

Pokémon VMAX evolve from its respective Pokémon V, giving them boosted Hit Points (so far, the biggest HPs in a Pokémon card) and more powerful attacks. These cards are identified by the VMAX graphic on the card name. Pokémon VMAX introduces the Dynamax, Gigantamax and Eternamax mechanics into the Trading Card Game. When a Pokémon V is knocked out, the opponent takes two Prize cards instead of one. Pokémon V work very similarly Pokémon-EX, they possess considerably higher HP and stronger attacks compared to their regular counterparts. Pokémon V are a variant of Pokémon introduced in the Sword & Shield expansion. Stage 2 Pokémon represent the final evolutionary forms of Pokémon.Stage 1 Pokémon represent evolution stages of Basic Pokémon and the basic stage of many Fossil Pokémon.Pokémon that evolve from a Pokémon released in a later generation, such as Electabuzz or Pikachu, always are basic Pokémon, despite being the second Pokémon in their own evolutionary lines. Basic Pokémon represent the most basic evolutionary stage.Like Rare Holo cards, in many sets for each Secret Rare card there is another card at a lower rarity that is identical in terms of gameplay but has a different collector card number. They are usually foil with a unique appearance. SECRET RARE Secret Rare cards have a collector number higher than the advertised number of cards in the set. There are many types of Ultra Rare cards, including: Ultra Rare cards are foil and feature a specific game mechanic and/or appearance that distinguishes them from Rare Holo cards. In many English sets, for every rare holo card there is another card at a lower rarity that is identical in terms of gameplay, but has a different collector card number. Rare Holo cards have a black star and a foil illustration. This only changes the physical appearance of the card and does not change its rarity or collector card number. (Originally published in Japan in October 1996, is now counting over 34.1 billion Pokémon cards produced worldwide in 13 languages, and being sold in 76 countries and regions.) CARD TYPES POKÉMON TRAINER ENERGY RARITYĬommon Uncommon Rare Promo HOLO CARDS Reverse Holo These cards are foil on every part of the card except the illustration. Every card certified by CGC Trading Cards is backed by the CGC Trading Cards Guarantee, which assures collectors that the card is both genuine and not overgraded.The Pokémon Trading Card Game (Japanese: ポケモンカードゲーム) is a tabletop game that involves collecting, trading and playing with Pokémon themed playing cards. This analysis showed that the ink and substrate of this card are aligned with the normal cards from the same set.Īs a result of their comprehensive evaluation, the CGC Trading Cards grading team concluded that this is a genuine error produced by WOTC during the production of the Base Set 2 expansion.

Lastly, as another step in CGC Trading Cards’ authentication, the card was examined using x-ray fluorescence, which is a non-destructive analysis of elemental composition. The missing holographic foil layer coupled with the blue core results in more light being transmitted through this card. Therefore, it appears that the non-holo Charizard was printed on card stock that was intended to be holographic but instead was missing the holographic foil layer. They found that the core matched the blue core of holographic cards from Base Set 2 rather than the black core of the non-holographic cards. The graders also thoroughly examined the edge of the card to ensure that it had the proper core. Edge photos of Base Set 2 Arcanine (1), Alakazam (2) and Missing Holo Charizard (3)
