Neo Era · 2000

Gold, Silver, to a New World...

The first Neo set · 96 cards · Johto arrives
Release Date
February 4, 2000
Total Cards
96 Cards
Holo Rares
16
Theme
Johto
Lugia — Gold, Silver, to a New World... (Japanese)

Set Overview

Gold, Silver, to a New World... opened the Neo era on February 4, 2000. Its 96 cards brought the Johto Pokémon of Pokémon Gold and Silver into the card game.

CategoryDetails
Japanese Name金、銀、新世界へ... (Kin, Gin, Shinsekai e...)
Release DateFebruary 4, 2000
Total Cards96 cards
PublisherMedia Factory
Card Types72 Pokémon · 21 Trainer · 3 Energy
Holo Rares16
ThemeJohto

About the Set

The set carries the Johto starters and their evolutions, the Baby Pokémon Pichu, Cleffa, Magby and Elekid, and the Darkness and Metal card types along with the Darkness Energy and Metal Energy that make them playable. Lugia is among its 16 holo rares.

The English counterpart is Neo Genesis, released December 16, 2000 with 111 cards.

How These Cards Are Numbered

Cards from this era carry no collector number. The number printed at the bottom right of the card is the Pokédex number of the Pokémon — the 25th card of Expansion Pack is Staryu, and it reads No. 120. Trainer and Energy cards have no number at all.

What the gallery shows: each tile is numbered by its position in the set (#1 to #96), which is the order the set is catalogued in, not a number printed on the card. Open a card and the lightbox gives both the position and the Pokédex number the card actually prints.

Rarity is shown on the card face instead, as a small symbol next to the Pokédex number: a circle for common, a diamond for uncommon and a star for rare.

All 96 cards from Gold, Silver, to a New World..., in set order. Click any card to view it full size — use the arrow keys (or swipe) to move through the set.

English readers may also want the Neo Genesis set guide, and the Japanese to English set map for how the two release schedules line up.

SetJapanese NameReleasedCards
Expansion Pack拡張パックOctober 20, 1996102 cards
Pokémon JungleポケモンジャングルMarch 5, 199748 cards
Mystery of the Fossils化石の秘密June 21, 199748 cards
Rocket Gangロケット団November 21, 199765 cards
Leaders’ StadiumリーダーズスタジアムOctober 24, 199896 cards
Challenge from the Darkness闇からの挑戦June 25, 199998 cards
Crossing the Ruins...遺跡をこえて...July 7, 200056 cards
Awakening Legendsめざめる伝説November 23, 200057 cards

Collecting & Where to Buy

Lugia is the card that carries this set. Typhlosion, Feraligatr and Meganium hold value as first printings of the Johto starters’ final forms.

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Collector tip: Darkness and Metal arrive here as card types, together with the special Energy cards that power them — the Pokémon themselves are ordinary Johto species.

Note: external links are provided for reference only. Always confirm a card’s printing, condition and authenticity before purchasing.