Hi, how are you? I’m Federico from Argentina. I’ve gathered information over the years and know quite a bit about this topic. I even have several sealed cards. The sealed Series 2 appeared as an advertising campaign by Topps in schools and newsstands, given away for free to encourage sales to children. However, finding a holographic card in Series 2 wasn’t guaranteed. It’s believed that the odds of finding a holographic card were similar to those of Sparkle or Tekno. Holographic cards could be obtained through promotions like those offered by Burger King, which advertised Series 2 on several occasions with posters. In Argentina, it’s very difficult to complete the entire Series 2 holographic set.
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As my good friend @Pokemonrare said, we came to the conclusion that these sealed series 2 holos and non-holos were given out that way, but it’s only our guess, we don’t have definitive proof. What we are almost certain is that Series 2 booster packs in Argentina did not contain holographic cards, and that holos were given out as a promotion in Burger King, in theory unsealed. As he says, completing a Series 2 set is almost impossible even in the country of their release. Hope that helped!
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If you aren’t planning to purchase this yourself, I’d be interested in contacting to seller to buy it!
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Thank you for this guide @samsamsamsmsms , it was really informative.
I’ve started adding Topps cards to TCG Collector for people to track their Topps collections, and added Series 1 today. I didn’t add the unconfirmed variants as I see them as errors personally (I think).
So this serves as a public thank you from TCG Collector in general for all the previous work you did to maintain data on Topps card complete and up to date!
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Hey guys my friend @Pokemonrare just released an informative video talking about the elusive Spanish Topps Series 2 holographic set. Hope it helps!
The Truth about Pokémon Topps in Argentina: Why was Series 2 so rare?
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