The focus of Pokmon Trading Card Game Pocke t is definitely more about collecting than battling, which is great for players like me who are casually dipping our toes into Pokmon
Imagine, for example, that you face a control deck that features very few creatures
Taking our case study of Lillie Full Art from Ultra Prism as a benchmark, the price is holding for NM around 200-250 per sale on eBay, with pristine raw cards commanding more
(Again, we won't know if we mind or not until the rule is revealed.) Another halfling in the set, this one a halfling horror, we have Gollum, Patient Plotter
While cards from this set were later split between Paradox Rift and Paldean Fates, Raging Surf served another purpose in Japan other than being a collectors item
Thats an edge all on its own since players are just less likely to expect or respect it