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*This card is commonly known as ''Grand Party'', in reference to the words displayed in the illustration. | *This card is commonly known as ''Grand Party'', in reference to the words displayed in the illustration. | ||
*At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon, this card was well publicized as being much rarer than it actually was (similar to the hype surrounding [[_____'s Pikachu (Wizards Promo 24)|Birthday Pikachu]]), sending initial overseas prices soaring – it is estimated that collectors paid sums of up to $200 during the initial boom. It can still be relatively easily obtained today for between $ | *At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon, this card was well publicized as being much rarer than it actually was (similar to the hype surrounding [[_____'s Pikachu (Wizards Promo 24)|Birthday Pikachu]]), sending initial overseas prices soaring – it is estimated that collectors paid sums of up to $200 during the initial boom. It can still be relatively easily obtained today for between $50 and $100. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 2 May 2011
This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms. |
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Trainer Certification Card (Japanese: カードトレーナー認定証 Trainer Certification Card) is a Trainer. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.
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Release information
This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was awarded to those in the Pokémon Players Fan Club who collected 50 stamps in a special passport by battling other players over the course of the 1999-2000 season. Those that met the criteria at the end of the season were awarded this card by MediaFactory.
Trivia
- This card is commonly known as Grand Party, in reference to the words displayed in the illustration.
- At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon, this card was well publicized as being much rarer than it actually was (similar to the hype surrounding Birthday Pikachu), sending initial overseas prices soaring – it is estimated that collectors paid sums of up to $200 during the initial boom. It can still be relatively easily obtained today for between $50 and $100.
Origin
This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. |