Creatures enter the battlefield with "summoning sickness," which means that a creature you control cant attack (or use an ability that has in its cost) until it starts your turn under your control
the extra cost was the exact same cost as the cards initial casting cost in the original Guildpact run of replicate cards, but that formula has since been broken
The way the Pikachu Illustrator contest was created clearly highlights how the Pokmon community can boost its value
Card Number : #215/198 Rarity : Illustration Rare 5) Slowpoke (Illustration Rare) $48.51 This derpy little Gen 1 favorite, previously a cameo in the Wiglett card, is a much more subtle card
While some people have argued that Wizards would find a way to adapt and move forward like the music industry did in response to its piracy problem, perhaps by taking the game completely digital, personally, I don't have much faith that Wizards could completely reinvent the booster pack model it has been using for 25 years and be successful
