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In a nice bit of acknowledging the literary origins, Aladdin is even drawn as a Chinese man with Chinese garb, reflecting how it wasn't actually part of the 1001 Nights collection and was added by Chinese merchants

That alone interests me, so lets check out the flipside

Modern sets no longer use the stamp, so it only matters on cards printed roughly 1999-2003

This is also why Japanese single cards are usually cheaper than English Pokmon cards across the board

Whether you're a seasoned TCG collector or a newcomer curious about rare pulls, one question keeps popping up in the international fanbase: Why are Japanese Pokmon cards cheaper than their English versions

If you can get Karumonixs ability to trigger multiple times, youre going to be unbeatable thanks to all those cards