The franchise originated as a pair of role-playing games developed by Game Freak, from an original concept by its founder, Satoshi Tajiri
Plus, those cards are exiled, so you'll never have to deal with them again
They were reliable accessories that earned a place in an everyday carry setup
This is the first sealed pair Ive ever seen
For years, there werent a lot of ways to abuse this land, but with the printing of The Gitrog Monster and Titania, Protector of Argoth and the additional redundancy that Ramnunap Excavator adds to Crucible of Worlds style land recursion, its relatively easy for a focused Commander list to negate the downside on Lotus Vale and turn it into a permanent Black Lotus level ramp spell that cant easily be dealt with
The background of the card is evocative, showing bolts of electricity that hint at the intense power of Volkner's Pokmon