Shadow Rider Calyrex is a bit of a "midrange" deck in the sense that it can do many different things during the game: it can KO opponents Pokmon with one big attack, it can negate prizes with healing, and it can slow down the game with different locks (Frillish and Wobbuffet) Why it wins Well, to put it simply, Calyrex can do many different things and all of them are very strong
So not only are Ultra Pro products so consistently high quality, but they tend to be widely and readily available too, in numerous pack sizes so you can be sure to find enough whenever you need to protect those high value cards (such as the most valuable McDonalds Pokemon cards!) 2
After all the card effects are resolved, then the card is discarded
It also specifically names Alakazam ex, which would obviously evolve from Kadabra
Compared to over there, which is a trap card, you can use it as soon as you put it on the field, so you can use it for nourishment, and it doesn't put pressure on the space to set the burn card
And their March 2026 breakdown comparing categories proves that Pokemon TCG is still the most-graded type of card for PSA, CGC, and Beckett by a pretty wide margin
