The base set comprises the original 102 cards printed in 1999 and includes classic Pokemon like Pikachu, Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur
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Rocket's Mewtwo occupies a unique narrative space in the Pokemon TCG, representing a version of the character at its most vulnerable and most dangerous simultaneously, and that compelling duality gives it an emotional resonance and sustained collector appeal that simple rarity metrics alone cannot fully explain
While I don't see this being the most expensive Crystal price-wise (that honor goes to The Earth CrystalThe Earth Crystal), I can certainly see this being one of the most widely adopted across multiple archetypes
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That said, if you've got a card you think might be counterfeit, a combination of the tests below should alert you to most of the key red flags that indicate a card isn't genuine, weeding out all but the highest quality fakes
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