Base Set
Beedrill [16/102]
D.fending Error
This card was printed with a period inside the Poison Sting attacking making it D.efending instead of Defending. Found on unlimited cards.
Blastoise [2/102]
Missing “Stage”
Partially or completely obscured due to an ink smear, stage is missing from the right hand corner of the card. Found on unlimited cards.
Blastoise [2/102]
Red Dot Error
Magenta colored dot located above energy symbols for Hydro Pump. Found on unlimited cards.
Charizard [4/102]
Black Dot – Nintendo
Black dot that appears over the Nintendo trademark.
Clefairy [5/102]
Heart “Stamp”
Pink, heart shaped stamp on the top of the card. Found on unlimited cards.
Clefairy [5/102]
Black Dot – Description
Rather large black dot in description of Sing. Found on unlimited cards.
Diglett [47/102]
Sideways Fighting Energy
Energy symbol next to Dig is sideways. Found on unlimited cards.
Dragonair [18/102]
Ink Smear
Ink smear of varying colors through the word “Number” in Slam attack. Found on 1st edition Shadowless and unlimited cards.
Ninetails [12/102]
Missing Damage
Missing attack damage “80” of Fire Blast. Found specifically on some cards of the Brushfire theme deck.
Ninetails [12/102]
Name Ink Bubble
Missing part of name due to an ink bubble.
Pikachu [58/102]
Printing Traces
Found in ZAP! theme decks, features just a portion of a normal first edition stamp. CGC put out a notice about fake versions of these cards popping up in 2022 CGC Article
Pikachu [58/102]
Red Cheeks
Pikachu printed with red cheeks instead of yellow. Common misprint. Found on 1st edition and shadowless.
Vulpix [68/102]
Ink Stain “Blue Butt”
Blue ink stain near tail of Vulpix. Found on Shadowless & Shadowless 1st edition.
Wartortle [42/102]
Evolution Box Error
Stage 1 evolution incorrectly shows Wartortle instead of Squirtle. Found on base set unlimited.