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Special Illustration Rares have taken the Pokemon TCG by storm, offering some of the most beautiful scenes ever depicted

When mixed with other cards like Academy Manufactor, you can easily flood the field with tokens

If you want to stop someone from getting a Clue token, you have to counter the spell or ability that causes them to investigate in the first place like countering an Expose Evil, or using a stifle effect like Disallow to stop a triggered ability that would make a player investigate

While the stick adds to the casting cost, this elf detective also lets you exploit cards like Sun Titan, Lurrus of the Dream-Den, and Muldrotha, the Gravetide that dont interact with sorceries

In some situations the rate can be even better than that

In October 2020, a PSA 10 mint condition first-edition shadowless holographic Charizard was bought by ex-rapper Logic at auction for a sizeable $220,000 (173,000), only to be surpassed a month later when another Charizard of the same specifications sold for $295,000 (210,000)