It is also the reason its numbers often sit higher than Card Ladders estimates, particularly for cards in the Pokmon and One Piece categories
#2 Umm, i got these packs on monday from my shop
How it plays Players open 5 free packs daily (6 with Cascade Badge, 7 with Hive Badge), earn coins by selling duplicates at real TCGPlayer market value (10% base sell rate, scaled by trainer level and badge multipliers), buy Basic (50), Premium (150) or Hunt (350) packs from the in-game shop, complete 3 daily / 1 weekly / 4 super quests, and progress through 16 Gym Badges (8 Kanto, 4 Johto, 4 Hoenn) that unlock permanent gameplay perks
Manipulate your opponent's costs, utilize the effects of Leader cards, and steer the battle to your favor
So, the cards that are most expensive tend to be a mix of the ones that look the best and those of the highest rarities