Diamond & Pearl: How to Identify Cards From This Set

• This set changed the layout of the HP line: the Pokémon's level moved to the right of its name and 'HP' was printed smaller before the number.
• Reverse Holofoil cards changed pattern here: the foil now covers the whole card except the artwork, rather than shimmering only behind the art.

• Reverse Holofoil: Starting with this set, Reverse Holofoil cards carry the shine across the whole card face outside the artwork box, instead of only behind the artwork as in earlier eras.

First set of the Diamond & Pearl Series; Japanese release November 30, 2006, English release May 23, 2007.

• Bottom-left or bottom-right corner: the set symbol and the collector number (e.g. 4/102) tell you the set; older cards have no symbol at all, which itself narrows them to Base Set.
• Left of the number: a 1st Edition stamp, if present, sits below the art on WOTC-era cards.
• Regulation mark (a letter in a box near the bottom, D through H so far) dates modern cards to a two-year window.
• Back of the card: the blue Poké Ball back has changed little since 1999; a washed-out, blurry or wrongly colored back is the first sign of a fake.

Lay the card flat on a dark surface in daylight, straight on, with the whole card in frame, then a close-up of the bottom edge where the set symbol, number and any edition stamp sit. Tilt holo cards under the light for a second shot to show the foil pattern. Photograph the back too. The app reads the card and set; the edition and rarity checks above tell you which version you have.