151's pull rates are also fairly forgiving, so you can reasonably expect to get something exciting in a handful of packs, though you must keep in mind that there are no guarantees when buying loose packs, as there's no telling which products they came from
The giant meatball himself
This is one of the few decks with a card that allows them to keep dueling even after their life points hits zero
For 4 mana, it wipes every creature off the battlefield and even stops regeneration, which made it the clean benchmark for sweepers for a long time
WotC mentioned that 1st Edition runs were the first 3 days of each sets production (doubt this is true for base 1st though)
This auction just so happens to be a great illustration: www.ebay.com/itm/Opened-Shadowless-Pokemon-2-Player-Starter-Set-Theme-Deck-FREE-SHIPPING-/234068524196?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 As for what I mean about the difference in population overall not being very meaningful, I just think that if both prints are widely and easily available then it doesnt really matter if one is more rare than the other