first edition shiny pokemon cards 2001 Shining Gyarados Pokémon card from Neo Revelation set 2002 Nintendo Pokemon Neo Destiny

His passive ability disables the On Play abilities of his own characters, but he can do the same to the opponent by sacrificing a card from the hand

Thats usually a solid 4-for-1, though you can always foster goodwill by letting an ally ramp instead

The card is considered a No Rarity Symbol card from the Japanese Base Set

Sure, it costs half of your life points

A is required for B, but NOT vice-versa: if A does not happen, then stop

What it looks like is someone translated the Japanese text themselves and printed fake copies of the cards, without the same quality assurance meant to prevent misprints in legitimate copies