1995 omanyte pokemon card value Fossil Common #52 (1st Edition) Pokémon Hit Points70 HP Form Pokemon Omanyte | Mercari

My following comments are speculation, but: The card designs could have been approved around the same time period as the first wave of 1996 cards, the contract could have enforced the release date of 1997 to stagger product hitting the market, the contract could have stipulated mew was to be withheld until approved, or indefinitely, or permission triggered by some other event such as a sales target

That's really powerful stuff

If not, you should start runninghes very fast

A great example of this is the Gold Star Torchic from EX Team Rocket Returns

A focused $50 budget brew might actually be cheaper in the long run if youd heavily modify a precon anyway