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1998 Pokemon Vending Series 3 Japanese Ooyama's Pikachu #025
Pokemon Cards
PSA10
Pop2,060
This 1998 Pokémon Japanese Vending Series III Ooyama's Pikachu #025 is graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA. Illustrated by Kouichi Ooyama, one of the original designers of the Pokémon TCG, the card features his distinct, hand-drawn comic style. Released exclusively in Japan through the Vending Machine Expansion Sheet series, there are 2,060 examples recorded at this Gem Mint 10 tier in the PSA population report.
The Vending Series represents a highly distinct era of Pokémon TCG distribution, where cards were peeled directly from glossy sheets sold in vending machines. This peeling process naturally introduced condition sensitivity, making high-grade preservation difficult. Ooyama's Pikachu is celebrated for its meta-humor, featuring comical, non-standard gameplay text and a self-portrait of the illustrator in the lower-right corner, cementing its legacy as one of the most eccentric and collectible cards of the early Japanese releases.Show more
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