advent of arceus booster box Japanese Pokémon Pack – Sealed 1st Edition 2009 8x Advent of Arceus Booster

Prismatic Evolutions ETB (Pokemon Center) Already rising one year after release

Opening Hand 2 Now this is a fantastic hand

Destroying a creature is always a great start, and the ability to literally win the game in one hit is the kind of upgrade I wouldnt have expected to see

Verdict: Japanese = premium collector culture

Special cards that break out of the art, or that had particular foil looks, looked inconsistent in the West in ways the Japanese cards didnt

As stated in the Pikachu Illustrator card above, the auctioned card was in 'Mint 9' condition, which means it only has a small imperfection, compared to a pristine copy