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Symbols at the end of a Pokmon's name are part of a Pokmon's name: Alakazam, Alakazam 4, and Alakazam * all have different names from each other

MAKE PLAYING TCG EASIER - These tokens are to clearly mark any status effects and damage in the TCG

There are countless versions of the Ultra Prism logo design scrolled through, seen from its original sketched phase to the final packaging

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It's not all that surprising, though, because Gengar has been a long-time fan-favorite Pokmon from Gen I
