This makes Sapphire decks much more reliable if you can find the space
A renewed interest in real Pokemon cards from Pocket players, even a significant chunk of them, won't have caused the widespread shortages and massive price increases the Pokemon TCG has undergone in the last year
To build a tier one deck, you are almost always shelling $160 for Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, $280 for Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, or *god forbid* $440 for a play set of both
The version of Mela in the games, as well as the depiction of her in her Full Art card, shows off her fiery, hot-headed punk nature: meanwhile, Rikas gorgeous watercolour style lends Mela a much calmer disposition as she chills out with her Torkoal
Kelsien goes off in a different direction, getting bigger with experience counters
Collector boosters have premium content and come at a premium price, most retail for around $20 to $30