are japanese pokemon cards worth more Why is the valuable than the English? : r/PokeInvesting The Most Expensive Japanese Pokemon

The color-intensive mana cost is certainly a drawback but theres a good chance we see the return of Fetchlands in Dragonstorm, which would solve that issue

That has a lot of options, especially as you can copy a non-creature artifact like Spine of Ish Sah or Gilded Lotus

Max Goof and Powerline from A Goofy Movie star in the Emerald/Ruby deck

Attacks require energy cards in order to use, whereas abilities are either passive effects on the battlefield or can be activated during your turn, depending on the text of the card

Generally the Japanese cards are rarer when: They have only been released in Japan and wont be released elsewhere They have only been released in Japan and wont be released in other countries for a while yet They are cards from a promotional event only in Japan

The attack trigger is especially nice on the back half