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Some documentation on Meiji Pokémon Ice Cream lottery stickers. I could not find information on these stickers online on the English internet. I hope that this is a good starting point for more information if needed.
Meiji (明治) ran various promotions with their Ice Cream Bars involving Pokémon and lottery stickers. These are stickers that can be redeemed for a prize (or points towards a prize), through sending them in through the mail depending on whether or not you “won” after peeling the sticker off.
The larger 8cm by 8cm stickers were released in boxes of ice cream bars (?), while the smaller 4cm by 5cm or 4cm by 4cm stickers were released with individually-wrapped 100 yen ice cream bars.
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Note 1: The above link doesn’t include all of the stickers described here (only the circular Lucky Chance stickers as well as two Original Goods stickers), but because of the similar size I am guessing that the rest follow the same pattern.
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Note 2: The auction site lists the 8cm by 8cm stickers as “extras from boxed ice cream” (ボックス売りのアイスのオマケ). I am not entirely sure if this means the ice cream was in a box or it was a box of ice cream bars.
The deadlines in the year 1998 are written using the era system, and written as Heisei 10. This means 1998.
All of the names of these promotions are taken from the back of the stickers, which state the name of the promotion in Japanese.
I was unable to find what products these promotions could be redeemed for, if won, for all products except W Chance.
Meiji Pokémon Lucky Chance - 1998-03-31 Deadline
明治 ポケモンラッキーチャンス
Ice Cream Bar - Circle - 4cm by 4cm
Ice Cream Box - Circle - 8cm by 8cm
Meiji Pokémon Lucky Chance - 1998-08-31 Deadline
明治 ポケモンラッキーチャンス
Ice Cream Bar - Circle - 5cm by 4cm
Ice Cream Box - Circle - 8cm by 8cm
Meiji Pokémon Original Goods - 1998-10-31 Deadline
明治 ポケモンオリジナルグッズ
Ice Cream Bar - Rectangle - 5cm by 4cm
Here is a blog that mentions these stickers: 明治 ポケモン アイスのおまけシール ポケットモンスター : トレジャーハンティン部、部長のブログ
Ice Cream Box - Square - 8cm by 8 cm
Meiji Pokémon W Chance - 1999-03-31 Deadline
明治 ポケモン Wチャンス
Uses anime artwork.
Ice Cream Bar - Rectangle - 5cm by 4 cm
I was able to source a wrapper image for this ice cream bar, with the stated deadline of 1999-03-31.
The back of this wrapper states that recieving a “Get” mark means you would receive a keychain, while collecting 6 points enters you into a drawing to recieve a Pokemon-themed wristwatch.
This wrapper calls the bar “ラクトアイス” (lacto ice). According to Jisho (ラクトアイス - Jisho.org), this means “ice cream with milk-solids content of 3% or greater”.
Ice Cream Box - Square - 8cm by 8 cm
Meiji Pokémon Ice Get - ????
明治 ポケモン アイスゲット
Includes Generation II Pokémon.
I could not find a year for these stickers.
Ice Get Bar - Rectangle - 5cm by 4 cm
Ice Get Box - Square - 8cm by 8 cm
Undated Wrappers
I found these additional bar wrappers. I could not tie them to a specific sticker, but they state "Lucky Chance" on the outside.
Additionally, they state the chance to win an “original illustration” on the back. Searching up “Meiji Ice Cream Lottery Poster” brings up listings containing this poster on eBay, some of which cite that they were from Meiji Ice Cream lottery prizes.
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