Pokémon cards come in all different designs, styles, move sets, and artwork. If you don't know what you're looking at (or even if you do) you will probably notice the Pokémon card colors are different between them. There are quite a few different colors and they can vary pretty drastically based on the set that they belong to.
Pokemon cards are losing their yellow border and getting a silver one. Here's what the change entails and why it's coming. The black border/white border thing can change between eras, you'll also notice some are thicker than the other, the thicker one usually mean you have a rare, and the thinner one usually mean there's a holo or better.
This isdone to prevent pack weighing, as the thicker cards will compensate for the absence of a foil layer. Pokemon Cards Explained For Absolute Beginners In the past 3 weeks I've spent well over 26 hours researching Pokemon and Pokemon cards here's all the information I found condensed into 1 easy. The Spanish 1st edition ©1999 and ©1999-2000 (second row, seventh and eighth cards) are pretty different in color.
Or the very first card of the first row (regular English unlimited ed.) also has a darker border if we compare it to for example the last card of the first row (Italian 1st ed.) (PS: Ignore the one with pink border and completely. As such, a black border code card is generally used in a pack where there is a hit (the card is slightly lighter to account for the fact that holo/hit cards have extra layers) and white border code cards are in packs with no hits. How to read pokemon cards symbols and rarities, a complete guide for all the kinds of pokemon cards and how to find their price value.
The new Pokémon set, Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet, will introduce new styling changes to cards, including changes to border colors, rarity symbols and Basic Energy cards updates. These changes came with the release of the new set, on March 31st, and understanding them is vital for any competitive player or collector, as prices can change depending on how good cards look. Check out all.
Rare Cards This is where foil cards come in - denoted by the iconic black star symbol on the bottom right, the rare slot hits around 10 to 15% of a typical Pokémon expansion with shiny holofoil treatment on the artwork. As any collector knows, pulling that rare foil card is the exciting moment as you rip through fresh booster packs! And rare cards feature iconic evolved Pokémon that anchor. Official Pokemon Colors That Are WRONG! What color Pokémon cards are rare? Rare.
If a Pokémon card's rarity symbol is a black or white star, it's at least a Rare. Check if any parts of the card have a holographic foil. If no part of the card is foil, or if every part of the card except the art is foil, then it's a normal Rare.