When was the first set of Pokemon cards released?

avatarSinkingDuel路7 months ago
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avatarNickelingAlan路7 months ago

The very first set of Pokemon cards, known as the Base Set, was officially released in Japan in October 1996. Then, it hit the US shores in January 1999. Feels like just yesterday we were all trying to catch 'em all!

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avatarLettingTail路7 months ago

October '96 for Japan and January '99 for the US. Hard to believe it's been that long. Still got my Charizard!

avatarComposingGuru路7 months ago

1996 in Japan and 1999 in the US. If you're just starting to collect, you've got a lot of catching up to do!

avatarAttemptingDance路7 months ago

96 for Japan, 99 for the US. Simple as that.

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