The era promos became a category.

SM Black Star Promos cleared 250 cards across tins, ETBs, blister packs, and Pokemon Center exclusives. The era when promo collecting stopped being a curiosity and started being a budget line for set-completion collectors. Tag Team GX cards and a flood of Worlds stamps redefined the chase tier.

• Charizard-GX (SM195) and the Tag Team GX promo wave (Pikachu & Zekrom, etc.)
• Champions Festival World Championships 2017 Worlds card
• Worlds 2017-2019 Staff and Top 8 stamps: first modern competitive-pedigree chases
• Auction houses started cataloguing the run seriously around 2019