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==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
[[File:PikachuWizards.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The only English [[Pokémon Snap]] card]]
[[File:PikachuWizards.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The only English [[Pokémon Snap]] card]]
Though not prevalent, photography has appeared throughout the TCG multiple times. The first involved two contests, the [[Illustration contests#CoroCoro Best Photo Contest|CoroCoro Best Photo Contest]] and the [[Illustration contests#64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest|64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest]], which challenged players to take interesting pictures of Pokémon from [[Pokémon Snap]] and submit them. Five entries from each contest were chosen, with the winning images used on extremely rare reprints. The exact number of these cards is unknown.
Though not prevalent, photography has appeared throughout the TCG multiple times. The first involved two contests, the {{DL|Illustration contests|CoroCoro Best Photo Contest}} and the {{DL|Illustration contests|64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest}}, which challenged players to take interesting pictures of Pokémon from [[Pokémon Snap]] and submit them. Five entries from each contest were chosen, with the winning images used on extremely rare reprints. The exact number of these cards is unknown.


{{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Imakuni?|promo}} and {{TCG ID|Fan Club|Poké Dude|promo}} feature actual photographs of people ([[Tomoaki Imakuni]] and [[Hironobu Yoshida]] respectively) and were released as promotional cards. The individual top three winners of the Neo Spring Road and Neo Summer Road Best in Japan tournaments, and the top four ranking players of the Battle Road Summer 2002 Best in Japan tournament also had their photographs featured on Trainer cards with the respective event logos superimposed on the image. The Neo Spring Road and Neo Summer Road players were awarded either a {{TCG ID|Neo Spring Road|No.1 Trainer|promo}}, {{TCG ID|Neo Spring Road|No.2 Trainer|promo}}, or {{TCG ID|Neo Spring Road|No.3 Trainer|promo}} card. The Battle Road Summer 2002 players were awarded an {{TCG ID|Battle Road Summer 2002 finals|Elite Four Trainer|promo}} card.
{{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Imakuni?|promo}} and {{TCG ID|Fan Club|Poké Dude|promo}} feature actual photographs of people ([[Tomoaki Imakuni]] and [[Hironobu Yoshida]] respectively) and were released as promotional cards. The individual top three winners of the Neo Spring Road and Neo Summer Road Best in Japan tournaments, and the top four ranking players of the Battle Road Summer 2002 Best in Japan tournament also had their photographs featured on Trainer cards with the respective event logos superimposed on the image. The Neo Spring Road and Neo Summer Road players were awarded either a {{TCG ID|Neo Spring Road|No.1 Trainer|promo}}, {{TCG ID|Neo Spring Road|No.2 Trainer|promo}}, or {{TCG ID|Neo Spring Road|No.3 Trainer|promo}} card. The Battle Road Summer 2002 players were awarded an {{TCG ID|Battle Road Summer 2002 finals|Elite Four Trainer|promo}} card.


The {{TCG|Pokémon Rumble}} card collection also used photography as illustrations for the cards. This nineteen card collection was released in conjunction with [[Pokémon Rumble]], and used screenshots from the game as their illustration. They were not credited with the normal ''Illus. by [...]'', but simply as ''[[Pokémon Rumble]]''.
The {{TCG|Pokémon Rumble}} card collection also used photography as illustrations for the cards. This nineteen card collection was released in conjunction with [[Pokémon Rumble]], and used screenshots from the game as their illustration. They were not credited with the normal ''Illus. by <name>'', but simply as ''[[Pokémon Rumble]]''.


Any cards with a Pokémon Pikachu copyright are considered to be photographs of the anime. These copyrights have been used for movie promotions ever since 2003, and are mostly used to represent anime characters or their Pokémon.<!--A list can be found here:-->  
Any cards with a Pokémon Pikachu copyright are considered to be photographs of the anime. These copyrights have been used for movie promotions ever since 2003, and are mostly used to represent anime characters or their Pokémon.<!--A list can be found here:-->