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NINTENDO BLACK STAR · ENGLISH PROMO
Groudon ex - Non Holofoil
#002 / 40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos
- Language
- English
- Selected print
- Non Holofoil finish with e-Reader code strip
- Distribution
- Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Challenge (August 2003), Nintendo Power Magazine (October 2003) and K-Zone Magazine in Australia (October 2003)
- Image evidence
- TCGdex reference scan; print finish visually checked
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How this promo reached collectors
Groudon ex #002 is one of the first two Nintendo Black Star Promos, the series that continued the Black Star line after Nintendo took over the Pokémon TCG license from Wizards of the Coast. This page is the Non Holofoil print. Separate Cosmos Holo and No e-Reader Code prints are documented and have their own pages.
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Checked October 16, 2026. This is not a prerelease or STAFF card. Reference photos do not authenticate physical cards.