For example, when a new Charizard variant is announced, older Charizard cards also see a bump in demand
[167] "Denn Senshi Porygon" incident In the evening of 16 December 1997, the Pokemon franchise was hit by a crisis related to the broadcast of the anime's 38th episode, "Denn Senshi Porygon" (Computer Warrior Porygon)
In the late 90s, Pokmon became one of the most popular video games in existence, spurring on an anime series and trading cards
Included with your 100 card deck, you'll get everything you need to get started playing, an insert with strategy advice for the deck, a summary of the rules for playing Commander, and a reference card for guidance on what to do on your turn
That kind of unpredictability is honestly half the appeal
Outside the Commander realm, it's been a decent sideboard card in blue-white control decks in both Pioneer and Historic