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Memorabilia auction companies including Heritage Auctions, Goldin Auctions and PWCC Auctions have all had record-breaking sales of various Pokmon cards including a first edition Holo Charizard which last fetched approximately $420,000 USD and remains one of the most expensive Pokmon card to date

Some of the oldest vintage cards top the charts as the most expensive Legendary Pokemon you can buy, though the modern era offers equally valuable cards

Then the Vampire was printed next, same cost, this time it adds flying and +1 toughness, but it just works once per turn so it's both better then Mentor (flying, bigger size, no mana needed) and worse (just once per turn)