Ideally, this shouldnt be done arbitrarily, but rather based on the current market price of the respective card
Its easy to see why
Digital-only cards are everywhere in other digital CCGs because it allows them to take advantage of players not having to do things directly, like searching through their deck or keeping track of a perpetual stat loss
A subset of conspiracy cards have the keyword ability hidden agenda
Pokmon TCG Lives full release date coincided with the release of Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved, the latest Pokmon TCG expansion based on the Nintendo Switch video games
Gamestop can plausibly argue that it's just engaging in what economists call pricing equilibrium , raising the cost of the cards to better reflect their true market value, but as Rutherford points out, this also puts the cards financially out of reach for a huge chunk of the intended Pokmon card consumer market, who aren't in fact collectors flush with cash but children and teenagers eager to play a card game