pokemon trading card game series TCG Expansion Set and Release Date List 1 Basic Energy Pokémon TCG: First Partner Illustration

For Pokmon TCG NM cards, prices are based on condition specifics

This Pokemon isn't particularly popular in any language, but the artwork is distinctive enough to warrant more attention than Sharpedo would typically get

Gengar ex was also quite competitive at the time sporting powerful attacks, such as the cheap move Poltergeist, which scales off of trainer cards in the opponent's hand.The card was released during a set that was targeting nostalgia for the original Gen 1 Pokmon, which is a reason for Pokmon cards being worth thousands of dollars

Obviously there are tons of cards where its clear that the Pokemon is shiny, many have flavor text or sparkles in the artwork but this is not indicated in the card name