---
title: "What are the rules for variant sibling links in the checklist?"
type: FAQ
category: "variants"
slug: "variant-sibling-checklist-rules"
id: 6
facility_tags: ["variants-linking","checklist-rules"]
service_tags: ["completion-tracking","relationships"]
---

# What are the rules for variant sibling links in the checklist?

Stickers in the collection frequently exist in standard and golden variants. To prevent duplicate listings and assist collectors, collection metadata maps these pairs using regular_version_of (pointing to the golden counterpart ID) and golden_version_of (pointing to the standard counterpart ID).

## Detailed Deep Dive
Stickers in the collection frequently exist in standard and golden variants. To prevent duplicate listings and assist collectors, collection metadata maps these pairs using regular_version_of (pointing to the golden counterpart ID) and golden_version_of (pointing to the standard counterpart ID). If a card represents an optional bonus set or golden duplicate, a warning badge is displayed indicating that completion target counts exclude these duplicates, focusing efforts on the 685 core stickers.

### Metadata Tags
- **Category**: variants
- **Required Tags**: variants-linking, checklist-rules
- **Context Tags**: completion-tracking, relationships