Pokemon Card Price & Tournament Playability

Tournament playability legally dictates the pokemon card price of modern cards. If a card becomes a staple in the winning deck, its pokemon card price will skyrocket. Legally, players who test new cards early can buy them before the pokemon card price peaks. Illegally, some individuals leak unreleased tournament decklists to insiders, allowing them to buy out the market before the public knows, manipulating the pokemon card price. This is considered cheating and is banned by The Pokemon Company. Always play fair.