blastoise pokemon card psa 10 GEM MINT JAPANESE 2023 ex 016/049 SPECIAL DECK SVG art depiction of Blastoise that makes it a true standout piece Pokemon 1st Edition Team Rocket

151 TypePokmon Collector Number6 RarityDouble Rare ArtistPLANETA Mochizuki Attacks Brave Wing60+ If this Pokmon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage

Although it requires a creature, spending 1 mana and getting back 4 is a deal better than most other ritual spells can give you

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Cards like Cavern of Souls and Ancient Tomb were already worth tons of money, but these reprints pushed it to the extreme

Was it simply a surge of power

A 2/3 flier with trample is a weird thing to pay for, and then the payoff comes from connecting and is just Energy without a way to spend it