Like many serialized cards in MTG, these cards can fetch quite an expensive price, intriguing players to discover what cards would be getting the premium treatment next
Cyber Stein (Shonen Jump Championship): This promotional version of the card was given to winners of specific tournaments and has sold for over $30,000
A permanent that doesn't have any abilities, like a Gigantosaurus or Fortress Crab is called "Vanilla"
For the uninitiated, poison counters offer an alternate way to win (or lose) the game
Blue/Steel enjoyers may be in luck with her second ability letting you pepper extra damage around
The cards were excluded as it was difficult to translate their tabletop effects to the video game engine, but they are replaced by game-exclusive cards of the same Pokmon (the Electrode card was later made available in Japan via an online card shop)