Is this normal variance in the JP XY-P holo pattern?

akabane
Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:41:41 +0000
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Thrilled to recently acquire more Poncho Pikachu’s and I was comparing my new Mega X and Gyarados to the Mega Y and Magikarp I got from another seller and was surprised at how different the strength of the background holo is in my cards. Is this just normal variance? I was kind of surprised how stark the difference is since the Mega X/Gyarados/Mario are totally in your face and I can barely make out the pattern in the Mega Y and Magikarp I got from another seller. It’s hard to make out the difference really well in these pictures but I also added a short video. Appreciate everyone’s insight!

Comparison vid

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