Theres something to be said for cards being pumped (like the Drowzee IR) simply because of a planned buyout, or cards losing tons of value because they were never popular Pokemon to begin with
For the world of Ikoria, we knew that monsters would be the driving force behind the conflict engine
I didnt see sexual violence in the Triumph art until I read about it on Reddit, but being a man, Im less likely to see underlying sexual violence than a woman is (much like being white blinds me to some overt and covert racism)
A 2026 fraud case involving forged PSA labels resulted in a $2 million conviction, underscoring the importance of verification
Tom LaPille, the lead developer of Born, felt that the set had a lot of fun Timmy and Johnny cards but was a little light for Spike, so he and his development team set out to make a rare cycle with Spike in mind