Introduced during the mid-2000s ex era as the rarest possible pull from booster packs, Gold Star cards featured alternate-color artwork, visually similar to shiny Pokemon from the video games, with a distinctive gold star symbol printed next to the Pokemon's name that has become one of the most recognizable and coveted designations in the entire hobby
With powerful stage-1 gameplay via "Dragon Rage" and "Bubblebeam," combined with Mitsuhiro Aritas striking artwork and scarce print runs, Gyarados is a legendary investment pickbridging striking visual appeal, rarity, and strong collector nostalgia
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Only one out of the four winners ran a deck (Alakazam Damage Swap) that would be powerful enough to exist in the early Pokemon TCG metagame
until you realize you can just keep putting the bounced Pokmon back into play and chip away at Pidgeot's health while it fails to rack up damage