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Despite Pikachu's immense popularity, this card previously hovered around the same price range as Wartortle, only recently regaining its footing in the mid-20s

Metal construction, tiny print run, and huge demand

Out of the first 11 sets to be released, 10 of them had 1st Edition print runs

In this first print, every card was missing the shadow on their artwork frame border, marking them as illusive misprints fans have named Shadowless cards

This is because, as many who collected the special event cards noticed, it is the same card reprint as was used for the 2023 McDonald's promotional cards , for the fast food chains own collaboration with Pokmon