PokéPark's Pikachu - PCG-P Promotional cards [043/PCG-P]
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POKÉPARK'S PIKACHU - PCG-P PROMOTIONAL CARDS [043/PCG-P]: IDENTIFICATION
Japanese promotional card 043/PCG-P featuring PokéPark's Pikachu (ポケパークのピカチュウ) with 50 HP and lightning typing. Illustrated with a primary Pikachu framed in foliage alongside six secondary Pikachu figures in a meadow clearing. Features the green 'Pikachu's Forest' (ピカチュウの森) sub-stamp on the lower right of the art frame and the circular blue 'PokéPark Pokémon The Park 2005' commemorative logo in the lower right attack field. Printed attacks include Quick Attack (でんこうせっか) for 10+ damage and Thunderbolt (10まんボルト) for 60 damage.
CROSS-CULTURAL PARALLELS
Where This Object Echoes
Pikachu's design derives from thunder beast folklore that historically associated electrical phenomena with small mammalian trickster spirits
Ritual & Ceremonial Use
- •Attraction-based event stamp and card distribution at Japanese promotional venue pavilions
Meaning Through Time
Souvenir card marking in-person attendance at the inaugural PokéPark theme park installation
SET RELEASE & PRINT RUN
Distributed exclusively between March 18 and September 25, 2005, at the temporary PokéPark theme park located in De La Sasima, Sasashima-raito, Nagoya, Japan. The card was issued to visitors participating in the Pikachu's Forest walkthrough attraction during the 2005 world exposition season under the PCG-P promo classification.
COLLECTOR INTEL
PokéPark 2005 operated for exactly 192 days in Nagoya before closing permanently on September 25, 2005.
SCARCITY
Genuinely harder to find. Perhaps only dozens come to market annually. Collectors actively watch for these pieces.
Typical Characteristics
- Dozens per year at market
- Documented provenance valued
- Active collector pursuit
Confidence Factors
- Correct 2005 copyright formatting and Creatures GAME FREAK font weights
GRADING EXPERT'S TAKE
Trading Card Market Analyst
Complete visibility of card identifiers, set numbering, attack text, and reverse boundary permits definitive classification.
KEY EVIDENCE
- 1Presence of both Pikachu's Forest Japanese event badge and the official PokéPark 2005 logo stamp
- 2Authentic PCG era e-Card layout and RNM-R62-8FB print run verification code
- 3Authentic post-2001 Japanese card back showing correct gradient rings around the central sphere
CONDITION & GRADE
Grading breakdown
Mild front centering bias accompanied by visible edge whitening along top and bottom reverse borders and a diagonal surface line across the reverse graphic field.
Condition
Front centering shows a slight left-to-right shift of approximately 55/45. The reverse card edge exhibits visible chipping along the upper and bottom borders, with a prominent diagonal surface mark across the right mid-field of the Poké Ball graphic.
TRADING CARD MARKET VALUE
Updated: Oct 28, 2026
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