Some of the most striking promotional cards are holiday cards, which go beyond special treatments or frames
W for a 1/1 (So far, so good.) 2W for a 2/2 (Pearled Unicorn, but not horrible.) 10W for a 5/5 first strike creature (Wait, what?) 1U for a 0/3 (Eh, but bearable.) 3U for a 0/6 (Getting pretty bad here.) 11U for a 6/6 islandwalk creature (Wait, what?) B for a 1/1 (Muck Rats, but okay.) 4B for a 3/3 (Looking a little worse here.) 12B for a 5/5 creature with pseudo-fear (Wait, what?) Those ultimate mana costs were paid out over multiple turns, but if your creature died before hitting their highest level game over, tons of wasted mana, yikes
Lucario is the most popular Pokemon in the Diamond & Pearl era of promos, as it boasts multiple entries among the most expensive
"They are trying to make a quick buck and unfortunately, I think some of those influences have been large, especially when you have the likes of Logan Paul who are saying, 'look how much money these cards are worth'." Wosley compared the buying and selling of Pokmon in this manner to the trading of limited edition trainers
8 Giovannis Exile (Full Art) $1.57 Rising From The Shadows Giovanni usually appears at least once per generation in the Pokemon TCG, this time with Giovanni's Exile delivering a perfect depiction of the Team Rocket boss
