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Pokemon collectibles alpha that very few people know about: The first ever official collectible Pokemon cards are the 1996 Bandai Carddass Part 1 Green Pokemon cards, which were released in Japan in September 1996. This was a month BEFORE the Japanese base set TCG cards were released in October 1996 (the “no rarity symbol” prints). The official naming is “Carddass 100 Pocket Monster Green Part 1.” There were multiple “Parts” of the Carddass cards, some which were released after the October 1996 TCG so you want to stick only with “Part 1” Carddass cards. I would avoid “Part 2” (which is commonly referred to as “Red Part 2”) because there is some confusion as to whether Part 2 was released before or after the TCG in October 1996. This is why I only buy the Green Part 1 to avoid any possible confusion over the timeline regarding Red Part 2. See the green coloring in the bottom portion of the Charizard card (included below) where “MONSTERS COLLECTION” is printed. That is what the Green Part 1 card should look like, and is the FIRST EVER OFFICIAL CHARIZARD COLLECTIBLE CARD RELEASED. Card No. 6 with a holo foil. My understanding is that most Pokemon experts have concluded that the Carddass cards that have the bottom in red were included in Part 2, not Part 1, even though there are a few outliers who believe some of the red bottom cards were included in Part 1. Again, I would avoid any possible confusion with the timeline by sticking with green bottom Part 1 cards only. Also, note that some of the Carddass Pokemon cards with green bottoms were not included with Part 1, such as Mewtwo I believe, so if you are considering buying other green bottom cards you should review reliable online guides that organize the Bandai Carddass Pokemon cards by the different Parts so you know which green bottom cards were included in Part 1. The 1996 Bandai Carddass Part 1 Green Pokemon cards were released before the Topsun (Top Seika) gum cards, even though there is a “1995” copyright printed on the Topsun cards. That copyright reflects the Pokemon property itself, not the Topsun trading cards that were released in 1997. There are very few listings of the Charizard Green Part 1 on eBay or other marketplaces. And very few people who already knew this timeline and what it could mean for the Part 1 cards once more people realize this alpha. Feel free to share this post with other collectors and Pokemon fans, I don’t gate-keep. (*While I have your attention, check out and follow the collectibles marketplace @slabcash which I have partnered with as an ambassador. Lots of great new initiatives coming soon that I will discuss in future posts.)