1 Contents
2 TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 – Set, Parallel and Editions Identification Tables:
2.1 TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 - 1999 - English (US) - Edition Identification Table
2.2 TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 - 1999 – Foreign Languages - Edition Identification Table
1 Terminology :
· Parallel
o Non-Foil
§ No foil laminated on top of the cards.
o Silver-Foil
§ Aluminum foil laminated on top of the cards.
o Rainbow-Foil
§ Aluminum holographic foil laminated on top of the cards.
· Debossed
o To produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface.
· Edition
o Print-Run with a Specific Card Design (Different TOPPS Logo, Text, Card Finish)
· Variation
o Print-Run with a Specific Card Design, Specific Card Finish and Specific Card Characteristic
2 TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 – Set, Parallel and Editions Identification Tables:
This section provides identification tables to help identify
and understand all the different set, parallel and editions of the 3 different
set with the same card graphic produced by “THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC” and “TOPPS
EUROPE LTD”.
The 3 Following Set have been produced with the same graphic:
- TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 - Foreign Languages - Produced and distributed by “TOPPS EUROPE LIMITED” in 1999.
- TOPPS Pokémon Chrome Trading Cards - Series 1 - English (US) - Produced and distributed by “THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC” in 2000.
For additional details all the variations of each Editions
are explained in detail with visual example in the section “TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 - Variation
Guide”.
2.1 TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 - 1999 - English (US) - Edition Identification Table
This table contains all the Editions in English (US) produced and distributed by “THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC” in 1999.
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Set:
TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards – Series 1 – English(US) |
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Nintendo Logo: Oval |
Pokémon Name: Red |
Pokéball
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EDITION |
PARALLEL |
TOPPS LOGO |
CARD FINISH |
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English
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Non-Foil |
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Smooth |
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Silver-Foil |
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Rainbow-Foil |
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(1) Silver-Foil |
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Smooth |
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English (US) 2nd Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Smooth |
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Silver-Foil |
Pokémon: Debossed Rays/Starbursts TV Episode: Debossed Sandpaper |
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Rainbow-Foil |
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English (US) 3rd Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Smooth |
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Silver-Foil |
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Pokémon: Debossed Flames/Teardrops TV Episode: Debossed Dots and Rectangles |
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Rainbow-Foil |
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English (US) 4th Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Smooth |
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Silver-Foil |
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Pokémon: Debossed Pokéballs/targets TV Episode: Debossed dents |
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Rainbow-Foil |
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(1) Variations not part of the original TOPPS product release plan.
2.2 TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards - Series 1 - 1999 – Foreign Languages - Edition Identification Table
This table contains all the known variations in Foreign Languages produced and distributed by “TOPPS EUROPE LIMITED”, subsidiary of “THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC”, in 1999.
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Set: TOPPS Pokémon Trading Cards – Series 1 – Foreign Language Distributor: TOPPS EUROPE LIMITED |
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Nintendo
Logo: |
TOPPS
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Pokémon
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Pokéball
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PARALLEL |
CARD FINISH |
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English (United Kingdom) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
Smooth |
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Silver-Foil |
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German (Germany) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Silver-Foil |
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French (France) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Silver-Foil |
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Spanish (Spain) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Silver-Foil |
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Spanish (Argentina) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Silver-Foil |
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Italian (Italy) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Silver-Foil |
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Portuguese (Brazil) 1st Edition |
Non-Foil |
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Silver-Foil |
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2.3 TOPPS Pokémon Chrome Trading Cards - Series 1 - 2000 - English (US) - Parallel Identification Table
This table contains all the Parallel in English (US) produced and distributed by “THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC” in 2000.
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TOPPS Chrome Pokémon Trading Cards – Series 1 – English(US) Distributor: THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC |
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Nintendo Logo: Oval |
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TOPPS Logo: |
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EDITION |
PARALLEL |
CARD LOOK AND FEEL |
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English
(US) |
BASE |
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SPECTRA |
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SPARKLE |
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TEKNO |
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