pokemon 1st edition base booster box Should I open these original Set packs? : r/PokemonTCG Pokemon Base Set French 1st

(Also, a quick shoutout to the rare Ishihara Pokmon card that recently sold at auction for a mind-blowing $240,000

High-grade copies are increasingly scarce on the market as more of the existing supply gets locked into long-term collections, and prices have responded accordingly with a steady appreciation that reflects the card's growing recognition as one of the better holos across both Gym sets

Landfall Retreat to Coralhelm is one of the best actual landfall cards ever printed and would be a slam-dunk inclusion here, but I also really love slightly different cards like Cosima, God of the Voyage and Trench Behemoth that do a lot of heavy lifting when lands are entering the battlefield with frequency

As long as you have one of like 20 different kinds of artifact tokens lying around, here ya go