Phyrexia: All Will Be One has been criticised by the community for its considerable number of different alternate art treatments
The Base Set holo, illustrated by Pokmons own Ken Sugimori, is simple but unmistakable, a poised, battle-ready Mewtwo set against that classic swirling holographic background
Im building up a bunch of altered art versions of these cards for The Matrix movies, so Ill work more on getting the list more refined
If you had $5,000 laying around, would you rather go for Nidoking or Mewtwo
Here's the price evolution of the top 3 most expensive cards: Pikachu Illustrator Price History (PSA 10) Source: Goldin Auctions, eBay Sales Data Charizard 1st Edition Shadowless Price History (PSA 10) Source: PWCC Marketplace, Goldin Auctions Key Price Drivers (2019-2025) 2020-2021 Pandemic Boom : Prices increased 200-400% across vintage cards Celebrity Purchases : Logan Paul, Logic, Post Malone drove mainstream attention Social Media Influence : YouTube/TikTok opening videos viral exposure Investment Funds : Fractional ownership platforms (Rally, Collectable) entered market Grading Backlog : PSA submission delays created artificial scarcity The market as investment TL;DR: Pokmon cards returned +3,261% over 20 years vs S&P 500's ~300%
