I honestly preferred more economical options like many of the cards with a 50 damage Flamethrower or Arcanine, if push came to shove
Coupled with the supply chain issues that so many industries came across, you just saw this crazy spike in value (and) the massive influx of new collectors who then stuck around is driving a continual demand. Sentimental value is integral to understanding the influx of those looking to capitalize on the investment potential of Pokmon cards
I have no doubt about its authenticity as it came from someone with no knowledge in Pokemon and it passed the light test, etc
In an era of mechanics requiring helper cards and commanders with enough text to rival a Stormlight Archives novel, a creature with such a clean text box stands out
Does your top 10 differ from ours
The Japanese-language copies also have less listed on TCGPlayer, and I expect thats because plenty of folks who want to get their profit on the EN versions arent bothering to put up the underpriced ones yet