pokemon card electivire Black & White Boundaries Crossed Holofoil Rare # 54 holofoil pattern or surface detail) REVERSE HOLO Electivire 047/142 NM/M

Pinning down key cards can be tricky, because the deck wants to do so many things: control, challenging-matters, and location-matter all vie for pole position, and step on each others' toes as a result

Illustrated by Gabriel Tanko Standard Legal Alchemy Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp

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Pokmon Blastoise #009/165R Commissioned Presentation Galaxy Star Hologram (CGC 8.5) $360,000 One of only two made as test pieces by Wizards of the Coast to win Nintendos approval for English cards

Although it can only be activated at sorcery speed, hence its inclusion here as a shout out, rather than a proper spot