In fact, some of the most expensive Pokmon cards ever sold are Japanese exclusives: the Pikachu Illustrator card (a 1998 Japanese promo) set a record by selling for about $5.27 million in mint condition, far above any English card sale
Stock Up's card selection is of such high quality that it has snuck into Legacy and Vintage decks, formats home to Magic's best cards
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis is a prime example of this
Some creatures in the Outlaws of Thunder Junction set have the new Mount creature type and the saddle ability
His surname "Ishtar" comes from Ishtar, a Mesopotamian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex
Of course these aren't just going second cards, as some of these can be useful in disrupting the opponent if they're playing a deck that uses field spells and continuous spell/traps