Gym Challenge Pokemon Cards

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The Gym Challenge, released in October 2000, Gym Challenge is the seventh set of cards from the Pokemon Trading Card Game. It comes after Gym Heroes and before Neo Genesis. Its symbol is an amphitheatre with a white stage and black tiers. Amphitheatre (definition) The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) refers to a level, open space surrounded by an oval area that gradually ascends. The area may be a man-made structure or a natural geographic formation, but it is suited for seating people on the sloping area for the viewing of spectator sports, games, concerts, displays, rallies, or theatrical performances.

Its name comes from the Gym Leaders it focuses on. Unlike those featured in Gym Heroes, these Gym Leaders tend to have more serious personalities and more dubious intentions. This is the second set to prominently feature Owner's Pokémon. It features the last four Pokémon Gyms in Kanto encountered in the video games and the Gym Leaders who own them: Sabrina, Koga, Blaine, and Giovanni, though all of that region's Gym Leaders have some degree of representation in this set. Each of their Pokémon reflect their favorite Pokémon types, as well as any other Pokemon they might be associated with. For example, Giovanni prefers the Ground-type, so many of Giovanni's Pokémon would be of the Ground type. However, he is often seen in the anime petting a Persian, which is also included in this set (as well as "Giovanni's Meowth," which it evolves from). This set also added "Rocket's Pokemon." While Team Rocket is not a Gym Leader, Giovanni runs the Team Rocket organization, which likely explains its presence in this set. .

Owner's Pokémon must be evolved from a Pokémon of the same owner, which also proved to be unpopular, as the element of mixing and matching cards from different sets is lost. However, Owner's Pokemon have been sporadically released in Japan, though except for those within EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua, none have been translated into English.

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