Bulbasaur
How it was given out: CoroCoro Best Photo Contest.
Japanese promo, released 1999.
One of 278 promos from 1999 to 2003 listed on this site.
Unless all damage from this attack is prevented, you may remove 1 damage counter from Bulbasaur.
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was included in the Base Set with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork by Yuuki Tanaka, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol normally would be and text on the bottom right reads: Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card.
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