Every so often, though, you hear about someone hitting a Pokmon TCG mother lode
There were four Neo Genesis 1st Edition pack wrappers each highlighting a different Pokmon, either Lugia, Feraligatr, Meganium, or Typhlosion
Related One person explains how selling fake cards would put them off, saying, If I see a couple of fakes, Im going to think everything else youre selling is fake too. Similarly, for shops selling more things than Pokemon cards, it could be a portent of other nefarious reselling schemes
The Diamond & Pearl + Platinum-era Lv.X mechanic is live across thirteen distinct Sinnoh and Platinum chase pulls with the silver/ice-blue/white shimmer overlay, the HGSS-era Prime + LEGEND tiers are live, the full Black & White era ships with Full Art Pokemon-EX, Dragon-type cards (Dragons Exalted), and the first-ever Gold Secret Rares (Boundaries Crossed onwards), the XY era spans the inaugural Mega Evolution debut through Primal Clash's alpha/omega Ancient Traits and the gold BREAK Evolution cards, the Sun & Moon era debuts GX, and the complete Sword & Shield era introduces Pokmon V, VMAX, VSTAR, Radiant, Amazing Rare and Trainer Gallery cards
That frustration is mirrored by a reliance on chance
