pokemon diamond and pearl booster box A single individual card from the Pokemon trading and collectible card game (TCG/CCG) POKEMON DIAMOND PEARL COLLECTOR'S BOX

Despite being not particularly hard to pull, Gold Stars have a couple fundamental advantages

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If, however, one creature has first strike, that creature is given a first chance shot at knocking the other creature out with impunity: if the creature with first strike can kill the defending creature, the defending creature dies immediately, even if the defending creature would otherwise kill the attacking creature

Evolve a Pokmon by playing a Stage 1, or Stage 2 evolution on top of a basic or Stage 1 Pokmon

Overall, the set has shown stronger retention than many pure-hype SV releases

It also means that PSA 10s of this card are rare, with only 48 in existence