What Came Before the First Pokemon Card Game Released?
Before the first Pokemon Card Game released, there was the Pokemon video game series that kick-started the entire Pokemon franchise. The first games, Pokemon Red and Green (Blue for international markets), launched for the Game Boy in 1996. These games introduced the world to the Pokemon universe, setting the stage for the introduction of the trading card game in 1996 in Japan and 1998 internationally. So, basically, the TCG rode on the coattails of the video game's success!
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Actually, it was the anime that came before the TCG and made it big. Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu made everyone wanna be a Pokemon trainer, and the card game just gave us another way to live out that dream. So, gotta catch 'em all started with the games, but the anime really set the stage for the TCG craze.
The manga, actually! Pokemon Adventures, it's pretty cool and predates the TCG. It's a bit of a different flavor from the video games and anime, but definitely a part of the Pokemon world!
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