Suddenly, rather than picking between two overpriced cards that arent especially punishing, youre providing yourself with lots of powerful optionality
For that, we want to use permanents with death triggers to drain our opponents of all their life
Dual UV Protection System: Built with an outer acrylic panel plus inner magnetic holders, providing double-layer UV protection to prevent fading and preserve card condition
If it is an "Elemental Hero" Fusion Monster that uses 3 or more as materials, and the monsters used as materials are 2 or more monsters on your field, you can send fusion material monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard

A comprehensive breakdown can be found here: The Different Rarity Symbols in Pokemon Card Sets Explained , but a brief summary: Common Japan designation: C image429599 44.3 KB image250250 1.16 KB Uncommon Japan designation: U image429599 46.4 KB image250250 726 Bytes Rare (Holo) Japan designation: R image660920 111 KB image250250 1.34 KB Double Rare (standard ex) Japan designation: RR image429599 58.4 KB image250250 2.3 KB Ultra Rare (generic full arts) Japan designation: SR (super rare) image430599 51.9 KB image250250 2.3 KB Hyper Rare (gold cards) Japan designation: UR (ultra rare) image660920 137 KB image250250 2.85 KB As for before Scarlet and Violet, the above is basically the same, except english did not have the updated star system for cards beyond ultra rares Note on Rainbow Rares The Japan HR or Hyper Rare rarity referred mostly to Rainbow cards
Ralts #258 (Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex | Pokemon Cards) prices are based on the historic sales