While it can pull a needed Pokemon from your deck into your hand (and the same for your opponent), its main use is in discarding your opponents Stadium
Notably, while the recent spike coincided with organic-looking demand for Taeko during the weekend of October 8 (NYCC), there were two sales spikes before that weekend that look like buyouts
This was one of the harder cards to cut from the deck, but without leaning more into the proliferate cards like the Mutant Menace deck, the +1 counters are a little underwhelming
Best current competitive investment: OP-16
On the flip side, this method will likely require a lot more legwork compared to selling your bulk Pokmon cards online
Upon inserting the card, there is a small but noticeable resistance from the sleeve