{"product_id":"graded-2025-pkm-meg-en-lt-surges-bargain-170-ultra-rare-trading-card-game-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2025 PKM MEG EN Lt. Surge's Bargain #170 Ultra Rare Trading Card Game PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e🎴 \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2025 English Pokémon Lt. Surge's Bargain #170 Ultra Rare Trading Card PSA 10 Gem Mint – The English Ultra Rare Trainer Supporter Card for Lt. Surge's Bargain at Card #170, Featuring Lt. Surge – the Vermilion City Gym Leader, the Electric-Type Commander Known in Japan as “The Lightning American,” the Trainer Who Used Raichu as His Signature Pokémon and Guarded the Thunder Badge in the Iconic Vermilion City Gym of the Original Kanto Region – in the Ultra Rare Rarity Tier That Places This Trainer Supporter Card Among the Most Premium Documents the Pokémon Trading Card Game Produces for Its Trainer Character Cards, Certified PSA 10 Gem Mint by Professional Sports Authenticator, From the Hall of Fame Sports Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Lt. Surge arrived in the original Pokémon games – Red and Green in Japan, Red and Blue in North America – as the third Gym Leader that players encountered on their journey through the Kanto region. The Vermilion City Gym. The Electric-type specialist. The military veteran whose wartime experiences had impressed upon him the practical value of Electric-type Pokémon in combat situations. In Japan, he earned the title “The Lightning American” – a designation that made him memorable not just as a game obstacle but as a specific character type within the Pokémon world's diverse cast of Gym Leaders. His Raichu, the final evolution of the series' most beloved starter species, was the signature battle challenge of the Vermilion Gym and the hurdle between players and the Thunder Badge. 🌟\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Trainer Supporter cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game represent the human figures of the Pokémon world translated into card mechanics – the Gym Leaders, rivals, professors, and other characters whose presence in the games gave the Pokémon universe its human dimension. When a Trainer Supporter card reaches the Ultra Rare rarity tier, it occupies the premium section of the card checklist – typically positioned in the post-standard-numbering section of the set, indicated here at card #170, beyond the standard numbered cards where Ultra Rares reside. PSA 10 Gem Mint on a Trainer Supporter card confirms the full standard at the highest simultaneous grade. ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 The Bargain concept in a Lt. Surge Trainer Supporter card carries the character's identity into its mechanics – the Electric Gym Leader offering something to players in the game's card system that reflects the transactional framing of his character. For collectors who grew up with the original Kanto games and remember the Vermilion Gym as the first genuine challenge on the road to the Indigo Plateau, the Lt. Surge Trainer Supporter card is both a collectible and a memory – the character from 1996 continuing his presence in the modern Pokémon TCG. 🏆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Lt. Surge. Vermilion City Gym Leader. Electric-Type Trainer. The Lightning American. Raichu Signature Pokémon. Kanto Region. Original Generation 1. Trainer Supporter Card. 2025 English Pokémon TCG. Card #170. Ultra Rare Rarity. PSA 10 Gem Mint. Professional Sports Authenticator. Sports Memorabilia. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Graded 2025 English Pokémon Lt. Surge's Bargain #170 Ultra Rare Trading Card PSA 10 Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097195917544,"sku":"2025-PKMMEG-LTSURGEBARGAIN-170-PSA-10","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2025-pkm-meg-en-lt-surges-bargain-170-ultra-rare-trading-card-game-psa-10-gem-737.webp?v=1772816162","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2025-pkm-meg-en-lt-surges-bargain-170-ultra-rare-trading-card-game-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}