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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P054

Pokémon Demo Game Pikachu · December 1998

Recorded date / context
1998-12 · reported distribution
Language
English
Card type
TCG distribution
Reverse image
Shared design reference

Demo deck / Demo Game distribution: a 24-card teaching pack containing two Pikachu. Reference image of a yellow-cheeked Shadowless card; this scan does not establish demo-pack provenance.

History & distribution

The Pokémon Demo Game was a 24-card teaching pack containing two Pikachu cards. Collector references report distribution in December 1998, with distribution continuing during 1999.

The loose yellow-cheeked Shadowless Pikachu has no distinguishing print feature that proves it came from a Demo Game pack. Attribution depends on packaging or documented provenance. The image here is a shared reference.

Identification & variants

  • Yellow-cheeked Shadowless Pikachu 58/102; no 1st Edition or E3 stamp.
  • The demo-pack cards have no distinguishing print feature that proves their origin once loose.
  • December 1998 is reported in collector references; distribution also continued during 1999.
  • Packaging or documented provenance is needed to attribute a specimen to a Demo Game pack.

Understanding the date

1998-12 · reported distribution

Reported distribution. Distribution event · may reuse an existing print. 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 English TCG back reference. Printing differences and specimen-specific marks cannot be inferred from this reference.

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Sources & further reading

  1. 1. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
  2. 2. elitefourum.com
  3. 3. psacard.com
  4. 4. d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.net

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