Miscuts

        Miscuts, like misprints, are errors on the cards that make the cards look abnormal, also making them considerably more rare and valuable. However, while misprints are printing errors, miscuts are errors in how the card is shaped and cut. These cards can contain parts of 2 different cards. A minor miscut could simply be a slightly off-sized border, while major ones could have large chunks of multiple cards within them, though this is an extremely rare case. Another form of a miscut is if the border of the card is square instead of rounded.
If you have any known misprints or

Major miscut

miscuts, be sure to put them aside for showcasing to your friends!

Minor miscut

Square Cut Card

Triple Star (Shining)

      This symbol may just be the rarest of all. If your card has triple stars, it is shining, unbelievably rare. These cards can be worth $50 or more. There are very few of them, and if you have one, my advice would be to NOT TRADE IT!!!!!

3 small stars in the corner as the rarity symbol: this card is extremely rare!

Misprints

         Another way you can tell a Pokemon card's rarity is if it is misprinted. Misprints are cards that were accidentally printed in a way they shouldn't be. In most cases, this makes the card much rarer and more desirable. There are many misprints out there, so a few things you should look at are the date, the border, the HP, the attacks, the energy symbols and the spelling.
Here are some examples of the above:

Dialga G X has miscolored
energys at the bottom of the card.

Phanpy is spelled 2 different ways
in the PokeBody.

Misprint Vulpix says "HP 50"
instead of "50 HP".

Rarity Symbols

Star (rare)

          There are four main rarity symbols that you will see commonly on Pokemon Cards: The Circle is common, the Diamond is uncommon, and the Star is rare.

Circle (common)

Diamond (uncommon)

    Those are the main types of rarity, but that is not all of them; there are also silver stars and big black "PROMO" stars. There are other things too, but they are not rarity symbols.

Secret rare silver star

Big "PROMO" star

Intro

              In this blog, I am going to tell you all about the rarities of Pokemon Cards and how to tell their rarity for yourself. Pokemon Card rarity symbols are usually found at the bottom right of the card, as shown:

Circle Rarity Symbol------------/

     There are many ways to tell a card's rarity, and it is also very fun, especially if you like trading with friends. I hope you enjoy this website!