Crosstrainer (TCG)/Trivia


 * Because Crosstrainer was devised by Wizards, it was not going to be released in Japan.
 * Crosstrainer went through a number of name changes since it was first announced. Those name changes included Pokémon X, Tournament Set, and Base Set 3.
 * Crosstrainer was intended to be a new Base Set revision, building upon the standards set by TCG Base Set 2. It was said to include cards from Base Set 2 (which was TCG Base Set & TCG Jungle), TCG Fossil, TCG Team Rocket, as well as introduce 30 "new" cards that were previously exclusive to Japan. It was thought they may have been the TCG Vending Machine cards. Other rumors had said that Crosstrainer was going to include cards from TCG Gym Heroes/TCG Gym Challenge (Challenge), but it was very unlikely.
 * Crosstrainer was ultimately axed from Wizards' product line up in the summer of 2001. Wizards representatives said that the company wanted to instead focus on releasing the TCG Southern Islands promotional set and TCG Neo Revelation. The rumor that Nintendo actually didn't want Wizards to release a new Base Set revision at that time still persists, and actually seems very likely.
 * Although Crosstrainer was never released, the concept lived on in TCG Legendary Collection, which was a Base Set revision like Crosstrainer. More so, the idea of adding cards from Vending was resurrected for TCG Jamboree, another unreleased set.