Hello everyone,
This post serves to educate people on the variants of Team Rocket Dark Dragonite 5/82. There are a total of four variants of this card, outlined below.
Happy collecting
1st Edition - Non-Holo Error
Note: The non-holo version of this card should be number 22/82, but this card has number 5/82.
Unlimited - Non-Holo Error
Note: The non-holo version of this card should be number 22/82, but this card has number 5/82.
You really post some amazing content. All of your collection posts are top-notch and illuminating
Thanks, that means a lot to me! I strive to make posts covering content that typically flies under the radar 
really enjoy your posts, do you plan to make an archive thread of some sort? (or already have one that I donāt know about)
vr
odds
@odds Thank you, much appreciated! What is an āarchive threadā? Iām not familiar with that terminology
Archive is a collection of documents or records, so in terms a single thread that allows users to easily navigate all your threads/content. Which you would be able to organize it whatever what you deemed fit.
vr
odds
@odds Oh neat, Iāll have to make one! I have a lot of new content thatās going to be coming out soon (currently have 13 guides planned lol) but Iāll have an archive post up soon
Here one more error variant Iām aware of for the unlimited edition Holofoil version. They forgot to apply the solid black layer by the looks of it, causing everything to appear grey instead:
Some more examples for other Team Rocket cards with this misprint in this thread, so itās not a one-time occurrence: www.elitefourum.com/t/are-theses-cards-missprint/24848/1
Also, here a video by @pkmnflyingmaster about how PokƩmon cards are printed and how certain misprints can occur. With this misprint above, the solid black layer seems to be missing:
EDIT: It might actually also be possible the black ink was simply running low, since the artwork itself is lacking black as well, which wouldnāt have a solid black layer applied later on a.f.a.i.k.
Greetz,
Quuador
@quuador Do we have proof that this happened to more than one print? All of the pictures that Iāve seen are unique cards that could have been from the same printed sheet. Iād be interested to see multiple of the same card with this problem
Iām afraid the four cards shown in that Efour thread (Dragonite; Charizard; Gyarados; and Raichu) are the only ones Iāve seen.
Greetz,
Quuador
@quuador They definitely look like a lot of the fake cards Iāve seen. Do you know if thereās any substantial proof that these are legit? Iād love to see these cards being pulled from a pack to know that they werenāt just a fake print 
Iām pretty sure theyāre indeed legit, and simply missing the solid black ink layer. The Dark Raichu is owned by @acebren if Iām not mistaken, and I think (not sure) the Gyarados is owned by @shizzlemetimbers , so maybe they can provide a bit more information or other examples of this type of misprint.
Greetz,
Quuador
Team Rocket suffers from a bunch of errors. A lot of the unlimited holos were printed with a low level of ink. The cards look faded. I have a dragonite that is just like Quuadors
Yep, echoing this. I dont own any, but Iāve seen a lot in the wild so its definitely not just one sheet that was printed with low ink
Theyāre definitely not fake
Good to know. Have any of you tried to get one graded?
Has anyone ever worked out the odds of pulling one ? Like is it 1 in 20 boxes for example or no real way to find out
