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So really... what
is Vending? Here are the facts:
Set Size:
??? in the US, at least 108 in Japan.
Since this wasn't a set-set like Jungle and Fossil were,
we're not sure how many exactly were part of Vending. We
do know that the cards were actually sold in vending
machines sheets of 3 (2 commons, 1 uncommon). There were
three print runs of these vending sheets, Red, Blue, and
Green, each run having 36 cards in them, which is a total of
108 cards. There was also a single sheet of 3 rare cards, so
it totals up to about 111 cards. But since it wasn't part of
the Red, Blue, or Green sets, it really doesn't
count.
Set
Order: 4th set in the Japan, ??? in
the US.
Release
Date: Before June 1999 in Japan, ???
in the US.
Block
Set: ???
Since it hasn't been released in English, it doesn't
apply (yet) to DCI Block format.
Other
Goodies:
• Chances are, when this set is released in
English, they won't be sold in vending machines. Why?
Not cost effective, and much to expensive to maintain. It
would be a different thing if that's all what Wizards did,
but they don't do vending machines. Which is a good thing
because most likely the sheets of 3 cards would cost $1 to
get, and $3 for 9 cards isn't worth it (over say $2.50 for
11 cards).
• This set is commonly refered to as "Vending" due to the fact that it was sold in vending
machines in Japan. However that's not its official name.
• A number of Vending cards have already
been released in English. The following were originally in
Vending:
Promo Pikachu #4
Promo Mewtwo #12
Promo Pikachu #27
Master Ball (from Gym Challenge)
Max Revive (from Gym Challenge)
Promo Magmar #44
Promo Scyther #45
Promo Electabuzz #46
Promo Articuno #48
Symbol:
The symbol for Vending is a Poké Ball.
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