Of the couple I know of floating around, either the stories have linked back to WOTC employees, or the card was shared anonymously leading me to believe they were the employee and wanting to avoid the attention
Stage: Stage 1, evolve from Squirtle
The New Challenger: Lugia VSTAR Pokmon - 19 4 Archeops SIT 147 4 Lugia V SIT 138 3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139 1 Crobat V DAA 104 1 Drapion V LOR 118 1 Dunsparce FST 207 1 Lugia VIV 132 1 Lumineon V BRS 40 1 Oranguru SSH 148 1 Pumpkaboo EVS 76 1 Radiant Charizard PGO 11 Trainer Cards - 28 4 Professor's Research BRS 147 3 Serena SIT 164 2 Marnie CPA 56 1 Boss's Orders BRS 132 4 Evolution Incense SSH 163 4 Quick Ball FST 237 4 Ultra Ball BRS 150 3 Choice Belt BRS 135 2 Lost Vacuum LOR 162 1 Air Balloon SSH 156 Energy - 13 4 Aurora Energy SSH 186 4 Powerful Colorless Energy DAA 176 2 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151 2 V Guard Energy SIT 169 1 Twin Energy RCL 174 Total cards - 60 Lugia VSTAR is going to be the next big deck: its quick, efficient, and able to scale its damage numbers in order to hit big OHKOs without burning too many resources
Decks that were already strong could now beat you in a whole range of new ways without ever having to tap out for more than a three mana-creature, and once that creature was on the table it felt like it both dramatically slowed your ability to attack and made the situation worse on a continual basis as every turn that went by meant another card (or often cards) available to the opponent to make Dr
Price Behavior Trends White Flare prices peaked 20% in August 2025 with Victini BWR hype but dipped 5% with reprints, stabilizing at 8-12% monthly for SIRs
