This is an original, officially licensed Japanese B2 promotional poster produced in 1997 for Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター / Pokémon). This is not a movie poster—it is a commercial promotion display poster, marked 非売品 (not for sale), created for public-facing promotion rather than retail sale. The sheet carries BANPRESTO branding and original production credits for Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK / TV Tokyo / ShoPro / JR Kikaku, confirming it as period, fully licensed franchise ephemera.
Franchise background
By 1997, Pokémon had exploded into a full-scale cultural phenomenon in Japan—expanding rapidly from the original Game Boy releases into mass-market merchandising, broadcast media, and nationwide promotional campaigns. Posters like this were designed for short-term display and high visual impact, making clean survivors increasingly difficult to source nearly three decades later.
Poster design
A dramatic, instantly recognisable “icon vs icon” composition: Charizard and Blastoise collide mid-air in a full-force elemental duel—fire blast against twin water cannons—set against a deep, cosmic night-sky field. The diagonal action layout, saturated colour, and bold negative space make it an exceptionally displayable piece of late-’90s Pokémon design, capturing the franchise at the height of its original Japanese boom.
Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
Light handling/edge wear and small pinholes from display may be present—please see close-up images.
It is over 28 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included
