The fire-breathing art, foiling, and lore appeal have pushed this card into the $300-plus territory at times, depending on the market.
Roaring Moon ex is one of the Basic Pokemon that can trade blows with powerful Pokemon that are currently in the Pokemon TCG meta as well as the rotation like Charizard ex and Gardevoir ex
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If you're one of those people that don't much care about Magic: The Gathering's various crossovers, at least you can cross another popular IP off of the list before they're gone for good
Kabutops was already a fan favorite from Generation 1, and the Shining version elevates it into legitimate grail territory
For many fans it will always be those creatures from those first games including the aforementioned monsters and the likes of Bulbasaur, Eevee, Snorlax and Mewtwo that stand out