Theres also the element of the ongoing Pokmon card shortage happening in the industry right now
According to eBay, the total value of all Pokmon cards sold on the platform in 2020 was over $408 million , with sales increasing by 574% compared to the previous year
When a Digimon is deleted at 0 DP, it's deleted by the game rules, not a card effect, so the game doesn't treat it as if it was deleted by an effect
In order to enter a Pokemon League Challenge, you may need to pay a small admission fee
(Saruwatari is holding a gun in the Japanese version.) (Cut from the US version is this scene in which Saruwatari walks over to Kaiba and puts his gun to Kaiba's head, saying it's too bad they have to meet again like this.) (Kaiba drops his locket and puts up his hands, concealing a card in his palm
The card design itself does, establishing it as any creature not having the same power and toughness (not having what we in R&D called "square stats")