That said, forcing some bad combat choices with first strike is also possible, so while Im not high on the card, its not a bad card by any means
And its also a nostalgia trip for those of us who were there
"I have never spent this much money on a physical asset," Paul said during the trade
TAHK0 speculated on why the error may have happened, writing, Poke Balls went through a lot of early variations, with everything from the button placement changing, to how it opens differing, to even being depicted with the white on top. It could be that an early Pok Ball design actually did open like it does on the card back, but when the design was eventually changed to the opposite way, they forgot to update it on the card back before going to print, and it remains that way to this day
His last act is depicted here, fittingly, on the ultimate board wipe
One attack lets the player clear the field and get a powerful beatstick with a clear path to their opponent's Life Points