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Now out of print, ''Pachimon'' is still fondly remembered for nostalgia's sake. [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Pachimon Various]] [[https://dangerousminds.net/comments/full_deck_of_japanese_monster_playing_cards online]] [[https://totsuone.tumblr.com/post/190820946312/pachimon-playing-cards/amp galleries]] [[https://sailorgojirarex1997.tumblr.com/post/129018319539/atomic-crusader-pachimon-kaiju-stickers-by-kin are available]] [[http://pinktentacle.com/2011/02/pachimon-playing-cards/ for]]showcasing the madness behind the ''Pachimon'' trading card craze of the past.
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Now out of print, the ''Pachimon'' CollectibleCardGame is still fondly remembered for nostalgia's sake. [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Pachimon Various]] [[https://dangerousminds.net/comments/full_deck_of_japanese_monster_playing_cards online]] [[https://totsuone.tumblr.com/post/190820946312/pachimon-playing-cards/amp galleries]] [[https://sailorgojirarex1997.tumblr.com/post/129018319539/atomic-crusader-pachimon-kaiju-stickers-by-kin are available]] [[http://pinktentacle.com/2011/02/pachimon-playing-cards/ for]]showcasing the madness behind the ''Pachimon'' trading card craze of the past.
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* MultipleHeadCase: Giant Monster Kodon, which is basically [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Banila]] mixed with Trachodon (from Tsuburaya's obscure ''Dinosaur Expedition Born Free'').
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* MultipleHeadCase: Giant Monster Kodon, which is basically [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Banila]] mixed with Trachodon (from Tsuburaya's obscure ''Dinosaur ''[[Series/TsuburayaDinosaurTrilogy Dinosaur Expedition Born Free'').Free]]'').
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Prachi and Nash are based on the ''Series/{{Ultraseven}} monsters, Windam and Agira, but for some reason they're depicted as hostile, city-destroying behemoths, despite their inspirations being benign monsters and allies of humans.
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Prachi and Nash are based on the ''Series/{{Ultraseven}} ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' monsters, Windam and Agira, but for some reason they're depicted as hostile, city-destroying behemoths, despite their inspirations being benign monsters and allies of humans.
* EldritchAbomination: Several of these monsters doesn't even have a humanoid form, instead being a mass of limbs, tentacles, and just plain freaky-looking. Keshyusu the insect-man, the tentacled-face Betalas, and the one which is just [[http://monsterbrains.blogspot.com/2013/08/pachimon-kaiju-cards.html a mass of tentacles with a face]] probably sticks out the most.
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* {{Mummy}}:
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* {{Mummy}}: Orpier the mummy-based monster, one of the ''less'' freaky-looking creatures.
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* MonomentalDamage: Several of them in the "Monster World Tour" collection, including [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b2/Pachimon-Anigaru-March-2019-01.jpg the Pyramids being chomped on]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/ba/Yama.png a monster about to land on the Golden Gate Bridge]], a [[Series/ReturnOfUltraman Kingasurus III-clone]] trampling [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4a/GondorasPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Colesseum in Rome]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b5/WardorisPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Statue of Liberty about to be screwed by an incoming monster]] and things looking [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4b/Pachimon-World_Hightawagon_March-2019-01.jpg NOT really well for the Eiffel Tower]].
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* MonomentalDamage: MonumentalDamage: Several of them in the "Monster World Tour" collection, including [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b2/Pachimon-Anigaru-March-2019-01.jpg the Pyramids being chomped on]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/ba/Yama.png a monster about to land on the Golden Gate Bridge]], a [[Series/ReturnOfUltraman Kingasurus III-clone]] trampling [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4a/GondorasPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Colesseum in Rome]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b5/WardorisPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Statue of Liberty about to be screwed by an incoming monster]] and things looking [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4b/Pachimon-World_Hightawagon_March-2019-01.jpg NOT really well for the Eiffel Tower]].
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Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and "Dinosaur Edition" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
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Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the these cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and "Dinosaur Edition" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
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''Pachimon'' [[note]] literally "knockoff" in the Osakan dialect [[/note]], the name given to identify Yokopro's and Yamapro's hordes of NotZilla-monsters, created by mixing and matching various existing monsters "borrowed" from different media, quickly took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) like a rampaging monster devouring everything in sight, as children lined up to collect and swap trading cards depicting monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] destroying a harbor, which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbor.
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''Pachimon'' [[note]] literally "knockoff" in the Osakan dialect [[/note]], the name given to identify Yokopro's and Yamapro's hordes of NotZilla-monsters, created by mixing and matching various existing monsters "borrowed" from different media, quickly took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) like a rampaging monster devouring everything in sight, as children lined up to collect and swap trading cards depicting monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/0/09/DaigorasPachimon2016March01.jpg destroying a harbor, harbor]], which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbor.
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Yokopro and Yamapro, a Japanese joint venture, inspired by the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' trading cards craze as well as {{kaiju}}-related media being spawned by various {{toku}} popular at the time, such as ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', ''Franchise/KamenRider'', decided to ride the coattails of the popularity by creating their own "brand" of monsters into a series of vintage budget bromide trading cards for children to collect.
With this stroke of marketing genius, ''Pachimon'', the name given to hordes and hordes of NotZilla-monsters -- created by mixing and matching various existing monsters from different media -- took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) as children lines up to collect and swap trading cards of monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] destroying a harbour, which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbour.
Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and "Dinosaur" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
With this stroke of marketing genius, ''Pachimon'', the name given to hordes and hordes of NotZilla-monsters -- created by mixing and matching various existing monsters from different media -- took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) as children lines up to collect and swap trading cards of monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] destroying a harbour, which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbour.
Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and "Dinosaur" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
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Yokopro and Yamapro, a Japanese joint venture, inspired by the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' trading cards craze as well as {{kaiju}}-related media being spawned by various {{toku}} popular at the time, time such as ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', and ''Franchise/KamenRider'', has decided to ride the coattails of the popularity by creating their own "brand" of monsters into a series of vintage budget bromide trading cards for children to collect.
With this stroke of marketing genius, ''Pachimon'', ''Pachimon'' [[note]] literally "knockoff" in the Osakan dialect [[/note]], the name given to hordes identify Yokopro's and Yamapro's hordes of NotZilla-monsters -- NotZilla-monsters, created by mixing and matching various existing monsters "borrowed" from different media -- media, quickly took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) like a rampaging monster devouring everything in sight, as children lines lined up to collect and swap trading cards of depicting monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] destroying a harbour, harbor, which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbour.
harbor.
Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and"Dinosaur" "Dinosaur Edition" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and
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* {{Cyclops}}: A few of the monsters, including Askeroni (Jamila from ''Series/{{Ultraman}}]], but with a single eye on it's face) and a giant unnamed one-eyed monkey monster.
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* {{Cyclops}}: A few of the monsters, including Askeroni (Jamila from ''Series/{{Ultraman}}]], ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', but with a single eye on it's face) and a giant unnamed one-eyed monkey monster.
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* AerithAndBob:AerithAndBob: You'll find monsters with ominous-sounding names like Galtan, Doirah and Himura, but there's also monsters named Nash and Jacob.
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* ExcusePlot: Unlike ''TabletopGame/MarsAttacks'' which at least have a plot, there really isn't a story whatsoever besides "kaiju rampage".
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* ExcusePlot: Unlike ''TabletopGame/MarsAttacks'' ''Film/MarsAttacks'' which at least have a plot, there really isn't a story whatsoever besides "kaiju rampage".
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kaiju, kaiju, everywhere... and NOT a single original one in sight!]]
It's the [[Main/TheSeventies mid-1970s]].
Yokopro and Yamapro, a Japanese joint venture, inspired by the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' trading cards craze as well as {{kaiju}}-related media being spawned by various {{toku}} popular at the time, such as ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', ''Franchise/KamenRider'', decided to ride the coattails of the popularity by creating their own "brand" of monsters into a series of vintage budget bromide trading cards for children to collect.
With this stroke of marketing genius, ''Pachimon'', the name given to hordes and hordes of NotZilla-monsters -- created by mixing and matching various existing monsters from different media -- took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) as children lines up to collect and swap trading cards of monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] destroying a harbour, which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbour.
Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and "Dinosaur" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
Now out of print, ''Pachimon'' is still fondly remembered for nostalgia's sake. [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Pachimon Various]] [[https://dangerousminds.net/comments/full_deck_of_japanese_monster_playing_cards online]] [[https://totsuone.tumblr.com/post/190820946312/pachimon-playing-cards/amp galleries]] [[https://sailorgojirarex1997.tumblr.com/post/129018319539/atomic-crusader-pachimon-kaiju-stickers-by-kin are available]] [[http://pinktentacle.com/2011/02/pachimon-playing-cards/ for]]showcasing the madness behind the ''Pachimon'' trading card craze of the past.
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!! This series of cards contain examples of:
* AerithAndBob:
* BehemothBattle: Not all monsters depicted on the cards are actively destroying cities. Some of them are actually fighting each other on their cards, including [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Askeroni (based off Jamila) fighting an unidentified monster based on Gyango]], [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Nash (based on Riggah) dueling an Agira-like monster]] -- interestingly enough, in the ''Ultra Series'', Rigga ''does'' in fact battle Agira in one episode. MythologyGag? -- and various unnamed monsters simply duking it out. [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/3/3b/Pachimons.png Skinny Red King versus turtle Zetton]] anyone?
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Several of the monsters are based on giant insects, including a bee ''dai''kaiju almost as large as the earth itself on one card. These are usually unnamed however, due to their "generic" appearances, being original creations based on enlarging real-life insects rather than copying stuff from Toei, Toho and Tsuburaya.
* BreathWeapon: No knockoff-kaiju would be complete without ripping off Godzilla's iconic atomic breath, right?
* CactusPerson: One of the few "original" monsters, which is a cactus-insect hybrid behemoth simply referred to as "Cactus Man" terrorizing Polynesia.
* CaptainErsatz: Some of the non-kaiju characters featured on the cards whm appears to be heroes battling the kaiju are simply lifted from Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and various {{Toku}} popular at the time.
** An unnamed ''Series/{{Spectreman}}''-ersatz is seen fighting a monster based off [[Series/UltramanTaro Tondaile]].
** There's also an ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}''-esque hero fighting a giant wasp.
** They even nicked the titular character from ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron'' in a few of the cards! [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/3/3d/Pachimon-Red-Baron-Nov-2021-01.jpg Yes, really]].
* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Prachi and Nash are based on the ''Series/{{Ultraseven}} monsters, Windam and Agira, but for some reason they're depicted as hostile, city-destroying behemoths, despite their inspirations being benign monsters and allies of humans.
* {{Cyclops}}: A few of the monsters, including Askeroni (Jamila from ''Series/{{Ultraman}}]], but with a single eye on it's face) and a giant unnamed one-eyed monkey monster.
* {{Cyborg}}: At least a few of these. Most notable being an unnamed monster that looks like [[Series/UltramanAce Vakishim]] getting [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwdWTovUcAYYwLz?format=jpg&name=900x900 a mechanical makeover]].
* DoofyDodo: One of the monsters from the "Dinosaur" line, Giant Monster Bird Diatryma, who is a giant Gastornis.
* ExcusePlot: Unlike ''TabletopGame/MarsAttacks'' which at least have a plot, there really isn't a story whatsoever besides "kaiju rampage".
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: One of the monsters, Betalas, has multiple tentacles in place of a head, with it's eyes growing from stalks on two of them.
* FishPeople: Appropriately enough, some [[Series/UltraQ Ragon]] clones appear as assorted kaiju.
* GiantCrab: A few of the monsters are giant crustaceans. Notably, one of the ''largest'' of the bunch, [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b6/PachimonHishira2016January01.jpg Hishira the space crab about to drop into the Parisian harbour]] to the chagrin of an unfortunate ship directly ''underneath'' it.
* GiantFlyer: Various winged monsters appear in the series, but the one which sticks out the most is probably Giant Monster Eyegan, a winged behemoth which looks like ''Film/{{Rodan}}'' with a Chinese dragon's head.
* GiantSpider: Many of the monsters are based on spiders. One of them is notably seen fighting what appears to be a knockoff of Minila, probably inspired by the then-recent ''Film/SonOfGodzilla''.
* GiantSquid: The Giant Sea Beast Chockak is a squid.
* GISSyndrome: Several of the cards are literally just postcards from around the world with the monsters painted on them. Including cartoonish monsters hanging around Dutch windmills, St. Basil's Cathedral, and Mount Rushmore which has two monsters ''[[BehemothBattle fighting atop]]'' it.
* HumongousMecha: Not all monsters are organic. Some of them are mechanical and / or robotic in nature, including one which is simply called Robos (and who is a PaletteSwap of [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} U-Tom]]).
* {{Kaiju}}: Most of them which are, erm, "borrowed" from existing sources.
* KingKongCopy: Several of the monsters are simian-based, including the yeti-like Ninku and the gorilla-esque Walk.
* MegaNeko: One of ''few'' original monsters. Beware, [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/f/fd/Iwata-Pro-Butterfly-Cat-01.jpg the giant winged cat kaiju]]! [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/2/22/Pachimon_shin_19-winged-cat.jpg Both of them]].
* MixAndMatchCritters: Basically 70% of the "new" monsters, created by stitching together designs from various {{Toku}}.
* MonomentalDamage: Several of them in the "Monster World Tour" collection, including [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b2/Pachimon-Anigaru-March-2019-01.jpg the Pyramids being chomped on]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/ba/Yama.png a monster about to land on the Golden Gate Bridge]], a [[Series/ReturnOfUltraman Kingasurus III-clone]] trampling [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4a/GondorasPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Colesseum in Rome]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b5/WardorisPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Statue of Liberty about to be screwed by an incoming monster]] and things looking [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4b/Pachimon-World_Hightawagon_March-2019-01.jpg NOT really well for the Eiffel Tower]].
* MultipleHeadCase: Giant Monster Kodon, which is basically [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Banila]] mixed with Trachodon (from Tsuburaya's obscure ''Dinosaur Expedition Born Free'').
* {{Mummy}}:
* NotZilla: A few of the unnamed monsters, which are designed with Godzilla as a template.
* {{Oni}}: A few of the monsters appears to be based on the classical depictions of Oni, probably in an attempt to imitate ''Series/UltramanAce'' and ''Series/UltramanTaro'' who had several Oni-based kaiju in their line at the time.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: Some of the monsters certainly look, uhm, odd. Like this [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/8/8c/New-Bromide-Yellow-Alien-01.jpg alien cyborg canary]], the dodo with ExtraEyes, and the one whose oversized head appears to be a FlyingSaucer (despite it having an organic body). And also Galtan whose head is a ''human skull''.
* PaletteSwap: Some of the monsters depicted on the cards aren't even well-disguised, to the point where Yokopro's artists merely took an existing monster, slapped a new coat of paint on them, and called it a day. Notably Saihatari, Jacob, Leccatholis and Kokuro which are merely repainted artwork of [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Gigass, Jirass, Alien Mefilas and Bemular]]. There's also a bird-like monster called Tonga which is [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Starbem Gyeron]] with an antenna and a fish monster called Tedra which is just a more muscular [[Series/UltraQ Peter]].
* PrehistoricMonster: The monsters from the "Dinosaur" line, which are based on public-domain dinosaurs instead of existing monsters at the time.
* SkullForAHead: More than one of those monsters have giant, protruding skulls in place of their craniums, notable a tusked monster called Whatos and another called Galtan (which is a combination of [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Baltan's claws, Antlar's body]] and a ''human skull'').
* SeaMonster: A few of the monsters are shown attacking ships on the seas, including Zanusek (about to flatten a ship) and Lygon (emerging from a harbour, ready to go on a rampage).
* StockNessMonster: A few aquatic monsters of the "Dinosaur" line inevitably falls under these, notably Corythosaurus, Mucasis, Jiptess... and one of which is named ''Nessie''.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Combined with the GISSyndrome above, thanks to plastering a painted monster over a postcard depicting London, somehow the local citizens are completely unflinched towards the sight of a monster [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/e/e4/DanpurarPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg trampling over double-decker buses]]. The hilariously fake painted explosion doesn't help, either...
* WaddlingHead: The monster Etch, which is an armless red ball with a face supported by skinny legs.
* WolfMan: One of the weirder original kaiju on the cards. Mage, a giant kung-fu fighting werewolf [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/0/0f/8_club.png punching a building in two]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kaiju, kaiju, everywhere... and NOT a single original one in sight!]]
It's the [[Main/TheSeventies mid-1970s]].
Yokopro and Yamapro, a Japanese joint venture, inspired by the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' trading cards craze as well as {{kaiju}}-related media being spawned by various {{toku}} popular at the time, such as ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', ''Franchise/KamenRider'', decided to ride the coattails of the popularity by creating their own "brand" of monsters into a series of vintage budget bromide trading cards for children to collect.
With this stroke of marketing genius, ''Pachimon'', the name given to hordes and hordes of NotZilla-monsters -- created by mixing and matching various existing monsters from different media -- took over Japanese stores (and also various stores and toy shops in Asia) as children lines up to collect and swap trading cards of monsters rampaging across Tokyo. Each card feature a kaiju's stats, affiliation, BossSubtitles, and of course, having them rip apart something like classic Japanese monsters always do. For instance, here's a shot of an [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Eleking]]-esque marine monster who is ''totally NOT'' Eleking [[note]] identified by the card as Daigoras [[/note]] destroying a harbour, which is clearly made by superimposing an altered still of Eleking into an existing photograph of a harbour.
Despite (or more likely, ''because'') the sheer cheesiness of the cards, ''Pachimon'' is a roaring success. Entire series of these cards are produced, and relaunched, again and again, from the vintage "Monster Collage" and "Dinosaur" sets to the "Monster World Tour" featuring kaiju terrorizing different cities, as well as limited-editions available only in Japan and playing card versions of existing artwork. Toys, stickers, and various merchandise exists as well for a select few of the monsters popular enough to compete with their mainstream toku counterparts.
Now out of print, ''Pachimon'' is still fondly remembered for nostalgia's sake. [[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Pachimon Various]] [[https://dangerousminds.net/comments/full_deck_of_japanese_monster_playing_cards online]] [[https://totsuone.tumblr.com/post/190820946312/pachimon-playing-cards/amp galleries]] [[https://sailorgojirarex1997.tumblr.com/post/129018319539/atomic-crusader-pachimon-kaiju-stickers-by-kin are available]] [[http://pinktentacle.com/2011/02/pachimon-playing-cards/ for]]showcasing the madness behind the ''Pachimon'' trading card craze of the past.
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!! This series of cards contain examples of:
* AerithAndBob:
* BehemothBattle: Not all monsters depicted on the cards are actively destroying cities. Some of them are actually fighting each other on their cards, including [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Askeroni (based off Jamila) fighting an unidentified monster based on Gyango]], [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Nash (based on Riggah) dueling an Agira-like monster]] -- interestingly enough, in the ''Ultra Series'', Rigga ''does'' in fact battle Agira in one episode. MythologyGag? -- and various unnamed monsters simply duking it out. [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/3/3b/Pachimons.png Skinny Red King versus turtle Zetton]] anyone?
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Several of the monsters are based on giant insects, including a bee ''dai''kaiju almost as large as the earth itself on one card. These are usually unnamed however, due to their "generic" appearances, being original creations based on enlarging real-life insects rather than copying stuff from Toei, Toho and Tsuburaya.
* BreathWeapon: No knockoff-kaiju would be complete without ripping off Godzilla's iconic atomic breath, right?
* CactusPerson: One of the few "original" monsters, which is a cactus-insect hybrid behemoth simply referred to as "Cactus Man" terrorizing Polynesia.
* CaptainErsatz: Some of the non-kaiju characters featured on the cards whm appears to be heroes battling the kaiju are simply lifted from Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and various {{Toku}} popular at the time.
** An unnamed ''Series/{{Spectreman}}''-ersatz is seen fighting a monster based off [[Series/UltramanTaro Tondaile]].
** There's also an ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}''-esque hero fighting a giant wasp.
** They even nicked the titular character from ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron'' in a few of the cards! [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/3/3d/Pachimon-Red-Baron-Nov-2021-01.jpg Yes, really]].
* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Prachi and Nash are based on the ''Series/{{Ultraseven}} monsters, Windam and Agira, but for some reason they're depicted as hostile, city-destroying behemoths, despite their inspirations being benign monsters and allies of humans.
* {{Cyclops}}: A few of the monsters, including Askeroni (Jamila from ''Series/{{Ultraman}}]], but with a single eye on it's face) and a giant unnamed one-eyed monkey monster.
* {{Cyborg}}: At least a few of these. Most notable being an unnamed monster that looks like [[Series/UltramanAce Vakishim]] getting [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwdWTovUcAYYwLz?format=jpg&name=900x900 a mechanical makeover]].
* DoofyDodo: One of the monsters from the "Dinosaur" line, Giant Monster Bird Diatryma, who is a giant Gastornis.
* ExcusePlot: Unlike ''TabletopGame/MarsAttacks'' which at least have a plot, there really isn't a story whatsoever besides "kaiju rampage".
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: One of the monsters, Betalas, has multiple tentacles in place of a head, with it's eyes growing from stalks on two of them.
* FishPeople: Appropriately enough, some [[Series/UltraQ Ragon]] clones appear as assorted kaiju.
* GiantCrab: A few of the monsters are giant crustaceans. Notably, one of the ''largest'' of the bunch, [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b6/PachimonHishira2016January01.jpg Hishira the space crab about to drop into the Parisian harbour]] to the chagrin of an unfortunate ship directly ''underneath'' it.
* GiantFlyer: Various winged monsters appear in the series, but the one which sticks out the most is probably Giant Monster Eyegan, a winged behemoth which looks like ''Film/{{Rodan}}'' with a Chinese dragon's head.
* GiantSpider: Many of the monsters are based on spiders. One of them is notably seen fighting what appears to be a knockoff of Minila, probably inspired by the then-recent ''Film/SonOfGodzilla''.
* GiantSquid: The Giant Sea Beast Chockak is a squid.
* GISSyndrome: Several of the cards are literally just postcards from around the world with the monsters painted on them. Including cartoonish monsters hanging around Dutch windmills, St. Basil's Cathedral, and Mount Rushmore which has two monsters ''[[BehemothBattle fighting atop]]'' it.
* HumongousMecha: Not all monsters are organic. Some of them are mechanical and / or robotic in nature, including one which is simply called Robos (and who is a PaletteSwap of [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} U-Tom]]).
* {{Kaiju}}: Most of them which are, erm, "borrowed" from existing sources.
* KingKongCopy: Several of the monsters are simian-based, including the yeti-like Ninku and the gorilla-esque Walk.
* MegaNeko: One of ''few'' original monsters. Beware, [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/f/fd/Iwata-Pro-Butterfly-Cat-01.jpg the giant winged cat kaiju]]! [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/2/22/Pachimon_shin_19-winged-cat.jpg Both of them]].
* MixAndMatchCritters: Basically 70% of the "new" monsters, created by stitching together designs from various {{Toku}}.
* MonomentalDamage: Several of them in the "Monster World Tour" collection, including [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b2/Pachimon-Anigaru-March-2019-01.jpg the Pyramids being chomped on]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/ba/Yama.png a monster about to land on the Golden Gate Bridge]], a [[Series/ReturnOfUltraman Kingasurus III-clone]] trampling [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4a/GondorasPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Colesseum in Rome]], [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b5/WardorisPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg the Statue of Liberty about to be screwed by an incoming monster]] and things looking [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/4/4b/Pachimon-World_Hightawagon_March-2019-01.jpg NOT really well for the Eiffel Tower]].
* MultipleHeadCase: Giant Monster Kodon, which is basically [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Banila]] mixed with Trachodon (from Tsuburaya's obscure ''Dinosaur Expedition Born Free'').
* {{Mummy}}:
* NotZilla: A few of the unnamed monsters, which are designed with Godzilla as a template.
* {{Oni}}: A few of the monsters appears to be based on the classical depictions of Oni, probably in an attempt to imitate ''Series/UltramanAce'' and ''Series/UltramanTaro'' who had several Oni-based kaiju in their line at the time.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: Some of the monsters certainly look, uhm, odd. Like this [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/8/8c/New-Bromide-Yellow-Alien-01.jpg alien cyborg canary]], the dodo with ExtraEyes, and the one whose oversized head appears to be a FlyingSaucer (despite it having an organic body). And also Galtan whose head is a ''human skull''.
* PaletteSwap: Some of the monsters depicted on the cards aren't even well-disguised, to the point where Yokopro's artists merely took an existing monster, slapped a new coat of paint on them, and called it a day. Notably Saihatari, Jacob, Leccatholis and Kokuro which are merely repainted artwork of [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Gigass, Jirass, Alien Mefilas and Bemular]]. There's also a bird-like monster called Tonga which is [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Starbem Gyeron]] with an antenna and a fish monster called Tedra which is just a more muscular [[Series/UltraQ Peter]].
* PrehistoricMonster: The monsters from the "Dinosaur" line, which are based on public-domain dinosaurs instead of existing monsters at the time.
* SkullForAHead: More than one of those monsters have giant, protruding skulls in place of their craniums, notable a tusked monster called Whatos and another called Galtan (which is a combination of [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Baltan's claws, Antlar's body]] and a ''human skull'').
* SeaMonster: A few of the monsters are shown attacking ships on the seas, including Zanusek (about to flatten a ship) and Lygon (emerging from a harbour, ready to go on a rampage).
* StockNessMonster: A few aquatic monsters of the "Dinosaur" line inevitably falls under these, notably Corythosaurus, Mucasis, Jiptess... and one of which is named ''Nessie''.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Combined with the GISSyndrome above, thanks to plastering a painted monster over a postcard depicting London, somehow the local citizens are completely unflinched towards the sight of a monster [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/e/e4/DanpurarPachimonKaijuYokopro01.jpg trampling over double-decker buses]]. The hilariously fake painted explosion doesn't help, either...
* WaddlingHead: The monster Etch, which is an armless red ball with a face supported by skinny legs.
* WolfMan: One of the weirder original kaiju on the cards. Mage, a giant kung-fu fighting werewolf [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/0/0f/8_club.png punching a building in two]].
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