There are some hardcore Topps Pokemon collectors, but I always assumed that they were focused on the holo variants (Spectra, Sparkle, Tekno) from Kanto or the First Appearance cards from Johto
Dusk Ball Moving onto the more gimmicky Poke Ball variants, the Dusk Ball was introduced with a very high catch rate of 3.5x as long as the player is in darker areas such as caves, or using it during nighttime encounters
If your goal is to mitigate the effects of being mana hosed, you can look for cheap cards that have the capability to answer or trade with more expensive cards
This is a knock against the printer, but this interests me for a specific demographic: grinders who hit up as many Magic events as they can
Mewtwo #3 (Pokemon Promo | Pokemon Cards) prices are based on the historic sales
Grand Crescendo is like a better Unbreakable Formation