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A holographic card (Japanese: キラカード Glitter card) is a special type of card from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is identical to a normal card except its image is holofoil. Most are Pokémon cards.

In most of the English versions of Japanese sets, cards that were originally only holographic are given non-holographic counterparts. The e-cards are an exception to this, as even the Japanese versions of the sets had holographic and non-holographic versions of cards. Only the non-holographic versions had dot codes that could be read with the e-Reader. This was apparently because the holofoil caused complications with the dot codes. When holographic cards have non-holographic counterparts, the non-holo cards are the more common of the two, even though both are marked with the same rarity. As such, they are numbered differently within sets and generally considered different cards in terms of collectibility. In play, however, the cards operate the same, and thus are viewed mostly as the same, except perhaps with the player handling the card with more care due to its higher value.

Both crystal figures and pearl figures from the Pokémon Trading Figure Game appear to be based upon this concept. However, unlike the cards, the figures are not numbered differently.

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