Not only is it a shiny version of an already beautiful card, but as mentioned before, it's just downright useful in Token, Counter, and Commander decks
Sources: TCGPlayer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), PTCGradio/YouTube
Theres also a single Meld card in the set, with Vanille and Fang from Final Fantasy 13 melding into Ragnarok, like they did in the game
3 Squirtle: Stellar Crown (Illustration Rare) $50.85 A Stellar Swim While there aren't many other top-tier Pokemon among the most valuable cards in Stellar Crown, Squirtle steals the show in this modern set, despite competition from Terapagos, who still currently boasts the most expensive card
To make things even simpler, I'm only including the English sets of 2025, so no Mega Dream ex here unfortunately (although, pretty sure that would take home all of the awards)
But things changed once he met the burly Hugs and welcomed him into his line of business