This question has fueled countless discussions in game stores, online forums, and at kitchen tables for decades
Ill also give brief mention to the music, which is to say I turned it off very quickly because its extremely generic with nothing resembling any of the iconic Pokmon motifs
The body isn't great but it is near impossible to kill in combat, first strike scales up to be more of a resilience ability than an evasive one as it is when attacking with smaller first strike dorks
If your Pokemon currently has a Special Condition, such as being Poisoned, Burned, Asleep, Confused or Paralyzed, these are removed immediately when it evolves
So we're going to stick with them for the upgrades
Sadly, this high price point is largely due to the cards rarity from being a Secret Lair card