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#4 Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare Im pretty excited to see this Pikachu ex SIR doing so well from Mega Dream ex

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8/ 2024 POKEMON JPN SV8A-TERASTAL FEST EX SPECIAL ART RARE # 217 UMBREON EX Total graded: 60,822 Gem Rate Percent (Average of 10's): 88% Average price: $500 The card is part of the high-class special Japanese set SV8a: Terastal Festival EX, which was the final Japanese set release of 2024 for the Scarlet & Violet era

That isn't to say that everything is all good in the Pokemon Trading Card Game meta, but just that it's healthy enough to not require a ban on any specific card in those formats

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Even at $249 for the kit, youve got a solid $50 in boosters, plus a foil Lair and nonfoil promos that will offset costs by $30-$40 or so