That being said, the odds of pulling a specific rare card that you are chasing are much higher due to the smaller selection of secret rare cards in this set in general
So as this is the key card, we need to design our deckbuild to facilitate him arriving to the field in all of his glory
In fact, several recent purchases on TCGplayer have brought this market price down from its lofty $3,000 average selling price to a mere $450
No shadow Shadowless (still 1999, still valuable) Soft grey shadow Unlimited Step 3 (optional): Check the copyright text The copyright line at the bottom of the card varies by print run: 1st Edition / Shadowless: "1995, 96, 98, 99 Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK 1999 Wizards" (note the double 1999 ) Unlimited: Same copyright line, drop shadow added 1999-2000 (eighth print): "1999-2000" appears at the bottom right For Trainer and Energy cards (which never had drop shadows in any print run), the copyright text is the only reliable way to differentiate between print runs
This card is banned for doing too much too fast, with minimal deckbuilding restrictions