What are, in your opinion, is the TOP sought after cards for each era? Eras can be split into neo/eseries/ex/dppt/bw/xy/sm/swsh. If you think there’s an era missing please include it in your list!
In terms of general public it’s likely:
OG: 1st ed Base Set Zard
Neo: Shining Gyarados
E series: crystal Charizard
Ex: Rayquaza GS
DP/P: Charizard secret rare (Stormfront)
HGSS: Shiny Rayquaza (Call of Legends)
BW: Shiny Charizard
XY: Silver Dialga EX
SM: Latios/Latias GX
SWSh: Moonbreon
My personal “best” of each era:
OG: 1st ed Fossil Dragonite
Neo: Shining Gyarados
E Series: Crystal Celebi
EX: Rayquaza GS
DP/P: the secret rare bird trio (Supreme Victors)
HGSS: Shiny Gyarados (HGSS Base)
BW: Shiny Empoleon
XY: Silver Dialga EX
SM: arceus, dialga palkia GX
SwSh: Gengar Alt Art
For Neo, often a toss-up between Lugia or shining gyarados
And have rainbow rare cards really fallen that far out of favour? The rainbow charizard GX from burning shadows did have its time in the sun
Yes, so much so that they’re discontinued
Yeah I flip flopped between lugia or shining Gyarados.
No wrong answers with those two though lol!
I’ll just do WOTC sets
Base 1st: Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur (literally every card except Machamp)
Jungle: Snorlax
Fossil: Dragonite, Gengar
Team Rocket: Dark Charizard, Dark Blastoise, Dark Dragonite
Gym Heroes: Sabrina’s Gengar
Gym Challenge: Blaine’s Charizard
Neo Genesis: Lugia, T17 Typhlosion
Neo Discovery: Umbreon, Espeon
Neo Revelation: Shining Gyarados, Shining Magikarp, Legendary Dogs, Ho-oh
Neo Destiny: All Shinings, Dark Gengar
Expedition: Charizard, Mew
Aquapolis: Crystal Lugia, Crystal Nidoking, Umbreon
Skyridge: All Crystals, Gengar, Umbreon, Gyarados