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That along with future outlooks and many other external factors strongly indicate to me that Pokemon cards will continue to be a good investment for at least the next 50 years

The effect depends on the item, but examples include searching your deck for a specific card - as with the Pok Ball item - or healing damage from your Pokmon, as with a potion

Having lifelink is huge to start, so it actually has a built-in way to gain life

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