Gold, Silver, to a New World...金、銀、新世界へ...

Released
2000-02-04
Base set
6$42.37. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 6 cards.
Full set
96$846.55. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 96 cards.
Master set
96$846.55. Near-mint market prices under 30 days old, before condition, fees and postage. Covers all 96 unique printings in master set.
Code
NEO1_JA
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The master set counts 80 Normal and 16 Holofoil. No card comes in more than one of them, so the master set is the same size as the full set.

Gold, Silver, to a New World... opens the Johto era and introduces the second generation of Pokémon to the game. Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, and their evolutions join headline cards such as Lugia, Typhlosion, Feraligatr, and Meganium. The expansion also brought major gameplay additions: Darkness and Metal became new Energy types, Baby Pokémon appeared for the first time, and Pokémon Tool cards added equipment that could remain attached in play. Lugia is the set’s defining collector card, but the three fully evolved Johto starters and cards such as Pichu, Slowking, and Steelix are equally representative of the era.

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The artwork introduces Johto’s forests, ruins, and quieter rural atmosphere, giving the set a clear visual break from Kanto. As the first Neo expansion, it had the difficult task of expanding both the Pokédex and the rules of the game, and it succeeded in making the TCG feel new without abandoning its original structure. Gold, Silver, to a New World... remains one of the most historically important and beloved vintage releases. It became the primary Japanese counterpart to the English *Neo Genesis*, although numbering and a small number of cards differ.