How dare you suggest that the noble The Pokemon Company International™ is not giving it 150% of their best work all the time. It's a tiny indie company who can't afford to hire professional artists. In fact, I think we should all buy 20 copies of every stock artwork product to atone for...
I don't think it actually looks all that good, compared to some other IR we've seen.
I understand it will be pricy, but I much prefer the cards with a more unique art style and palette such as the Hydrapple IR in this set.
Ah yes. Insulting others with other viewpoints rather than acknowledging that the hobby is being bloated by scalping.
Maybe it isn't the not having money, and instead finding 50% increases on all products for the children's card game absurd.
Volcarona does NOT need that Mega from a balancing perspective. Not every one of the 1008 Pokemon are going to be viable, because that would be insane. It's very possible we will never see another viable Volcarona as other Pokemon get the spotlight.
As a long-time Dialga player, I'd argue Metang as acceleration with Dialga as the main attacker is better because if you whiff a key turn you can come back later.