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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P012
Nintendo RED playing deck
- Recorded date / context
- 1996-12-01–10
- Language
- Japanese
- Card type
- Non-TCG
- Reverse image
- Paired photograph
Red-version deck
History & distribution
Early December advertised product window.
Playing cards are a separate collectible family, not TCG prints.
Blue, Yellow, and Gold/Silver decks and their Pikachu faces require a complete deck survey.
Identification & variants
- Red-version deck
Understanding the date
1996-12-01–10
Recorded window. Public release / distribution. The recorded month or window is retained as written. It should not be narrowed to a single day without further evidence.
Reverse & image provenance
Paired source photograph. Reverse photograph paired with the original front in the source gallery. The full source photograph is retained.
The viewer displays the original photograph through a card-area viewport where available. Open the original reverse photograph to inspect the full source image.
Front images can include shared references or comparison photographs, as described in the specimen notes. Image resolution and visible markings remain limited by the original source.
Sources & further reading
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