Mechanics like threshold help us here, with cards like Kiora, the Rising Tide and Dreadwing Scavenger, and we have ways to mill ourselves
This happened from time to time but it was trivial to remove the blank pictures
The game already had a few recognizable characters at the time, like Urza (a powerful, morally ambiguous wizard) and his brother/rival Mishra, but the idea of a multi-year narrative that connected each new expansion like seasons of a TV show was uncharted territory
And their grail status is contingent on their value alone, which can drop dramatically as soon as pop increases (rip milotic) (For the record I like ho oh far more than lugia but I am not gonna lie to myself and say it could be the icon of the era) IMG_20240126_09022615641564 299 KB Shining Charizard Shining Gyarados Lugia Typhlosion 17 0 voters Bonus poll What poll do you want to see next
1 Trainer card was customised with the name of the tournament winner printed onto the card, making each card one-of-a-kind
If you pair this with a card like Ns plan, you can also move this energy from a Benched Pokmon to your Active Pokmon
