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However, the pressure to meet release deadlines, particularly during the Neo era, led Wizards to abandon the practice

The top individual card was a rare hologram Blastoise card with a blank back, one of two presentation cards that Wizards of the Coast commissioned from Cartamundi in 1998

Regardless, the card design is gorgeous with a holographic background that makes it feel almost three-dimensional when you stare deep into it

This worked especially well with Blastoise itself, as its Hydro Pump ability could do up to 60 damage a pop a staggering amount in the early days of the TCG

Majority of the cards had the normal black stamps, however a percent were grey