That gap explains why so many of the grails earlier in this article trace back to limited contests rather than retail packs
This is incredibly generic and can be fitted into any deck that would prefer their Pokemon stay on the field longer
A lot of other notable cards are falling through the cracks by doing so: The Mind Stone and The Soul Stone are, for example, not going to make the list, as well as some other headliners
Many collectors open packs to get most of a new set, then switch to singles for the last few cards they couldnt pull
The ideal hand has a Lugia V, a Lugia VSTAR, and a Professor Burnet to send the Archeops that might be in your deck to the Discard Pile
The practical takeaway sits one tier down: the affordable cards, like modern chase cards, tend to be cheapest and most available in Japan, the very market that produced the grails in the first place