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Pikachus Base Set artwork was illustrated by famed Pokmon artist Mitsuhiro Arita

Originally emerging as a Game Boy game, late into the monochrome handhelds lifespan, Pokmon became a near instant sensation, thanks to the built in, compulsive need to catch all of the original 151 pocket monsters

Recommended For: any Sacrifice deck, like Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Teysa Karlov, Marchesa, the Black Rose, Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, Meren of Clan Nel Toth, and many others

This SIR is a highly desirable card, so the current market price is $484

Still, its powerful, capable of outputting 180 damage with Super Splash or delivering 100 damage to every Pokmon on the opponents bench with Towering Splash-GX