Youd think that would drop its value, right
Then, a choice: characters played on previous turns can be tapped (exerted, in Lorcana -ese) to either fight (challenge) another character or go on a quest to score points equal to the number of lore symbols on that characters card
If you tee it up with a card like Not Dead After All or Kayas Ghostform, Ancient Adamantoise will return to the battlefield before it can be exiled by its death trigger
The broader trophy-card category has become one of the strongest areas of the high-end Pokmon market, especially when a card has early tournament history and an extremely small graded population
Given its exclusivity to Japan, it's a difficult card to find if you try to find it at local shops in North America and Europe
"I was buying vintage booster packs still sealed, unopened for less than a hundred dollars, five years ago," RealBreakingNate said