If Phytohydra blocks or is blocked by a creature with first strike or double strike, Phytohydra will get the counters during the first-strike combat damage step before it deals its own combat damage during the second combat damage step
Some of them are remarkably accurate for this day and age: Since the guide came out near the end of 1999 (Fossil was released in Oct 1999), it doesnt have prices for any of the english Fossil cards: The guide also included images + translations for all Japanese cards printed up to that point, including Southern Island, and sets like Gym Heroes
Its a 7-mana investment to make an opponent discard a single card of their choice
Fan favourite Pokemons: Tend to have more value because they appeal to a lot of people, in particular Charizards, Blastoise, Pikachu, Venosaur
Glaceon V's design is worth its high price, with the adorable icy scene among the best Glaceon card art ever
As such it is more useful to only consider stuff we might actually encounter