japanese pokemon cards holographic Giovanni's Persian No. 53 Holo placed immediately into protective sleeves Zapdos Holo - Rare Vintage

This promotional pack was distributed during the Ichigeki (Single Strike) Start Dash Campaign in Japan

It contains just 80 main-set cards before secret rares one of the leanest Japanese sets in recent memory

Alongside this, as has so often been the case this past year, the art in Black Bolt and White Flare is fantastic

Whenever you win a flip, you get to ping a creature or player

After catching Gekijou and Shiro, who can fuse even within Branded, and becoming a fusion material, he was sent to GY

Gengar and Mimikyu teamed up for a beautiful but spooky card, Mewtwo and Mew paired in a card that affectionately got titled Mewthree, and Magikarp and Wailord became an instant classic