December 1996 The first Pokemon card game event is held at the 5th Next Generation World Hobby Fair in Chiba, Japan DEC 1997 January 15, 1997 CoroCoro Comic s February 1997 issue is published with a Mew promo card JAN March 5, 1997 Jungle expansion released in Japan MAR May 2, 1997 Official Red, Green & Black TCG Playmats released through Pokmon Centers and a small number of toy shops
If a creature that's going to meld dies in response to the meld effect, the meld fizzles
If you choose two targets, each of them get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn
Three rare towns (Starting Town, Clive's Hideaway, and Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy)
If you want that Shiny Mew emblem, though, you're either going to have to keep opening Mega Shine packs after the new set arrives at the end of April, or spend a whole lot of money on opening extra packs over the next month
Its still worth having, since Im happy to pay take two damage for two cards on someone elses turn