the card and the certificate are contained in a plastic | Both the card and the certificate are contained in a plastic {{i|Poké Ball}} with a shiny red top, with a button for opening and closing. | ||
=== Card descriptions === | === Card descriptions === | ||
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
That very same year, the toys were recalled. Two infants suffocated to death when half of the outer portion of the Poké Ball covered their mouth and nose cutting off their air supply.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090315001903/http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2000/02/02/News/Burger.King.Announces.Toy.Recall-2478861.shtml Burger King Announces Toy Recall] (retrieved March 15, 2009)</ref> This led to [[Hasbro]] putting air holes in their | That very same year, the toys were recalled. Two infants suffocated to death when half of the outer portion of the Poké Ball covered their mouth and nose cutting off their air supply.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090315001903/http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2000/02/02/News/Burger.King.Announces.Toy.Recall-2478861.shtml Burger King Announces Toy Recall] (retrieved March 15, 2009)</ref> This led to [[Hasbro]] putting air holes in their {{i|Poké Ball}} toys. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||