Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game)

Pokémon Trading Card Game
North American box art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Creatures
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Kōji Arai
Producer(s)
Programmer(s)
  • Masahiro Tobita
  • Satoshi Mikami
  • Masaki Tsumori
Composer(s)Ichirō Shimakura
SeriesPokémon, Pokémon Trading Card Game
Platform(s)Game Boy Color
Release
  • JP: December 18, 1998
  • AU: April 7, 2000
  • NA: April 10, 2000
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Genre(s)Digital collectible card game, Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pokémon Trading Card Game, known in Japan as Pokémon Card GB, is a 1998 digital collectible card video game developed by Hudson Soft and Creatures and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It is an adaptation of the card game of the same name. It was initially released in Japan in December 1998 and internationally in 2000. The game includes the first three sets of the trading card game, as well as exclusive cards not available elsewhere.

A second Game Boy Color game, Pokémon Card GB2: Great Rocket-Dan Sanjo! (Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team Great Rocket!), was released in Japan in 2001, having a centered storyline. Although this sequel was not released in North America or Europe, several enthusiasts have released unofficial English translations.