#Pokémon base set

[trainerjoshie]

More amazing Pokémon TCG Base set illustrations by the legendary Mitsuhiro Arita 🤩⭐️👏🏼

[cruinneachadharsaidh]

[ID: A photo of the Pokémon card Machoke.

The card is not in the best of conditions; there's chew marks on the top of the card and some tearing around it. It's not quite visible, but some tape was placed at the top where the chew marks are.

On the top right, there is a square that is 'punched' through, making it look like 4 triangles were torn up and away to form the square. In the square, there is a miniature image of Machop. "STAGE 1" is on the top triangle. Next to it and just above in a small, bold and italic font, there is a sentence that says "Evolves from Machop." The Basic Pokémon's name is barely readable due to the chew marks. To the left of the sentence in a regular font, there is a sentence that says "Put Machoke on the Basic Pokémon". The word 'Put' has also been impacted by the chew marks, so that only the 'u' is barely readable next to the 't'.

Underneath both sentences, and to the right of the miniature Machop image, is "Machoke" in a large and bold font. Opposite left of it, the card lists Machoke's HP in a bold, red font, "80 HP," and the 'fighter' Pokémon type image next to it.

In the middle of the card, Machoke is shown, kneeling down on its right knee, and flexing its left arm while its right fist is against its right thigh. It's looking off towards the left, its face drawn in a ¾ view.

Below the image, in a small but bold italic font, is information about the Pokémon. "Superpower Pokémon. Length: 4' 11", Weight: 155 lbs."

It has two actions it can use;

In a large and bold font, its first action is titled "Karate Chop". Its description in a regular font states, "Does 50 damage minus 10 damage for each damage counter on Machoke." It requires two fighting energy cards, and any energy card. "50-" is next to the description in a large font.

In a large and bold font, its second action is titled "Submission". Its description in a regular font states, "Machoke does 20 damage to itself." It requires two fighting energy cards, and two of any energy cards. "60" is next to the description in a large font.

Underneath its actions, the card states that Machoke has a Psychic weakness (if the opposing pokémon is a Psychic type, damage is doubled,) isn't resistant to any type, and requires any 3 energy cards in order to retreat.

In a rectangular box, there is a fact about Machoke; "Its muscular body is so powerful that it must wear a power-save belt go help regulate its motions. LV. 40 #67"

In a small and bold font, the illustrator is stated to be Ken Sugimori. In a small font, the copyright states "©1995, 96, 98 Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK. ©1999 Wizards." In the bottom right corner, "34/102," followed by a diamond symbol, is in a small and bold font. /END ID]

Here's my 1999 Machoke Pokémon card!!

The card is from the Base Set, originally released in Japan October 20th, 1996, and in the United States January 9th, 1999. The Base Set features 102 cards, and is the 1rst set.

[polygon1993]

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[pokemonlezbian]

[front-facing-pokemon]

[spittyfishy]

KALOS KALOS KALOS LETS GOOOOOOO

lol I couldn’t fit all the Pokémon from my kalos play-throughs since there’s been a lot lol, so I just used some of my favourites! I’m so excited about the new game announcement, I was rooting for a Legends Kalos and against all odds I was right!!

[wikagirl]

Meine Damen, Herren und Nonbinären: Drawing the gang, pride themed warriors edition.

From left to right and top to bottom we have

My previously mentioned a couple times homie Angelo, using the colour scheme of the 2009 intersex flag because, and I quote directly from our dms, "The new colours just look kinda shit."

Right next to him we have my lovely sister from a nother mister, Viriel in her favourite colour with a trans flag on top as a nice little sprinkle instead of the main colour scheme because she is more than just her gender identitiy.

On the second picture we have the demi-alliance made up out of a hopelessly bi-romantic demi-sexual and my asexual demi-romantic lesbian fiancée under the conditions that we'll get married if we're both still single by 35 (and have the funds lul).

And lastly we have the Yuri, No.1 straight ally supportive dad that is not afraid to throw hands in the name of equal rights. Thank you for always having an open door for us and being proud of us when our parents by blood wouldn't be <3

And lastly, my asexual bi-romantic self.

[rqsct]

Three base set Pokémon cards reinterpreted

[luisleyyaoi]

Oh yeah I never posted these lol, here’s the vintage Pokémon stuff I found at a local store

Plus two vintage cards I already had

[saikkunen]

After about 20 years I'm reunited with one of my favourite childhood games, Petz 3 💖

I'm gonna breed so many puppies and kitties and I will subect you to see them when that happens

[trainerjoshie]

More Pokémon TCG Base set illustrations by Mitsuhiro Arita ⭐️

[tcgmemories]

E3 'Yellow cheeks' Pikachu (Base set)

Here's my E3 Pikachu card that I received from my friend many years ago. It's a base set Pikachu with a gold E3 stamp.

This 'Yellow cheeks' version of the card was included in copies of Nintendo Power magazine, with a 'Red cheeks' version given away at E3 in 1999.

[akakay31]

So much for Legends Celebi or B3W3, lmao.

But for real, before anyone starts theorizing about ultimate weapons or ancient wars in Pokémon Legends ZA, there are a few important things to consider first:

1. The game will be set entirely in Lumiose City.

A bit disappointing, though Lumiose is already a big place, and it’ll only be bigger now that it’s the central focus. A smaller scope will also probably mean a higher-quality product in the end, too. Though it does makes me wonder how catching wild Pokémon will work within an urban city. Maybe the game will be more battle-focused, as opposed to the catching-focused Legends Arceus.

2. The game will (almost certainly) not be about the events of 3,000 years ago.

If it wasn’t already obvious by the limited setting, Legends ZA will most likely have little to do with the events of the ancient war and ultimate weapon. If it’s anything like Legends Arceus, Legends ZA will instead be set in a period based on the latter half of the 19th century, soon after the invention of Poké Balls. Anything set before this period would predate the invention of Poké Balls, and thus have to have drastic changes to its gameplay, which is something I just don’t see happening.

And we know that Legends Arceus is set during the mid-to-late 1800s because of the events it is based on, i.e. the Japanese annexation of Hokkaido in 1869, as well as the subsequent colonization efforts.

Similarly, we can guess that Legends ZA will be set during this same period because of the event it is seemingly based on, Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s renovation of Paris from 1850 to 1870.

For those unaware, Haussmann’s renovation was an urban renewal project, commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III, that included the demolition of old medieval neighborhoods, the annexation of surrounding suburbs, the construction of new sewers, etc. The renovation was extremely unpopular, what with the whole bulldozing thousands of houses and replacing them with standardized streets and buildings thing, resulting in Haussmann’s dismissal in 1870. However, work on his plans continued until 1927, and ultimately are what made Paris what it is today.

While Legends ZA likely won’t go too far into the nitty-gritty of the real-world events, knowing what the game will be drawing from is essential for any speculation on what we can expect to see.

In fact, using this same method, we can probably even guess what future Legends games will be like by looking for historical events during the mid-to-late 1800s period. Take Unova, for example, which could…

Oh.

Oh no.

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