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Up until then players had more or less adopted the tournament ruling in their own casual games

The card was widely distributed as a purchase bonus at Japanese retail locations during the SV launch period, which meant enormous quantities entered circulation from the very beginning

Pokmon TCG cards can be used for trading with other collectors or for playing the official Pokmon TCG game, which involves strategic battles using Pokmon cards

Rumors of the card's existence circulated in the Pokmon TCG fandom from 1999, amplified by a few people inside then-publisher Wizards of the Coast who knew the truth, until it was finally confirmed as real in 2006