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This week has been historic for Pokémon, as we celebrated the franchise’s 30th anniversary with a Pokémon Presents that gave us our first look at Pokémon Winds and Waves. With the reveal of a new region based and our first look at the Generation 10 starters, we bid a fond farewell to Paldea. This ‘see you later’ to Generation 9 has definitely been reflected in the Pokémon TCG, as Scarlet & Violet - 151 has become the market's hottest focal point this week. Using data from TCGPlayer, the gold standard for secondary market pricing, we’ve analyzed the biggest movers of the week to see which cards are capturing the anniversary hype. Perhaps not a card you’d expect to see spiking, it hardly follows the typical chase cards we’ve come to expect. This Trainer-Item card is from the Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet - Journey Together set (153/159). This week, it’s jumped from $8 up to $14 thanks to its place in the competitive meta right now. This card is an energy acceleration tool within "N's Pokémon" decks, which allows a player to attach a basic energy card from their discard pile to one of their benched N's Pokémon. Notably, its synergy with N's Zoroark ex's "Trade" ability in Ascended Hero

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