One significant factor is the early release of Pokmon cards in Japan, which predated the English versions
Sometimes neither you nor your opponent get any Basic Pokmon cards in your frst hands of 7 cards
Charizard cards have driven more sealed product sales, more pack openings, more grading submissions, and more headline-grabbing auction results than any other Pokemon in the franchise, and it is not even close
Good [Super]friends are Hard to Find When creating decks for Low Market, my (simplified) process is typically: research useful cards for the theme du jour , retain mid-level (~$4.00-$7.00) cards that are critical to the deck, substitute cheaper replacements for more expensive cards, and outright cut overly-expensive cards, even if I can't find a cheaper, less-efficient version
Each card is printed with a certain number
As is becoming common for MTGs major releases, an extra card with a set-specific art treatment will be packaged in every Wilds of Eldraine booster pack