The hauntingly impressive Fear and Panic attack, and its 250-damage G-Max Swallow Up make this Gengar VMAX Card a thrilling investment for collectors and enthusiasts
Being Basics means you can swarm them early in the game
I think this is exactly what WotC set out to do, and they succeeded
Its strengths dont stop there: its 170 HP is enough to survive an attack from many Pokmon- GX (particularly since it has no Weakness), its Energy Drive attack can potentially do hefty damage starting at only two Colorless Energy, and even its Retreat Cost is forgiving
Its a high-stakes gamble that collectors are happy to makespending nearly $27,000 for the thrill of cracking a decades-old box and possibly unearthing one of the hobbys revered treasures
Ruby gives you the tools to challenge efficiently, but forcing challenges into unfavorable matchups wastes the character when a quest would generate more value