If you tie up too much money in one card, you are putting yourself in a position where you may be forced to sell it when your collecting preferences start to shift
Dragon Pokmon shine against other Dragon types, which creates epic mirror-match duels where the stronger setup wins
This creates a small space to explore what I call gimmick decks in the Alpha League, a design space generally that does not exist anywhere else in constructed Magic (although, on occasions, can occur in Limited contexts, which obey the original rules of Magic: 40 card minimums, and no unique card caps)
After the last expansion focused squarely on the original 151 Pokmon, Paradox Rift largely shines the spotlight elsewhere (though a few Kanto creatures still show up)
In the Western Occultism tradition, Kabbalah is structured beginning with a diagram called the "Tree of Life"
cards like 1996 World Champion and Splendid Genesis are mementoes more than game pieces, so I feel that proxying them isnt as worthwhile