Sealed box prices tend to see dips around major new set releases as collector attention temporarily shifts
Yeah, yeah, you can only use it on spells, but I dunno, thats usually what Im using my mana on
The gold comes up mainly in price discussion first the $1,000 asks, then the slide to $189 and in pull-rate threads as the set's toughest hit
Showing just how much higher things can go, theres just a single PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card out there, and it was sold by Logan Paul for an eye-watering $16,492,000 back in February
Card Set(s) -THE TIME OF BATTLE- [OP-16] CARD VIEW OP16-083 | C | CHARACTER Kouzuki Oden Attribute Slash Block Icon 5 Type Land of Wano/Kouzuki Clan Effect [Blocker] (After your opponent declares an attack, you may rest this card to make it the new target of the attack.) [On Play] You may trash 1 Character card with a cost of 8 or more from your hand: Draw 2 cards
That was good enough to become the second most popular Pokmon category behind Pokmon Sword/Shield