Crosstrainer (TCG)

Crosstrainer is the name given to an unreleased Base Set revision produced by Wizards of the Coast. Crosstrainer was to include the first 150 Generation I Pokémon, from Bulbasaur to Mewtwo, as well a number of Trainer and Energy cards.^[1] It has been estimated that the set would have included around 170 cards.

The official release date for Crosstrainer in North America was 10th July 2001;^{[citation needed]} however, it was never released. It would have been the 10th English Expansion. Because Crosstrainer was devised by Wizards, it was not going to be released in Japan.

Crosstrainer went through a number of name changes since it was first announced. Those name changes included Pokémon X, Tournament Set, and Base Set 3. Crosstrainer was intended to be a new Base Set revision, building upon the standards set by Base Set 2. It was said to include cards from Base Set 2 (which was Base Set & Jungle), Fossil, and Team Rocket, as well as approximately 30 Vending Machine cards.^[1] Other rumors had said that Crosstrainer was going to include cards from Gym Heroes/Challenge, but it was very unlikely.

Crosstrainer was ultimately axed from Wizards' product line up in the summer of 2001. Wizards representatives said that the company wanted to instead focus on releasing the Southern Islands promotional set and Neo Revelation. It is rumored that Nintendo did not want Wizards of the Coast to release a new Base Set revision at the time.

Although Crosstrainer was never released, the concept lived on in Legendary Collection, which was a Base Set revision like Crosstrainer. Wizards of the Coast attempted to release Vending Machine cards again in Jamboree, another unreleased set.

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