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This article is about a Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English and, hence, may not be released outside of Japan. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.
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Imakuni? (Japanese: イマクニ？ Imakuni?) is a Trainer card. It was released as one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards in Japan, but a translated version exists in the Game Boy version of the TCG.
Card text
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| Your Active Pokémon is now Confused. This card cannot be put down on the field as a Pokémon.
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| Dances and sings in the Pokémon Card Game TV CF Song "Can You Name All the Pokémon?" If you see him in the streets, be sure to greet him by saying "Imakuni?, hello".
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Release information
In Japan, this card was available as an insert with the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in August 1997. The card was never released in English.
Trivia
- Although this card was never released as a physical card in English, it does appear in the Game Boy Pokémon Trading Card Game. This version was translated for the English release of the game and has alternate text from the original Japanese promotional card:
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| Your Active Pokémon is now Confused. Imakuni wants you to play him as a Basic Pokémon, but you can't. A mysterious creature not listed in the Pokédex. He asks kids around the world, "Who is cuter-Pikachu or me?"
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- This was the first card to have "Photo." instead of "Illus." where the illustrator name is traditionally placed. It was also the first to have an image of a real-life person. The only other cards that feature this are the winning finalist cards from the Best in Japan finals of the Neo Spring Road, Neo Summer Road, and Battle Road Summer 2002 tournaments.
Origin
Imakuni? is a singer who sings for Pokémon Card TV commercials.
