Back in the 90s, when Japanese anime and video games werent quite as ubiquitous as they are now, North American localizers would often change explicitly Japanese cultural references, including character names, so as not to confuse Western viewers
So they would print separate rare sheets, uncommon sheets and common sheets, and they would print more of the common sheets, less of the uncommon sheets and even fewer of the rare sheets." As stated earlier, it's been estimated that just 1,100 of each "rare" card was produced
"What Is the First Printed Pokemon Card
The top layer is white paper stock with the printed card face
Turns out that these products were part of the Pokmon 25th Anniversary products
(You can add a second coat if needed.) Next up is Pikachu