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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P038
Vending Series 1
- Recorded date / context
- 23 MAR 1998
- Language
- Japanese
- Card type
- TCG vending
- Reverse image
- Shared design reference
Glossy; common rarity symbol
History & distribution
Atsuko Nishida artwork, on Expansion Sheet 1 sheet six.
Later English promo 27.
Identification & variants
- Glossy; common rarity symbol
Understanding the date
23 MAR 1998
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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