They are still available in the shop, but are significantly more expensive
Graded Card Compression High-population graded cards experiencing significant pressure: Recent full arts (PSA 10) losing 30-50% value from peaks Modern alternate arts with 1,000+ PSA 10 pop counts declining steadily Grading premiums shrinking as raw card prices fall Turnaround times creating risk (card values dropping during grading period) Key insight: When raw cards are plentiful and cheap, graded premiums compress unless the card has true long-term demand fundamentals
While I would have liked to see a few more Angel-themed cards ( Angelic Destiny , for one), the vast number of thematically-correct cards means that a lot aren't going to make it
People who have been sitting on old collections have more time to get their cards graded, and DIY e-commerce businesses have become easier to build
You could make this deck work with the Poipole line, the Ekans line, the Alolan Grimer line (with the Promo A-Grimer card), or the Koffing line with a bit of tweaking, as long as youre running Nihilego and you can Poison your opponent
Finally, a quick sideboarding guide: VS R/W Aggro I start by cutting Genesis Hydra, because its too hard to get a lot of mana
