The very first official Pokmon TCG cards printed in English were part of the Base Set, released on January 9, 1999 marking the start of Pokmons trading card adventure outside Japan
Yes, you can use counters to kill indestructible creatures
The price ceiling nearing $300 indicates that with the right market movements and renewed interest, Misty's Vitality could bounce back strong
MSRP is used when weighing their values, as secondary market prices are highly volatile, but remain relatively proportionate to their MSRPs when it comes to current pricing tiers
Qasali Slingers [Cat]: That's a pretty good effect, normally found on smaller critters, but this is commander
Arena Cube Best of One Entry Fee : 4,000 gold Match Structure : BO1 Max Rewards : 6,000 gold and 1 uncommon and 2 rares Max Wins / Losses : 7 / 3 Best of Three Entry Fee : 4,000 gold Match Structure : BO3 Max Rewards : 6,000 gold and 2 uncommons and 1 rare Max Wins / Losses : 7 / 3 Arena Cube comes around MTGA once in a blue moon and is the equivalent of the Vintage Cube from MTGO, meaning you get to draft the best cards that Arena has ever seen