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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
For example, if an effect tells you to create a token "tapped and attacking," the additional tokens will also be tapped and attacking
It discards all Energy from Umbreon ex and lets you take a Prize card outright, no matter the opponents board state
For example, at the time of writing TCGplayer lists Temporal Forces Rare Holo Whimsicott (015/162) card as having a market price of $0.03
Geeks and gamers of all fandoms frequent the tavern nightly to play Magic: The Gathering the way regulars at most bars shoot pool or lob darts
