What is an example of a heavily played Pokemon card?

A heavily played (HP) Pokémon card is one with significant wear like creases, heavy whitening, severe scratches, bent corners, or surface damage, but still structurally intact enough to be played in a sleeve, often representing a favorite, well-used card like a Base Set Charizard used heavily in early games.
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What does a heavily played Pokémon card look like?

Cards in Heavily Played (HP) condition show a major amount of wear. Cards can show a variety of moderate imperfections along with creasing, whitening and other faults. Heavily Played cards can also have defects or severe imperfections that do not impact the integrity of the card.
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What is considered a heavily played Pokémon card?

Heavily Played (HP)

Heavily Played cards are clearly worn along the edges, corner, and on the surface. Even though Heavily Played cards are damaged they are still playable when carried in sleeves.
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What is an example of a heavily played card?

Heavily Played condition cards may include cards that have significant creasing, folding, severe water damage, heavy whitening, heavy border wear, and/or tearing.
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What does a heavy play card look like?

By definition, "Heavy Play" means: "Card is visibly aged and played. Without a sleeve, the card will be easily identified. There may be wear through the center or artwork through the face or back of the card.
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Is damaged or heavily played better?

Heavily Played (HP)

Cards in Heavily Played condition show major wear. These cards are tournament-playable in sleeves. Cards with issues beyond "major" are more likely to be graded as Damaged.
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Is there a Pokemon card worth $1,000,000?

Yes, Pokémon cards are worth millions, with the top card being the Pikachu Illustrator, which YouTuber Logan Paul bought for over $5.3 million in 2022, making it the most expensive Pokémon card ever sold and well over the $1 million mark, with others potentially valued at $1.2 million or more. 
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How hard is it to get a PSA 10?

Getting a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) is very difficult, requiring near-perfection in centering, corners, surface, and focus, with even "pack fresh" modern cards often grading lower due to strict standards and minor imperfections, making vintage cards especially challenging and modern ones a gamble despite careful selection. While some modern Japanese or non-holo English cards have higher success rates (50%+), many collectors see low 10-rates for popular modern holos, with recent PSA 10 rates dropping below 40% overall, highlighting the rarity. 
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What does a grade 7 card look like?

A Grade 7 card (Near Mint) looks great but has minor flaws: slight wear on 2-3 corners, minor surface scratches or print blemishes, decent centering (around 70/30 front, 90/10 back), and most gloss retained, but it's not perfect like a Gem Mint card. You might see a tiny ding, a slight fuzziness on an edge, or minor off-registration, but no major creases, heavy wear, or significant print defects, with light back staining acceptable.
 
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What is the $5.275 million Pokémon card?

Paul previously purchased the card in 2022 for $5.275 million. The card is a 1998 "Pikachu Illustrator" card featuring art drawn by legendary Pokémon artist Atsuko Nishida, given away to winners of an illustration contest hosted by CoroCoro Comic magazine.
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Is PSA 7 a bad grade?

A PSA NM 7 is a card with just a slight surface wear visible upon close inspection. There may be slight fraying on some corners. Picture focus may be slightly out-of register. A minor printing blemish is acceptable.
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What Pokémon card is worth $60,000?

A Trainer No. 3 card from the 1999 Super Secret Battle is a famous Pokémon card known to sell for around $60,000 due to its extreme rarity, awarded only to the third-place winner of that exclusive Japanese tournament. Other cards like the Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind (potentially $65k+) or certain Charizard variants can also reach or exceed this value, with high-grade promotional and tournament cards commanding premium prices. 
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Is PSA 1 or 10 better?

PSA Grading Standards
  • Numerical Grades For Trading Cards.
  • GEM-MT 10: GEM MINT. A PSA Gem Mint 10 card is a virtually perfect card. ...
  • MINT 9: MINT. ...
  • NM-MT 8: NEAR MINT-MINT. ...
  • NM 7: NEAR MINT. ...
  • EX-MT 6: EXCELLENT-MINT. ...
  • EX 5: EXCELLENT. ...
  • PR 1: POOR.
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What is considered heavily played Pokémon?

Heavily Played (Poor)

Heavily Played cards show a massive amount of wear and damage. Corners and edges may be rounded, chipped, fuzzy, or missing altogether. These cards have major discoloration, indentation, scratches, or stains. They also have multiple major creases or wrinkles.
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Is PSA or CGC better?

Neither PSA nor CGC is definitively "better"—it depends on your goal: PSA offers higher resale value and market acceptance (especially older cards), while CGC provides faster turnaround, lower cost, arguably nicer/sturdier slabs, and more detailed sub-grades, making it great for personal collections or newer cards. Choose PSA for maximum value potential, CGC for budget/speed/aesthetics, or consider CGC for modern cards where its stricter grading might offer long-term value, notes Phantom Display and PKMhobby.
 
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Is a 60% an F or D?

A 60% is usually a D- or D, considered a passing grade in many US systems (60-69%), but it's right on the line, as anything below 60% (like 59% and down) is typically an F (failing). The specific grade depends on the school's scale, with some giving a D- for 60-62% and a D for 63-66%. 
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Is PSA 10 the highest grade?

10 is the highest overall grade a sports card can receive, though BGS also offers a Black Label Pristine 10, which means the card received a 10 for all four subgrades. While a Black Label Pristine 10 and PSA 10 are the highest grades a card can obtain, other grades are still valuable.
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Can you get a PSA 10 with a white spot?

You might get a PSA 10 with a tiny white spot, especially if it's a microscopic printing flaw, only visible under light, or on the border/back, but it's risky because PSA 10 is for Gem Mint cards needing flawlessness, so even slight whitening or a noticeable dot often drops a card to a PSA 9, depending heavily on the grader's discretion and other card aspects like centering. 
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Are Japanese cards easier to get a PSA 10?

Japanese Cards Have the Edge

Japanese modern cards: ~15-20% PSA 10 rate.
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What does a PSA 9 look like?

A {PSA 9 (Mint)} card looks nearly perfect, appearing flawless to the naked eye but having only one minor flaw, such as a tiny wax stain on the back, a small printing imperfection, or slightly off-white borders, with good centering (around 60/40 to 65/35 front, 90/10 back). It's essentially a pack-fresh card with one tiny blemish, offering excellent eye appeal and value without being a perfect {PSA 10}.
 
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How hard is it to get a grade 9?

Achieving a grade 9 in GCSE Maths is challenging, it places you in the top few percent of candidates nationally. It requires deep understanding, precision, and strong problem-solving skills. However, with a clear study plan, lots of practice, and focused revision, it is absolutely achievable.
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Which sets have God packs?

God packs, special rare boosters with high-value cards, primarily appear in Japanese Pokémon TCG high-class sets like Shiny Star V, VMAX Climax, VSTAR Universe, and Shiny Treasure ex, but also in English sets like 151 (Demigod packs) and Prismatic Evolutions (Eevee evolutions). These packs replace standard pulls with all Illustration Rares or better, offering massive value for collectors, with specific types varying by set, such as the full sets of Eevee evolutions in some releases.
 
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What card did Logan Paul buy?

Logan Paul famously bought a rare, PSA 10-graded 1998 Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card in 2022 for approximately $5.3 million, setting a world record, and he plans to auction it in early 2026 through Goldin Auctions, aiming for a higher value. He previously wore the card, encased in gold and diamonds, as a necklace. 
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Do all 1025 Pokémon have a card?

All pokemon have been present in at least one TCG card, although some few Pokemon are a bit hard to find, because their last card printed were many years ago, like Tyrogue, Munchlax, Tyrantrum etc. Watch DeepPocketMonster's videos. He completed the Pokedex Challenge.
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