Piplup (Diamond & Pearl 93)

Piplup (Japanese: ポッチャマ Pochama) is a Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the expansion.
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==Release information==
This card was included in the expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese expansion. It was later included in the Empoleon Half Deck of the Japanese . In Japan, the card was reprinted as a promotional mini card as part of a Poké Ball Lottery campaign in March 2007. This version, measuring 4.5cm × 6.5cm, was randomly packaged with certain 7-Eleven products in select stores. Also in March 2007, a Cosmos Holofoil print was one of the cards available in the US as a special sneak preview before the actual release of the expansion. It was subsequently released outside the US in later that year. A limited Cosmos Holofoil variant of the Diamond & Pearl print was also given to attendees of the 2007 Pokémon USA annual distributor meeting in San Diego. This print features a gold foil globe with "San Diego 07" in the bottom right corner of the artwork.
This card was reprinted with different artwork by Atsuko Nishida as a . It was released in June 2007 in the . The Japanese version was released through a Meiji Chocolate promotion in February 2007. It was reprinted again in with different artwork by Atsuko Nishida. The Japanese version was available as part of the Trade Please DP event held at venues hosting the 25th Next Generation World Hobby Fair in January and February 2007. Visitors could trade any 1 Pokémon card (including International cards and Japanese cards with a classic reverse) with attendants present at the Pokémon booth for 1 of 8 promotional cards at random. Promotional cards, s, and s were specifically excluded from the trade. The Diamond & Pearl print was later reprinted in the Manaphy Half Deck of the . Cosmos Holofoil variants of the POP Series 6 print were released in June 2008 in the , and again in August 2008 in the . A promotional Mirror Reverse Holofoil variant with a "Diamond & Pearl" stamp was also released as part of a Burger King promotion in July 2008.
The card was reprinted yet again in with different artwork by Atsuko Nishida, the Japanese version available through a McDonald's promotion in May 2007. Cosmos Holofoil variants of the Diamond & Pearl print were available again in the in January 2009, as well as being made available in several European countries as part of various Summer tour events taking place between July and October 2009.
During the Sword & Shield Series, a version of the Diamond & Pearl print was one of three cards available in copies of the , released on July 9, 2021 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. This print features a foil Pokémon 25th Anniversary logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration window.
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 is a move in the Pokémon games that can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from .
Category:Diamond & Pearl cards
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Category:DP Black Star Promotional cards
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Category:Illus. by Ken Sugimori
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Category:Holographic cards
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