This made it a far more important card than its numbers would indicate because it made an entire deck exist for a long time, and in some cases Aluren was the only viable combo strategy available and taking it away would have radically altered the balance
Additionally, Maximum belt can only be used once, making it hardly a surefire OHKO solution
Rise of the Floodborn Illumineers Trove The Trove for Lorcana set 2 looks similar to the first in size and contents
Its crazy and YouTubers talking up the money are making things even crazier! Adding to the issue of scalpers is the popularity of YouTubers and TikTok influencers recording themselves opening packs, flicking through the contents at mesmerising speed, and listing the card values as they go, exaggerating reactions when they find a hit
Its a classic, one of the originals that act as a foundation for the rest of the series
To their credit this particular youTuber did apologize and delete their video, so I wont name them, but I did save a few pictures of the debacle: This video gives a pretty decent overview of the scalping problem that existed in the early days of the promotion: Addressing High Demand Fortunately though, both Nintendo/Pokmon and McDonalds immediately recognized the lack of cards was a serious issue and announced that they will be producing extra packs to ensure that as many customers can get a pack as possible: I would like to think Nintendo gave any restaurants caught selling cases of packs Day One a nice slap on the wrist, but who knows