Plus, they all have adorable artwork, so whats not to love
The artwork on Pokemon cards is pretty consistently amazing, with some incredible designs for the rarest cards
If everybody thought this way, even marginal older set foils like Genesis would be worth $40-$50, much like how there are plenty of expensive Reserved List cards that are close to unplayable
The Monsters Nezahal, Primal Tide (Lagiacrus, Lord of the Seas) - $8 Nonfoil / $22 Foil Drakuseth, Maw of Flames (Rathalos, King of the Skies) - $0.55 Nonfoil / $0.80 Foil Ziatora, the Incinerator (Fatalis, the Black Dragon) - $0.40 Nonfoil / $1.10 Foil Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire (Nergigante, Herald of Destruction) - $0.60 Nonfoil / First foil printing Sarulf, Realm Eater (Zinogre, Lord of Lightning) - $0.35 Nonfoil / $0.95 Foil Total = $9.90 Nonfoil / $24.85 Foil Things get a tiny bit better when we look at The Monsters, but not a lot
Cloud has Haste, which, in MTG terms, means he's able to attack on the first turn he's summoned
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