I'm selling some of my old toys on Ebay... In 1998, the Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue games hit the American market. These Burger King toys were given away in 1999. Also shown are two of the original 1998 "Battle Set" Pokemon toys by Tomy. These are incredibly rare because Hasbro took over the American Pokemon toy line in 1999. These pokeballs are purple, with a big white M (for Monster). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=110253143315&Category=60238&_trksid=p3907.m29