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PROM’S COLLECTION1996
BULBASAUREXPANSION PACK (NO RARITY) · 001JAPANNon-holo
BULBASAUR reference card artwork in a custom Prom's Collection holder
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Custom display · reference artwork

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Bulbasaur

Expansion Pack (No Rarity) · 1996

Sunlight falls through a flowering garden as Bulbasaur rests beneath its bright green bulb. This is the original Japanese first print with no rarity symbol.

Card number
001
Language
Japanese
Year
1996
Finish
Non-holo

Reference artwork in a custom collection holder. Foil effects are a digital interpretation.

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EVERY CARD HAS A STORY

More than
a little artwork.

1996

The first Pokémon Card Game Expansion Pack and Starter Pack launched in Japan on October 20, 1996. Bulbasaur's original illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita places the small Pokémon among flowers and bright leaves, with sunlight catching the bulb on its back. The card shows Level 13, 40 HP and No.001.

This entry follows the requested PMCG1-1 first-print listing. Collectors distinguish this early Japanese printing by its missing rarity symbol. The listing's First Edition wording refers to that first print, rather than a printed 1st Edition stamp. It retains the original Japanese reverse and a non-holographic front, separate from later rarity-marked copies and reprints.

THE DETAILS THAT MAKE IT SPECIAL

A closer look.

Set / issue
Expansion Pack (No Rarity)
Release
October 20, 1996
Origin & distribution
Japan. The first printing of the original Pocket Monsters Card Game Expansion Pack, without a rarity symbol.
Card number
001
Language
Japanese
Finish
Non-holo first print, no rarity symbol
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokémon form
Standard coloration

Little things to notice.

  1. 01

    No.001 is Bulbasaur's Pokédex number, rather than a modern set-total number.

  2. 02

    Leech Seed deals 20 damage and can remove a damage counter from Bulbasaur when the attack damages its opponent.

  3. 03

    The lower-right corner has no rarity symbol, the identifying detail of this Japanese first printing.

  4. 04

    Japan's original card reverse remained in use until the 2001 redesign.

Explore the original sourcesPokémon Card Game: official launch and reverse chronology Exact PMCG1-1 first-print Bulbasaur listing identity PSA: Japanese Basic Bulbasaur No Rarity Symbol identity Matching no-rarity reference artwork
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