Pokémon English Fossil (1999) - Master Misprint Error Guide
A 200+ photo guide for all the misprint errors in Fossil set. Best view on PC. The goal was to include all the significant repeating ink misprints with at least 3 or more known copies. Thank you to everyone whos’ errors and photos contributed to this project! Hopefully this will be a useful resource for everyone to learn, collect, and find more errors! Please leave comments, suggestions, or questions below. Also be sure to check out the Base Set and Jungle lists! (Base Set List) (Jungle List) Collaboration between @misprintjeff and @JoshsOddCollection.
~~Created 10/14/23 - 10/25/23
Gengar (5) - “Yellow Stain Back” - Yellow Layer Printer Hickey - 1st Edition & Unlimited Holos*
Haunter (6) - “Blue Stain Haunter” - Cyan Ink Spill; Cyan & Magenta Hickies - Unlimited Holo
Haunter (6) - “White Stain Haunter” - White Layer Obstruction - Unlimited Holo
Haunter (6))- “Gold Stain Haunter” - Additional Gold Border Ink - Unlimited Holo
Hitmonlee (7) - “Stainmonlee” or “Gold Stain Hitmonlee” - Additional Gold Border Ink - 1st Edition
Lapras (10) - “Gold Stain Lapras” - Additional Gold Border Ink - 1st Edition
Zapdos (15) - “Evolution Box Holo Error Zapdos” - Design Error Additional White Ink - All 1st editions have this error. The design was corrected mid Unlimited print.
Zapdos (15) - Cosmos Holo Obstruction Bleeds - Unlimited Cosmos Holo from Theme Deck
Zapdos (15) - “Scratch Error Zapdos” - Black Layer Obstruction - Unlimited Uncorrected Holo
Ditto (18) - “Blue Hickey Ditto” - Cyan Printer Hickey - Unlimited Nonholo
Arbok (31) - “Black Stain Arbok” - Black Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Sandslash (41) - “Weakness Dot Dot Sandslash” - Additional Black Ink - Unlimited
Seadra (42) - “Blue Ink Hickey Seadra” - Cyan Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Grimer (48) - “Sky Hickey Grimer” - Magenta Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Horsea (49) - “Smoke Ring Horsea” - Black Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Horsea (49) - “Name Hickey Horsea” - Cyan Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Krabby (51) - “Slash Error Krabby/Broken Foot Krabby” - Black Ink Obstruction - Unlimited
Krabby (51) - “Black Hickey Krabby” - Black Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Krabby (51) - “Bloody Claw Error Krabby” - Magenta Printer Hickey - 1st Edition
Omanyte (52) - “Gold Stain Omanyte” - Gold Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Slowpoke (55) - “Psychic Symbol Stain Slowpoke” - Magenta Printer Hickey - Unlimited
Special Set Errors:
“Holo Shifts” - Misaligned White Layer (Major to Minor) - Unlimited
“Water Obstruction Errors” - Water Obstructions - Unlimited
“Misregistered Errors” - Misaligned Print Layers (Black, Magenta, & Yellow) - Unlimited Non-holo Rares
“Blurry Text Errors” - Press Doubling (Gold, Black, & Magenta) - Unlimited Holos
“White Overspray Holos” - Additional White Ink - Unlimited
“Yellow Overspray Holos” - Additional Gold Ink - 1st Ed or Unlimited???
“White Line Holos” - Missing Holo Edge - 1st Edition & Unlimited
“Inverted Back Errors” - Upside-down Sheet - Unlimited Holos
Honorable Mentions:
“Crown Roll Leaf Obstruction Hitmonlee” / formerly “Cigar Paper Hitmonlee”
“Psyduck, Recycle, & Krabby Obstructions” - Cyan Layer Obstruction (Tape, Plastic wrapper?) - Unlimited Commons
“Red Tape Fossil Lapras Pack” - Tape From End Of Booster Pack Roll - Unlimited
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Not sure if it’s left out on purpose but here’s a photo of my footprints-error muk which is repeated, i remember @quuador sharing information that around 1/20 of unlimited fossil muk cards should have the error 
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Definately not a pre marked line for that scissors in the background
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lmao, no that was just to cut open the package it came in 
I would never hurt a kabutops card
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