joponnes March 9, 2025, 9:14pm 13 I have to say i see no reason to call bandai or other non tcg brands something else than pokemon cards since thats what they are, obviously tcg cards are the most popular ones and when people think of pokemon cards thats probably what they first think of, but to say cards produced by brands like topps, bandai or topsun arent pokemon cards is imo a bit odd thing to say Josh March 9, 2025, 9:24pm 14 If you wanted to simplify things a bit by excluding test prints, prototypes and other cards of potentially questionable authenticity, then the first mass produced, demonstrably authentic, TCG cards were the No Rarity variant Japanese Expansion Pack (Base Set) cards
Yes, it may go for $200 on average, but the impressive thing is that a moderately played (MP) version of this card sells for about $90, which is more than the Base Set 2 version of Venusaur
Ironically, Rayquaza was the original top Evolving Skies chase card, but Umbreon soon overtook the powerful Dragon-type legendary as the head honcho
If the player is facing off against someone who doesn't use many items or actions, this card can also simply be inked so that others may be used instead, and therefore, is a good defensive card to have in the deck
