retail price for surging sparks booster box Pokemon: it lights up the shoreline Pokemon Scarlet & Violet -

Annie and Sean are right, though its true that playing specific types of Pokmon against other types can help work in your favor and give you a strategic edge

Then you have to find a way to get these three level 7 monsters on the field to tribute in the first place

Most players got the precon and upgraded it, but even with a wholly single-card build, it can be a menace on a table

There's also the Welcome Decks (around $30-$50 each on TCGPlayer right now) that became available at the 2025 San Diego Comic Con that ran from July 2427, with another wave of these "expected to become available closer to release later in September"

From this wide-angle perspective, these attempts to eat into the aftermarket seem distinctly anti-consumer and likely to provoke a significant backlash