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The [[Nintendo Space World]] event, held on August 24-26, 2001 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, invited members of the public to sit down and try out the upcoming e-Reader with much more refined set of Pokémon cards. All of these featured a 'Sample' stamp in place of a regular set symbol. These featured completely different artwork to the cards shown at the press conference 5 months earlier. These were tethered to mounted Game Boy Advance with e-Reader devices via a metal cable to prevent loss or theft. These all feature artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] and feature the normal e-Card template. Also distributed to those who attended the event was {{TCG|P Promotional cards|P Promotional}} {{TCG ID|P Promo|Celebi|6}}, which was included within the ''Nintendo Spaceworld 2001 Official Guidebook''. The 10 cards were all hole-punched and kept on chains in kiosks set up for demonstrations. Two prints of each card were also on display in a glass case hanging on the wall showcasing the next eras of Pokémon cards. It is not known whether these cards still exist or were destroyed after the event.

In August 2014 a bulk listing appeared on Yahoo Japan Auctions. Mixed in with over 500 cards that made up this listing were a variety of sample cards, including the Eevee, Pikachu and Pichu used in the March 2001 press conference with dotted and striped variations. Other sample cards featured artwork from previous sets ({{TCG|Expansion Pack}}, {{TCG|Pokémon Jungle}}, {{TCG|Mystery of the Fossils}}, {{TCG|Rocket Gang}}, {{TCG|Gold, Silver, to a New World...}}) which aren't known to have been shown at any event around their original creation. Some of these cards featured e-Reader strips positioned on all four sides of the cards and have large pink numbers printed just offset at the bottom of the artwork.

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