We chose this card for its popularity and value amongst investors and collectors, the fact that its worth a lot of money, as well as its damage potential in battle
Compressing 16 full games into around 300 cards is tricky enough
So then, whats the point, other than occasionally upsetting the community with overpriced products that bring in new cards and prey on FOMO - the fear of missing out
On the other hand, for products like Secret Lair drops, Commander decks, or other preconstructed / box-set supplemental products, we used the cost of buying the sealed product (which is generally lower than the cost of buying all of the cards in the product individually) from around the time the set was released (for sealed product, you'll often pay much more if you wait until the set goes out of print to try to buy it)
$100,000 PRE-RELEASE RAICHU There's no way that (spoiler alert) Pikachu can be on this list without his cooler form making an appearance