Summary
APokemon TCGfan is sharing their stunning Christmas gift from their father-in-law, showing off a trio of special Base Set packs featuring the Kanto Starter Pokemon. Since its release in the late 1990s,Pokemonhas grown into one of the largest multimedia franchises in the world with success spanning across several different mediums. The video games have seen nine different main-series entries, whilethePokemonanimeand trading card game have carried on since the franchise’s start. However, one particular part of the franchise holds a special value with collectors.
The earliest iterations of thePokemon TradingCard Gamehave become some of the most sought-after items for fans of the long-running monster-catching franchise. The card game’s initial sets, particularly early booster packs likePokemon’s “Base Set” and “Jungle” expansions, have become highly valuable due to the scarcity of sealed products. Sealed booster boxes ofPokemon’s early sets often fetch exorbitant prices at auctions, with even single cards like the Base Set Charizard selling for six-digit totals. One fan is now showing off their unusually special sealed Pokemon gift.
Reddit user planet_express_crew showed off their incredibly rarePokemongift on the franchise’s official subreddit, revealing it to be a present from their father-in-law. The image shows a set of threePokemonBase Set booster packs, each boasting a black triangle in the bottom right corner of the pack. The misprint packs are among some of the most valuable collector items forhardcore fans of thePokemon TCG, owing to a printing mistake made inPokemon’s early days. The user also shares that their father-in-law came by the packs while working for Wizards of the Coast during the Base Set launch.
Pokemon Fan Shares Rare TCG Gift
Beyond their status as packs fromPokemon’s first set, the trio of black triangle packs boast a particularly special rarity among collectors. The “black triangle” packs are part of an extremely small set of misprinted packs fromPokemon’s Base Set, wherein Unlimited edition packs were printed with the “1st Edition” stamp on the pack. The black triangle on the packaging blocks out the erroneous 1st Edition stamp, making the misprints extremely scarce due to their low print totals.
The extremely rare gift comes asPokemonhas often re-visited the franchise’s earliest days through special sets for the TCG. The “XY - Evolutions” set from 2016 featured reprints of severalPokemoncards from the game’s Base Set, including the elusive Charizard.Pokemonalso recently re-visited the Kanto region in the TCG withthe “Scarlet & Violet - 151” set, featuring each member ofPokemon’s original cast of creatures on new cards. WhilePokemoncontinues to grow and expand with each generation, the franchise still show love to the games that started it all.
Pokemon TCG
Pokemon TCG (Trading Card Game) is a collectible and strategy based card game based on Nintendo’s Pokemon franchise. Two players face off against one another, battling one Pokemon at a time and attempting to knock them out to claim one of six prize cards. The cards have also become highly collectible with some in particular selling for thousands of dollars.
