shiny golden pokemon cards - Quaquaval ex 273/193 - Paldea Evolved Shiny Charizard V Gold Metal

Ronald also notices this subversion

Red can get flash when it functionally needs it to get an effect to work, most often with reactive enters-the-battlefield effects

It also adds black devotion

And most importantly, it was the hardest card to pull from Base Set packs, creating a scarcity dynamic in 1999 that embedded the idea of "Charizard = treasure" into the minds of millions of children who are now adults with disposable income and a powerful nostalgia itch to scratch

Given their theme, creatures like Anje, Maid of Dishonor and other vampires will make generating extra tokens very easy

All of these factors have played a role in keeping a comparatively high price for this type of booster box