According to Mark Rosewater, this was done so that the product could be advertised as having "over 300 cards"
Your ability to open packs meanwhile is governed by a 12-hour timer, which you can accelerate with an in-game currency called Pack Hourglasses, and given the level of rarity of different cards - and the scarcity of packs - that means collecting 'em all is going to take a very, very long time
Rounding things off are the cards multi-colored border referencing the multiple types of Salamence ex as well as the replacement of the usual circle that indicates a Pokmons pre-evolution with a lowercase delta symbol, creating a truly spectacular visual cardespecially so for its time
Market value: Around $50$60 raw
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Hey @Target I get it you wanna limit Pokmon because of the scalping and the rise in popularity but there are also other card games and when you limit to 2 this is what happens product just sits there and us players cant open it at least change it to 5 limit Hey @Target I get it you wanna limit Pokmon because of the scalping and the rise in popularity but there are also other card games and when you limit to 2 this is what happens product just sits there and us players cant open it at least change it to 5 limit