Differences between Giant Dragon Talon & Special & National?
Yes it's on LARC ITTF 30-012
That is the Dragon Talon, not the ‘National Team’ version of Dragon Talon.
If someone didn’t care whether or not it was on the approved list, when you install it on your blade, the ‘National Team’ marking actually gets cut off if you have it a little off center to the left. So in reality know one would know if it is the standard Grand Talon, or the ‘National Team’ version you are using.
They may have stopped making it because it wouldn’t pass their (ITTF) test, as it is too close to frictionless, but that’s just speculation.
Regarding the difference between the 2, I don’t personally know as I’ve only played with the National Team, but there was a lot of discussion before on OOAK comparing the 2, with photos showing the differences in the pips etc. I play at the same club as ‘Pushblocker’, and it is by far his preferred rubber for his style of game.
Here is a link to part of the discussion:
https://ooakforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=28370&p=303903