pokemon card mega camerupt ex and Mega Kangaskhan ex from "Mega Brave" and "Mega Symphonia" Revealed! - PokeBeach Part of the community Pokemon Card Game Mega Camerupt

With Sword & Shield officially concluded, the Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokmon TCG kicked off in March 2023 with a focus on the ninth generation of Pokmon games and the new region: Paldea

The answer is flexibility

Flavor-wise, picture everyone freaking out and running away from a particular creature before just going back to normal

Have interesting cards to discard, madness, flashback, etc

Complaints varied, ranging from the extreme price tag, to the randomised nature of the cards, to the fact that they're 'collector's items' or glorified proxies

or that its rarity has made it a mythical chase card that every player's heard of