pokemon paradox rift card set Pokemon: Scarlet & Violet - and a competition Scarlet & Violet: Paradox Rift

The higher the number, the better the card is expected for your deck

Think the infamous Black Lotus

All the rare cards in the Base Set were printed in equivalent numbers (not counting those that were packed into starter decks), so in principle, there isn't a single rarest shadowless card

Rare and expensive cards are often the plaything of ultra-rich collectors - Post Malone has purchased at least two other Black Lotus cards in the past, and YouTuber Logan Paul claims to own several million-dollar Pokmon Trading Card Game cards, including a holographic Charizard worn around his neck during a boxing match

And this with multiple sets released every year