Since it appears that there won't ever be another PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator, it will take a lot for another Pokmon card to break this record
Play booster boxes are sold out most places, and the collectors boosters are pretty much only available from resellers at this point for extreme markups
These include: First Edition cards (especially from the Base Set) Promo-only releases (e.g., Illustrator Pikachu) Secret Rares and Alternate Arts (like SAR cards in Japanese sets) Foil variants such as the Master Ball pattern introduced in Japans Pokmon Card 151 Low print runs, exclusive distributions, and region-locked editions all create scarcitymaking a card harder to find and therefore more desirable among collectors and investors
One things for certain: this set will uproot the metagame significantly once its released to the public this summer
Decks contain only 20 cards, energy generates automatically once per turn rather than through cards, you only need three points to win (with prize cards removed), benches allow for only three Pokmon, and card mechanics are simpler than modern Pokmon TCG norms
This figure applies to outer sleeves, not inner sleeves
