Gyarados
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.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
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 Ryouichi Abe, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. The Base Set print was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.
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