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#15 RE: first edition shadow I have the French and Spanish 1st Edition Base Sets complete, all are legit and they are all shadowed so they are real and didn't come shadowless Also, I have a complete Japanese Base Set with no rarity symbol, so you can get them, just not often, here is a link to what I posted on here of one of the Japanese Base Sets I have

though Prismatic Secret Rare cards have a similar treatment, with a Starlight Rare its applied across the whole card, and not the artwork alone

So, I asked Bandai directly and I received a reply

Mega Dragonite ex 246/193 (Special Art Rare) Latest Average Sale on eBay: $180 The Special Art Rare (SAR) of Mega Dragonite ex (246/193) from the MEGA Dream ex Japanese set tells a story of evolution and aspiration , beautifully illustrated by the artist DOM