As new sets are revealed, keep these questions in mind: Who are the stars of the set
Market Insights 2025 secondary market pricing on top chase cards: Lugia VSTAR SIR $80-110, Alolan Vulpix V SIR $35-55, Serena SIR $30-50, Regidrago VSTAR SIR $25-40, Regieleki VSTAR SIR $22-35, Unown V SIR $18-28 Trainer Gallery pricing: Serena TG $35-50, Cynthia's Feelings TG $25-40, Irida TG $20-35, common TG cards $3-15
When youre starting out, theres a lot of appeal in cracking open packs to see what youll get, but for more seasoned collectors, the best method might be buying single cards
But in Standard, we had to work a little harder to make it good
Look for new randomly inserted ACE-SPEC cards, 8 new Pokemon EX cards including 4 full-card art Pokemon, awesome all-new Team Plasma cards
They aren't terrible later in the game either