English cards often dominate global resale markets, while Japanese cards excel in rarity and design, making both valuable depending on the specific card
Fire Red & Leaf Green was an especially anticipated video game, given that it remade the very first Pokemon games, bringing them into colour for the first time, with nicely updated visuals and even some modernised mechanics
In fact, thinking about it more Im fairly confident that more different decklists will contain at least one Deicide in the 75 than any other card in the set, so I suppose its clear that Im not giving full credit for sideboard inclusion
It has traded consistently at a premium since release, supported by strong demand from Hoenn fans, Dragon/Psychic-type collectors, Legendary Pokemon enthusiasts, and anyone who simply appreciates world-class card artwork rendered in the SIR format at its finest
Really, it was probably for the best that none of the other children in my school could fathom the rules of the card game