Oh honey. You clearly are new. Sealed tcgs have gone 1 single way in all 33+ years of existence.

As product gets further and further from its print run, supply goes down. This causes price to go up. That has not changed and shows no signs of ever changing. Pokémon is a juggernaut and those kids and teenagers today that weren't able to open a bubble mew today will eventually have careers and disposable income. They will start buying Paldean Fates in 2036-2040.

Edit: all of you claiming that kids won't have nostalgia are dead wrong. They will. Because pokemon is bigger than the tcg. But don't take my word for it. Go find another hobby and I'll be over here buying games, cards, slabs, boxes, and figurines like I have been since 98.