Historical precedent from Inferno X demonstrates this advantage: Japanese boxes appreciated 45% before English Phantasmal Flames launch in January 2025, then maintained that premium even after English availability as collectors valued Japanese print quality and earlier release prestige
It is easier to organize if you view ungraded (Raw) cards and PSA-graded cards as essentially separate markets, even if they are the same Pokmon card, as both the market price and the way you search for them will differ
You can then buy some more V decks but they all play very samey and before you know it you are selling a kidney to buy that Rainbow coloured Vmax
While this same artwork also appears in the Ultra Prism expansion, this holographic parallel was only released as part of the Regional Championships, hence this card's unusually high price for such a basic artwork
It sits in a place where it is just so overshadowed by cards like Force of Will that people don't pay it much attention
They're permanents that can be cast when the stack is empty