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It's such a shame they aren't used anymore in official Tournaments, the original lot of Pokemon cards. Even the most powerful and rare, Charizard, is sorely underpowered by the new cards.

However...


The original cards will always be worth more. Especially if you have a Shadowless card/set! Does anyone here own a Shadowless Pokemon card?

For those who don't know...

What are "Shadowless Cards"?
Shadowless cards are cards from the very first run of Pokemon cards, and they can be distinguished from normal cards by the fact that they have no shadow around the border. Because there was only one printed batch of Shadowless cards, they are very rare and so are worth more than the normal cards. For example, a mint condition PSA grade 10 Shadowless Charizard can easily fetch up to £200+! (Shadowless Charizards have green wings, whereas the normal ones have blue).

Another tip: Shadowless cards have the dates "995,96,98,99" at the bottom, whereas the normal cards have "1995,96,98".

Below: A Shadowless Alakazam card. Notice the lack of shadow around the border, the dates, and even the HP text is a little thinner than normal.



So, does anyone here own one of these rarities? O.o

I actually have quite a bit of those, at first I thought they were fake cards but I looked into it and found out they were semi rare shadowless cards.

Here's the difference in 2 charmeleons.
(scanner isn't the best)

Wow, I actually don't own Shadowless cards, hehe But I think if you have an error Shadowless card, it's worth even more! There is a Diglett card (not sure if it's Shadowless), and the energy sign is printed sideways, and it's worth like £20-30GBP O.o

i think i have some shadowless cards. let me check.

Ooh really? See if you can post some images if you do! (Not too many, don't want to choke up the page XD)

heres the link im not sure if they are or not shadowless.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=33...0236868006

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=33...0236868006

the first one is pidgey
second is farfetch'd

No, they aren't shadowless because if you look closely, you can see a shadow around the borders

BUT! All is not lost however as they are 2nd edition cards, which are worth more than the Unlimited sets (Unlimited sets don't have a 1st or 2nd edition logo on them).

i know i have some unlimited cards

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I THINK I FOUND A SHADOWLESS!!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=33...0236868006

Hmmm, I'm not sure about this one. I don't think they released any promo cards in the Shadowless set. Hold on, let me find a list of Shadowless Pokemon cards so we can see what cards were Shadowless

Here we go: http://www.pojo.com/priceguide/usbasic.html

I read this article, went like "What the Heck?" and went to a different thread. Now, almost a month later, I opened up my Pokemon Shoebox. I started sorting my basic cards, and there was this weird Pidgey. The paper it was printed on seemed fake. Even the HP font wasn't bold. Then I suddenly remember about the Shadowless Cards! I checked with Rattata to make sure, and yup it's Shadowless! I'll edit this post in a minute with the Picture!

Sorry it took so long. My scanner is messed up D:. Anyways here's the picture:

FFF oh my, you actually have a Shadowless card! Dang, that is so awesome! You should check out how much they're worth

How could I do that?

HOLY FRICK ANOTHER SHADOWLESS!!!!!

SUPRISE, JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURE

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Oh man that sounds good I'm gonna go loook for some!