Professor Oak Unnumbered – Expansion Pack – Uncommon – Old Back (JP)
Introduction
Professor Oak represents the original game's fast-moving approach to drawing cards. Ken Sugimori's Trainer illustration connects the expansion with the professor who introduces players to Kanto's Pokémon. This is the Japanese Expansion Pack printing, identified by Unnumbered, with the original Pocket Monsters card back. The illustration is credited to Ken Sugimori, with the condition of this individual copy detailed below.
Card Details
- Pokémon: Not applicable — Trainer card
- Set: Expansion Pack
- Japanese Set Name: 拡張パック
- English Expansion Reference: Base Set — separate release and checklist
- Card Number: Unnumbered
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Language: Japanese
- Card Back: Japanese Old Back
- Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
- Condition: Near Mint as recorded in the supplied inventory; physical condition awaits confirmation from individual front and back photographs.
- Finish: Non-holo
About the Pokémon
Professor Oak is the Kanto researcher associated with the beginning of the player's Pokémon journey. His original Trainer card replaces the player's hand with a fresh draw. This connects a familiar human character to one of the earliest TCG resource mechanics, rather than representing a Pokémon species.
About the Expansion
Released in Japan on 20 October 1996, Expansion Pack established the Pokémon Trading Card Game alongside its starter product. Its Kanto Pokémon, Trainer cards and Energy cards introduced the game's foundational structure. The original Japanese Pocket Monsters card back places these cards at the beginning of the TCG's collecting history.
Artwork & Collector's Notes
Ken Sugimori is credited for this Expansion Pack illustration of Professor Oak. The non-holo finish, original Pocket Monsters reverse and Japanese text identify this printing. This Trainer has no printed collector number; English checklist numbers should not be assigned to it.
Photographs: Actual-card photographs are pending.