English Base Set 2-Player Starter Deck Guide

[acebren]

@styluspt

Hey!

I have a 2 Player Starter Deck that does not resemble any of the variants here shown. It has no damage counters on the back picture (I reckon that is the only difference). It has a non-shadowless Machamp and the date 1999.

Does any one know anything about it? Is it a different version of Unlimited?

Thank you!

EDIT: Here is a picture of the back: imgur.com/a/y2OP3

EDIT 2: I discover that all the foreign language ones don’t have damage counters in the back image. However this is an English one, might be UK, 4th print maybe?

The the 4th print have 1999-2000 copyright dates

[styluspt]

@acebren

@styluspt

Hey!

I have a 2 Player Starter Deck that does not resemble any of the variants here shown. It has no damage counters on the back picture (I reckon that is the only difference). It has a non-shadowless Machamp and the date 1999.

Does any one know anything about it? Is it a different version of Unlimited?

Thank you!

EDIT: Here is a picture of the back: imgur.com/a/y2OP3

EDIT 2: I discover that all the foreign language ones don’t have damage counters in the back image. However this is an English one, might be UK, 4th print maybe?

The the 4th print have 1999-2000 copyright dates

Yeah I know …but knowing that all the foreign language 2 player starter sets don’t have the back layout with the damage counters, where can this one come from, being English?

[Quuador]

@styluspt

…but knowing that all the foreign language 2 player starter sets don’t have the back layout with the damage counters, where can this one come from, being English?

Maybe Australia?

Australia, US and UK are the only English countries that had the Base Set a.f.a.i.k. (And after the Base, Jungle and Fossil sets they’ve also started to use the English prints in The Netherlands.)

Greetz,
Quuador

[styluspt]

@quuador Maybe… Definitely another variant of the English 2 Player Starter Set, with the normal unlimited, shadowless, 1999-2000 and this one (probably Unlimited also) which I was not aware and it is kinda of cool to discover this details.

If anyone has any info, I would really appreciate!

[rainking]

There’s one for sale in Belgium with the same look.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pokemon-2-Player-Starter-Set-Factory-Sealed-WOTC-/122451295864?hash=item1c82aa7e78:g:6WwAAOSw-0xYfffx

Speaking of starter sets, is it normal to get a galaxy foil Machamp in a Base Set 1 starter set? I was under the impression they only came in Base Set 2.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pokemon-Starter-Set-/262946549731?hash=item3d38d5efe3:g:6j4AAOSwkShY9zHZ

[jahbless91]

Almost bought a 8packSealed set of these, remembered that i have Efour now to save me from stupid purchases, checked for clues (not shadowless), did not bid on item and had an interesting read on another great article instead.

[skiwi]

Great guide!

Just wondering, what are the Machamps in the box like? Any chance on a 10 or even a 9?

[joetehman]

@skiwi

Great guide!

Just wondering, what are the Machamps in the box like? Any chance on a 10 or even a 9?

At this point, no idea how many i’ve opened, but I would say 80% chance 9, 10% chance 10 and 10% chance 8. They are usually just OC slightly, almost never any damage.

[skiwi]

@joetehman

@skiwi

Great guide!

Just wondering, what are the Machamps in the box like? Any chance on a 10 or even a 9?

At this point, no idea how many i’ve opened, but I would say 80% chance 9, 10% chance 10 and 10% chance 8. They are usually just OC slightly, almost never any damage.

That doesn’t sound too bad! Thanks

[joer]

Fun story, I bought a shadowless deck because it was unsealed, BUT the cards, including Machamp were sealed! The seller showed a picture of the box on the inside and I recognized it as being shadowless from the box layout. He showed no pictures of the cards, but just from knowing what the inside of the box looked like I was able to determine it was a shadowless deck. Very lucky on my part! I got that for 25 bucks 2 years ago.

[ottoman]

Fantastic guide!

[danthedoozy]

Well, I just used this guide on what I THOUGHT was an Unlimited 2-Player Starter Set (sealed) that I bought a few weeks ago in the Seattle area. It’s SHADOWLESS!!!

Guess how much I got it for?

$50.

[KingPokemon]

@danthedoozy, That’s great. Congrats.

[1steditionbs]

Great guide for an iconic release!

[pokemonslovenia]

Thank you very much for the short and concise guide. But I really have to ask, what is now the difference between these two sealed cases of the 2-player starter decks? Is the left one only shadowed and the right one normal?
Thanks in advance and best regards from Slovenia (EU)

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