It's a great card that sees both competitive and casual play and is almost now a necessity in tribal themed decks
Sealed products sitting unsold, graded cards losing value, and FOMO-driven speculation giving way to cautious evaluation
The team decided to roll with this misunderstanding, making the hyalpoterous lemure's cute appearance be part of its hunting tactics -- the flavour text describe it being harmless until it attacks, at which point it devours its prey until only bones remained
In general, Alpha cards (and all other cards from 93/94) are harder to counterfeit than modern cards
franchise already revolved around a TCG, so of course, when Yu-Gi-Oh
Collectors who focus on Water-type Pokemon or "elegant" designs (and there are more of them than you'd think) have pushed this one to a solid mid-tier price