$10.00 - Lv12 (Basic Set) "E3" Pikachu
This card is a normal "Basic" set (Lv 12) Pikachu (non-foil) card with a small (foil) "E3" stamp below the artwork.
This card was first released at the 1999 "Electronic Entertainment Expo" (E3) convention held in Los Angeles (May '99). Later, this card appeared in "Nintendo Power" magazine's September '99 issue with a much larger distribution.
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$9.00 - Lv14 (Jungle Expansion) "W" Pikachu (1st Edition)
This card is a normal "Jungle" (Lv 14) Pikachu card with a small (foil) "W" stamp below the artwork.
This card was first released in "The Duelist" magazine's September 1999 issue as a promotional insert.
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$35.00 - Lv16 "Promo" Pikachu (1st Edition)
$12.00 - Lv16 "Promo" Pikachu
This card is a (Lv 16) Pikachu (non-foil) card with a small (non-foil) "Promo" (star symbol with the word "Promo") stamp below the artwork AND a small number "1" in the lower right corner, where the rarity symbol normally would be.
The Unlimited version of this card was initially released in Japan as one of two promotional insert cards in "Hyper Coro Coro" magazine's May (Spring) Issue. Later, the 1st Edition version of this card appeared in random U.S. Jungle booster packs as a mis-collated card. Later, this card was released through Wizard's of the Coast's official TCG Pokemon League in much larger distribution. Most copies of this card released through the League are not 1st Edition.
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$35.00 - Lv12 "Promo" Jigglypuff (1st Edition)
This card is a (Lv 12) Jigglypuff (non-foil) card with a small (non-foil) "Promo" (star symbol with the word "Promo") stamp below the artwork.
This card was initially released in Japan as one of two promotional insert cards in "Hyper Coro Coro" magazine's May (Spring) Issue.
To date, this card has not been officially released in the U.S. but it may appear as a promotional in the official TCG League
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$16.00 - Lv34 "PRERELEASE" Clefable
This card is a normal "Jungle" (Lv 34) Clefable (holographic) card with the word "PRERELEASE" stamped on top of the artwork. This card was first released to a select few test sites of the WOTC Pokemon TCG League.
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$19.00 - Lv28 "PRERELEASE" Aerodactyl (1st Edition)
This card is a normal "Fossil" (Lv 28) Aerodactyl (holographic) card with the word "PRERELEASE" stamped on top of the artwork. This card was first released in October 1999 through the WOTC Pokemon TCG League.
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$7.00 - Lv9 (Fossil Expansion) "W" Kabuto
This card is a normal "Fossil" (Lv 9) Kabuto card with a small (foil) "W" stamp below the artwork.
This card was first released in "Top Deck" magazine's December 1999 issue as a promotional insert.
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$5.00 - Lv15 (Jungle Expansion) "Gold Bordered" Meowth
This card is a normal "Jungle" (Lv 15) Meowth card with a gold colored border on the face of the card (instead of the normal yellow border).
This card was first released in specially marked packages of Betty Crocker "Pokemon Rolls" fruit snacks packages. (Randomly inserted. Other possible cards from the packages are normal Base set commons: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Pikachu, Squirtle.)
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$15.00 - Lv20 "Promo" Electabuzz
$18.00 - Lv60 "Promo" Mewtwo
$13.50 - Lv13 "Promo" Pikachu
$10.00 - Lv43 "Promo" Dragonite
These cards are non-foil with a small (non-foil) "Promo" stamp (star symbol with the word "Promo" written across it) below the artwork AND a gold foil "Kids WB Presents Pokemon The First Movie" stamp on the upper right corner of the artwork. These cards have numbers instead of rarity symbols in the lower right corner of the card: Electabuzz = "2", Mewtwo = "3", Pikachu = "4", Dragonite = "5"
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