Pokemon TCG fans love “trippy” Miraidon misprint
The Pokemon CompanyPokemon TCG fans love a misprinted Miraidon with a trippy aesthetic, making it more pleasing to the eye than the base version of the card.
The Pokemon TCG has many cards that are worth a lot of money, either due to their age or rarity, with a modern example being the gold rush for the Van Gogh Pikachu cards, which became a prime target for a scalper.
Pokemon TCG cards are also valuable due to printing errors, making them strictly unique. This phenomenon isn’t unique to Pokemon, as Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh cards with mistakes can also fetch high prices online.
A variety of printing errors can occur when making Pokemon cards, especially with ones that use a special finish or texture, as their mistakes are a lot more noticeable to the untrained eye.
Pokemon TCG fans love “trippy” texture shift misprint Miraidon
A user on the PokemonTCG Reddit has created a thread to display a rare Miraidon card that they pulled from the Paldean Fates set. This card has a texture shift error, making it look as if the artwork is doubled, which other fans have praised for its unintentional artistic value.
“That’s freaking cool. Grade it asap and put the shift in the notes just in case they miss it,” one fan wrote, while another said, “Looks like it has ghosting, try looking at it on a 144Hz monitor. Jokes aside, awesome looks on this one.”
One fan explained the error, “Yes. It’s called a texture shift. I deal with a LOT of errors, and this one is generally a sought-after error type,” while another wrote, “Texture shift, looks very good on this card!”
In case the nature of the error wasn’t clear, the texture of the foil has moved, making it look as if there is a faint overlay of Miraidon on the card, or as one fan described it, “Very nice! Looks like his soul is leaving him. Lol.”
Hopefully, the person who pulled the rare card will be able to find a collector willing to purchase it. If not, this card is worth displaying in your home, as it’s truly a one-of-a-kind piece of Pokemon TCG art.
