# Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024

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Another observation I want to mention.

The alpha prototypes were likely designed in a tool called ClarisWorks 4 which was available in 1995.

Here I emulated an old mac and ran it:

 ![clarisworks_pikachu](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/2/d/2d23a2c16129614341eb58c419ac14666af37fef.png)

When looking at alpha prototypes there is clearly a set that is higher quality than the others. Consider Pikachu

 ![CSG1401030938-002_OBV](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/4/a4512f1764633bde48c845a270f01c69f0e3e7a9.jpeg)  
 ![CSG1401039446-034_OBV](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/1/814a723b18f6503dfade951d0bb0a11aa98615e5.jpeg)  
 ![CSG1401042270-026_OBV](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/1/e181c4847a3c4b0b808115af9c16b94ccf7cade9.jpeg)

Consider the dots in the background:

 ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/2/9259b7e71edc6e0e223c70e24df2f16044c635a3.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/d/f/dfa6901400bfbc639fecf3eb999e79f1fc57e1b3.jpeg)

Also note the shared print artifact that goes through the “Pikachu” text.

It’s not limited to Pikachu.

 ![CSG1401030938-004_OBV](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/a/5aef7fd8c72caae62007233a50e4a569f55a5f58.jpeg)  
 ![CSG1401039446-035_OBV](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/b/3/b323f5eb8e26bb367deecf84119dd3322e43aa0a.jpeg)  
 ![CSG1401042270-025_OBV](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/f/e/fef36367bb778589782e9c119db9f685249c4fe9.jpeg)

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