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Hi, I'm Joe D'Andrea, a Pokemon professor at Comic Cafe in Warren New Jersey, and we're
here to show you how to play the Pokemon trading card game.
Rare Pokeman cards can be found in ten-card booster packs, boxes of thirty-six booster
packs, or collectors tins. In general, the more booster packs you get, the more rare
cards you'll get. Every booster pack contains a rare card. But there are different degrees
of rarity. In fact, there are seven kinds. First, there's common. There are five of these
in every booster pack. You'll know this because there's a circle in the bottom right corner
of the card. Then there's uncommon. There are three of these in every booster pack,
and these are indicated by a diamond on the card. Then there's the rare card. There's
one rare card in every booster pack. It has a black star on the bottom right. There's
a regular rare card with the black star and a picture hollow. This is a rare card with
a shiny picture. About one in six packs will be a rare card like this. Then there's something
called reverse hollow. There's one of these in every booster pack. The card is shiny,
except for the picture. It turns out that every card except ultra rare has a parallel
reverse holo. Up next is ultra rare. This has a shiny star on bottom right of the card.
There are three types you may encounter. One is a prime. That has a starburst picture frame
and a shiny border. Then there's legend, now these are fun. These are two cards that connect
to become one big card. And finally, full art. These are newer, and they look gorgeous.
This has a much fancier card design where the Pokemon is featured on the entire card.
Then there's the secret rare. This is a card that's part of a set, but numbered beyond
the set count. For example, in a one 114-count set, it might be card 115 like this Pikachu.
The Alph Lithographs are another example. And finally, promo cards. These are promotional
cards from events, products, or leagues. For example, this Tropical Beach from the 2011
world championships.