pokemon trading card game original set First Partner Illustration Collection Box (Series 2) style promo cards consisting of beloved first partner Pokemon from the Kanto Pokémon TCG: Trading Card Game

In gameplay, the effect and stats are the same as the regular Leader, but the collector value of these parallels can be significant, from fan-favorite characters to limited event prints, alternate Leader cards often fetch high prices on the secondary market

It seems like an interesting way to combat decks full of trinkety artifacts, which only seem to be getting more and more popular, though the specific interaction against Smothering Tithe is pretty hilarious

"Because if you can find a base set first edition Charizard that is in pristine condition, now you're talking six figures." Simon Hancox, director of card grading company and marketplace website TC Grader, shared a similar sentiment, adding that original Pokmon Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur are "always going to be the most expensive cards throughout everybody's collection." Hancox, who's been a fan and collector of Pokmon for decades, said the value of base set cards prompted people to go digging back through their collections starting in the early 2010s

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But thats been done!, you cry, wanting something more