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2001/August: All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Name: Pikachu

Release Date: 2001/August - September

Expansion / Set: P Promotional Cards

Released Through: All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Card #: 004/P

e-Reader ID: Z-02-#

Approx. Value: $15.00 - $20.00

Notes:

Passengers flying in conjunction with the “It’s a Pika Summer!” campaign could redeem their boarding passes for the 2 card set including Pikachu and Larvitar. This is the 1st Pikachu card to feature the e-Card format along with the new Japanese card back.

 

P promotional cards were the first Japanese promo cards to have a numbering system. These cards were numbered ###/P (P for Promotional), indicating that other Promotional sets could be released. Similar to the English promo cards, these cards featured a black star "PROMO" symbol.

 

With the release of e-Card the card layout was redesigned. View card for comparison of last format.

 

This is the first Pikachu card to feature the Japanese "e-Card" format.

 

e-Cards feature a “dot code” barcode. The barcode can be swiped through the Nintendo e-Reader, which would activate mini-games or prompt a Pokédex data entry for the Pokémon on the card. The barcode was omitted on any e-Cards featuring a holofoil treatment, that way holographic cards would not be swiped through the e-Reader and be damaged.

 

List of P Promo Pikachu cards:

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Pikachu 004/P

McDonald's Pikachu 021/P

Pokémon Festa Pikachu 038/P

JR Pokémon Happy Adventure Rally 2002 Pikachu 044/P

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