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Benjamin Abbott

MYSTERIOUS: This pokemon card problem has finally been fixed after 25 years | Mind Blowing Facts

Pikachu looks embarrassed next to a phone displaying the Pokemon cards.

The back of English-language Pokemon cards has finally been fixed after 25 years.

Despite launching decades ago across the US and UK, the back of Pokemon cards have remained the same since 1999 – and they've always been wrong. More specifically, the Poke Ball that sits in pride of place opens the wrong way. Rather than the button being on the lid, it sits at the bottom instead which means your pocket monsters would essentially 'fall out' when the Poke Ball opens. However, as spotted by eagle-eyed fan TAHK0 on Twitter, that seems to be changing. If the recently-revealed Pokemon TCG Pocket is anything to go by, it's being put right at last with an all-new design.

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