Deck Case 1
Collectors looking to get one of every holofoil card, or even just collect the 12 marked as Enchanted, will likely have to open hundreds of card packs to complete their sets unless they are very lucky
Legends also got a few cards restricted for actual reasons: Recall: At the time, it kind of made sense because it made it a little too easy to reuse all your powerful restricted cards
Once were generating all these Elemental tokens, Risen ReefRisen Reef looks like pretty great value too
Evolve Treecko into Mega Sceptile as your stronger win condition later on with the help of Quick-Grow Extract as well
Here's the price evolution of the top 3 most expensive cards: Pikachu Illustrator Price History (PSA 10) Source: Goldin Auctions, eBay Sales Data Charizard 1st Edition Shadowless Price History (PSA 10) Source: PWCC Marketplace, Goldin Auctions Key Price Drivers (2019-2025) 2020-2021 Pandemic Boom : Prices increased 200-400% across vintage cards Celebrity Purchases : Logan Paul, Logic, Post Malone drove mainstream attention Social Media Influence : YouTube/TikTok opening videos viral exposure Investment Funds : Fractional ownership platforms (Rally, Collectable) entered market Grading Backlog : PSA submission delays created artificial scarcity The market as investment TL;DR: Pokmon cards returned +3,261% over 20 years vs S&P 500's ~300%
