Australian Reds/Thunderstorm Deck

[acebren]

@falcon3251

Hi everyone! I’m a relatively new collector and during the pandemic learned quite a lot about the Fossil deck, but I’m still confused about the difference between the Red Logos and the Thunderstorm cards. Sorry if this has all been asked before, just new and overwhelmed over here!

1. I keep hearing that the only real difference between the cards is that the Australian 1999-2000 ones are glossier and the card stock feels different. I think I’m missing something because my Australian Red 1999-2000 cards look the same under the light as my other fossil cards and feel the same in thickness?

2. Are the Zapdos, Golduck, Psyduck, Raichu, and Energy Search from the Thunderstorm deck the same cards from the Australian Red 3rd print run? If I already own the Australian Red versions of the cards do I need to still track down Thunderstorm versions or do I already own them?

3. I’ve seen contradicting info all over the place, so for the record, are there Australian Reds of Aerodactyl through Zapdos? Or does the set only go from Arbok through Mysterious Fossil? I’ve never seen a full list of existing 3rd prints and would love to be able to check each of them off over time.

Sorry for the rambling, but I appreciate all of you for inspiring me to collect this last year!

www.elitefourum.com/t/pokemon-fossil-1999-2000-australian-3rd-print-run/11344/1