As part of the Pokémon franchise’s 20th anniversary, the folks at The Pokémon Company have announced they will also be re-releasing the original trading card game set in Japan. Or at least, a 20th anniversary 60-card starter pack that apes the design of the same starter pack from 1996.
In addition to the 60 cards, the 20th anniversary pack also comes with a coin and player’s manual describing the rules. The design of the cards will reportedly be the same as those from 20 years ago. The Japanese listing for the pack seems to indicate that the 60 won’t be a specific set of cards, but will instead be different in each pack. There’s no telling whether it will come to the United States quite yet, or whether each pack will include a Machamp for some reason, like some of the original English packs.
The original trading card game set isn’t the only re-release coming next year. The company’s also set to bring the original Game Boy titles to the 3DS Virtual Console, and Japan is even getting Pokémon-themed Nintendo 2DS bundles with the color-appropriate, preinstalled games. All of this is set to hit at the same time on Feb. 27, 2016, which is the original Japanese release date of the first two Pokémon video games. It’s going to be a whole thing come early next year.
The commemorative pack is scheduled to release in Japan for 1,300 yen, which equates to about $11. If it never does come West, there’s always importing.
Source: Polygon
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