what is a slab in pokemon cards Basic English Pokémon Mystery | Graded Card Decoding Pokémon Slab Cards: A

The most valuable cards include 1st Edition Base Set holographics (especially Charizard), Shadowless prints, Gold Star Pokemon, Illustrator Pikachu, Trophy cards, Japanese exclusive promos, and modern chase cards like Alt Art and Rainbow Rares from recent sets

The card allows you to destroy a silver-bordered permanent in a game you're not playing in

A Wrath effect that involves keeping your biggest creature

There are many reasons one might collect cards from the Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokmon TCG, first and foremost is the Terastal phenomenon, and return of 'ex' cards which adds a new, unique strategic consideration to the playing card game