Pokemon Trading Card Game Classic Set Bringing Back the Original Cards and More

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Today at the official Pokemon Presents event there was the major announcement that a legacy re-printing of the original TCG base set is coming called Pokemon Trading Card Game Classic. This announcement comes as part of a string of major announcements for Pokemon Day, the day the original games Pokemon Red and Green came out in Japan.

Pokemon Trading Card Game Classic is supposed to be a «premium Pokemon TCG set that will last a lifetime» says Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokemon Company. A stylish trailer accompanied the announcement showcasing the original Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise cards along with sleek-looking sleeves and a playmat.

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There is not too much else known about the base set re-release as of this time. There is supposed to be a webpage setup with more details about the set but as of writing this, that page is currently down. There have been re-printings of base set cards in the past, but this may be the first re-print containing the entire original 102 cards in the set. Hopefully, there will be confirmation for this soon. The informational card at the end of the trailer states that none of the cards will be usable in official tournament play aside from the base energy cards.

Having these original base set cards again is fantastic, and the preview makes them look as clean as ever, but there is some skepticism that comes along with a vintage release of this nature right now. A lot of this stems from the recent Wizards of the Coast controversy that came with its own vintage set in late 2022, the Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary packs. Of course, fans of Pokemon TCG would love to have the original cards again, even if