To preserve the stainless steel finish, each card comes individually wrapped in its own clear plastic sleeve
This Lugia card in my opinion is the best card from the Genesis set, it is a basic, normal type Pokemon, with an hp of 90, it has a x2 weakness to Psychic type Pokemon but it does have a -30 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and it has a somewhat high retreat cost of two colorless energy cards
And in Expanded in particular this is very easy to pull off with a card, Hypno-Toxic Laser (PLS 123/135), which poisons your opponent's Pokemon and puts them to sleep on the flip
Establishing Condition (Consistently) Most major grading companies use a 1 to 10 scale and consistently assess condition, often factoring in sub-areas such as: Centring Corners Card edges Surface Printing quality This is crucial because buyers often pay significantly more for cards with strong rarity, scarcity, and verified high condition
Drafting Tips and Tricks First, let's talk about what you want your 40-card deck to look like
It might be the color pair I have my highest win rates with (with some decks, at least), and its also, incidentally, a color pair that has historically been less popular, less powerful, and very narrow