what the most expensive pokemon card Pokémon TCG: 10 Cards of 2025 (So Far), Ranked Top 3 Most Expensive Pokemon

The shopping behavior around this card doesnt look particularly suspicious, so most likely, Lumras rapid ascent in value can be chalked up to collectors realizing that it was illustrated by the same person responsible for Base Set Charizard

Illustrated by Jim Nelson Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp

Graveyard Hate Relic of Progenitus and Surgical Extraction are both top 20 cards (overall) in Modern, with their main purpose being to hate on graveyard-based strategies

The only thing this card doesn't do is trigger when getting your things killed with a Wrath of God or when they trade off in combat