Despite the game being relatively generous in terms of freebies, with lots of free events and Hourglasses for booster packs and Wonder Pick alike, Pokemon TCG Pocket is still a gacha game at heart, and collecting all cards is much more complicated than it may seem
Since there are fewer of these cards in circulation, these specimens are, in almost all cases, the most valuable of the set, surpassing the unstamped editions
If you're lucky enough to get a Regular pack + 1 card, you'll have a 12.9 percent chance of pulling a Magby one-star card, and a 29 percent chance of a Magby, Smoochum, or Tyrogue holo
Cool artwork can be deceiving Many people who collect recreationally do so for the artwork on the card
BelcherSucks, for instance, suggests the card originally cost BR before Heist-based hatred slowed it down