The recent spike in demand trumps the demand that caused this card to spike in the first place
4th) Shining Gyarados (Neo Revelation - 65/64) The first Neo expansion that revealed Shiny Pokmon in the TCG in general (as well as Neo Discovery) and within the Johto generation along with Shining Magikarp N3 66, Gyarados now enters this podium for two reasons: 1) Nostalgia for the famous ''Red Gyarados'' from GBC games that bring back childhood memories, in the same way as in the anime they brought this memorial appeal
The new ability eternalize is similar
Rika sits just on the cusp of the $40 threshold on the marketplace, beating Professor Sadas Vitality by a few bucks again
The speed advantage alone is significant, but the real edge is consistency: a bot doesn't misclick, doesn't get the wrong card (if configured properly!), and can run across multiple tabs or accounts simultaneously
This card game has the 1v1 trainer fighting which makes thematic sense to me
