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This effect was so strong that it is likely we will never see a direct reprint of it on any future card without any massive downsides

Should I open packs or buy singles to complete 151? Singles route is 3-4x more cost-effective: $881-1,125 for a complete 360-card master set vs $2,500-4,000+ through pack opening variance

When the opponent is pegging one card to 2 life points (or whatever relationship, as "one card = Shock" is, in a sense, arbitrary), he or she is giving you a framework to exploit, at least when you can pick your cards

The choice of which cards appear more frequently on the sheets appears more or less random (non-holo Flareon is more common than non-holo Jolteon and Vaporeon, for example)