Base Set Errata: Unlimited Line Break Zapdos

[banks]

My friend found a flat holo unlimited base set zapdos in his childhood collection and asked if it was fake. It had a black core, good fonts and kerning and the back color all looked good so I leaned towards calling it a holo error.

During this inquisition I noticed that on Zapdos’ Thunder attack the first line of text breaks on a different word than 1st edition and shadowless versions which both break after the word zapdos. This line break sticks around into 1999-2000 and base set 2 reprints.

Little bit of trivia for your day, have a good one!

[JimTrainer]

Don’t do this to me @banks! You know I can’t handle things like this!

[Dyl]

Your friend likely owns an Incomplete Holo Error, colloquially referred to as a mirror holo. They are pretty rare in Base Set and Jungle, and more common in Fossil.

Here are some examples in Base Set from my collection:

[banks]

Thank you for confirming because I’m still learning about this niche.

[JimTrainer]

What are the odds they own multiple copies