pokemon card packs gen 1 First Partner Illustration Collection (Series 1) first edition Sold at Auction: Pokemon First

Card Number / Rarity: 070/182 / Rare (Promo)

Gigantic replacement effect cards like this may not do much on their own, but they create incredible amounts of value over time in a focused strategy

Blaine is the Fire-type Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island, a volcanic island whose very geography is defined by fire and heat, and Charizard is the ultimate expression of Fire-type power in the Pokemon franchise

Misty (Kanto Gym Leader) appears with Psyduck, Lapras, and Gyarados across multiple rarities

The innocuous Spore Frog can be a repeatable Fog effect

Pictures of the Floating World Artists AMAYAGIDO, AOJI MAIKO, Nagano, SHIE NANAHARA, and TOMOHITO created beautiful lands in the style of Ukiyo-e, an iconic style of Japanese art traditionally found in wood block prints and paintings