Venusaur with no rarity symbol: $55,000 Bulbasaur, one of the original starter Pokmon from the first Pokmon Game Boy games, eventually evolves into Venusaur, meaning many fans of the video games were also partial to this Pokmon in the trading card game thanks to the journey theyd been on together
Taking the best aggressive elements from each and the best supporting elements from each gives a color pair that can handle many situations
Getting a Japanese set at the base price becomes harder as the years go by, and some sets will become harder to find in general
Doing so gives them both the ability to let you pay two mana to exile the creature and then immediately return it to play
This doesn't have any mechanical purpose, it's just a fun bit of storytelling
Product red flags on sealed boxes and packs authentication specialists like DJR Authentication and resealing guides such as The Card Collective flag these: Shrink wrap and seals authentic wrap is tight and clean