Cover legendary of Pokemon Silver Starring role in Pokemon: The Movie 2000 Recurring fan-favorite status across every generation Strong appeal to Johto-era and Gen 2 nostalgia buyers Pokemon Silver and HeartGold box art mascot Pokemon: The Movie 2000 (The Power of One) Multiple later premium TCG treatments across modern sets Long retired from competitive play
One day, I was sitting in room, watching yu-gi-oh ZEXAL, when I though "hey, sharks deck is pretty neat
Trade for your next Charizard or grab the newest booster, the pulls are waiting.
Back in the school playground, it became its own currency system
It's good to be aware of these archetypes because they sometimes come up in Limited, like the Lost in the Woods "combo" in Dark Ascension Limited, or making your own surprising imitation of a Fog deck by just drafting a pile of removal and no good win conditions
So in some ways it's unsurprising, when a card appears that's vintage and PSA 10 and came from a very exclusive, limited print run, that it ends up selling for stupendous amounts of cash
