This is one of the thousands of reasons I never attempted to get into Pokemon (including all the overabondance of counterfeiting), and that I knew it was similar to Magic The Gathering. Thank goodness there are sites like this database that try to make sense of the insanity around these sets.
I collect: Baseball, Football, Hockey, Mostly Vintage pre1980, My Homie teams - Washington/Baltimore Teams Senators (Twins, Rangers), Expos/Nationals, Redskins, Capitals, Bullets/Wizards - HOFers - Non-sport (mostly TV shows and movies).
My Trade List is very much a work in progress
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