No damage will be prevented
Land Color tag templates(None) Arid Mesa , Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle
Its a relatively straightforward formula: Market value = rarity + artwork + popularity(of the Pokemon)
This often also involves them retreating an active Pokmon with enough Energy and HP to trade a couple hits to put in a weak Basic just to stall for time without any consideration for the player's point total, and immediately losing because they did that while the player was on 2 points
PSA evaluates Pokemon cards on a scale of 110, assessing key features like: Centering: How evenly the image aligns within the card's borders
Each attempts balance (which can be derailed by chance card draws, opponent attacks, and other factors) although they all play differently