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Pokémon NEWS
Monday, October 25, 1999

Dig Into Fossil Deckbuilding Contest
TopDeck magazine, the official Wizards of the Coast magazine, presents the "Dig Into Fossil Deckbuilding Contest." Win cool prizes from the new Fossil expansion just by building your own Fossil theme deck. All you have to do is complete the following deckbuilding activity for a chance to win the grand prize!
One lucky grand-prize winner will receive:
*2 display boxes of Fossil booster packs
*2 Fossil preconstructed theme decks
*1 Starter Gift Box
Ten first-prize winners will receive:
*2 Fossil preconstructed theme decks
*5 Fossil booster packs
Twenty second-prize winners will receive:
*2 Fossil booster packs
Click here to go to the official Wizards of the Coast website.

Most Popular Videos
Yahoo! News has the weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in the Oct. 30, 1999 issue of Billboard magazine. ``Pokémon: Poké-Friends,'' by Viz Video ranks at #2 on the charts while ``Pokémon: Seaside Pickachu,'' also by Viz Video, places at #5. ``Pokémon: I Choose You, Pikachu!,'' by Viz Video comes in at #7. Click here for the full list.

USA Today's Top 25 US Bestsellers
According to Yahoo! News, "Pokémon: Night in the Haunted Tower," adapted by Tracey West, moves up three spots to #21 from #24 last week on USA Today's Top 25 Bestsellers List based on sales through Sunday, Oct. 17, 1999. Click here for the Top 25 USA Today Bestsellers List.

WEEKEND EDITION
Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24, 1999

Pokémon Trading Card Game Base Set #2
According to The PoJo, the Pokémon trading card game is gearing up for a second wave -- Base Set #2! The yellow-bordered series will consist of 130 cards in four levels of rarity. Cards from the hot-selling Jungle expansion have been rotated into the second base set, and all cards will bear the Base Set 2 symbol. The two-player Starter Set comes with 24 damage counters, game coin, starter and advanced rules, card list, and playmat. The set is available with an instructional CD-ROM only, or with the CD-ROM plus an instructional video. Players can customize and enhance their decks with 11-card booster packs, available in 36-pack displays or individually blistered. Four all-new preconstructed theme decks will also be ready for action: Grass Chopper, Hot Water, Lightning Bug, and Pysch Out. Each 60-card theme deck includes 12 damage counters, advanced rule book, and game coin. The theme decks are available individually or in an 8-deck display. Starter set with CD-ROM has a MSRP of $9.99; starter set with video and CD-ROM has a MSRP of $14.99. Booster packs have a MSRP of $3.29. Each theme deck has a MSRP of $9.99. Expected to ship 1/24/2000. Thanks to The PoJo for this information.

Official Website for Pokémon: The First Movie
The official website for "Pokémon: The First Movie" has been launched. Log on to view a poster featuring Mewtwo and Mew, a movie trailer, Pokémon stats, message boards, Pokémon computer desktops, chat, and more! "Pokémon: The First Movie" opens November 12th at theaters nationwide. Click here to go to the official "Pokémon: The First Movie" website.

Pokémon Trumps Ghosts in Halloween Stakes
In a triumph of marketing over tradition, kids are snapping up Pokémon Halloween costumes this year, preferring them over stalwarts such as witches, ghosts and vampires. ``Pokémon is clearly the biggest seller and the most difficult to get,'' a spokeswoman for the toy store chain Toys 'R' Us said Friday of the phenomenally popular Japan-born animated character that has spilled over into playing cards and a host of other marketable merchandise. Click here for the full story.

Pokémon Bedding Products Now Available
The "Early Holiday 1999" Learn & Play catalog carries a Pokémon twin sheet set and matching comforter. Visit www.learnandplay.com or call (800) 247-6106. Pokémon bedding (comforter and twin sheet set) have been spotted at Big K-Mart, as well as at Target (also curtains, pillow, and blanket) in the Houston area. Thanks to Bean Bag World Daily for this report.

The Top 5 Most Rented Video Games
The Video Software Dealers Association announces the top 5 renting video games for the week ended October 17, 1999.
1. Pokémon Snap (N64)
2. Driver (PSX)
3. WCW Mayhem (PSX)
4. Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (N64)
5. Star Wars: Episode 1: Phantom Menace (PSX)

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