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Two distributions, one artwork origin
Japan’s announcement set a December 16, 2022 start for a three-card gift with an eligible ¥2,000 purchase. The international announcement, dated December 19, describes January 2023 distribution using a promotional code with a Pokémon Center purchase. Different campaign routes and dates explain why a card associated with a “2022 contest” can be encountered in a 2023 international promotion.
How the identifiers were checked
The official Japanese card database identifies ウインディ as 338/S-P and credits REND. The official English record identifies Arcanine as SWSH304 with the same credited creator. The contest announcements establish the shared winning-work context; these remain separate local printings, not a guarantee of matching text, finish, condition or legality.
Grand-prize art is not a rarity tier
REND won the grand prize in the illustration contest. That describes the artwork’s award, not a published pack-pull rarity or a guaranteed investment premium. These cards were purchase gifts, not hits pulled from a booster.
Use the mapping without overreaching
This is a source-backed regional counterpart, not a claim that every attack wording, stamp, finish or tournament eligibility is interchangeable. Compare the actual language and number when buying, and consult current event rules separately. We have not audited all territories or every later reprint.
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Sources & review notes
Source and metadata review date: November 8, 2026 PST. Read the method beside each source; a catalog landing page does not verify every detailed game claim. Linking a source does not license its text or artwork. Native names are identifiers, not a claim of a reviewed translation.
- Official Japanese announcement · contest distribution ↗public page read; original factual summary, no text/art import
- Official international announcement · contest distribution ↗public page read; original factual summary, no text/art import
- Official English card record · SWSH304 ↗public page read; original factual summary, no text/art import
- 338/S-P official Japanese identifier record ↗Official Japanese record 42259 directly corroborated in the dated primary-source audit: ウインディ, 338/S-P, creator REND. Textual identifier/credit only; no card image or expressive card text imported.