Adding 20 cards to your deck seems like a massive drawback that would hamper the consistency of your deck yet Yorion got the ban hammer in several formats, and some Modern decks still tinker with 80 cards, even without the extra creature in their sideboard
Most legitimate shops can guarantee authenticity, as there are many fake cards in the Pokemon trading world
The Lord of the Rings cards, even the less expensive LTR cards, awakened some interest in the creature type, especially with Lord of the Nazgl
Well be holding out hope that the crop of cards in 2023 gives us something to gawk at in the meantime
New promos, exclusive variants, and bundles with retailer-specific cards are continually being added, requiring collectors to navigate a growing and fragmented release schedule, and potentially making 151 Pokmon cards more expensive
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