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The Pikachu Problem (In a Good Way) Every modern Pokemon set needs a flagship chase card something that drives pack sales and makes collectors lose their minds

But The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth immediately enthralled me, with its re-interpretation of Tolkien lore and its aforementioned artwork

Fun fact: Raichus tail acts like a lightning rod, helping it control and unleash incredible electrical power

2003 Skyridge Booster Box Being the last ever printed set of the Wizards of the Coast era, Skyridge will always play a significant role in the Pokemon TCGs history

Luckily, these situations are fairly niche, so you shouldn't have to worry about this too much in most games

I focus on the latter today, an imaginary crisis Wizards has created for themselves by simply trying to remain too puritanical with some of their design space