Cards that break standard layout

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Hi guys,

I recently stumbled across 034 Ponyta & 035 Porygon-z from the DPT-P promos (pictured below).
I wanted to ask if anyone can suggest any other cards like these that ‘break’ the traditional format by having obnoxious text or something similar?


Thanks for your help

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2009/2010 Illustration contest winners and Pokemon Rumble cards are the first to come to mind :blush:.

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I guess Ooyama’s Pikachu should be mentionned as well, though it is less obscure!

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Cool idea! Haven’t seen your promos before. For obnoxious images you might like to take a look at my list of card artworks with real human photos:
www.elitefourum.com/t/pokemon-cards-with-real-human-photographs-masterlist-wip/30482/1

For unorthodox layouts, the Trade Please! (or Exchange Please!) promo with the holo back and the Lenticular Deoxys come to mind.
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Trade_Please!_(Trade_Please_promo)
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Movie_Commemoration_VS_Pack:_Sky-Splitting_Deoxys_(TCG)

BREAK cards and XY Mega evolutions look also pretty friggin strange and obnoxious if you ask me, but for some reason they were kinda the standard for some time.
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M_Audino-EX_(Fates_Collide_85)
m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_BREAK_(TCG)

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These Vending Cards come to mind


Great thread! Excited to see some more that I have never seen before!

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I have two more for you, @mime .

It’s hard to even read the text on those suckers. I honestly can not overstate how inconceivably ugly I find most cards from roughly 2012-2014. On the other hand it helps to reset aesthetic standards and makes me appreciate the beautiful cards even more.

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Thanks guys!

I came across this absolute monstrosity but cannot for the life of me find where it comes from, does anyone know?

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All of the gold star cards have the pokemon extending outside of the holding shape that usually contains the artworks

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@mime, Id assume custom gx counter

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Rocket’s Mewtwo from Gym Challenge has a smaller image box than a standard card.

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Fairly sure this is someone’s gx marker that they have made themselves. They are used in the tcg I believe to signify that you have used your gx move for the match as you can only make one per game.

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This came into mind:

This along with OOYAMA’s Pikachu are fantastic and among my favourite cards!

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