Pokémon Battle e: Series 1

Pokémon Battle e: Series 1 (Japanese: 第1弾 ポケモンバトルカードｅ＋ Series 1: Pokémon Battle Card e+) is the first collection of Battle e cards. They utilize Nintendo's e-Reader peripheral. When scanned, the cards provide additional Trainers to battle and Berries to use in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire—these cards are not compatible with Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald. It is the only Battle e collection to be released outside of Japan.

Release dates

• Japan: June 27, 2003
• North America: October 21, 2003
• Australia: October 31, 2003

Cards

The set includes:

• 48 Trainer Battle-e cards
• 6 Berry Battle-e cards
• 6 Battle Record Cards

Trainers

The Trainer Battle-e cards allow the player to send Trainer data to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Only one Battle-e Trainer can be stored in the game at a time, with their data being overwritten if new Trainer data is sent. The player can battle this Trainer in the basement of an old man's house in Mossdeep City. Some Battle-e cards allow the Trainer to appear in the Battle Tower as well.

The cards themselves depict incomplete information about the Trainers they contain. The Trainer's name and image are always visible, as are two of their three Pokémon. However, one of their Pokémon, as several of their Pokémon's Abilities, held items, or moves are hidden.

The cards are color-coded to give an indication of difficulty, based on the Pokémon's levels. The colors, in ascending order of difficulty, are: green, bronze, silver, and gold. Each pack contains a single gold card, featuring a "Target Trainer" with all Level 100 Pokémon.

Symbols on the cards highlight key information about the Trainer:

	The tower symbol indicates that this Trainer may also appear in Battle Tower after the card has been scanned.
	The star symbol indicates that this Trainer has a rare Pokémon in their party, or one that is not in the Hoenn Pokédex.
	The crown symbol indicates that this Trainer has Pokémon that are all at Lv. 100.

Berries

Main article: Enigma Berry → e-Reader

The Berry Battle-e cards allow the player to send special Berry data to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

After a card is scanned for the first time, the player can obtain one Berry from Norman at the Petalburg Gym. If the player scans another card, all instances of that Berry in the game (including in the Bag, in the PC, held by a Pokémon, or planted in soft soil) are transformed into the new Berry.

Battle Record Cards

Each theme has a corresponding "Battle Record Card". These cards list all of the Trainers that appear in that theme, and include the names of all of the named Pokémon, with a question mark in place of their unknown Pokémon. There is a checkbox next to each Trainer, intended for the player to check them off as they defeat them.

Promotional cards

Main article: Pokémon Battle e Promotional cards → Pokémon Battle e: Series 1 & 2

Several promotional cards were released for this series, separate to those available in packs.

The first few waves of the Japanese release contained special tickets with part of a unique ID to redeem a promotional card as part of the "Let's Decorate Secret Bases!" campaign. The first 100,000 people to collect all six parts (found by purchasing the six different card packs) and send off the tickets would receive the card.

Card packs

In Japan, this series was released as 6 individual packs. Each pack includes a fixed set of eight Trainer cards and one special Berry card. The packs are standard foil booster packs.

In North America and Australia, the series was released as 3 individual packs, each corresponding to two of the Japanese packs. The packs are blister packs, with the card backings facing the front of the pack. Each pack includes a fixed set of 16 Trainer cards and two special Berry cards, as well as two Battle Record Cards. In English, the packs are Freezing Ray (also includes Seizing Poison), Hidden Ruins (also includes Cordial Bond), and Iron Defense (also includes Solid Armor). The Battle Record Cards still draw the same distinction as the original Japanese packs, with the back of the packaging referring to these as two "themes".

Each theme contains a single "Target Trainer"—a gold card, meaning that the Trainer has three Level 100 Pokémon. The theme is named after the "Target Trainer".

Freezing Ray

Seizing Poison

Hidden Ruins

Iron Defense

Cordial Bond

Solid Armor

Gallery

Japanese

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  Freezing Ray Booster Pack

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  Seizing Poison Booster Pack

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  Hidden Ruins Booster Pack

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  Iron Defense Booster Pack

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  Cordial Bond Booster Pack

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  Solid Armor Booster Pack

English

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  Freezing Ray Booster Pack

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  Hidden Ruins Booster Pack

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  Iron Defense Booster Pack