Pokemon Trading Cards
(Topps)
 
 
        I picked up these cards at the end of August 1999.  Made and distributed by Topps (Topps Company Inc., Duryea, PA  18642), these cards are based on the animation.  There are 90 cards in this set:  8 to a pak, including a "foil" card.  The foil cards look the same as the regular cards, but the background is sort of shiny - like foil.
 
Nidoran cards - "foil" and regular card shown
(scanning reflective cards alter the colors as seen by the naked eye)
 
        As far as I can tell, there are two types of cards.  The first are numbered Pokemon cards, as shown above and below.  On the back of these cards is given information on the Pokemon: type, description, first TV episode appearance, etc.  There is also a "who's that pokemon?" silhouette outline on each card.
 
 
 

        There are also the "TV" Cards.  On the back of these cards is another image.  It looks like when you put the "TV" cards together, you get one full picture, like getting pieces of a puzzle.  The middle card shown below is the back of the "James" card.
 
 

 
 
 
 
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