They are practically identical, but Gifts Given lets you search your opponents library instead of your own, and they end up being forced to gift you two of those cards
is chosen to be the sole manufacturer of the cards under license by Creatures Inc 15 August 1996 - September Issue of Corocoro Comics released, artwork and card design is not finalized 23-24 August 1996 - Flyers advertising the Pokemon card game were handed out at the 4th World Hobby Fair (WHF) September 1996 - Star Corporation began advertising Pokemon cards to other toy wholesalers, only one company accepted, all others refused
Thus, you cannot play them as your Active or Benched Pokmon during setup
Although itd have to be a very big piggy, given this costs $336
As you'd expect, sealed product price tags are on the rise too, with the ETB going up from $350 to $440, while the Pokmon Center version nears $900