Why does my Pichu card have a different back than regular cards?

Question

The first image is the back of the second image. I haven't found another Pichu card with the same back anywhere on the internet, they all have the standard back of a regular card. I'm almost certain this card isn't a fake, and I've seen the back displayed on other cards on the internet, but not a Pichu. What is this back, why is it different from the standard, why is it on my Pichu, and why can't I find any others with the same back? I'm looking at this Ebay page, it if matters.

Comments

I think that's just because the Pichu card is older.

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I'm pretty sure the other cards I'm looking at are the same age as this one, but they don't have the same back.

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That back was the back of all Japanese Cards from 2003- I don't know when.

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Thanks! However, my Pichu is English, and it's from 2002.

Answer 1

European cards back from 2002 to the end of Gen 4 cards all had that back. I know this because I have many European cards and Chinese cards that have that back on them.

Comments

Can you give me an example of one of the cards you have like this?

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I have a Mareep that is from the same or similar expansion as yours. It has the same e-reader barcode on the side. It is a European card and has that back on it

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Alright, thanks!

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I also have a Chinese Zekrom that has that back on it.