Plenty of Pikachu cards gain value over time, like the highly desirable Pikachu ex (238/191) from Surging Sparks
Inexorable Tide still has a high enough ceiling to deserve mention, but its not a staple of counter-based strategies anymore
for each heads, discard a random Energy from your opponents Active Pokemon (Costs 2 Fighting, 1 Colorless Energy).Flame PatchTrainer ItemUncommonEffect: Attach a Fire Energy from your discard pile to your Active Fire Pokemon.Sitrus BerryTrainer ToolUncommonEffect: At the end of each turn, if the attached Pokemon has half or less HP remaining, heal 30 damage from it, then discard this card.Cover FossilTrainer ToolCommonEffect: Play this card like a 40HP Pokemon
Wizards finds value in serialized cards and plans to print them nearly every set with a headliner
Additionally, their high demand can lead to inflated prices and scarcity in the market
Teeziro External: Pokemon.com , Bulba #ad / Affiliate Links: TCGplayer , cardmarket , Amazon , eBay Munkidori keeps itself somewhere safe while it toys with its foes, using psychokinesis to induce intense dizziness.
