While thats an extreme example, it illustrates how Japan-only releases can become legendary among collectors
A Japanese promo card released in 1998, Illustrator Pikachu is considered one of if not the rarest, and thus most valuable, Pokmon trading cards
You know, the Magikarp that had 700HP and did 40,000 damage
Then, once it's back in play, you can attach all the Energy again immediately thanks to Porygon-Z.
Box EV Calculation Using the slot-based approach with March 2026 JPN market prices: Slot 5 (Rare slot) Expected Value: Slot 4 (Reverse/Mirror slot) Expected Value: Per Pack EV : 443 + 204 = 647 Per Box EV (20 packs) : 647 20 = 12,940 God Pack bonus (1/35 boxes ~15,000): +429 Total Box EV : ~13,369 (~$91) Box Market Price : ~41,500 (~$283) EV Ratio : ~32% An EV ratio of 32% is lower than many modern JPN sets (typically 50-80%), reflecting the extreme value concentration in a few top pulls
Our MTG colors guide has more detail, but here's a rough idea of what each color is best at: White - protection, small creatures, life gain Blue - card draw, counter spells, hard-to-block creatures Red - fast creatures, direct damage, temporary power Black - removal, sacrifice, reanimation Green - ramp, big creatures, enabling other colors It's quite easy to figure out what colors you want to play, but figuring out how many colors is more of a challenge
