While those are all legit answers, one aspect which I feel most people wouldnt even consider to be an iconic design feature of the Pokmon TCGand yet is probably the most important factoris the card font
Its like the 5 card pack system is intentionally designed to be unfriendly towards newer players, which seems bizarre to me
I do a Value Watch series right here at Bleeding Cool where I monitor the value of modern Pokmon TCG sets to help collectors with this exact goal.
Personally I think it makes for more interesting strategy, but if the aim is to carve out a competing slice of the online CCG space, the complexity this adds may still prove to be an obstacle
The displays are found on various floors around the central atrium, but the coolest section is on the fifth floor, where the paintings are displayed in a winding corridor and the Pokmon species grouped by habitat
Investigators Journal Mazemind Tome saw a lot of play throughout its time in Standard and while Investigator's Journal is not guaranteed to draw three cards each time, in certain matchups it can potentially do more than that