The pattern itself apes the sparkling effect that youll see when encountering a Shiny Pokemon in one of the video games and the Pokemon itself will be coloured differently to its standard form, given that its the Shiny variant
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To incentivize this, there are various achievements related to filling out your card collection, such as total cards from a set collected and achievements for themed collections
In an era when collectors markets for all types of vintage memorabilia are out of control, it seemed like the sky was the limit for the Pikachu with the paint brush
There may be more ink on the back imprint, and therefore less ink on the actual stamp, but we forget that the ink is slightly bulging (compare it to a little bit of paint, or a lot of paint - the second means the overall result is thicker (actual thicker, not wider like with Thick/Thin 1st edition stamps ))
A recommended set for those who are just starting out with Pokemon cards