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THE PIKACHU ARCHIVE / SPECIMEN P097
Neo Genesis · Japanese
- Recorded date / context
- 04 FEB 2000
- Language
- Japanese
- Card type
- TCG set
- Reverse image
- Shared design reference
Gold, Silver, to a New World… common
History & distribution
Japanese expansion release was February 4, 2000.
December 10, 1999 is often carried over from the Neo Premium File; that file contains the nine Johto starter cards, not Pikachu.
Identification & variants
- Gold, Silver, to a New World… common
Understanding the date
04 FEB 2000
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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