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October 24, 1998

Gym Leaders

1998 · gym-leaders · 96 cards in print run
ABOUT THE SET

Known in Japan as Leaders' Stadium (ジム拡張第1弾 リーダーズスタジアム), this was Media Factory's first Gym expansion, hitting shelves October 24, 1998 as the fifth main Japanese Pokemon Card Game set. It builds the checklist around the Kanto gym leaders -- chiefly Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge and Erika -- so nearly every Pokemon carries a trainer's name. WotC adapted this single Japanese set into English Gym Heroes; the later English Gym Challenge came from a separate Japanese set, Challenge from the Darkness, so Leaders' Stadium maps to Gym Heroes, not both. It was the first Japanese release to ship with pre-constructed theme decks. Japanese cards from this era carry no 1st Edition stamp. Holos like Misty's Gyarados and Erika's Vileplume are the chase pulls collectors still hunt today.

Collector FavoriteAn Unlimited-style Japanese run with no 1st Edition variant. Commons are affordable; clean holos of the gym-leader aces carry real demand among collectors.
90
Cards in our catalog
1998
Japanese release
4
Kanto gym leaders featured
PRINT QUIRKS · WHAT TO LOOK FOR
  • 1
    The set is unnumbered -- the number printed on each card is the Pokemon's National Pokedex number, not a set position.
  • 2
    Japanese cards from this era carry no 1st Edition stamp, unlike WotC English Gym Heroes, which has a distinct 1st Edition printing.
GRADING NOTES

Holo cards from this era are prone to surface scratches and edge whitening on the darker borders; check the holo foil and corners under raking light. Japanese-era centering is often more consistent than WotC English prints of the period.

FULL SET CHECKLIST

Every card in the set, across all 1 edition. Pick an edition to narrow the listed copies; listed cards are clickable.

96 OF 96 CARDS6 LISTED
No. 001Erika's BulbasaurUncommon—No. 019Lt. Surge's RattataCommon—No. 020Lt. Surge's RaticateUncommon—No. 021Lt. Surge's SpearowCommon—No. 022Lt. Surge's FearowHolo Rare—No. 025Lt. Surge's PikachuCommon—No. 027Brock's SandshrewCommon—No. 028Brock's SandslashUncommon—No. 035Erika's ClefairyUncommon—No. 036Erika's ClefableHolo Rare—No. 037Brock's VulpixCommon—No. 037Brock's VulpixUncommon—No. 038Brock's NinetalesHolo Rare—No. 039Erika's JigglypuffCommon—No. 041Brock's ZubatCommon—No. 042Brock's GolbatUncommon—No. 043Erika's OddishCommon—No. 043Erika's OddishCommon—No. 044Erika's GloomUncommon—No. 045Erika's VileplumeHolo Rare$10.45 No. 046Erika's ParasCommon—No. 050Brock's DiglettCommon—No. 054Misty's PsyduckCommon—No. 055Misty's GolduckHolo Rare—No. 056Brock's MankeyCommon—No. 057Brock's PrimeapeUncommon—No. 060Misty's PoliwagCommon—No. 061Misty's PoliwhirlUncommon—No. 069Erika's BellsproutCommon—No. 069Erika's BellsproutUncommon—No. 070Erika's WeepinbellUncommon—No. 071Erika's VictreebelRare—No. 072Misty's TentacoolUncommon—No. 073Misty's TentacruelHolo Rare$11.45 No. 074Brock's GeodudeCommon—No. 074Brock's GeodudeCommon—No. 075Brock's GravelerUncommon—No. 076Brock's GolemRare—No. 081Lt. Surge's MagnemiteCommon—No. 081Lt. Surge's MagnemiteUncommon—No. 082Lt. Surge's MagnetonHolo Rare$15.95 No. 086Misty's SeelCommon—No. 087Misty's DewgongUncommon—No. 095Brock's OnixCommon—No. 100Lt. Surge's VoltorbCommon—No. 102Erika's ExeggcuteUncommon—No. 103Erika's ExeggutorUncommon—No. 107Rocket's HitmonchanHolo Rare$10.95 No. 108Brock's LickitungUncommon—No. 111Brock's RhyhornCommon—No. 112Brock's RhydonHolo Rare$18.45 No. 114Erika's TangelaCommon—No. 116Misty's HorseaCommon—No. 116Misty's HorseaCommon—No. 117Misty's SeadraHolo Rare—No. 118Misty's GoldeenCommon—No. 120Misty's StaryuCommon—No. 123Rocket's ScytherHolo Rare—No. 125Lt. Surge's ElectabuzzHolo Rare—No. 129Misty's MagikarpCommon—No. 130Misty's GyaradosHolo Rare—No. 133Lt. Surge's EeveeUncommon—No. 135Lt. Surge's JolteonRare—No. 146Rocket's MoltresHolo Rare$18.95 No. 147Erika's DratiniUncommon—No. 148Erika's DragonairHolo Rare—Energy CirculateCommon—Misty's TearsCommon—Misty's GameCommon—RemembranceUncommon—Brock's Method of BreedingUncommon—Misty's RageUncommon—Spy TacticsUncommon—Lt. Surge's NegotiationsUncommon—Erika's PerfumeUncommon—Proper EtiquetteUncommon—Erika's AttendantsUncommon—T12Nivi City GymUncommon—T13Hanada City GymUncommon—T14Kuchiba City GymUncommon—T15Tamamushi City GymUncommon—T16Small (Narrow) GymCommon—Brock's ProtectionRare—Misty's PleadingRare—Lt. Surge's Secret OperationRare—Refined CriticismRare—Erika's KindnessRare—T22Lowered Resistance GymRare—T23Removal Prohibition GymRare—T24Confusion GymRare—T25TR's Special Instruction GymRare—BrockRare—MistyRare—Lt. SurgeRare—ErikaRare—Team Rocket's TrapHolo Rare—
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