And with a pull rate for Tekno cards of just 1 in 15 packs, these are by far the rarest versions of the cards
Your opponent is likely to be busting out V-series Pokemon who are unlikely to falter against 'just' an Inteleon
On New Years Eve, one friend and I met up in a coffee shop to celebrate the end of the year, and he surprised me with several rare cards that I needed, which included the Illustration Rare Alakazam and Omanyte, along with some other less valuable cards and reverse holos
This was not replace professional authentication for high-value cards, but it is more than enough to catch the majority of counterfeits circulating in casual trading and resale
Or even better, you can have a board full of creatures with a sac outlet and some kind of Blood ArtistBlood Artist effect, spend a turn getting ten triggers and whatever benefit from your sac outlet, and then just do it all again for a single mana
Having a card psa graded and rated in this system adds value, and is almost an expected etiquette when selling particularly old cards (like a charizard, a mewtwo, a blastoise or the legendarily rare pikachu illustrator card for example) that are high in value