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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P037
Pokémon Illustrator
- Recorded date / context
- 1998-01 · AWARD CYCLE
- Language
- Japanese
- Card type
- TCG prize
- Reverse image
- Shared design reference
Pikachu-themed Trainer award, rather than a Pokémon species card.
History & distribution
Prize from the first CoroCoro illustration contest, with later 1998 contests awarding additional copies.
Not named Pikachu and not a normal Pokémon card; included because Pikachu is the central illustration.
Award counts do not establish all copies ever printed.
Identification & variants
- Illustrator card featuring Pikachu
Understanding the date
1998-01 · AWARD CYCLE
Award context. 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
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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