Drifblim FB (017/DPt-P) - Beat of the Frontier Prize
About #
Drifblim FB (017/DPt-P) is a rare Japanese Pokémon TCG promotional card from 2009, featuring a holographic Beat of the Frontier set stamp on the card.
It was awarded as a prize to entrants who placed in the top 3 at the “Beat of the Frontier” (フロンティアの鼓動) release commemorative tournaments.
Beat of the Frontier promotional material
These were mini-tournaments (“Card Get Battle”) held primarily for elementary school kids at Pokémon Centers (e.g., Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka) on March 7–15, 2009, using 30-card decks with at least one card from the Beat of the Frontier set or related starter packs. Free entry, first-come-first-served, with participation prizes and win-based rewards (e.g., 1 win: Battle Tower; 2 wins: Dragonite FB; top prizes including this card and items like deck shields).
The events occurred across ~241 locations leading to an estimated print run of around 1,446 cards.
This card is rarely seen up for sale due to its rarity, with a current PSA population total of 68, 43 of those being in a PSA 10.
PSA Population report
Below is a photo of the 3 prize cards together along with a Beat of the Frontier booster pack.
Here are links for the Battle Tower prize card and the Dragonite FB prize card.
Refrences #
- Pokemon-Card - Event Schedule
- Pokemon-Card - Card information
- EliteFourum - Master List of the Rarest Pokémon Cards
- alice_umbreon - ポケカ、明日DPt3発売＆記念大会情報！
- Pokeboon -「カードゲットバトル 『フロンティアの鼓動』発売記念大会」【2009年】
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