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Pokemon monopoly kanto edition rules4/6/2024 ![]() The “railroads” are Poke Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball, and Master Ball. Dark Blue is “Giovanni’s Gym” and the properties are Nidoqueen and Nidoking.Green is “Blaine’s Gym” and the properties are Growlithe, Ponyta, and Rapidash.Yellow is “Koga’s Gym” and the properties are Koffing, Muk, and Weezing.Red is “Sabrina’s Gym” and the properties are Kadabra, Mr.Orange is “Erika’s Gym” and the properties are Victreebel, Tangela, and Vileplume.Surge’s Gym” and the properties are Voltorb, Electabuzz, and Raichu Light Blue is “Misty’s Gym” and the properties are Staryu, Starmie, and Horsea.Purple is “Brock’s Gym” and the properties are Geodude and Onix.I figured the Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean Avenue would be replaced with weak Pokemon such as Caterpie and Weedle and that Boardwalk and Park Place would be replaced with powerful Pokemon like Gyarados and Dragonite.īut then I realized that each property represented one of the eight gym leader in the Kanto region: ![]() This makes sense, because the objective of the Pokemon franchise (the games, the anime and so on) are to “catch ’em all.” Initially, I thought that their placement seemed a bit random. Here’s what the board looks like.Īs you can see, the properties are replaced by Pokemon. But for the most part, it contains enough fun references to excite fans and collectors. I feel like this edition lacks some of that consistency. I prefer when the special edition boards follow thematic rules– such as properties being replaced by similar developments. Personally, I feel like many Monopoly special edition boards are poorly and inconsistently produced. The cards feature familiar characters, and the board, which is almost 20 years old, has aged extremely well. The board is nice and colorful, and the little character pieces (Pikachu, Charmander, Bulbasaur, Blastoise, Clefairy and Mewtwo) look great, even though they’re made out of plastic instead of metal. ![]() The detail that went into producing this board is fantastic. So this edition neither diminishes or improves upon the familiar Monopoly formula. Except instead of purchasing properties, you catch Pokemon. Since everyone knows what Monopoly is, I won’t explain the rules. This board was released in 1995 during the early Pokemon craze, so it features the monsters, characters and locations of the original Kanto series ( Indigo Leaguein the anime). Last week, I stumbled upon this highly collectible Pokemon-edition Monopoly board at a local Goodwill for a couple bucks and excitedly took it home to find that it was 100 percent complete and in mint condition.
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