There are approximately 100 shiny versions of popular Pokemon TCG cards in the set that feature alternative colors to showcase the uniqueness of each card in the set
Its about owning a piece of the franchises legacy
(This matters for combat and is explained in the next section.) A battles protector isnt (normally) the same as its controller
For example, if you control Fated Firepower with two fire counters on it, attack with a 5/5 creature with trample, and your opponent blocks with a 2/2 creature, you can assign 2 damage to the blocker and 3 damage to the defending player
Double Turbo Energy has been a defining Special Energy card in the Standard format since its release in Brilliant Stars
Ranked does the same, but matches are based on your current rank, and earn you rewards based on your final rank at the end of each month-long season