I know the reverse Holo has the set name, but is there another difference? Never seen any cards from this era in person, but I really like the delta species Gyarados so I’m trying to decide which to get.
On a related note, also interested in the same comparison for holos and reverse holos in the Team Rocket Returns set.
rambo
November 22, 2017, 4:16pm
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I believe for both sets, the actual name of the Pokemon and HP at the top gains a gold foil text.
The Team Rocket Returns reverse holos also have a different holo effect, with energy symbols as the holo instead of the usual effect.
crzy55
November 22, 2017, 4:48pm
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The gold name/HP are only present for reverse holo rares that are holos in the set. A common/uncommon/regular rare wouldn’t have gold lettering.
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quuador
November 24, 2017, 7:10pm
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A few months ago I’ve made a post on the pkmntcgcollections about Reverse Holos of the EX era .
Here is a quote of that:
They are the ‘Reverse Holos’ of some EX sets.
Not all of the EX set Reverse Holos have the logo in the bottom-right corner of the artwork, although most sets do.
The Holofoil Rares are also available as ‘Reverse Holo’, in which case the name and/or rarity symbol are usually holo.
Most of the ‘Reverse Holos’ in the EX sets have a different holofoil pattern than the actual Holofoil Rares.
Some of the ‘Reverse Holos’ have Golden Names and/or holo Rarity Symbols.
Here is a breakdown of all the EX sets:
The ones with just ordinary Reverse Holos we all know:
EX Ruby & Sapphire
EX Sandstorm
EX Dragon
EX Team Aqua vs Team Magma
The EX sets which have a holofoil Rare/Uncommon/Common instead of Reverse Holo Rare/Uncommon/Common:
EX Hidden Legends : Different holofoil pattern & no set logo in artwork. Example Reverse Holo Machop
EX FireRed & LeafGreen : Different holofoil pattern & no set logo in artwork. Holofoil Rares have additional holo set symbol covering the description, and holo rarity symbol. Example regular Holofoil Rare Kangaskhan & Example Reverse Holo Kangaskhan & Example Reverse Holo Pikachu - from my personal Pikachu collection.
EX Team Rocket Returns : Different holofoil pattern & set symbol in artwork. Rares and Holofoil Rares have Golden name and holo rarity symbol. Example Reverse Holo Rare Delibird - note: regular version is a non-holo Rare & Example Reverse Holo Cubone
EX Deoxys : Weird holofoil pattern & set symbol in artwork. Holofoil Rares have Golden name and holo rarity symbol. Example regular Holofoil Rare Gyarados & Example Reverse Holo Rare Gyarados & Example Minun
EX Emerald : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Unseen Forces : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Delta Species : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns (with additional Golden HP). The regular Holofoil Rares also have holo borders, and the ‘Reverse Holo Rares’ as well. Example regular Holofoil Rare Latias & Example Reverse Holo Rare Latias
EX Legend Maker : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Holon Phantoms : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns (although the holofoil pattern is just normal as you’d expect, not weird/different). Example Pikachu - from my personal Pikachu collection
EX Crystal Guardians : Same as EX Delta Species
EX Dragon Frontiers : Same as EX Delta Species
EX Power Keepers : Same as EX Holon Phantoms. Example Pikachu - from my personal Pikachu collection & Example Seviper - from my personal Seviper collection
The links can be found in the reddit-post I’ve linked above (if they still work, some might have been from eBay auctions that are now gone).
Greetz,
Thanks for all of the responses!
quuador:
A few months ago I’ve made a post on the pkmntcgcollections about Reverse Holos of the EX era.
Here is a quote of that:
They are the ‘Reverse Holos’ of some EX sets.
Not all of the EX set Reverse Holos have the logo in the bottom-right corner of the artwork, although most sets do.
The Holofoil Rares are also available as ‘Reverse Holo’, in which case the name and/or rarity symbol are usually holo.
Most of the ‘Reverse Holos’ in the EX sets have a different holofoil pattern than the actual Holofoil Rares.
Some of the ‘Reverse Holos’ have Golden Names and/or holo Rarity Symbols.
Here is a breakdown of all the EX sets:
The ones with just ordinary Reverse Holos we all know:
EX Ruby & Sapphire
EX Sandstorm
EX Dragon
EX Team Aqua vs Team Magma
The EX sets which have a holofoil Rare/Uncommon/Common instead of Reverse Holo Rare/Uncommon/Common:
EX Hidden Legends : Different holofoil pattern & no set logo in artwork. Example Reverse Holo Machop
EX FireRed & LeafGreen : Different holofoil pattern & no set logo in artwork. Holofoil Rares have additional holo set symbol covering the description, and holo rarity symbol. Example regular Holofoil Rare Kangaskhan & Example Reverse Holo Kangaskhan & Example Reverse Holo Pikachu - from my personal Pikachu collection.
EX Team Rocket Returns : Different holofoil pattern & set symbol in artwork. Rares and Holofoil Rares have Golden name and holo rarity symbol. Example Reverse Holo Rare Delibird - note: regular version is a non-holo Rare & Example Reverse Holo Cubone
EX Deoxys : Weird holofoil pattern & set symbol in artwork. Holofoil Rares have Golden name and holo rarity symbol. Example regular Holofoil Rare Gyarados & Example Reverse Holo Rare Gyarados & Example Minun
EX Emerald : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Unseen Forces : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Delta Species : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns (with additional Golden HP). The regular Holofoil Rares also have holo borders, and the ‘Reverse Holo Rares’ as well. Example regular Holofoil Rare Latias & Example Reverse Holo Rare Latias
EX Legend Maker : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns
EX Holon Phantoms : Same as EX Team Rocket Returns (although the holofoil pattern is just normal as you’d expect, not weird/different). Example Pikachu - from my personal Pikachu collection
EX Crystal Guardians : Same as EX Delta Species
EX Dragon Frontiers : Same as EX Delta Species
EX Power Keepers : Same as EX Holon Phantoms. Example Pikachu - from my personal Pikachu collection & Example Seviper - from my personal Seviper collection
The links can be found in the reddit-post I’ve linked above (if they still work, some might have been from eBay auctions that are now gone).
Greetz,
I’d like to look over your guide, could you provide a link? I think the current hyperlink goes to this thread.
quuador
November 26, 2017, 10:03am
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Oops… Not sure how that happened… :S I’ve fixed the link.
And here is the link again, just in case.
Greetz,
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Just wanted to say I LOVE the gold lettering look of these cards.
Luckily there aren’t a lot of people collecting them so you can pick them up pretty cheap still in many cases.
Thanks for the guide, that was great!
