1995 nidoran pokemon card 1996 Japanese Playing Cards Red Deck #9 CGC 10 GEM MIN Colorless Double Nidoran ♂ Common – Base

Pheremosa x2 Nihilego x1 Treecko x2 Grovyle x1 Mega Sceptile ex x2 Erika x1 Cyrus x1 Rare Candy x2 Poison Barb x2 May x1 Copycat x1 Fragrant Forest x2 Professor's Research x2 Energy: Grass This is pretty straightforward: Pheromosa and Treecko buy time early on until you can have Mega Sceptile ex ready to do some significant damage and tear through as the heavy hitter of the deck later

So it shouldnt be a surprise that we dont have anything like a Charizard or a Pikachu here in the top spot of cards specifically from the Topps series 1 cards

Thats a next level 1-of-1

Plus, it comes back to your hand when it dies, skirting around commander tax

If Al Bhed Salvagers dies at the same time as one or more other creatures and/or artifacts you control, its ability will trigger once for each of those permanents, including itself

In ultra-rare collectibles, top condition multiplies value exponentially