# Japanese Gym No Rarity

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**Created:** [March 31, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/japanese-gym-no-rarity/32270 "2021-03-31T13:12:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![seafoamarticuno](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/seafoamarticuno/32/97280_2.png) [@seafoamarticuno](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/seafoamarticuno)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/japanese-gym-no-rarity/32270/1 "2021-03-31T13:12:34Z")

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I just picked up a complete (unsealed) Japanese Pewter City Gym deck. I noticed some of the cards have rarity symbols, and others have no rarity symbols. Although the English Gym Heroes set contained several pairs of cards with the same name, I don’t believe that the Japanese Gym 1 set did. So my assumption is that the no rarity cards are theme deck exclusives, and the cards with rarity symbols are from the Gym 1 set. I took a pic of the 2 Graveler’s in the deck as an example. Can anyone confirm this or enlighten me otherwise? 😊

[i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Quuador](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/quuador/32/237215_2.png) [@Quuador](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Quuador)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/japanese-gym-no-rarity/32270/2 "2021-03-31T16:57:10Z")

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Yep, you’re indeed completely right. All Gym cards without rarity symbols come from one of [the six Japanese Gym theme decks](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Theme_Deck_(TCG)#Original_era) (Nivi City Gym; Hanada City Gym; Kuchiba City Gym; Tamamushi City Gym; Yamabuki City Gym; and Guren Town Gym), except for some glossy versions which were CoroCoro Comic [promos](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unnumbered_Promotional_cards_(TCG)/1996-2005) (i.e. this [Blaine’s Growlithe](https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/7b/BlaineGrowlitheCoroCoroPromo.jpg)). And all Gym cards with rarity symbols come from [the two Gym sets](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trading_Card_Game#Original_era) (Leaders’ Stadium and Challenge from the Darkness).

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> [i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg)
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> [https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg(image larger than 4 MB)](https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg)

So the Brock’s Graveler on the left is from the Leaders’ Stadium set, and the Brock’s Golem on the right from the Nivi City Gym theme deck.

Greetz,  
Quuador

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**Author:** ![frankr](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/frankr/32/244_2.png) [@frankr](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/frankr)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/japanese-gym-no-rarity/32270/3 "2021-03-31T18:49:07Z")

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I always wondered about this symbol/no symbol myself with the gym cards. Is one more rare/valuable than the other.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![seafoamarticuno](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/seafoamarticuno/32/97280_2.png) [@seafoamarticuno](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/seafoamarticuno)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/japanese-gym-no-rarity/32270/4 "2021-04-01T00:29:04Z")

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> [@Quuador](#):
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> Yep, you’re indeed completely right. All Gym cards without rarity symbols come from one of [the six Japanese Gym theme decks](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Theme_Deck_(TCG)#Original_era) (Nivi City Gym; Hanada City Gym; Kuchiba City Gym; Tamamushi City Gym; Yamabuki City Gym; and Guren Town Gym), except for some glossy versions which were CoroCoro Comic [promos](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unnumbered_Promotional_cards_(TCG)/1996-2005) (i.e. this [Blaine’s Growlithe](https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/7b/BlaineGrowlitheCoroCoroPromo.jpg)). And all Gym cards with rarity symbols come from [the two Gym sets](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trading_Card_Game#Original_era) (Leaders’ Stadium and Challenge from the Darkness).
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> > [@](#):
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> > [i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg)
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> > [https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg(image larger than 8 MB)](https://i.imgur.com/eU9mtpn.jpg)
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> So the Brock’s Graveler on the left is from the Leaders’ Stadium set, and the Brock’s Golem on the right from the Nivi City Gym theme deck.
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> Greetz,  
> Quuador

Thank you Quuador!