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Japanese Pokémon - Rocket Gang Booster Pack (Japanese Team Rocket) (1997)


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Release date English: April 24, 2000
Japanese: November 21, 1997
Team Rocket (Japanese: ロケット団 Rocket Gang) is the name given to the fifth main expansion of cards of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is the fourth main expansion of the Pokémon Card Game in Japan. The set continues to feature Generation I Pokémon in the card game.

 

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Team Rocket's on the Loose!

The number of criminal incidents involving Pokémon has been on the rise. Some suggest it may have something to do with the rash of Pokémon kidnappings that have been occurring recently.

Pokémon breeders believe that to properly raise and evolve a Pokémon, you have to treat it with love and attention. But what happens if a Pokémon isn't treated properly? Will it evolve differently? What's the secret behind this new threat to Pokémon and their trainers?

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Team Rocket is the name given to the fifth main expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as Rocket Gang, the fourth expansion in the Pokémon Card Game. It is based on Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green, featuring Generation I Pokémon and Team Rocket. The English expansion was released on April 24, 2000, while the Japanese expansion was released on November 21, 1997. Subsequently all other language releases for Team Rocket were July of 2000.

Team Rocket introduced Dark Pokémon, a type of Pokémon. Dark Pokémon cards have a brown and black artwork window, Evolution box and Pokédex box. Dark Pokémon have higher attack damage and lower HPs compared to those of normal Pokémon, likely due to the highly offensive nature of the Trainer. Some Evolution Pokémon feature Ken Sugimori's Red and Blue artwork of their previous Stage, instead of the usual Red and Green artwork. It also introduced Secret cards, a card whose collection number is greater than the listed number of cards in the expansion. In the Japanese release, Secret cards have the "Super Rare" rarity. Lastly, it also introduced Holofoil Trainer and Energy cards.

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Leon Dehne
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It's my first time buying Destined Rivals, and I just pulled the best card I could imagine. 10/10
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Albin Baumann
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Atendeu as expectativas, sleeves, dados e separadores lindos. Abri os pacotinhos por pura diversão com minha esposa e queria conhecer oq é uma elite trainer box. Fiquei satisfeito e a loja se mostrou confiável pq o produto veio devidamente lacrado e foi também bem embalado. Parabéns loja do Toguro. Vcs foram nota 10.
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Sam Metze
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Got this box for my daughter. We saw they were cheaper than most and needed a lot because she earns a pack by doing chores. We were kinda hesitant because there are a lot fakes out there trying to scam you with these cards. Well she got a Gengar Vmax hollo. We sent it off to get graded and it was graded a 9! Will definitely be buying more.
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Isaac Walker
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I have had issues in the past when purchasing new/sealed Pokemon products off of Borderland Vault, and was very happy to see that this was not the case and everything was factory sealed/in-tact. I was super happy with the cards I got out of the box I received - a full-art secret rare Espeon VMAX, alternative/full art Mew, Cinderace VMAX, one full-art trainer, five ultra rare V cards, along with a good amount of regular holo cards and reverse-holo rares that I did not have. Overall very happy with this purchase and have already ordered another!
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Kasper Kahler
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Package came in a little damaged but its expected when traveling through the delivery system. The hits were amazing, I attached a few of my favorite hits but its definitely worth buying from Borderland Vault. Shipping was quick and there were updates for it constantly. Makes life easy and its a trusted source.
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Luis Ohly
★★★★★
Everything was sealed, actual booster packs don’t seem to be bent or damaged in any way. Price was great and came exactly as described. Will definitely be buying again.
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Niels Radnitz
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This is worth it I got one of the rarest cards and this would be an awesome gift for your kids or one of your friends. 10 out of 10 I might buy this again.
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Ben Laar
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I've ordered sets before on Borderland Vault. This set appears to be like the others. I don't see anything that makes me think the package was tampered with.
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Harald Bergler
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It's my first time buying Destined Rivals, and I just pulled the best card I could imagine. 10/10
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Patrick Goedde
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Concern that it would not be with the original wrapping, but it is 100% legit. A small dent but nothing horrible for a sealed collector. Highly recommend this seller.
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Helge Fleischmann
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I bought this and did not know how much I was going to get. I got six hollows, 3 normal GX cards, 1 Lapras GX full art and 1 hyper rare Umbreon GX so 11 total value cards. But be careful you can get a box that was opened.
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Reiner Surmann
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When my son opened it he was thrilled what he saw he saw so many booster packs he pulled Espeon GX hyper rare he also pulled Lurantis GX full art, Team Skull Grunt full art, Solgaleo GX, Lapras GX, Incineroar GX, Umbreon GX, some holos and reverse rares.
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Torben Niedermayer
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I was hesitant based on other reviews, however those people are full of it. Neither the box or the packs are tampered with. Open 6 packs so far and got 1 GX and bunch of Holos.
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Dennis Reichen
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Factory Sealed booster box. No signs of tampering. Good communication and fast shipping.
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Tom Mallwitz
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The product came fast and my son had some great pulls. The only thing I would suggest is putting some bubble wrap or something to keep the product from shaking around. We had a blast opening them and the price was fair compared to other sellers.
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Andre Preisner
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It was worth it. Good pulls. Box was not tampered with. Make sure you trust your seller.
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Mike Krauser
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It was marked up a lot to be fair but was clearly sealed and it’s exactly what it claims to be. I even pulled 2 of the best cards in the set from the 9 packs. Def recommend if you don’t mind the steep price tag.
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Marius Tauber
★★★★★
Legit and comes with pokemon TCG Live redeem cards. Got this two days ago on July 28th 2025 and everything looked legit. This was worth the value. Will be buying more from this vendor.
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David Goedde
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I was concerned about ordering it through Borderland Vault but it came in on time, looked legit and once I open the box, everything was there, including the promo card and the packets were sealed. I got lucky I pulled the Misty card so I was happy with the results.
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Oliver Engelmann
★★★★★
Legit with some pretty heavy hitting pulls. Only 4 stars because of price but 10/10 overall experience.
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Leon Dehne
★★★★★
Got some REALLY good pulls in this box. Everything arrived in perfect condition as well.
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Albin Baumann
★★★★★
Got some REALLY good pulls in this box. Everything arrived in perfect condition as well.
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Sam Metze
★★★★★
Came quick, nothing seems resealed, opened an ex card on my 2nd pack and everything is in there.

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