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For more Magic: The Gathering price spike stories, check out this fun but not very good frog card that's much more expensive than it was a month ago, as well as this black bat card that's also putting in stellar work in Standard

Pikachu V Full Art (#170) is the budget companion at ~$35, and Rayquaza Amazing Rare (#138) represents the sets other innovation the short-lived Amazing Rare foil treatment that collectors have warmed to in hindsight

In Alpha's case in particular, even if he can't be touched by things like Dark Hole, Torrential Tribute or Mirror Force, he can still be destroyed by monster effects or bounced off the field (Metaion, Compulsory Evac, etc), especially if he gets caught without Segment