pokémon battle region booster box Card Game Sword & Shield Dark Phantasma TC – Exp. Share Collectible Space Juggler is built around the Origin form of Palkia and introduces previously unknown Pokémon from the Hisui Region. Pokemon Battle Region Japanese Booster

the long-running Egghead was the expansion theme, but only Vegapunk (Yellow) truly fit that billing

For the Pokmon Trading Card Game, the next expansion is themed around Pokmon Go, and will feature cards based on Team Mystic, Instinct, and Valor

And again, the idea of having to own the card helps people with multiple decks, but does nothing for people with a single deck or only a few decks of different colors or themes

This is due, additionally, to its +1 ability that allows you and another player to draw a card

I think that in itself is conclusive enough for me to believe that these must have been at least distributed in 1997 at the earliest