Pokémon VS (TCG)/Information/Trivia


 * This was also the first Japanese expansion to feature a secret card: Rocket's Tyranitar, which could only be found in the Tyranitar Half Deck, distributed in conjunction with the Japanese theatrical release of Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.
 * All Gym Leaders from Kanto and Johto are present in this expansion, excluding Giovanni and.
 * Except for Brock, whose two cards were illustrated by different artists, each TCG artist illustrated all of the Pokémon for a single character: Atsuko Nishida (Falkner), Kyoko Umemoto (Bugsy), Miki Tanaka (Whitney), Naoyo Kimura (Morty), Yukiko Baba (Jasmine), Masako Yamashita (Chuck), Mitsuhiro Arita (Pryce), Shin-ichi Yoshida (Clair), Etsuya Hattori (Lt. Surge), Asuka Iwashita (Sabrina), Satoshi Ohta (Misty), Motofumi Fujiwara (Erika), Tomokazu Komiya (Janine), Kimiya Masago (Blaine), Kagemaru Himeno (Will), Toshinao Aoki (Koga), Yuka Morii (Bruno), Hajime Kusajima (Karen), Hironobu Yoshida (Rocket) and Aya Kusube (Lance). Additionally, "Big Mama" Tagawa illustrated all of the TM trainer cards. The same would be done for all normal variations of TCG Pokémon GL (Pokémon), TCG Pokémon 4 (Pokémon)  , TCG Pokémon FB (Pokémon)  , and TCG Pokémon C (Pokémon)   in TCG Rising Rivals and TCG Supreme Victors.
 * The only uncommon cards in this expansion are Trainer cards.
 * This was the first Japanese expansion to include TCG 1st Edition cards.