japanese vending machine pokemon cards The Forgotten Treasures: Pokémon from the Late '90s and Early 2000s Guard Spec. - Vending Machine

Its a soft, storybook take on a classic Kanto favorite, and the kind of card that quietly steals your attention

Another honorable mention to me would be the Black Star promos on the English side

While some Pokemon spike in popularity when a single chase card is released before fading back into the pack, Mewtwo has produced genuinely valuable, genuinely sought-after cards in Base Set, the Wizards-era Gym sets, the ex era of the mid-2000s, the EX era of XY, the GX era of Sun and Moon, the V/VSTAR era of Sword and Shield, and now the modern Scarlet and Violet era

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From the Rocket's Snorlax ex to the immensely valuable Torchic, Treecko, and Mudkip Gold Stars, this set has one of the most valuable lineups to date

Keep removing cards until you find a deck where you have everything