It might be a stretch to insinuate that the trading cards had anything to do with that, but realistically, it was the first of the Pokemon name to branch out in earnest and try new things
Max Leaf is nothing to laugh at either, healing itself while dealing intense damage
Treasures are useful because they can accelerate your mana in a pinch, or you can use Magdas payoff effect to find expensive artifacts or Dragons to close the game with, opening up a cool token play pattern that is a breath of fresh air after years of Krenko and Purphoros, God of the Forge combo killing tables by generating a zillion goblins
Tsareena ex #46 (Pokemon Paradox Rift | Pokemon Cards) prices are based on the historic sales
1999 Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind Promo Card: $65,100 Before 2004 when the World Championships were codified, it was the wild, wild west of TCG competitions
A token of a pixelated man with sunglasses and hat that sold for roughly $1 million seven months ago brought just $138,000 on May 8