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====In the TCG==== | ====In the TCG==== | ||
The first known usage of the term "first partner" related to the {{Trading Card Game}} appears in marketing copy for the {{DL|XY TCG Series merchandise|Hoenn Collection}}, which reads: ''"The Pokémon {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Torchic}}, and {{p|Mudkip}} all appear on special foil cards—you don’t have to pick just one to be your first partner!"''<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/pokemon-tcg-hoenn-collection Pokémon TCG: Hoenn Collection | Pokemon.com]</ref> Other TCG products would continue to refer to first partner Pokémon, such as the {{DL|Sword & Shield TCG Series merchandise|First Partner Packs}} released during the Sword & Shield Series and the {{DL|Scarlet & Violet TCG Series merchandise|January 2024 Pokémon Center accessories|First Partner Power merchandise}} released during the Scarlet & Violet Series. | The first known usage of the term "first partner" related to the {{Trading Card Game}} appears in marketing copy for the {{DL|XY TCG Series merchandise|Hoenn Collection}}, which reads: ''"The Pokémon {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Torchic}}, and {{p|Mudkip}} all appear on special foil cards—you don’t have to pick just one to be your first partner!"''<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/pokemon-tcg-hoenn-collection Pokémon TCG: Hoenn Collection | Pokemon.com]</ref> Other TCG products would continue to refer to first partner Pokémon, such as the {{DL|Sword & Shield TCG Series merchandise|First Partner Packs}} released during the Sword & Shield Series and the {{DL|Scarlet & Violet TCG Series merchandise|January 2024 Pokémon Center accessories|First Partner Power merchandise}} released during the Scarlet & Violet Series. | ||
====In the guidebooks==== | |||
[[File:First Partner Handbook.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''[[First Partner Handbook]]'']] | |||
These guidebooks published by [[Scholastic]] include "first partner" in their titles: ''[[First Partner Handbook]]'' (2017) and ''[[First Partner Basics]]'' (2018). | |||
====In official marketing and promotional materials==== | ====In official marketing and promotional materials==== | ||