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Mewtwo in the TCG: From Base Set to Today

Few Pokemon have been treated as a flagship rare as consistently across the TCG's history as Mewtwo.A Base Set holo from day oneMewtwo was one of the sixteen holographic rares...

Lugia Legend: The Two-Card Legend Mechanic Expl...

Long before VMAX and V-UNION cards asked collectors to hunt down oversized Pokemon, the LEGEND mechanic asked for something even stranger: two separate cards that only worked as one.Half a...

N's Cards Across the Pokemon TCG

Few Trainer characters have as devoted a TCG following as N, whose cards keep resurfacing years after his debut in the games.Who is N?N first appeared in Pokemon Black and...

Crystal Charizard (Skyridge): The Hardest Chari...

Some chase cards are rare because of the card itself. Crystal Charizard is rare for two separate reasons stacked on top of each other.The last set of its eraSkyridge arrived...

Shadowless Cards: A Short History

Long before anyone was checking for a First Edition stamp, some of the very earliest Base Set cards were printed with a design detail simply missing.A shadow that wasn't there...

The First Pokemon TCG World Championship

Competitive Pokémon TCG play has a history almost as long as the card game itself, tracing back to the earliest organised championships.Early competitive rootsOrganised Pokémon TCG competition reportedly began with...