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'''Error Cards''' are cards in the TCG that have certain elements on the card that are incorrect. The errors on these cards vary from minor to major errors. Often there is only a very small amount of these cards available which make these cards sought after by collectors.   

Here are the list of error cards from the Base Set:

* <B>1st Edition Kakuna - </B>This card has the word length repeated twice.  

* <B>Base Set Blastoise -  </B>A rare number of Base Set Blastoise were printed without the word "stage" in the "put Blastoise on the stage 1 Pokémon" text.

* <B>Seaking &amp; Rapidash -  </B>Seaking and Rapidash are Stage 1 Pokémon but the text tell you to "Put XXX on the Stage 1 card".  

* <B>1st Edition Butterfree -  </B>Due to a bubble in the printing ink, a number of {{p|Butterfree}} Cards were written as "Edition d" instead of "Edition 1".  

* <B>Jungle Set Cards -  </B>A number of Jungle cards during the last few Jungle print runs were printed without a Jungle Symbol.

Here are the list of error cards from the Fossil Set:

* <B>1st Edition Holo Zapdos -  </B>A number of Fossil Holo {{p|Zapdos}} cards have their Evolution Symbols punched out of the holo graphic card, even though Zapdos is a Basic Pokémon.

Here are the list of error cards from the Team Rocket Set

* <B>Dark Arbok -  </B>Dark {{p|Arbok}} was first printed with extra zeros and the number three was misplaced so it was written as "&copy;1999-23000 Wizards".  

* <B>Dark Raichu -  </B>Dark {{p|Raichu}}'s Evolution Box is colored light grey instead of dark grey.

<i>No errors were found in this set.</i>

Here are the list of error cards from the Gym Challenge Set:

* <B>Blaine's Charizard -  </B>A number of these cards have a Fighting-type symbol instead of the Fire-type symbol.  

* <B>Giovanni's Pinsir -  </B>{{p|Pinsir}}'s "Snapping Pincers" attack is supposed to do 20+ damage and not 10+ damage.  

Here are the list of error cards from the Neo Genesis Set:

* <B>Slowking &amp; Typhlosion -  </B>These card's damages are off the center.  

* <B>Focus Band -  </B>The picture on the Focus Band has a white bar beneath it, as if the picture wasn't properly positioned while they were doing the layout on the computers.

Here are the list of error cards from the Neo Discovery Set:

* <B>Kakuna -  </B>The copyright text of all Neo Discovery cards is "&copy;1999-2001". But for an unknown reason, this card's copyright is "&copy;1999-2000".  

* <B>Umbreon -  </B>The Psychic symbol in Umbreon's resistance is bigger than normal.  

Here are the list of error cards from the Neo Revelation Set:

* <B>Delibird -  </B>The energy cost for Delibird's attack is off the center.  

* <B>Zubat -  </B>Zubat's resistance lacks the "-30".

Here are the list of error cards from the Neo Destiny Set:

* <B>Dark Croconaw -  </B>{{p|Croconaw}} only have 4<U>8</U> teeth while in the card it says it has 49.

* <B>Unown P -  </B>There is an extra space in the Basic Pokémon title on Unown P.

Here are the list of error cards from the Legendary Collection Set:

* <B>Reverse Holo Exeggcute -  </B>Normally on Reverse Holos, the Energy costs for attacks aren't reflective. On Exeggcute, they are.  

Here are the list of error cards from the Expedition Set:

* <B>Darkness Energy -  </B>The card text implies that you can do extra damage to Benched Pokémon while normally all attacks cannot do extra damage to benched Pokémon.  

* <B>Multi Technical Machine 01 &amp; Energy Removal 2 -  </B>As you scan these two cards in your E-Reader for Game Boy Advance, the TM01 card tells you that you can use the "Paralyzing Stare" attack (while the card attack name is actually "Paralyzing Gaze"), and the reader refers to "Energy Removal 2" as just "Energy Removal".  

Here are the list of error cards from the Aquapolis Set:

* '''Rare Holo Cards -''' For some reason, the bottommost cut out on the left side of the card is not holographic.  

* '''Ariados -''' In its ''Spider Force'' attack, the holographic version says "<U>d</U>efending Pokémon" while the nonholographic version says "<U>D</U>efending Pokémon".

* '''Nidoqueen -''' The period is misplaced at the left of the end of Nidoqueen's last attack.

Here is the list of error cards from the Ruby & Sapphire Set:

* '''Slakoth (#45) -''' The last f in the attack "Slack Off" isn't bolded.

Here are the list of error cards from the Sandstorm Set:

* '''Vigoroth (#52) -'''Under its "Focus Energy" attack it says "Vigoroth's Slash is attack".

* '''Marril (#68) -''' This card is supposed to have a Retreat Cost of 1 but a third to a half of these cards were printed with a Retreat Cost of 0. Alternate Holo version of this card don't have this error.

Here are the list of error cards from the Dragon Set:

* '''Combusken (#25) -''' The card was printed as Stage 2 while it should be Stage 1. Only cards that were printed from Ex Battle Stadium set have this error.

* '''Latios ex (#94) -''' In its holographic-foil, there's a circular space as if an evolution box was to cover it up.

Here are the list of Error Cards from the Team Magma vs Team Aqua Set:

* '''Team Aqua's Crawdaunt (#2) -''' The Retreat Cost energy is supposed to centered under "Retreat Cost". It is misaligned to the right.

* '''Team Magma Belt (#81) -''' The "T" in Pokémon Tool isn't capitalized.

''No errors were found in this set.''

Here are the list of error cards from the Fire Red & Leaf Green Set:

* '''Hypno (#25) -''' The word Drowzee under the evolution box was written as "Drowzee".

* '''Magikarp (#67) -''' The card is a common, but it says it's an uncommon card.  

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

*Crystal Guardians Cards- A number of cards have some of their attacks' descirptions spelt wrong.   

''No errors were found in this set.''

''No errors were found in this set.''

Here is the list of error cards from the Diamond & Pearl Set:

* '''Empoleon Lv.X (#120) -''' The PokéBody icon on it is supposed to be a PokéPower icon.

''No errors were found in this set.''

Here are the list of error cards from the Promotional Cards (Wizards):

* '''Prerelease Raichu -''' Arguably the rarest cared printed by Wizards. Rumored to have been about 50 made, some of which were retrieved by Wizards themselves.

* '''Slowking (Southern Islands) -''' Slowking's length is listed as 6' 8" instead of 6' 7".  

* '''Promotional Card Hitmonchan -''' Hitmonchan's HP is written as 60 instead of 70.

Here are the list of error cards from the Promotional Cards from Nintendo:

* '''Ancient Mew'''- When it was first being printed in Japan, the first print misspelled the word Nintendo in the copyright line.