As a competitive spike, I find strategic risks like this interesting and rewarding
Charizard is by far the most popular Pokemon in the TCG series, mostly due to the fact that the original base set Charizard can sell for over $300,000 in mint condition
But Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated Base Set Charizard, not Sugimori
The Legion must always prevail. Illustrated by Greg Staples Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
The SR-weighted average (~3,200) accounts for the 20% SA probability, with Mewtwo V SAs ~$100 value raising the average meaningfully above the 10 standard SRs
Sceptile () Sceptile GX (GX) is another off-meta Stage 2 deck that didn't succeed much at the time, but it's a deck that is worth keeping in mind