As an Eeveelution VMAX, it was notoriously hard to pull, adding to its allure
Bennie Smith counts them down for you
If the Jeskai route makes the most sense, a 1/1 that should immediately gain you life, and be expendable at the same time fits nicely is a battalion setting
Some Pokmon cards ended up in the wrong printers, leading to cards like this Nidoran ending up with a Magic backing
Winding the clocks back one month, copies of Narci, Fable Singer were selling for just $0.76 on TCGplayer
More than anything, these moments seem to be self-perpetuating, where everyone gets tremendously excited about one particular card, which creates demand, which raises the price, which exaggerates the rarity, which creates demand The next most expensive right now is the Latias ex at almost $200, then the gold card version of the Pikachu ex at $100, and that Hydreigon pictured above at about $95