It doesnt have any restrictions or global themes like Pauper, Peasant, Modern, artifact, or set cubes
Its second attack ignores all effects on the Defending Pokmon, which means it doesnt take Eviolite into account, which allows Rayquaza to 2hko any EX in the format
Other base set cards are stamped 1999
The craze intensified after influencer Logan Paul revealed in 2022 that he acquired a near perfect-grade Pikachu Illustrator card worth $5.3 million, setting a new Guinness World Record for the priciest Pokmon trading card sold in a private sale
Whether its Heartfire Hero or Emberheart Challenger, you can push the power of your Mice a lot with this card, then convert it into immediate damage
But its really hard for me to fault someone for making money simply by seizing an opportunity thats available to literally anybody who could possibly get to a Target, as long as theyre not resorting to strong-arm tactics