Perfect IVs Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Gigantamax Venusaur
the others sit under $20 Wait 90 days from launch to buy non-chase SIRs (Ethan's Adventure $55, Giovanni $40, Ariana $34, Arven's Mabosstiff $35, Yanmega $33) typical SV-era price trajectory shows 20-30% softening at the 3-month mark Booster Box vs singles tradeoff: a box at $250-300 covers roughly 55-60% of the base set plus a few secret rares, but you need to buy most of the secret rares as singles regardless factor this into your opening budget Illustration Rares are unusually valuable in this set Misty's Psyduck IR ($57), Misty's Lapras IR ($34), Ethan's Typhlosion IR ($31) all hold collector value
[c] Path to Exile[/c] (x2): This is probably my least favorite card in the sideboard, which is why there are only two of them
Electrosiphon is like a mana drain, but for energy counters, granting you energy equal to the mana cost of the spell you countered
It is simple and fun, but it can get repetitive since it doesn't have a variable strategy
