Not to be mixed up with the Cigar Stain Hitmonlee, this one of a kind misprint was given its unique name by Gary Haase, King Pokemon, because of the rectangular Crown Roll Leaf logo printed under the holo foil. The popularity of Pikachu, alongside its fairly large population, makes this one of the most famous misprints. The red cheeks variety can only be found in 1st edition and shadowless Base Set packs. Corrected half-way through the print run, the cheeks of Pikachu were changed from red to the originally intended yellow.
The wonderfully chubby pikachu from the Base Set was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Misprints must run in the Wortortle family, because the Base Set Squirtle has a repeating error in its name and Base Set Blastoise has a similar error where the word stage is obstructed. But where a traditional wartortle would display a Squirtle in the upper left hand corner, this error card shows a duplicate image of Wartortle. The evolution mechanic, a core function of the PTCG, works as Pokemon change into more mature Pokemon from within their evolutionary line. This Base Set error Wartortle is just a little confused. Misprint Value (PSA 10): $2000+ (approximate) The placement of the error works well with the card’s artwork and this has helped make it a highly desirable card.
Each copy of this card has a blue stain, or smear, on the lower right portion of the holo foil. Misprint Value (PSA 10): $1000 (approximate)Ī favorite of ours, the Blue Stain Haunter, is rarely found in the unlimited version of fossil packs. This version of the card was mistakenly printed within an uncommon card sheet and now sells for a pretty penny. But if you opened up a pack of Team Rocket cards and pulled a non-holographic Dark Dragonite numbered 5/82, you may have just hit a mini jackpot. There is only 4 in existence.Įveryone wants to see the shiny cardboard when they open up a pack of Pokemon cards. The card was recalled, but seriously, who would have sent back that card? The Dark Persian Promo insert is missing the “60 Hp” it was meant to be printed with, however, it was still shipped-out as an insert within Nintendo Power Magazine. If your Pokemon starts with no HP, is it invincible or is it useless? The answer, it’s recalled. Oddly enough, the corrected version of the card is significantly more rare – but not nearly as cool. Also, “energy” is misspelt with a lowercase “e” instead of a capital “E”. An incorrectly printed fighting symbol is printed in place of a fire energy symbol in its Roaring Flames attack affecting early prints of this card. Misprint Value (PSA 10, 1st Edition): $3500+ĭon’t act like anyone is surprised a Charizard card made this list. #7 Blaine’s Charizard Energy Symbol Misprint Only available in the original two player starter decks, this error was corrected during later runs. This rare Diglett card was printed with a sideways energy symbol for its Dig attack. This card may not help you win any tournaments, dealing an unimpressive zero damage for a cost of four energy cards, but it will catch the eye of any misprint collector. There are only 2 in existence.Ī rarely found card from the Shadowless version of the Brushfire theme deck, the Missing Damage Ninetales, has exactly that, missing damage. Not necessarily the most interesting error – this card will still fetch a significantly higher price than its corrected counterpart. Ths misprinted 1st edition stamp looks more like it says d edition. Both Butterfree and Eevee from the Jungle Set have a chance to be printed with a stamp error. #10 d Edition Butterfree and d Edition Eevee
In this article, we’ll be looking at the top 10 misprints for vintage Pokemon cards (aka Wizards of the Coast Pokemon). Pokemon misprints aren’t just limited to the list above any incorrect printing or manufacturer’s defect counts as an error card. Cards with missing/incorrect information, like energy symbols or HP.Misprint Pokemon cards – also known as Pokemon error cards – can have a variety of things that are incorrect, including: But, even a multi-billion dollar company makes a few mistakes. The remarkable success of the game can be traced to the creative and engaging characters, the beautiful and charming artwork, and consistent quality of the final product. And still, to this day, the Pokemon Trading Card Game (PTCG) is flying off the shelves of every major retailer. The Pokemon Company released their trading cards 25 years ago to an eager audience ready to spend their allowances, by the tiny fistful, on those packets filled with shiny cardboard.
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