There are other ways to play Ruby and Emerald, but these upgrades are designed to enhance what the Starter deck does, rather than replace it completely
The most expensive card on this list, more expensive than that of a 1st Edition Base Set Shadowless Charizard, is the Pikachu Illustrator card, Illustrator CoroCoro Comics Promo card
There are also a series of uncommon and rare Towns in the set
However, despite this slight snub, the artwork is fierce, as Ethan and Typhlosion are both preparing for an attack
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But the reality is, it is just fast at putting Instants and Sorceries into your graveyard for just one card / two mana