Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, Giovanni Theme Decks

Last updated September 2nd, 2009 · Published by Water Pokémon Master

Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni are four Gym Challenge theme decks. Each 60-card pre-constructed deck comes packaged with a holographic Alakazam coin, a Gym Challenge card checklist, a (then-current) Pokémon TCG rule book, and several cardboard damage counters. They were originally released in stores with Gym Challenge on October 16th, 2000 for $9.99 each, but are now long out of print.

The theme decks feature the last four Kanto Gym Leaders players can face in Pokémon Red and Blue, as does most of the main set. In Japan, two theme decks featuring Sabrina and Blaine were also released, both using the same holos as their English counterparts below but with otherwise different contents. No decks were released for Koga or Giovanni, however.

Koga | Sabrina | Blaine | Giovanni | Alakazam Coin

Koga Theme Deck

“Koga” features a holographic Koga’s Beedrill card and primarily focuses on Grass-type Pokémon, as Koga uses Poison-types in the Gameboy games. For more information on this deck, jump to the top of this page.

~ Koga ~
Quantity Card Name Set No. Rarity
4x Grass Koga’s Weedle Gym Challenge #82 Common
2x Grass Koga’s Kakuna Gym Challenge #47 Uncommon
1x Grass Koga’s Beedrill Gym Challenge #9 Rare Holo
3x Grass Koga’s Ekans Gym Challenge #77 Common
3x Grass Koga’s Grimer Gym Challenge #78 Common
3x Grass Koga’s Koffing Gym Challenge #79 Common
1x Grass Koga’s Koffing Gym Challenge #48 Uncommon
2x Grass Koga’s Weezing Gym Challenge #50 Uncommon
3x Colorless Koga’s Pidgey Gym Challenge #80 Common
1x Trainer Energy Removal Base Set #92 Common
1x Stadium Fuchsia City Gym Gym Challenge #114 Uncommon
1x Trainer Full Heal Base Set #82 Uncommon
2x Trainer Gust of Wind Base Set #93 Common
1x Trainer Koga Gym Challenge #106 Rare
1x Trainer PlusPower Base Set #84 Uncommon
3x Trainer Potion Base Set #94 Common
28x Basic Energy Grass Energy Gym Challenge #129 —
Koga Theme Deck from Gym Challenge

Sabrina Theme Deck

“Sabrina” features a holographic Sabrina’s Alakazam card and primarily focuses on Psychic-type Pokémon, her speciality in the Gameboy games. For more information on this deck, jump to the top of this page.

~ Sabrina ~
Quantity Card Name Set No. Rarity
2x Psychic Sabrina’s Abra Gym Challenge #93 Common
2x Psychic Sabrina’s Abra Gym Challenge #94 Common
2x Psychic Sabrina’s Kadabra Gym Challenge #58 Uncommon
1x Psychic Sabrina’s Alakazam Gym Challenge #16 Rare Holo
3x Psychic Sabrina’s Drowzee Gym Challenge #95 Common
4x Psychic Sabrina’s Gastly Gym Challenge #96 Common
2x Psychic Sabrina’s Haunter Gym Challenge #55 Uncommon
2x Psychic Sabrina’s Jynx Gym Challenge #57 Uncommon
3x Colorless Sabrina’s Porygon Gym Challenge #98 Common
2x Trainer Bill Base Set #91 Common
2x Trainer Potion Base Set #94 Common
1x Trainer Sabrina Gym Challenge #110 Rare
2x Trainer Sabrina’s Gaze Gym Heroes #125 Common
1x Trainer Sabrina’s Psychic Control Gym Challenge #121 Uncommon
1x Stadium Saffron City Gym Gym Challenge #122 Uncommon
2x Trainer Switch Base Set #95 Common
28x Basic Energy Psychic Energy Gym Challenge #131 —
Sabrina Theme Deck from Gym Challenge

Blaine Theme Deck

“Blaine” features a holographic Blaine’s Arcanine card and primarily focuses on Fire-type Pokémon, Blaine’s specialty in the Gameboy games. For more information on this deck, jump to the top of this page.

~ Blaine ~
Quantity Card Name Set No. Rarity
2x Fire Blaine’s Growlithe Gym Heroes #62 Uncommon
2x Fire Blaine’s Growlithe Gym Challenge #62 Common
1x Fire Blaine’s Arcanine Gym Challenge #1 Rare Holo
3x Fire Blaine’s Charmander Gym Challenge #60 Common
2x Fire Blaine’s Charmeleon Gym Challenge #31 Uncommon
2x Colorless Blaine’s Doduo Gym Challenge #61 Common
1x Colorless Blaine’s Dodrio Gym Challenge #32 Uncommon
4x Fire Blaine’s Ponyta Gym Challenge #64 Common
2x Fire Blaine’s Rapidash Gym Challenge #33 Uncommon
2x Fire Blaine’s Vulpix Gym Challenge #66 Common
2x Trainer Bill Base Set #91 Common
1x Trainer Blaine Gym Challenge #100 Rare
1x Trainer Blaine’s Gamble Gym Heroes #121 Common
1x Stadium Cinnabar City Gym Gym Challenge #113 Uncommon
1x Trainer Max Revive Gym Challenge #117 Uncommon
2x Trainer Potion Base Set #94 Common
2x Trainer Fervor Gym Challenge #124 Common
1x Trainer Super Potion Base Set #90 Uncommon
28x Basic Energy Fire Energy Gym Challenge #128 —
Blaine Theme Deck from Gym Challenge

Giovanni Theme Deck

“Giovanni” features a holographic Giovanni’s Persian card and primarily focuses on Fighting and Grass-type Pokémon, since Giovanni uses Ground-type Pokemon in the Gameboy games. His signature Pokémon is Persian, which he owns in Pokémon Yellow and Stadium and is often seen with in the animé. For more information on this deck, jump to the top of this page.

~ Giovanni ~
Quantity Card Name Set No. Rarity
3x Grass Giovanni’s Nidoran ♀ Gym Challenge #75 Common
1x Grass Giovanni’s Nidorina Gym Challenge #44 Uncommon
4x Grass Giovanni’s Nidoran ♂ Gym Challenge #76 Common
2x Grass Giovanni’s Nidorino Gym Challenge #45 Uncommon
4x Fighting Giovanni’s Machop Gym Challenge #72 Common
2x Fighting Giovanni’s Machoke Gym Challenge #42 Uncommon
3x Colorless Giovanni’s Meowth Gym Challenge #74 Common
1x Colorless Giovanni’s Meowth Gym Challenge #43 Uncommon
1x Colorless Giovanni’s Persian Gym Challenge #8 Rare Holo
2x Trainer Bill Base Set #91 Common
2x Trainer Energy Removal Base Set #92 Common
1x Trainer Full Heal Base Set #82 Uncommon
2x Trainer Gust of Wind Base Set #93 Common
1x Trainer Giovanni Gym Challenge #104 Rare
2x Trainer Potion Base Set #94 Common
1x Stadium Viridian City Gym Gym Challenge #123 Uncommon
2x Trainer Warp Point Gym Challenge #126 Common
20x Basic Energy Grass Energy Gym Challenge #129 —
8x Basic Energy Fighting Energy Gym Challenge #127 —
Giovanni Theme Deck from Gym Challenge

Alakazam Coin

“Koga,” “Sabrina,” “Blaine,” and “Giovanni” each come with a purple, holographic Alakazam coin that cannot be found in any other Pokémon TCG product. The coin obviously features Sabrina’s Alakazam.

Alakazam Coin - Gym Challenge Theme Decks