#8: 1st Edition Blastoise When the very first Pokemon cards were released in North America in 1999, one of the highlights was this so-called Shellfish
Look for rare cards that are in high demand and have a limited supply
Discarding your entire hand and only drawing three may not seem like a good idea if you have seven cards in your hand, but if your hands empty, then theres hardly a downside at all
All of a sudden, Mew VMAX threatened a one-hit Knock Out on a Shadow Rider Calyrex V before you could even set up, and if that was not enough, there was a massive influx of Darkness-type attackers like Galarian Moltres V that, due to its shared Weakness with Mew VMAX, caused Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX to border on being unplayable
Still, the one that caught my eye first wasnt a rare, or even an uncommon
Notably, in this set, one of those two cards is always a Vehicle or a Mount, ensuring you always have a ride ready to roll