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| + | '''Thinkchip Pokémon''' is the brand name of a line of toys released in America that allows players to collect, battle, and catalog limited amounts of Pokémon figures from every [[generation]]. |
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| − | '''Thinkchip Pokémon''' is the brand name of a line of toys released in America that allows players to collect, battle, and catalog limited amounts of Pokémon figures from every [[generation]]. The toy line was started in 1999 by Hasbro which released a Battle Stadium, Talking Ash figurine, and a Pokédex toy, all of which connected to the figures themselves which included trading cards listing the accompanying Pokémon's stats. Current Thinkchip Pokémon battle using a wireless remote to communicate rather than a platform or stadium and no longer comes with cards. Not all Thinkchip Pokémon are compatible with the technology of other sets, a problem which became more noticeable when the [[Generation III]] set was released with wireless compatibility that wouldn't work with previous generation sets. A similar line to the Thinkchip series was released in 2004 named Pokémon Trainers Choice V-Trainer. Hasboro released these sets of digital Pokémon toys with "gym leader bases" in which the player would use the Pokémon figures they had to challenge the gym. |
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | ===Generation I - II=== |
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| + | The toy line was started in 1999 by Hasbro which released a Battle Stadium, Talking Ash figurine, and a Pokédex toy, all of which connected to the Pokémon figures and which also included trading cards listing the accompanying Pokémon's stats. |
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| + | ===generation III - Present=== |
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| + | Current Thinkchip Pokémon battle using a wireless remote to communicate rather than a platform or stadium and no longer come with cards. At this point, not all Thinkchip Pokémon were compatible with the technology of other sets, a problem which became more noticeable when the [[Generation III]] set was released with wireless compatibility that wouldn't work with previous generation sets. |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| + | * A similar line to the Thinkchip series was released in 2004 named Pokémon Trainers Choice V-Trainer. Hasbro released these sets of digital Pokémon toys with "gym leader bases" in which the player would use the Pokémon figures they had to challenge the gym. |
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 13 February 2017
This is the second Pokédex toy released to a United States market, known as Ash's Talking Pokédex by Hasbro, it connects to Pokémon Thinkchip figures and their cards.
Thinkchip Pokémon is the brand name of a line of toys released in America that allows players to collect, battle, and catalog limited amounts of Pokémon figures from every generation.
History
Generation I - II
The toy line was started in 1999 by Hasbro which released a Battle Stadium, Talking Ash figurine, and a Pokédex toy, all of which connected to the Pokémon figures and which also included trading cards listing the accompanying Pokémon's stats.
generation III - Present
Current Thinkchip Pokémon battle using a wireless remote to communicate rather than a platform or stadium and no longer come with cards. At this point, not all Thinkchip Pokémon were compatible with the technology of other sets, a problem which became more noticeable when the Generation III set was released with wireless compatibility that wouldn't work with previous generation sets.
Trivia
- A similar line to the Thinkchip series was released in 2004 named Pokémon Trainers Choice V-Trainer. Hasbro released these sets of digital Pokémon toys with "gym leader bases" in which the player would use the Pokémon figures they had to challenge the gym.