25th edition pokemon cards TCG Anniversary Celebrations Booster Pack : Toys & Games Holo Rare Card Type 25th Anniversary Rayquaza Chinese Pokemon

Charizard Topsun Blue Back $493,230 Charizard Topsun Blue Back with 1995 printing error - Released in 1997 In second place we find a card that technically isn't even part of the official Pokmon TCG: the Charizard Topsun Blue Back

It is a young rip-and-vault brand built deliberately around Pokemon, with a Launch Series that climbs four rungs from roughly $25 up to $500

Considering the mystery box aspect of the product, locking in a pre-order will inherently come with some level of risk

Bouncing a creature to buy time is exactly what the deck wanted

Even before it was previewed, designer Gavin Verhey teased that it might need to be banned, due to qualities it shares with other previously problematic common cards, which already appear on the Pauper MTG banlist