I still think that Japanese in general is more niche for a lot of people, and in my experience its been more stable in terms of prices/volatility
In the context of mainline games, Applin is typically found early in the player's journey, often serving as an interesting find that sparks curiosity due to its unique typing and evolution requirements
Cards like PikaRom dominated the format for a long time and were absolute juggernauts in the game
You must choose one of the non-Spider permanents to keep and put the rest of the non-Spider permanents with that name into your graveyard
Outside of playability which as a collector, and not a TCG player, I cannot speak to, though I really ought to get on with learning the game already there are a handful of uniquely striking cards in the set
The most expensive card, The One Ring, is listed 4 times