IDW Publishing also had a surprise switcheroo on its Magic: The Gathering inserts, as it switched the cards that it and Wizards of the Coast had announced as inserts in its Magic: The Gathering #3 and #4 issues
It highlights how the Pokmon card market can be cyclical at one point Japanese exclusive cards (like certain Full-Art trainer cards featuring popular characters) were spiking in price, then the attention swung to English sets and those saw price booms
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Fortunately, this Special Illustration Rare actually features Hop standing alongside his Pokmon companion, unlike the Snorlax promo card
However, for style, the Energy Type collection is arguably one of my favourite choices
Starnheim Aspirant This is a $9 uncommon, due to the lack of reprints since 2022