Origins of Vintage Pokémon › Promos
Pikachu
How it was given out: CoroCoro insert (glossy).
Also on the timeline as #4.
Promo 1 of 61 known unnumbered promos released before English Base Set (Oct 1996 to Jan 1999).
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