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Professor Elm's Training Method
Expedition Base Set 148/165 • uncommon
- Set
- Expedition Base Set
- Number
- 148/165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2002
- Market price
- $2.35
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
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Where it came from
Professor Elm's Training Method was introduced in the Expedition Base Set, released in 2002 as the inaugural expansion of the E-Card series. This set marked a significant shift in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, integrating E-Reader technology to allow players to scan cards into a Game Boy Advance for mini-games and additional data. The card reflects the transition into the Neo-era gameplay style, focusing on resource management by allowing players to search their deck for evolution cards.
The card features the character Professor Elm, the regional researcher of the Johto region, designed by the illustrators at Creatures Inc. The artwork aims to capture the scholarly and supportive nature of the character, consistent with the aesthetic standards of the early 2000s TCG art direction. Upon release, the Expedition set was noted for its departure from previous card layouts, emphasizing a larger frame for artwork and the now-iconic side-bar data for the E-Reader functionality.
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