Either way, its interesting speculative history, and the Topsun cards deserve a place in the conversation for the original Pokemon cards along with Bandai Carddass Series 1 and of course Base Set (which also has a good argument for the first cards to be manufactured, but again all we know is the release date of each set)
Here is why pro-grade printing is necessary: Durability: 80% of home-printed proxies degrade within 10 games due to ink drag
A common 1999 card in played condition is usually worth under a dollar , no matter the year on it
Festival sticks around permanently, however, with the trade-off that your spells damage you when you cast them
11 Brimaz, King Of Oreskos A Good Cat, Before His Fall Brimaz, King of Oreskos will fall somewhere between a Cat token and Voltron deck