At the time, I had yet to be involved in Pokemon Cards, so this is what Ive heard, but it was Creatures founder [Tsunekazu] Ishihara who at the time was studying board games of all sorts
And that's not even talking about the fact that modern sets have crept up in price over the years, partly due to the increased demand and partly because of recent tariffs, but mostly because of product scalpers
Dont Neglect Lower-End, Large-Count Boxes Its fun to stare at rare high-dollar cards, but you can find some awesome cards and deals hiding in those large-count boxes
In the mainline games, Raichu has often been overshadowed by its pre-evolution, Pikachu, largely due to Pikachu's status as the franchise mascot

Carnivine #6Uncommon $0.29 Great Ball #60Uncommon $0.13 Scrafty #51Uncommon $0.18 Shaymin #7Holo Rare $0.38 Liepard #49Uncommon $0.09 Totodile #18Common $0.33 Hoopa #55Holo Rare $0.41 Zorua #52Common $0.36 Ekans #36Common $0.27 Raikou #32Holo Rare $0.82 Ancient Mew #1Promo $102.65 Ancient Mew (Japanese Exclusive Print) #1Promo $324.95 Mew #1Promo $467.73 Mew #10Holo Rare $195.41 Mew #111Secret Rare $335.54 Mew #4Rare $103.33 Mew #15Holo Rare $182.59 Mew #10Promo $367.10 Mew #29Holo Rare $13.68 Mew #53Holo Rare $30.16 Mythical Pokemon Collection Box [Mew] $621.82 Super-Premium Collection [Mew & Mewtwo] $4697.97 2022 World Championship Deck: Andre Chiasson (The Shape of Mew) $29.05 2023 World Championship Deck: Vance Kelley (Mew's Revenge) $34.89 Kanto Power Mini Tin [Mew] $38.41 V Forces Tin [Mew V] $63.00 Mew V Box Power Partnership Tin [Mewtwo & Mew GX] $862.98
Ruby and Saphire, EX series: 2003-2007 The Ruby and Sapphire era was a time of massive transitions for the Pokmon TCG