rare first edition pokemon cards Value of original I found from childhood : r/PokemonCardValue PSA Gem Mint 10 Pokémon

It makes up for these restrictions by having larger creatures than all other colors, so its less of a drawback then it initially seems

There are still a lot of infinite combos that you can make with this, not to mention the possibilities of ramping with your board

Unfortunately, while collectors typically only have to seek out maybe 10-15 big cards from a set, if that, with White Flare & Black Bolt offering an alternate full-art illustration card for every Gen 5 Pokmon, that's over 150 Secret Rare cards in one set to collect

Pokemon TCG's first run, Base Set, is home to some of the most expensive cards ever released in the games history