tariffs on pokemon cards and Card Prices in the TCG Tariffs, Pokémon and YOU -

SP decks rely on a lot of one-of cards and discarding Energy, so having a card that can recover your Pokmon SP and basic Energy cards to hand is incredibly valuable

Charizard EX SAR ($130+) When theres a rare Charizard in a set, you know its going to sell well because its probably one of the most popular Pokemon of all time, and has a history associated with the most valuable card of all time

Playing this is basically saying, I want a Shock but I also don't want to reduce my goblin count and so I'll play this compromise

This is more accessible than most CCGs so you should be good, it was designed with kids in mind after all

The deck felt like it could beat huge swathes of the rest of nearly any metagame, but it couldnt even begin to handle a world with Liliana of the Veil decks