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NINTENDO BLACK STAR · ENGLISH PROMO
Tropical Tidal Wave - Worlds 05 participant
#027 / 40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos
- Language
- English
- Selected print
- WORLDS 05 stamp across the artwork
- Distribution
- 2005 World Championships
- Image evidence
- TCGdex reference scan; print finish visually checked
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How this promo reached collectors
Tropical Tidal Wave #027 is the 2005 World Championships participant promo, stamped WORLDS 05 across the artwork. This page is the Worlds 05 participant print. The Staff and placement (Top Thirty-Two and above) prints are tracked as separate research branches, not substituted here.
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Checked October 16, 2026. This is not a prerelease or STAFF card. Reference photos do not authenticate physical cards. The Staff and placement (Top Thirty-Two and above) prints are tracked as separate research branches, not substituted here.