advent of arceus booster box Japanese Pokémon Pack – Sealed 1st Edition 2009 8x Advent of Arceus Booster

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Special cards that break out of the art, or that had particular foil looks, looked inconsistent in the West in ways the Japanese cards didnt

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As stated in the Pikachu Illustrator card above, the auctioned card was in 'Mint 9' condition, which means it only has a small imperfection, compared to a pristine copy