This, along with the the fact that the Chinese mainland government does not look too fondly upon YGO due to its horrible messages to adolescents, and the other fact that mainland China has very little IP protection (which is what leads to the huge rates of fakery and piracy), probably convinced Konami that it still isnt yet time to venture into the mainland
After speaking to a large-scale auction house called PWCC Marketplace and doing some independent research, Ive compiled a list of the rarest, most valuable Pokmon cards around
What Real Users Say (Reddit & Amazon Reviews) Rather than cherry-picking five-star reviews, here's a summary of recurring themes across Reddit and Amazon: Common praise (all brands): - "Love being able to show off my pulls" - "Great gift idea for Pokemon fans" - "Easy to swap cards for new sets" Common complaints (category-wide): - Yellowing is the #1 complaint
For example, in the current iteration of the Journey format, Gardevoir [CRE], Gyarados [TEU], single-prize Rapid Strike Urshifu [BST], and Zapdos [TEU] have proven to be some of the best Pokmon online decks
Old cards like Man-Eater Bug and Reaper of the Cards are Flip Monsters, and the Subterror and Prediction Princess archetypes also make full use of Flip Monsters