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This is the holographic dragon that every kid in 1999 desperately wanted to pull from a booster pack, the card that was worth more than every other card in the set combined in the eyes of schoolyard traders, the card that became synonymous with the Pokemon TCG itself

Also, a foreign white bordered German copy at Near Mint

It's recurrable with Academy Ruins

Mega Latias ex SIR - $210 Mega Latias really showcases this Pokmon's jet engine inspiration

It's just a branding word used to sell the product, though it differs very little from its Arena Starter Kit brethren outside of not being associated with Arena

The sick, sick value