Gym Heroes

Lt. Surge G1 17/132

G1FRHolo Rare
Lt. Surge G1 17

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Look at the bottom of your card: you should read G1 17/132 there. Its illustration is signed Ken Sugimori.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Gym Heroes set, released here on 14 August 2000.

When it came out

Gym Heroes landed here on 14 August 2000.

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What the card itself says

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Number
17/132
Set
Gym HeroesG1
Illustrated by
Ken Sugimori

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You can play this card only if you have at least 1 Basic Pokémon card in your hand. Put a Basic Pokémon card from your hand into play as your Active Pokémon. Put your old Active Pokémon onto your Bench. (You can't play this card if your Bench is full.)

What to make of it

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  1. A strength

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  2. Keep in mind

    None of the 5,461 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

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