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{{TCG Unreleased}}
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{{TrainercardInfobox |
title=No.3 Trainer |
cardname=No. 3 Trainer |
jname=No.3トレーナー |
jname= |
jtrans=No.3 Trainer |
jtrans= |
image=100_T_NO3TRAINER1.jpg |
image= |
caption=Illus. [[Mitsuhiro Arita]] |
caption=Illus. [[K. Hoshiba]] |
type=Trainer |
type=Trainer |
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!Japanese Set
! Set
| {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
| {{TCG|Miscellaneous Promotional cards}}
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!Rarity
| {{rar|Rare}}{{rar|Rare}}H
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'''No.3 Trainer''' (Japanese: '''No.3トレーナー''' ''No.3 Trainer'') is a [[Trainer (TCG)|Trainer]]. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.
'''No. 3 Trainer''' is a [[Trainer (TCG)|Trainer]]. It was released as a promotional card, awarded to those who came third in the World Championships.


==Card text==
==Card text (2004 print)==
{{Trainer Text
| effect = If you won this card at the 2004 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2005.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!'''
|}}
==Card text (2005 print)==
{{Trainer Text
| effect = If you won this card at the 2005 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2006.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!'''
|}}
==Card text (2006 print)==
{{Trainer Text
| effect = If you won this card at the 2006 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2007.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!'''
|}}
==Card text (2007 print)==
{{Trainer Text
{{Trainer Text
| effect = The Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament's third place winner is recognized here, and this honor is praised. By presenting this card, you may gain preferential entry into the Pokémon Card Game Official Tournament.
| effect = If you won this card at the 2007 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2008.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!'''
|}}
==Card text (2008 print)==
{{Trainer Text
| effect = If you won this card at the 2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, you may return to battle the best in 2009.
'''CONGRATULATIONS!'''
|}}
|}}


==Release information==
==Release information==
This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was awarded to the third place winners of the first, second and third Official Pokémon Card Game Tournaments held in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively. The card was never released in English.
This card was released as a promotional card. It was awarded to those who came third in each age bracket in the World Championships. It was first awarded in 2004 when [[Pokémon Organized Play]] hosted the first Pokémon TCG World Championships under [[Nintendo]], and has been awarded at every Worlds tournament since.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
This card is also popularly known as the ''Pikachu Trophy No.3'' card, in reference to the illustration. It is one of the rarest cards in the world, with only one copy of the card produced each year for three years, meaning only three exist. At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon in the West, auctions of this card saw it reach roughly $8,000.
*The illustration takes inspiration from the first {{TCG ID|Tournament|No.3 Trainer|promo}} produced in Japan in 1997, featuring {{p|Pikachu}} clutching a bronze trophy.
*The card is the same in each year; the only difference is the logo of the Worlds tournament it was awarded in and the year in the text.
*The card is only printed in English, making it one of the rarest English cards in existence. There are only three copies of each annual version produced.
===Origin===
===Origin===


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[[Category:Promotional cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Mitsuhiro Arita]]
[[Category:Illus. by K. Hoshiba]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]
 
[[ja:No.3トレーナー]]

Revision as of 21:35, 23 January 2009

No. 3 Trainer
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Trainer
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Illus. K. Hoshiba
Name No.3 Trainer
Set Miscellaneous Promotional cards

No. 3 Trainer is a Trainer. It was released as a promotional card, awarded to those who came third in the World Championships.

Card text (2004 print)

Template:Trainer Text

Card text (2005 print)

Template:Trainer Text

Card text (2006 print)

Template:Trainer Text

Card text (2007 print)

Template:Trainer Text

Card text (2008 print)

Template:Trainer Text

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. It was awarded to those who came third in each age bracket in the World Championships. It was first awarded in 2004 when Pokémon Organized Play hosted the first Pokémon TCG World Championships under Nintendo, and has been awarded at every Worlds tournament since.

Trivia

  • The illustration takes inspiration from the first No.3 Trainer produced in Japan in 1997, featuring Pikachu clutching a bronze trophy.
  • The card is the same in each year; the only difference is the logo of the Worlds tournament it was awarded in and the year in the text.
  • The card is only printed in English, making it one of the rarest English cards in existence. There are only three copies of each annual version produced.

Origin

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