You actually get twice the cards in a Collector Booster that you get in an Epilogue Booster
Pokmon followed in 2019 with the first-ever Pokmon TCG God Packs appearing in Tag All Stars (SM12a), the final set of the seventh generation
Yes, you can collect cards for their value, real or perceived, and their scarcity and out of the very human compulsion to tick off tasks and complete a collection alone
GameSpot referred to the game as "a faithful and amusing adaptation of the collectible card game" calling the gameplay "addictive", but found it to be overall less satisfying than the original Pokmon role-playing games, stating that its goal of 'collecting all 226 pieces of paper' just doesn't satisfy like 'catching 'em all' can and does." Others, such as IGN called the game "a blast to play" and that it offered mostly the same experience as the tabletop version "without the clutter or cost", yet acknowledged that the video game adaption could not fully replicate the original given the finite amount of cards available
At this cost the card sees almost no play and yet at one less the card felt oppressive, like Bitterblossom back when it was good, but less interactable with
