So it was at the 2001 West Coast Super Trainer Showdown when I was approached by the art director for the Pokmon TCG at the time, Dave Evans
Sets like Evolving Skies have over doubled in price due to the strength of its alternate artworks, with the top card Umbreon VMAX reaching ridiculous heights on the market
and how rare it is within that set
On the other hand, Giratina EX uses Red to OHKO non-Cape versions of most Pokmon
One of those is to distinguish Alchemy from Standard by toning down the presence of Blue-Red Prowess, which has been a top deck in both formats
Another addition featuring the new Mega Hyper Rare rarity, it came as no shock that the Mega Hyper Rare Mega Charizard X ex would would be a top chase, unlike Mega Evolution however, it wasn't THE chase