How to Check if a Pokemon Card is Shadowless
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CardMaster99
So you wanna know if your card is shadowless? Easy peasy! Just look to the right of the image. If there's no shadow there, then congrats, you've got yourself a shadowless card! These are from the early print runs of the Original Base Set and are pretty darn rare.
Best answer
CardMaster99
So you wanna know if your card is shadowless? Easy peasy! Just look to the right of the image. If there's no shadow there, then congrats, you've got yourself a shadowless card! These are from the early print runs of the Original Base Set and are pretty darn rare.
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JustACollector
Shadowless cards are overhyped. Sure, they're rare, but gameplay-wise, there's no difference. Just look for the missing shadow and move on.
OldSchoolFan
Shadowless? Just a fancy term for 'early editions'. If the card has no shadow to the right of the Pokemon image and the colors seem a bit brighter than usual, you're looking at a shadowless card. Oh, and the date is a big giveaway too. No '99-00'? That's a shadowless buddy.
90sKid
As someone who's been collecting since the 90s, I can tell you shadowless cards have a distinct look. Besides the missing shadow, the texture and print quality are different from later editions. Once you've seen a few, you'll spot them easily.
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