While the deal would be unlikely to have any major direct impact on the secondary Pokmon market, it would still make the game less accessible and more expensive for wide swathes of players.
During the pandemic, the value of cards from the Pok mon TCG skyrocketed with highly desirable cards such as mint condition rare Ivysaur, Blastoise, and Charizard 1st editions selling for up to tens of thousands of dollars, in some cases selling for several million
Based on the latest market prices tracked on TCG Stacked, Shaymin is worth about $0.05 USD
Still, it has been quite a generous year from the Pokemon company with us getting the Trainer Gallery cards and Radiant Pokemon, making even the dreaded white code card pack potentially good, more alternative arts and VSTAR cards super powerful V-volutions that possess one time only game changing abilities or attacks
Perhaps a good fit for Iroas, God of Victory