Of course statistics and comparative analysis are great tools but they dont always tell the whole truth, since many factors like synergy and combo pieces are hard to be measured numerically
The line I'll draw is that the card has two distinct names, and they often, but not always, have two distinct arts
Ostensibly, you need a lot of things to mail a good secure package but the reality is that its not nearly as much as you think
It is a touch swingy in that you are really really far ahead if you make it turn one and just luck out to flip it right away however not quite in the same league as Hymn to Tourach or Stripmine for random early free wins
From my perspective the safest thing to go off is official release date as there were undoubtedly cards we would recognize as Japanese base by summer 1996
Doing your research into the price differences in fake vs real Japanese Pokemon cards can help you avoid overpaying for cards and assist you in spotting inaccurately priced deals