<p>They are Topsun Pokemon cards from 1997. There was also a 1995 set of Topsun cards, which is more common. They came from Bandai vending machines in a gum and card pack.</p>
<p>There is a video of someone opening a pack <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddxzmr7lsu4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on youtube</a></p>
<p>There are also a number of listings <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=TOPSUN+pokemon+card+1997" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on eBay</a></p>

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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IIyNK.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IIyNK.jpg" alt="Unknown pocket monster card back" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vbrnt.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vbrnt.jpg" alt="Twelve pocket monster cards in a square" /></a></p>
<p>Does anyone know what kind of cards these are?</p>

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Looks like a particular style of trading card to me. It'll be hard to track down what it is specifically since I expect most searches to give results for the TCG, but good luck!
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Pokemon Japanese Pocket monster cards?
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# Pokemon Japanese Pocket monster cards?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-11)

[![Unknown pocket monster card back](https://i.sstatic.net/IIyNK.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/IIyNK.jpg)

[![Twelve pocket monster cards in a square](https://i.sstatic.net/vbrnt.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vbrnt.jpg)

Does anyone know what kind of cards these are?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Looks like a particular style of trading card to me. It'll be hard to track down what it is specifically since I expect most searches to give results for the TCG, but good luck!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-12. Score: 4

They are Topsun Pokemon cards from 1997. There was also a 1995 set of Topsun cards, which is more common. They came from Bandai vending machines in a gum and card pack.

There is a video of someone opening a pack [on youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddxzmr7lsu4)

There are also a number of listings [on eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=TOPSUN+pokemon+card+1997)


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