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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P073
E3 · YELLOW cheeks
- Recorded date / context
- 1999-09
- Language
- English
- Card type
- TCG promo
- Reverse image
- Shared design reference
Unlimited; yellow cheeks; gold E3 stamp
History & distribution
Nintendo Power issue 124 insert.
Often conflated with the earlier red-cheek E3 convention print.
Identification & variants
- Unlimited; yellow cheeks; gold E3 stamp
Understanding the date
1999-09
Month recorded. 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 English TCG back reference. Printing differences and specimen-specific marks cannot be inferred from this reference.
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