The 1st Edition stamp, Shadowless print, Base Set history, classic Ken Sugimori artwork, and PSA 10 grade all combine to create one of the strongest vintage Pokmon TCG benchmarks in the market
Most often, Im shopping for the most played copies I can find because Im looking for a dealthe cheapest sleeve-playable copy I can find
On the other hand, the goal of counterfeit cards is literally to fool people into thinking they are real cards, either for tournament play or to make a profit by selling the cards to unsuspecting players, which makes counterfeit card "proxies" problematic
If you want to keep the Don/Raph plan for the deck then I would still suggest the Pinnacle Emissary, but would maybe try more copies of Krang, Utrom Warlord or maybe Threefold Thunderhulk as a ramp payoff to add to deck
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