2018 Pokémon Japanese Sun & Moon Promo - Yokohama's Pikachu #281/SM-P - Near Mint

The Yokohama's Pikachu #281/SM-P is one of three Pikachu promo cards released exclusively to celebrate the reopening of the Pokémon Center Yokohama in 2018, distributed only at the store itself and never made available through any other retail channel in Japan or internationally.

Card #281/SM-P is the first of the three Yokohama Pikachu promos in the SM-P series, sitting alongside #282/SM-P and #283/SM-P as a complete set of three uniquely illustrated cards that collectors pursue as a matched trio. The artwork features Pikachu in a Yokohama-themed sailor outfit against a vivid blue ocean-inspired striped background, complete with the official Pokémon Center Yokohama logo, a design detail that makes this card immediately identifiable and permanently tied to a specific place and moment in the franchise's retail history.

All three Yokohama Pikachu promos were illustrated by Saya Tsuruta, whose warm, character-driven style gives the cards a nostalgic, celebratory quality that resonates with Pikachu collectors and regional promo enthusiasts in equal measure. There is no English version of any card in this trio. None have been reprinted. Each one was distributed through a single store event in Yokohama in 2018, placing a permanent and fixed ceiling on available supply from the moment the event concluded.

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