Doesn't 'collectible' just mean 'pay to win' in the end, though? With the usual correlation between rarity and power. At least with the standard 52, everyone starts out on equal footing and it's solely based on skill (and a bit of luck). Unless duel monsters has a draft format?

"Oh, I don't mind. I've gotten worse from the Pokemon I work with." He does frown and cross his arms (at least his bite has healed enough that he can use that arm normally without pain, as long as he doesn't do anything too strenuous with it) at the word 'fabricated', but doesn't comment on it. He's not going to spare him basic decency, though, sorry Kaiba.

"Professor Samuel Oak. I study Pokemon." At least he doesn't offer a hand to shake, which might relieve him.