painting on pokemon cards for the first time Painting Pokemon cards is fun

NANAHARA's Gothorita was much more in like with the anime's style than this Zoroark, which makes this Crown Zenith debut that much more unique

For example, a hyper-rare gold card, the highest rarity in the recent Scarlet and Violet era sets, is [often] worth less than a Special Illustration Rare, the rarity below hyper-rares. She explains that some Illustration Rares (IRs) are worth more than Special Illustration Rares (SIRs), and Mega Hyper Rares (also gold cards) are now some of the most expensive cards in the modern era and are even rarer than hyper-rares were. [22] Sports card and memorabilia collector Chris Frey says that each Pokmon set will have 3 or 4 special edition cards with different art and illustrations that people chase after

It was literally banned before the Pro Tour was even invented

Immediate cost reduction is huge, even if it only applies to fliers