jacq pokemon card SV1S 097/078 SR JPN holofoil pattern or surface detail) Pokemon TCG - SV1S -

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Box EV Calculation Using the slot-based approach with March 2026 JPN market prices: Slot 5 (Rare slot) Expected Value: Slot 4 (Reverse/Mirror slot) Expected Value: Per Pack EV : 443 + 204 = 647 Per Box EV (20 packs) : 647 20 = 12,940 God Pack bonus (1/35 boxes ~15,000): +429 Total Box EV : ~13,369 (~$91) Box Market Price : ~41,500 (~$283) EV Ratio : ~32% An EV ratio of 32% is lower than many modern JPN sets (typically 50-80%), reflecting the extreme value concentration in a few top pulls

its restrictive casting cost allows the designers to give it an enormous amount of power for a five mana card

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