Realms and Relics Box Toppers Early in the design process, the design team went through The Lord of the Rings and identified characters, creatures, locations, and items of Middle-earth to plan out how and where each would show up and at which frequency
Unless exclusively stored in binders and played with in card sleeves (which was virtually unknown at the time), there are few Near Mint examples in circulation
Pokemon stamp on the cards body
Suicune ex runs in a pair because Legendary Pulse speeds up the draw engine and holds its own as an early attacker
In fact, not counting promos or Japanese language cards, there are well over 17,000 Pokmon cards from main and special set releases right now - with plenty more coming all the time
Collection totals help decide whether to sell singles, build lots, trade locally, or hold