However, there's something unexpectedly perfect about this Hyper Rare Pikachu ex, as it stands in perfect harmony with the gold background behind it
Puresteel Paladin allows you to equip for free as long as you control at least three artifacts, while Crackdown Construct gets +1/+1 until the end of turn whenever you activate an artifact's non-mana ability
With top-tier sets like Prismatic Evolutions and Journey Together in the rearview mirror, 2025 began with a bang, creating a new era of hype in the Pokemon TCG
The rest of the Special Illustration Rares and full arts currently rank as follows: Morpeko ex (SIR) : 7,480 yen ($48) Mega Zeraora ex (SIR) : 6,980 yen ($44) Mega Chandelure ex (SIR) : 4,780 yen ($30) Gwynn (FA) : 3,980 yen ($25) Gladion's Fighting Spirit (SIR) : 2,480 yen ($16) Mega Darkrai ex (FA) : 2,180 yen ($14) Mega Excadrill ex (FA) : 1,080 yen ($7) Mega Chandelure ex (FA) : 880 yen ($6) Mega Zeraora ex (FA) : 780 yen ($5) Morpeko ex (FA) : 680 yen ($4) Gladion's Fighting Spirit (FA) : 680 yen ($4) Rust Syndicate Grunt (FA) : 680 yen ($4) Lurantis ex (FA) : 580 yen ($4) Wailord ex (FA) : 580 yen ($4) Rampardos ex (FA) : 580 yen ($4) Energy Switch (FA) : 420 yen ($3) Crushing Hammer (FA) : 420 yen ($3) Dark Bell (FA) : 420 yen ($3) Iron Defender (FA) : 280 yen ($2) Heroic Bomb (FA) : 280 yen ($2) Brave Bangle (FA): 280 yen ($2) Slowbro is the top ranked Illustration Rare at 2,500 yen ($16), costing more than double the rest
If you wanted to get weird with it too, you could have two copies of Arlinn Kord on the board so long as one is transformed and the other isn't
