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I lived in a small town and the only place that carried cards was Walmart

Participants and winners of official Pokemon events receive Prize Pack series packs that include cards with the PLAY

The deck was a known quantity and still made up 20 percent of the Pro Tour Magic: The GatheringFINAL FANTASY field

The difference between a real printed card and a downloaded image file is the difference between a trophy and a screenshot of one

30 No Rarity Poliwrath ($25,015) Though not a particularly rare card in and of itself, a Japanese copy of base set Poliwrath sold at auction for more than $25,000 in late 2020

On top of that, the card was highly viable within the metagame of the era (though of course, players would seek out the less rare and thus less expensive version of the card)