There are some tournament promotional arts that are more expensive than the base first-edition Blue-Eyes, but the dragon is the most expensive card that was available in booster packs, even if it was rare
On the contrary in the Topsun 97 VS set the non holo cards are greenback and Holo cards are greenback
The sets have split the Unova region's Pokmon down the middle, so you will likely have to dip into both sets to find all the cards you want
That difficulty only becomes a greater burden as you add more colors, but by using lands with basic land types, you can mitigate this problem by making use of helpers like Polluted Delta, Skyshroud Claim, and Knight of the White Orchid to find them and put them onto the battlefield quickly
But still controlling your opponent first is a significant advantage
The real issue is that the card is too easy to beat compared to how much effort it is to play