It was a highly affordable and approachable way to get into Pokmon, and the decks included a code that would let you play them on Pokmon TCG Online, too
MTG alt art cards aren't particularly new by this point - there was a time when the practice was rarer earlier in the game's history, but now each Standard set tends to have at least one or two versions of rare cards available, while reprints of exciting older cards come in the form of variants like Zendikar Rising 's Expeditions or the Showcase art cards
Okay, were almost to the part where I just start recommending Pokemon card products, but before I do, Im going to preemptively answer the third most common question I get asked when parents ask me about Pokemon cards, which is How do I know if my kid gets an expensive Pokemon card? After all, weve all heard the story about $100,000 Charizard cards, and most parents would probably have an ulcer about letting their kid put their dirty fingers on something thats worth even a fraction of that
That means that even in a 14 land deck you are pretty likely to see six mana in a lot of the games you don't obliterate your opponent in 4-6 turns
