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Pokémon Topsun

Top-Seika sold Pokémon seals and cards in gum packs from 1995, among the earliest Pokémon products of any kind.

About Topsun
The Packs
1995 Cards
1997 Cards

The packs

The packs held seals, the square stickers most collectors mean by Topsun, and cards, two numbered card sets that are often confused.

The 1995 cards

Sort the cards by shape: the 1995 set is portrait, with a cream border and a full stat table.

The 1997 cards

The 1997 card gum battle cards are landscape, with a metallic number band and two Pokémon in the artwork.

Seals

Square stickers sold in gum packs · 1997 to 2000
Pack Art
Topsun Seal Gum (1997)
102 stickers · 14 holos · Pokédex #s · Ken Sugimori art
Pack Art
Topsun Seal Gum 2 (1997)
88 stickers · no holos · joining backgrounds
Pack Art
Toppu Seal Gum 3 (1998)
196 stickers · 20 holos · blue-bordered second edition
Pack Art
Toppu Seal Gum Johto (1999–2000)
152 stickers · Gen 2 lineup · multiple print runs

Cards

Two numbered card sets, told apart by card shape
Pack Art
Topsun Cards (1995)
150 cards · portrait, cream border · stat table · green or blue back
Pack Art
Topsun Card Gum Battle Cards (1997)
No.001 to No.151 · landscape, metallic number band · 21 prism · no printed total

Topsun Questions

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What is Pokémon Topsun?

Top-Seika sold Pokémon seals and cards in gum packs from 1995, among the earliest Pokémon products of any kind.

How many Topsun sets are listed?

There are 6: four seal sets (1997 to 2000) and two numbered card sets.

How many seals are in the four seal sets?

They hold 538 seals: 102, 88, 196 and 152.

How do I tell the two card sets apart?

By shape. The 1995 set is portrait, with a cream border and a full stat table; the 1997 gum battle cards are landscape, with a metallic number band and two Pokémon in the artwork.

How do I add a photo?

Open a set and press the + Photo button on a tile that has no photo yet. Approved photos can be credited to your Hidden Temple display name, and the rules are in the Contributor License Agreement.