<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
tabletop	O
card	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
,	O
Pokémon	O
Card	O
GB2	O
:	O
Great	O
Rocket-Dan	O
Sanjo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
tabletop	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Pokémon	O
RPG-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
starter	O
decks	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
Pokémon	O
cards	O
revolving	O
around	O
the	O
three	O
possible	O
starting	O
creatures	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
Creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
features	O
most	O
cards	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
sets	O
of	O
the	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
real-life	O
cards	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
:	O
Electrode	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
Ditto	O
from	O
Fossil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
winter	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
under	O
its	O
finalized	O
title	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
IGN	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
wanting	O
to	O
focus	O
their	O
efforts	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
February	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
2000	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
Pokémon	O
2000	O
"	O
interactive	O
line-up	O
along	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
sold	O
607,193	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
20th	O
most-bought	O
console	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
50th	O
best	O
game	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
and/or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
released	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
all	O
cards	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
cards	O
from	O
the	O
fourth	O
set	O
,	O
Team	O
Rocket	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cards	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japanese	O
vending	O
machines	O
and	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Instructional	O
Video	O
Intro	O
Pack	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
cards	O
to	O
445	O
.	O
</s>
