On average, dropping her on turn three nets you a good five to seven cards when you finally bring her back, and in a Temur or Simic Lands build
For example, this works great with the threatening Bloodmoon Ursaluna-ex as it already has an ability that makes its 240 damage attack cost less Energy depending on how many Prizes your opponent has taken
Stores would jack up the prices yes, even higher than $14/pack and simply wait for the most motivated gamblers to pay their way
If you have older cards in your Pokmon collection, of course you can still use them, whatever era theyre from, and whether or not they bear the current regulation marks
Even the lowly energy has become more of a collectors piece, with significantly more secret rare and reverse holo energies being printed in modern times
Step 3: Checkout with the promo in your cart, and they will ship you the Pikachu card with your items