It's no secret that I love the ninjutsu mechanic: I love aggressive tempo decks, I love evasive beaters, and I definitely love blink strategies, all things ninjutsu supports
Compared to the three year run of Scarlet & Violet sets, this is a dramatic improvement, with pretty much a 50:50 chance of not getting what is derogatively known as a dud pack. (For those wanting to play the game, theres no such thing as a dud pack, and of course its these people who are most hurt by the current year-long period of scarcity.) However, the cost of this does very much appear to be the pull rates on Special Illustration Rares
The newest Pokemon games might have been criticized at launch, but they've sold big numbers since then and will have been the first Pokemon games for the same kids who want Happy Meals with Pokemon cards in them
Booster boxes and Pokmon Center ETBs are already priced at premium collector levels, raising the question of whether its smarter to keep them sealed or crack them open
Never knew about these Trophy cards until I started seeing a few of them on ebay a while back