Machamp, the four-armed Fighting type Pokémon, is a card that defies all of the standards laid out in our Identifying Early Pokemon Cards article. Base Set Machamp confuses many people.  Second only to Charizard, many people believe that their Machamp is worth large sums of money.  Perusing eBay, one can find many examples of listings for […] Continue reading »

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Base Set: Pokémon Base Set was the first set of Pokémon TCG cards released in the United States. These cards were printed by Wizards of the Coast (the makers of Magic: the Gathering). The first print run of a set would have a special “Edition 1” logo on the left side of the card, just […] Continue reading »

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