Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN
Its a pure nostalgia play aimed at tapping into the brains of people who first got into the Pokmon trading card game as kids when it started, have probably since fallen off, and now have nieces, nephews, or kids of their own, and enough disposable income to be willing to spend money to relive their childhood glory days, or at least get back that beloved foil card they lost, traded away, or had stolen back in the 90s
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Modal Double-Faced Cards (Modal DFCs) I must drag the soapbox from Standard to Historic for this one
Japanese CD Promo Charizard The Japanese CD Promo Charizard is a rare card that was only available to customers who purchased a certain CD in Japan