pokemon set with 202 cards - Sword & Shield - Base - Yamper Captured in a crystal 141/202 Snorlax V | Rare

As is the case with many vintage cards, many of the cleanest copies are already graded, so locating raw copies in pristine condition presents its challenges

You can read his full biography from his website, and for a great interview with Donato, see Patrick Scalisis 2015 article Stories with Brushstrokes. You can also glean some background on his infamous hand work in my article Powerstone Shard and Hand Artistry from April 2018

The design concept for the XY series back of a Pokmon card was inspired by the 3D effects of the Nintendo 3DS and the X and Y axes of the Cartesian coordinate system

Confusion can be cured by evolving your pokemon , retreating them to Bench , or using the Lum Berry Pokemon Tool card