OnePokémon Trading Card Gamefan opened their pack of cards and found a series of rare misprints that made their collection even more special. Misprints inPokémoncards are rarer than the rarest of Pokémon, making them a collectible item all on their own. For thisPokémon TCGfan, the misprints on the back of their cards were shockingly bad, which ended up being a good thing.

RedditorOk-Broccoli4136posted photos of their Togekiss, Gastrodon, and Tapu KokoPokémon TCGcards that looked normal at first glance. However, when looking at the back of the cards,the classicPokémonlogo and Pokéball were off-center and split down the middle. ThePokémonMisprints subreddit was shocked at how off the images on the back of the cards were and recommended these Pokémon cards should immediately be protected.

The back of a Pokémon card in front of blurred artwork of Pikachu for the Surging Sparks set.

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The majority of comments on the thread were to tell Ok-Broccoli4136 to get all thesePokémoncards into sleeves and top loaders to preserve their value. To many,the cards looked like a mistake that should’ve been caught as soon as they were printed, and it’s that level of mistake that makes them so valuable. The market for rarePokémoncards has taken off recently as unique cards, likeJapanesePokémoncards, are fetching higher prices online.

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RedditorExtrastheorized that the front of thesePokémoncards wasn’t aligned correctly before they went into the printer. By the time thePokémon TCGcards were put into the cutting machine, it would’ve been too late, so the misprinted cards made their way into the world. Extras claimed they had misprinted cards similar to this where the front is misaligned like someone messed up the placement of the images, but they had never seen a misprint quite like this. Ok-Broccoli4136 will have to be careful though, asPokémon TCGscalperscould try to get these cards at a less-than-ideal price.

Lucario, Mimikyu, Noivern ex in front of a Pokemon TCG Live game board

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Misprints and card errors are rare but have happened before and will happen again. Human error will always lead to mistakes that will make their way into a pack ofPokémoncards, like how for decades thePokéball on the back of Pokémon cardswere opening incorrectly, so fans should keep an eye out for future misprints.

Even if this doesn’t translate into an unexpected fortune after selling them online, it continues to makePokémon TCGworthwhile as collecting cards can lead to unexpected and fun surprises.

A handful of Pokemon cards

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