#1 -- Blaine's Charizard (Holo, Gym Challenge) It would be deeply unusual for any list of the most expensive cards in a WOTC-era set to not feature a Charizard at or near the top, and the Gym sets are absolutely no exception
Beyond gathering the original cards, fans must now chase retailer-specific exclusives, oversized promos, and variants released long after the set's debut
Ive talked about how there are a plethora of difficult to kill creatures in the format, and Hostage Taker can deal with almost all of them and then allow you to keep the creature for yourself
While it seems almost illogical how Flygon, a nearly identical Pokemon to a legend like Rayquaza, surpasses it, that's the way things shake out sometimes, with multiple other factors at play
Its a classic, one of the originals that act as a foundation for the rest of the series