Observed arrival · 2026-10-22
Origins of Vintage Pokémon
An interactive field guide to Pokémon card releases before English Base Set, with early promos, variant notes, and a collector checklist.
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- For
- Collectors researching early Pokémon card releases
- Worth noticing
- The guide identifies 61 unnumbered promos spanning October 1996 to January 1999.
Field notes
The timeline can be filtered by year, language, and release source, with source categories ranging from CoroCoro to contests, events, and products or books. The page says cards can be tapped to enlarge them, and its checklist covers 61 unnumbered promos dated October 1996 through January 1999. A separate “Before Base Set” section marks the boundary between those early releases and later cards.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use
One card from the complete issue