VS cards included Pokemon from Generation 1, 2, 3, and 4, meaning production must have continued into 2006 after the release of Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire in March
The decks in the Pokmon Trading Card Game Classic are specially constructed to showcase the classic cards from the original 1999 Base Set, as well as some newly printed cards made specifically for this collection
In 2023, The Pokmon Company released a trading card set called Scarlet & Violet151, which I had been following since its announcement in Japan earlier that year
However, for collecting (or investing), we suggest going for special sets when they're at a good price
You can also equip expensive equipment like Colossus Hammer for free
This is a fantastically cheap buy at the moment