In short, newer players may feel out of their depth, or more experienced players may want to just have a more unpredictable, casual game where neither player knows what cards theyll get in advance
It's a: Special Illustration Rare (246/165) Full art card with detailed illustration Difficult to pull (low pull rate) Popular with both TCG players and investors Is it really that hard to pull this Charizard
Set includes: - 1x Genesect Promo Card - 1x Heatran Promo Card - 1x Suicune Promo Card - 1x Lugia Promo Card - 1x VMAX Charizard Starter Set (60 Cards + Pokemon coin and instruction sheet, some cards may differ from the previous set) - 1x VMAX Blastoise Starter Set (60 Cards + Pokemon coin and instruction sheet) - 1x VMAX Venusaur Starter Set (60 Cards + Pokemon coin and instruction sheet) - 2x sheet of Damage Counters/Marker - 1x Playmat - 1x Card Box All Cards are in Japanese ONLY.
They basically just made an entirely different card
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The program was later extended to be internationally run, and its somewhat abrupt end 4 caused some promos to be under-distributed (or not given away at all)