The e-Card Era's merchandise ended up being rather limited compared to the other Eras of thePokémon Trading Card Game. Featuring only two products, the e-Card Series merchandise rounds out the end ofGeneration II in preparation for the release ofPokémon Ruby and Sapphire in November 2002. Below is a chronological list of all the items released during the Japanese e-Card Era of the Trading Card Game.
Starter Pack
As one of only two pieces of merchandise made available during the e-Card era, theStarter Pack (Japanese:スターターパック), was released first on December 1, 2001. Like preceding Starter Packs, this half deck contains a random assortment of cards: four Pokémon and fiveTrainer cards are sourced from a collection of cards exclusive to the Starter Pack, which covers theGeneration I andIIfirst partner Pokémon and theirEvolutions, eight cards from the first 32 of theBase Expansion Pack, plus thirteenEnergy cards. The Starter Pack also comes with a rulebook, damage and status counters, and a coin.
The second item of e-Card era merchandise was theTheater Limited VS Pack (Japanese:劇場限定VSパック), released on July 13, 2002 in conjunction with the premiere ofPokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias. The half deck features Pokémon that are native toAlto Mare, the setting of the movie, including the Eon PokémonLatias andLatios, as well as Pokémon belonging to a few characters in the movie. The half deck also includes a coin and a set of damage and status counters.
