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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P036
World Hobby Fair promo
- Recorded date / context
- 07 DEC 1997
- Language
- Japanese
- Card type
- TCG promo
- Reverse image
- Shared design reference
Glossy; special limited expansion sheet
History & distribution
First WHF distribution at Fukuoka; further fairs Jan 10–11 Chiba, Feb 1 Osaka, Feb 8 Sapporo, Feb 15 Nagoya 1998.
Sugimori artwork, later English promo 4.
Identification & variants
- Glossy; special limited expansion sheet
Understanding the date
07 DEC 1997
Date recorded. Public release / distribution. The date applies to the event described in this record. An announcement, product launch, or award event does not date every individual printing.
Reverse & image provenance
Shared design reference. Shared Japanese old-back design reference. The exact reverse of this individual specimen has not been documented here.
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