Japanese No Rarity Different Verbiage

[packyman]

I was digging through my collection and found some old cards that I don’t remember where they came from. It is what appear to be no rarity Japanese Base cards, but I think they are from something else. I have 8 of each energy, and then several trainers.

I noticed the text on the switch card is different that others you normally find.

Any ideas?

[scarecrowman88]

One is from a starter deck and the other is a real “No rarity” card. You can read about these variations here:

The No Rarity cards that weren't, and the lying POP report

Background Always on the lookout for no rarity base set Japanese cards, I’ve run countless times into sellers or collectors who mistakenly (or on purpose?) label some trainer cards as "No Rarity Base Set _____ " although they are not. And although this might be common knowledge for many collectors, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to write down a few tips about how to differentiate the real no rarity base set cards from their less rare – but very similar in look – variants. The main reason? I’ve rec…

[packyman]

Thank you! I guess I have a bunch of quick starter set cards, just none of the good ones.

[Nightvulture]

Cool to know, right down our alley