The Snorlax flavour text really tickles me because it really does sound like an old timey disaster monster: This glutton appears in villages without warning and devours the entirety of their rice granariessuch occurrences have long been counted among the gravest of disasters
The resale premium alone justifies the slightly higher cost
Inspired by an island theme, the expansion features pocket monsters inhabiting various environments like forests, lakes, and plateaus
Then, if it goes to the graveyard by an effect...like say...fusion summon...the player can grab a Polymerization from the grave
This monster's effect to Special Summon one "Blue-Eyes" monster, or one "Chaos" or "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monster from the Extra Deck or Graveyard when it leaves the field due to the opponent, references a scene in Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba and Dartz's Duel, where Yami Yugi activates "De-Fusion" on "Dragon Master Knight" to prevent its destruction due to "Orichalcos Deuteros" and Special Summon both "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" and "Black Luster Soldier"
Rare cards have a star symbol to show that theyre some of the least common to show up in packs, so so theyre usually worth more money than the others