Pokémon VS (TCG)

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ポケモンカード★VS SetSymbolVS.png
Pokémon Card VS Logo.png
Cards in set 151
Set number 11
Release date July 19, 2001

Pokémon VS (Japanese: ポケモンカード★VS Pokémon Card★VS) is the only main expansion of cards from the VS Era of the Pokémon Card Game in Japan. It does not have a main expansion as an English equivalent.

Information

Pokémon Card★VS is the only expansion in the Pokémon Card Game VS Era. It was released on July 19, 2001.

Pokémon Card★VS introduced the classification of Special Conditions, which saved the need to reference a number of them in attack or Pokémon Power. Burned was also added as a Special Condition. It also introduced Technical Machine cards, which allow the Pokémon they are attached to use an attack as specified on the card (a reference to the TM in the core series games).

Pokémon Card★VS was also the first Japanese expansion to utilize a numbering system. The Pokémon were ordered by the sequence in which players encounter the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions, then followed by the sequence in which players battle the Johto Elite Four, then Team Rocket, and the Champion.

Pokémon Card★VS also introduced an updated card design, which included numerous changes. Firstly, the left and bottom borders have been increased in size. The artwork window is rounded on the left. The Pokémon's species, height and weight were moved to the left, next to its Trainer's headshot. It lacked the Pokédex entry and the Weakness and Resistance was moved to the right, with the Retreat Cost on the left. The illustrator was moved to the center on the bottom of the card. The set symbol was located on the bottom left of the card. Lastly, the back of the card was changed from the "Pocket Monsters Card Game" to the "Pokémon" design used in international prints.

This was the first Japanese expansion to include Secret cards and the first to release 1st Edition prints.

Each booster pack contained 30 cards instead of the usual 10; 12 Pokémon (11 Non Holo and 1 Holo), 4 Trainer cards, 2 Technical Machine, 11 Basic Energy cards, and 1 Holo Special Energy card. Each booster pack cost ¥690 instead of ¥300.

A Psychic/Fighting booster pack contained a Holofoil Pokémon, a Holofoil Special Energy, 6 Fighting Energy, 5 Psychic Energy, 4 Fighting-type Pokémon, 4 Psychic-type Pokémon, 3 Colorless-type Pokémon, 4 Trainer cards, and 2 Technical Machine.

A Water/Fire booster pack contained a Holofoil Pokémon, a Holofoil Special Energy, 6 Water Energy, 5 Fire Energy, 5 Water-type Pokémon, 3 Fire-type Pokémon, 3 Colorless-type Pokémon, 4 Trainer cards, and 2 Technical Machine.

A Grass/Lightning booster pack contained a Holofoil Pokémon, a Holofoil Special Energy, 6 Grass Energy, 5 Lightning Energy, 5 Grass-type Pokémon, 3 Lightning-type Pokémon, 3 Colorless-type Pokémon, 4 Trainer cards, and 2 Technical Machine.

There were three random Half Decks released; Fighting & Psychic, Water & Fire, and Grass & Lightning. Each Half Deck contained a random assortment of Pokémon that were exclusive to its type and Colorless-type Pokémon.

Except for Brock, each Owner's cards were illustrated by the same artist; Atsuko Nishida (Falkner), Kyoko Umemoto (Bugsy), Miki Tanaka (Whitney), Naoyo Kimura (Morty), Yukiko Baba (Jasmine), Masako Yamashita (Chuck), Mitsuhiro Arita (Pryce), Shin-ichi Yoshida (Clair), Etsuya Hattori (Lt. Surge), Asuka Iwashita (Sabrina), Satoshi Ohta (Misty), Motofumi Fujiwara (Erika), Tomokazu Komiya (Janine), Kimiya Masago (Blaine), Kagemaru Himeno (Will), Toshinao Aoki (Koga), Yuka Morii (Bruno), Hajime Kusajima (Karen), Hironobu Yoshida (Rocket), and Aya Kusube (Lance). "Big Mama" Tagawa illustrated all of the Technical Machine Trainer cards.

Mike Gills of Wizards of the Coast claimed to have been informed by The Pokémon Company that Pokémon Card★VS was considered to be a "separate and simpler game" and compared its relation to the TCG with the Portal sets' relation to Magic: The Gathering.[1][2]

Set list

Pokémon Card★VS
SetSymbolVS.png
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
001/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Pidgeot Colorless Common Promotion
002/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Fearow Colorless Common Promotion
003/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Farfetch'd Colorless Common Promotion
004/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Dodrio Colorless Common Promotion
005/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Togetic Colorless Common Promotion
006/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Delibird Colorless Common Promotion
007/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's Skarmory Metal Rare Holo Promotion
008/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's Butterfree Grass Common Promotion
009/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's Beedrill Grass Common Promotion
010/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's Pinsir Grass Common Promotion
011/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's Ledian Grass Common Promotion
012/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's Yanma Grass Common Promotion
013/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's Scizor Metal Rare Holo Promotion
014/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's Clefable Colorless Common Promotion
015/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's Wigglytuff Colorless Common Promotion
016/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's Persian Colorless Common Promotion
017/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's Lickitung Colorless Common Promotion
018/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's Furret Colorless Common Promotion
019/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's Miltank Colorless Common Promotion
020/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Ninetales Fire Common Promotion
021/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Gengar Psychic Common Promotion
022/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Hypno Psychic Common Promotion
023/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Marowak Fighting Common Promotion
024/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Noctowl Colorless Common Promotion
025/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Murkrow Darkness Rare Holo Promotion
026/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's Misdreavus Psychic Common Promotion
027/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's Raichu Lightning Common Promotion
028/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's Magneton Lightning Common Promotion
029/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's Electabuzz Lightning Common Promotion
030/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's Jolteon Lightning Common Promotion
031/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's Ampharos Lightning Common Promotion
032/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's Steelix Metal Rare Holo Promotion
033/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's Primeape Fighting Common Promotion
034/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's Poliwrath Fighting Common Promotion
035/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's Rhydon Fighting Common Promotion
036/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's Tauros Colorless Common Promotion
037/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's Granbull Colorless Common Promotion
038/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's Donphan Fighting Common Promotion
039/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Dewgong Water Common Promotion
040/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Cloyster Water Common Promotion
041/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Lapras Water Common Promotion
042/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Articuno Water Common Promotion
043/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Sneasel Darkness Rare Holo Promotion
044/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Piloswine Water Common Promotion
045/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's Delibird Water Common Promotion
046/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Blastoise Water Common Promotion
047/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Jynx Water Common Promotion
048/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Gyarados Water Common Promotion
049/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Dragonite Colorless Common Promotion
050/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Politoed Water Common Promotion
051/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Mantine Water Common Promotion
052/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's Kingdra Water Common Promotion
053/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lt. Surge's Raichu Lightning Common Promotion
054/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lt. Surge's Lanturn Lightning Common Promotion
055/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Sabrina's Xatu Psychic Common Promotion
056/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Sabrina's Espeon Psychic Common Promotion
057/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Misty's Lapras Water Common Promotion
058/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Misty's Quagsire Water Common Promotion
059/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Erika's Bellossom Grass Common Promotion
060/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Erika's Jumpluff Grass Common Promotion
061/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Beedrill Grass Common Promotion
062/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Arbok Grass Common Promotion
063/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Venomoth Grass Common Promotion
064/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Weezing Grass Common Promotion
065/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Ariados Grass Common Promotion
066/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Crobat Grass Common Promotion
067/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's Shuckle Grass Common Promotion
068/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Brock's Omastar Fighting Common Promotion
069/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Brock's Kabutops Fighting Common Promotion
070/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Blaine's Typhlosion Fire Common Promotion
071/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Blaine's Magcargo Fire Common Promotion
072/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Slowbro Psychic Common Promotion
073/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Exeggutor Psychic Common Promotion
074/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Jynx Psychic Common Promotion
075/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Xatu Psychic Common Promotion
076/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Espeon Psychic Common Promotion
077/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Slowking Psychic Common Promotion
078/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's Girafarig Psychic Common Promotion
079/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Koga's Crobat Grass Common Promotion
080/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Koga's Forretress Grass Common Promotion
081/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's Machamp Fighting Common Promotion
082/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's Hitmonlee Fighting Common Promotion
083/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's Hitmonchan Fighting Common Promotion
084/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's Steelix Metal Rare Holo Promotion
085/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's Ursaring Colorless Common Promotion
086/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's Hitmontop Fighting Common Promotion
087/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's Rapidash Fire Common Promotion
088/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's Magmar Fire Common Promotion
089/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's Flareon Fire Common Promotion
090/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's Tyranitar Darkness Rare Holo Promotion
091/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's Umbreon Darkness Rare Holo Promotion
092/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's Houndoom Fire Common Promotion
093/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rocket's Wobbuffet Psychic Rare Holo Promotion
094/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rocket's Raikou Lightning Rare Holo Promotion
095/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rocket's Entei Fire Rare Holo Promotion
096/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rocket's Suicune Water Rare Holo Promotion
097/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's Charizard Fire Common Promotion
098/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's Gyarados Water Common Promotion
099/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's Aerodactyl Fighting Common Promotion
100/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's Dragonite Colorless Common Promotion
101/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's Ampharos Lightning Common Promotion
102/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's Kingdra Water Common Promotion
103/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
104/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Falkner's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
105/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
106/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bugsy's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
107/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
108/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Whitney's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
109/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
110/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Morty's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
111/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
112/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Jasmine's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
113/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
114/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Chuck's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
115/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
116/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pryce's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
117/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
118/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Clair's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
119/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
120/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Janine's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
121/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
122/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Will's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
123/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
124/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Bruno's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
125/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
126/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Karen's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
127/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rocket's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
128/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's TM 01 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
129/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lance's TM 02 T [TM] Uncommon Promotion
130/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Potion T Common Promotion
131/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Moo-Moo Milk T Common Promotion
132/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Full Heal T Common Promotion
133/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Pokémon Reverse T Common Promotion
134/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Switch T Common Promotion
135/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Warp Point T Common Promotion
136/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Super Scoop Up T Common Promotion
137/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Energy Flow T Common Promotion
138/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Energy Charge T Common Promotion
139/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Energy Ark T Common Promotion
140/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Energy Restore T Common Promotion
141/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Master Ball T Common Promotion
142/141 TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rocket's Tyranitar Darkness Rare Holo Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Grass Energy Grass E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Fire Energy Fire E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Water Energy Water E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Lightning Energy Lightning E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Psychic Energy Psychic E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Fighting Energy Fighting E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Darkness Energy Darkness E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Metal Energy Metal E Promotion
TCG2 A01 Bulbasaur.png Rainbow Energy Rainbow E Promotion
 


Gallery

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Fighting/Psychic pack
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Water/Fire pack
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Grass/Lightning pack
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The Sneak-Peek Tins


Languages this set is released in

The Pokémon VS set is released exclusively in Japanese, only available in 1st edition (with the exception of the Pryce's Lapras, of which the unlimited edition version was an insert in a magazine).

References


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