If you're hoping to play a Stage 2 Pokemon you must play the basic and/or Stage 1's, even if you never intend to attack with them
This cards strength could be the catalyst to secure a victory in any battle
With trample and toxic 1, it can easily apply poison counters to players and then proliferate for extra value
Base Set 1st Edition cards are extremely rare because of the fact that they were almost all sold out before the Pokmon craze really took off in England, and so the majority of the general public never got to experience those cards in the first place
Given the Pokmons popularity, it is unsurprising that this Gengar card appears among the most valuable Trick or Trade cards
The low stats mean that Pinocchio, Star Attraction isnt especially survivable or worth using in a challenge, so its really that massive lore gain were looking at here