base set collection question

[Poke Granny]

I'm new here so forgive me in advance for sounding stupid.

My question is, the theme decks that were released with the Base set, any chance any of them were 1st editions

 

[Lord Broly]

AFAIK, no they weren't. The only card from Base that came 1st Ed in
a Starter Deck was Machamp.

 

[Poke Granny]

what is "AFAIK"

what's the chronological order of releases? I understand base 1st ed., shadowless, unlimited, jungle 1st, jungle unlimited, etc etc etc

where do the theme decks come in?

 

[PokePop]

"As Far As I Know"

Starter decks (the theme deck with Machamp) were actually released before 1st edition packs were.

Here is an article on the intro of Pokemon TCG:

http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26812

And a sidebar on the cards that came out before 1st edition AND before starter decks:

http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=27169

Part 2 talks about the release of the rest of the theme decks from Base Set:

http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=32321

 

[Zezeta]

Thats some great information there PokePop. It brings back the memories of when I first heard about Pokemon in Nintendo Power. My brother and I got the Red version to share when the game first came out before anyone one else really knew about the games.

I also remember buying all the starter decks for base set (I believe there were 5, The Machamp one and 4 others), and I pulled a 1st edition Zapdos one time. I still have it but its all scracted up. I didn't know how to take care of my cards back then.

Sorry that was a little off topic but seeing that information brought back feelings of nostalgia.