absol pokemon card Mega ex Full Art #161/132 Secret Rare – Mega Evolution – L&M Comics 20 Retreat Cost Absol 088 - Holofoil SM

A more recent set, Prismatic Evolutions from January 2025, is even more mind-boggling with a total set value of over $3,700, driven mostly by the Special Illustration Rare Umbreon ex card, which is considered to be worth over $1,000 in the US

For this amount of absurdity, Wheel of Misfortune is also budget-friendly

For example, if they have a haste creature you'd rather Electrify, then you don't have that opportunity

The Pokmon TCG launched in the U.S

[13] Creatures enter the battlefield with what's called summoning sickness

I can see an argument for Guided Passage, since its casters chooses to craft a deck to maximize its effect