Back in 2013, Mark Rosewater gave ripple an 8 on the Storm Scale
Below is a list of all the Rarities in Pokmon TCG from least rare to most rare: 1 Diamond 2 Diamonds 3 Diamonds 4 Diamonds 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars Gold Crown With the list above, it is quite obvious that the rarest cards in Pokmon TCG Pocket are those with a Gold Crown Rarity, but which cards fall under this specification
in fact, it has a staggering number of commanders
Sets like Crown Zenith, despite releasing in early 2023, are already more expensive than at retail price
Those subgrades are the features that every company evaluates (centering/corners/edges/surface), but having those individual grades displayed on a graded card is a nice touch some collectors/buyers might actually look for
So the accurate framing is: First Pokmon cards ever sold: Bandai Carddass, late September 1996 First Pokmon TCG cards: CoroCoro Pikachu and Jigglypuff, October 15, 1996 First Pokmon TCG set: Japanese Base Set, October 20, 1996 The CoroCoro promos are the true starting point of the Pokmon TCG as a game and a collecting hobby
