BUG
An annotation feature cannot be exported from one geodatabase to another using the Feature Class To Feature Class tool.
This is a known issue: 'NIM081508: A single annotation feature cannot be exported from one geodatabase to another using the Feature Class To Feature Class tool'.
Use the Copy Features tool, found under Data Management Tools > Features.
If calling from Python:
Code:
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management()
Article ID:000011704
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