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The cards Japan saw first: contest prizes, magazine inserts, vending-machine sheets and the first prints of 1996. What each one is, how many exist and what they sell for.
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Pikachu Illustrator
The CoroCoro contest prize. About 41 exist.
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Ancient Mew
All six versions, from the 1999 film pamphlet on.
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Poncho Pikachu
Japan-only Pokémon Center promos, 2014–17.
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The first Pokémon card
Carddass, CoroCoro, Base Set and the No Rarity print.
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CoroCoro promos
The magazine that made the grails.
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Masaki promos and Vending
Mail-in holos and ¥100 sticker sheets.
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Topsun
The ©1995 gum cards and their blue backs.
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